The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-10

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fore, for many weeks past, is at
last settled, and Hayes will be in
augurated president with great cer-
monies on Monday. Gov. Hayes
arrived here yesterday, and in COM
pany with Gen Sherman and Gov.
Dennison at once paid his respect is
to Gen Grant and his Cabinet, after
which he drove to the Capitol,
where he was received with dis
tinguished courtesy by the mem bers
of the Senate and House. The new
president appears to possess an easy,
Oft hand, prompt, unassumlng man
ner which quiets down the harsh
prejudices and wins the good will
of his most bitter political oppo-
nents. 1t is the opinion Of all that
he will make an executive accepta-
bic to al parts of the country.
The bill to extend the time for
the completion of the Northern
Pacific Railroad eight years was
called up in the House by Mr..
Lamar on Wednesday, who moved
to suspend the rules and pass it, but
owing to the chronic objections of
Holman of Indiana the motion was
lost. Mr.. Lamar again, yesterday,
prompted by the friends of the
measure, called for suspension OF
the rules to report back the bill,
and his motion was again defeated,
the vote standing, yeas 81, nays n
not a two-thicd's vote in the
affirmative. The friends of the
Northern Pacific are here in strong
force, and have been here the entire
time during the session, laboring
zealously for their scheme. They
are very much disappointed at the
result, but have not aband oned
hope by any means.
1t is quite certain that an extra
session of Congress will be called
in April or May, when the claims of
both the Northern and Southern
Pacifics will be presented, and by a
friendly compromise of pending Sec
tional antagonisms, the demands of
each will very likely be granted.
The House yesterday refused to
suspend the rules and pass the riv-
er and harbor appropriation bill.
1t will probably pass to-day. The
committee recommended an item Of
$4,000 for dredging in Superior
Bay, to be expended under the di-
rection of the Chief of Engineers.
From Montana papers received,
the people of that Territory appear
to be quite active in railroad plans
this winter. The Legislature is in
session and the railroad question is
the leading one. Three schemes
are presented. One is to build a
railroad from the head OF navigation
on the Yellowstone river to a point
800 miles west, following the pro-
posed line of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad, and to grant the par
ties building the same a subsidy Of
sl,500,oO0 Messrs, Coulson g Co.
submit a proposition to build and
equip within two years for sub
sidy of $65o,000 a narrow gauge
road from Helena to Fort Benton,
the head of navigation on the Mis-
souri, river. This road would be
about l40 miles long. Messrs. Oil
Yer Ames, Z. Atkins, Sidney Dillon,
Jay Gould, G. Gordon Dexter, S.
Richardson, and Royal III. Bassett
propose to build and equip narrow
gauge road from Franklin, U. T.,
the present terminus of the Utah
Northern Railroad to a point in
Montana as far north as the mouth
of the Big Hole river. The length
of this road would be 800 miles,
extending about eighty miles within
the Territorial limits, and they ask
subsidy of $4,000 per mile, in all
100000.
The Helena and Benton Railroad