Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-06
wAsnrNeros 7 ~.
suamary OF Items from the No
tioaal Capital.


lay proposing to prohibit the Union fa'
cifc Railroad Company. under psnai'y
OF heavy fines. from charging any aaai.
tional sum for transportation Of freight
or passengers ovsr the bridge at Omaha
in excess Of tho amount o allowed by
law for similar transportation over any
other portion Of the road.
The House to-day passed the bill IN.
troduced by Horace Davis to remit al
custom duties on the two steam piousns
now in bond at San Francisco.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Booth to-day for the relief OF homestead
settlers. 1t provides that any citizen
who has settled or may hereafter settle
ON public lands. either surveyed or an-
surveyed, with the intention OF claiming
the tract under the homestead laws, shaii
Ia Allowed the same time TO file his
bomsst.ad application and perfect his
o~,;,;n,l entry in the land office as Ii now
Moved TO settlers under the presumption
Laws 10 nut their claims on record. and
shsIl relate back to the date Of settle
meut OF the same rs II he had settled
under the pre-emption laws. The bill
also provides that lands originally en-
tered under the homestead laws. but
NOT in good faith, and lands abandoned
before the fnal entry shall DO subject to
either homestead or presumption entry
by the first settler who has settled or
shall settle hereafter upon them, pro-
yided that within six months from the
date of settlement he shall take the ne
cssssry steps TO have the said incom.
pletsd homestead cancelled and shall pay
the Land Office fees In the contest.
Colonel Dethns, whose commission as
Collector Of Customs for Alaska was re-
called almost simultaneously with his
arrival at Sitka. has presented q petition
to Congress praying Reimbursement OF
his travelling expenses, inasinuch a. his
salary for the time he had the office fell
far short Of ~squalling them.
Colsnel Harrison Gray Otis. whose
nomination for Collector OF Customs for
San Diego District was sent to the Sen.
ate on Monday, il well known in this
CITY. where he has many friends. He
was at one time foreman OF the Govern.
ment pruning onl' l. ~ d.;
chief OF one OF I'M u'''s'on' wv
ent oincs' A.. a..
thing which will be required by the Pot
ter Commi''ee Nnou 90 a..
neg. wee. la nv IT,. 70, mo,s
eonu'e. p.~,hi;.ans ;n,.rd to
uvu.y' -, ~ an. sos :
eau lor an ,'suiasa an" sas t..
oVo e.penueu, anu sspi,.. ~ 49,
APPef'ainins " IT,
side sessions ~ auan'A wy, III,
The Blaine fesoiuuon wiz 70 eai.eu
up Tor aeton next MONDAY oena'o.
Blaine has been ~ nome TOT uno pas
two days engaged. u Is unuerstood, ~
preparation oil some rsmsTs WIN ~nien
10 open tue discussion. thuimAs, VIZ
Will present the Deinocratc an,enumen',
has also been out OIL MS seat lor asy
or two, prssnmpuvsly preparing Iof tne
fray. The say q i.epuo'
Leans cannot anora 70 put oGs'acies ~
the way OF ,ne fullest PUss,ole ,nveSu.
gauoh, anu 'na' 'ney WI unei.'9.s ~
cImpeiieu W e nS..'
winch $50, SUN Pm \, =. .,.imaa
ae'eI 'nA, Tvs uopuon y, ;.,;,a'
tnrow hgn. upon e,eiy eaiso y. ~.
ius,ion' iu'o' ~" -. ~
pois IN s'sty S's's " .uo ou y,
either state o, reaefaI oinoels; auu I S'
enaoie the puoho W IuuBe "nioh y, ".
TWO parties was su"'y VI 'n' s''A
MISCONDUCT, ..,.
IN 'ien y, wv IsP'u p'os'e', y
made with the appropriauon oiis ano
unprecedented dansst ! tue party IL con
troll OF the House OF aliowing TOO muen
scope Tor political discussion . private
legislation, the speaker and other prom
inent Northern Democrats are laying
plans Tor a long nohua recess, 70 oesiI
As early ~ ivtn OF sV'u Instant anu
to last until the 0th OF January ~ u
doubtful, however. II the majority o.
both Houses viii consent 70 90 great An
abridgemsnt OF q SNORT session.
The Consular and Diplomahc Appro'
priation bill, a. presented 70 the House
proposes to reduce the salaries OF ouI
Ministers to Great Britain. France,
Germany and Russia from slT,oOO to
$4,000 per annum. and those Of Min
listers to Spain, Austria, Italy, Brazil,
Mexico. Japan and China from Sl2.ooo
to 10000. and those OF our Ministers