The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-13
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES,

At the meeting or the Senate Committee on Prvi.
lcges and Eectioo this morning, Mr. Mitchell offered
the following resolution, which was Adopted
Resolved, That q subcommittee, consisting OF tho
Chairman OF this committee (dr. Wadleign) and Mr.
Merrimon, be appointed To fer with essrs Kcl-
logg and Spoford, and ascertain from them, and re.
port to the full committee, how lar and to what
they may agreo upon the facts bearing upon the con-
test
Without ransacting any further business the COM
mtcc adjourned, subject to the call OF the Chairman
Mr.. Wadliegh and other republican members OF the
committee, upon inquiry this morning stated that NO
reference whatever was made to tho Kellogg Spoford
case In the republican caucus Of Saturday.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA sENAToRsHIp-uNEx-
Planned DELAY OF THE COMMITTEE.
Tho delay of tho Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections 10 take action in the South Carolina Sena
toria is the subject Of comment the contest
ants Mcssrs. Butler and Corbn, have agreed on tho
scope o! inquiry and upon all the facts involved and
willing that they shall at once be reported to the
Senate for It's action.
THE COLORADO ELECTION CASE.
Tho House Committee Elections this morning
commenced consideration OF the Colorado case Mr..
Patterson heard In argument In his own behalf
ana Will be given further hearing next Wednesday,
after which-on the same day-the committee will
hear the argument for Mr.. Belford
The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed
the following nominations
John L. Stevens or Name, to DO United States
Minister TO Sweden and Norway. Edgar NJ. Marble
OF Michigan, 10 BIO Assistant Attorney General John
ID. Dcfrces to DO Public Printer, vice Clapp resigned
Krnnett Rayner TO DO Solicitor OF tho Treasury vice
Talbot, resigned Peter 9. shannon 10 be Chief JUS
tico OF tho Supreme Court OF Dakota Ia rcappon nj
ment). John w. Ames to DO United States Surveyor
General Tor California, vice Rollins, resigned Eory
L.. upod
To be United States Misunderstanding p. Wilcox for
the Dis,r,c, OF Colorado; Jonn B. Raymond, Tor tho
Territory Of Dakota; Robert II. Chittenden, for tho
District Of Kentucky; Joseph l.. Morphis, for tho
Northern District OF 'Mississipp,; Thomas W. Hsnt
Hutchinson, Tor tho District OF Now Jersey.
United states A,torncys-George B. Patterson, tor
the Southern District Of Florida; James T. Lane for
Eastern District OF North Carolina; James A. Warder,
for the Middle District OF Tennessee; Edward p John
son,sfor tho Territory OF Wyoming Robert s. Ander-
son, for the Territory OF Montana.
THE DEPARTMENT OF coMMERcE-B1LL OF
SENATOR WINDOW.
The bill introduced by Senator Window to-day to
establish a Department OF Commerce Is the measure
for the enactment Of which the National Board Of
Trade have recently mcmoralized Congress- thereby
repeating their recommendation OF last year. II pro.
vides for the creation Of new executive department
with secretary and assistant secretary to be appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Senate the said
deparim ent TO BIO charged with the supervision and
care OF the commercial, agricultural manufacturing
and mining interests of the United Statc in so far as
the con1dcd to the national government by
the constitution. The bill provides among other de-
tailr that this department shall be charged with
the execution OF all tho laws Of tho United States
relating 10 trade and commerce, both foreign
and domestic TO customs duties and inter- revenue
taxes to navigation lighthouses rivers ana narbors,
re and Int 4 eha
latng to tho agriculture, commerce. and
mining OF tho United States. and that its secretary
shall report to the President for tho information Of
Congress, the Information collected, together with
such omme ndations shall be doomed OF impor.
tance TO the public interests.
THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE PACIFIC RAIL-
RoADs-PRoPosITIoN OF THE COMPANIES,
Tho Senate judiciary Committee this afternoon
heard arguments from ex-senator TrumbuI. repre-
scnting the Central Pacific Railroad Company and
Hon. s. s. shelabargor, representing the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, In opposition to Senator
Thurman's Sinking Fund bill Messrs Sid
ncy Dillon, President OF tho Union Pacific
and G. p. Huntington, Vice President OF tho
Central Pacific Railroad, wcro also present for
tho purpose OF submitting proposition Tor the repay
ment OF tho advances OF interest on tho
bonds OF the companies, but the arguments OF tho
counsel occupied the whole afternoon and the
micc deferred the further consideration or the sub
jcct until next Saturday. The proposition which was
to have been submitted to-day Is understood to BIO
substantially as follows The two companies offer =
F,st-To recover TO the government about SIX
million acres OF the lands heretofore granted to them
with which they propose TO be credited tho rate OF
81 rs per acre.
Second-1o pay into tho United States Treasury
ST. 600 900 each per annum. TO DO paid in
Instruments and also to pay into the Treas
ury mi.annually, such amounts as added
tn the foregoing and to the earnings Tor
govern transportation, viii create sinking fund
sufficient, with the accumulatIons OF mpOund IN
tcrest TO lquidac the total amounts or to
be advanced by the government Tor interest on tho
bonds by tho 1905, or about i've years subsequent
to the average date oil maturity OF the bonds
The committee expect 10 make report upon tho
subject at an carly day.
AMERICAN TRADE WITH JAPAN-REPoRT OF
MINISTER BINGHAM.
MI Bingham, tho Un,ed States Minister at Toxic
Japan, writes to the Department OF State in relation
to the opening which might bs presented to American