The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-30
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES

wAsmyoroS, Jan. 90, 1878.
PENSION AGENT AT NEW YORK.
The President Gent the following nomination TO the
Senate to-day
Charles r. Coslor, OF New York. to DO Pension
Agent at New York
THE VENEZUELAN AwARD-ARGUMENr IN FAVOR
OF A REHEARISc.
Hon. William A. Pile, formerly United States Min.
lister Venezuela appeared this forenoon before the
Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs as counsel for
the Venezuelan government and other parties inter.
ested, and heard In advocacy OF Senator Eatons
bill providing for tho annulment Of the awards OF tho
mixed commission OF 1868, and for new CON-
msmssion to rehear the claims passed. upon
by The mixed commission, and such other
claims may DO presented. Mr. PHO charged that
the of the mixed commission were tainted
with fraud from its creation, that conspiracy existed
between the American Commissioner, ME TalImadgo;
the United States Minister at Caracas Mr.. Thomas N
Stwe, and William T. Murray, brOther-in-law of
the latter and who also represented himself and was
recogni zed the Secretary the Legation. Ho said
the umpire, who had been appointed through the con-
nvance OF Tamadge was q party 10
all The frauds and received his share of
tho spoils Ono OF the first Of tho co m sion
was TO adopt rulo requiring all claimants to submit
their claims through the American Legation, ana Mr.
Pile claimed that this dono in order enable ur
ray and Snlwc! TO bleed tho claimants. He further
sad that Of tho ST. $50 900 by the com
nearly $780, 900 OF the certificates went TO Murray Tor
distribution among his concderates. Mr. Pile also &C.
cuscd Murray of having stolen all the certificates
lin favor oil poor widows oil American claimants who
thereby lost everything they possessed, and ut tho
present subsst by washing clothes at Ciudad Bolivar
tho banks OF the Ornoco. Mr.. Pile further as
serted that nearly $4,000 OF tho certificates issued
under the awards OF tho mixed comm ission were
found among the assets Of cx-Minister Stiwcl, and
had since been offered Tor sale to the Venezuelan gov.
ernment at reduced price.
the committee has sign lied Its intention 10 hear a
countcr-argument behalf OF the holders Of tho GER
tncates before taxing final action on the bill
THE CONTEST BETWEEN THE TEXAS PACIFIC
AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RoADs-ARGU-
MENT BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Mr.. Bond, Vice President OF the Texas Pacific Com.
pany, made his argument to-day before the Pacific
Railroad Committee OF tho House, In which no
charged the Southern Pacific with being but the
creature OF the Central Pacific and that was bull.
with money derived from that company. He argued
that tho present Indebtedness OF that com.
pauy to the United states was upward OF
s4l, 900, Ooo.. or nearly $4i,0CO per mile OF the
road charged that these two companies controlled
about thousand four hundred miles or railroad In
California and that they we're practically managed In
the interest OF tour private citizens Of California who
had divided since 1873 900 as dividends on It's
watc.cd capital He stated that the interest on tho
government advances TO the Central Pacific Company
was So $40 per mile OF the road, While the entire in
tcrest on the bonds whc1 II is proposed 10 guarantee
10 the Texas and Pacific Company Is only
$3.50 per mile. He charged the Southern Pacific
with being practically IN default under It's charter in
not having completed q continuous line from San