Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-01

Wreck Of the Steamship
Metropolis on the Vir-
ginia Coast.
One Hundred and Sixty
Lives Known to be Lost.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION 70 BE
RESTRICTED.
Discussing the Southern Pacific
Railroad Bill.
ESPECIAL prssArcusa TO re ooLD HUI
DALI Naval
ESPECIAL pIsyArcurs TO re ooLD HUI
DALI Naval
Tn. Pseine saiirs.d mia.

The Pssine Raiirsad Bilis.
WASHINGTON. February 1.-THE House
Committee on Pacific Railroads continued
the hearing Of arguments on the Texas
and Southern Pacific Railroad bills yes
to-day. @. p. Huntington addressed the
committee In answe TO Colonel Scots
argument Last week. He denied that the
Southern and Central Pacific were tho
same thing. They were quite distinct In
their organizations and aims. When com.
| pletsd through 10 the East the Southern
Pacific would compete for the business
nov enjoyed by the Union and Central
lines. Year, ago, before any OF these
| questions had arisen or were thought OF.
| In the settlement Of some local differences
he and some friends Of the Central had
been persuaded 10 20 TO the help OF the
| Southern Pacific. which had then but ffty
| miles Of road In operation. Finding that
| they we're compelled 10 build under the
law fifty miles Q year at the Colorado end
| OF the limo, and twenty miles q year ct the
/ Western end. he hsd repeatedly offered TO
dispose OF MS enu,o Imn.o"s ~ 49,.
IsiS dia SCI .Sa To,.ao snI ssn
whole line petwecn 'he oo,olsu' .ss,
francisco 70 coi'no, qua qua, hiA%.
but he tScotO uid not iuIini M psr,
OF the contract; Slnoe .nsn sUUI o -
has been buiit. Dut ne was now winins "
dispose OF u tho united o'stcs or vi;
Scott, " he would % satisheu .nA',. Wouiu
be used a. part OF . direc. inc 70 Ino uuN
OF Mckee and the lower nis,issippi ciues;
Huntington SAID Una, MS iIiehas so p,o
build . line between 'he ooiorsao ,na iao
ur,nde, SVo miles. ~ oneap ~ 0o.' moos. ,
value into he road from their own mort.
gage bonds than Col. SCOTS party would
out Of their bonds endorsed BY the Gov
eminent, and 70 ou,ia .he ioru .ua sha LIN
now IN Inc COMMITTEES so a. 10 allow the
SANE observances and restrictions As TO
constructions 2 sses py Oohsress over
Me n. I'll ,ho To,ss %frontier ana sev.
er.I posts In Southern California. -
are contained In the Texas Pacific
bills. 90 a. 70 place .he W. ons, oa
~. No %ansncisI Aid. while The
latter asks endorsement a. the rate OF $2o,.
900 and $4,000 per mile. He claimed
that the Southern Pacific route across
California, between the yuma ana LOO
Angeles posh, was NOT only tho pest y 70
grades, but also more directiy IN tho ,ns
OF through travel and trafic' ana conid Do
made 70 answer equally Wen 70 pan pieso.
- . branch line WA nov vithih ninety
miles OF the hArbo he Then resd . teie,
gram from the treasurer OF tns OenuAi
Pacific Railroad Company, stating tnas tne
Heating debt, after deducung csh on nano
January i, 1875, was Si'io4,VW.
Thu A,t,.Cbtuese Movement 10
Congress.
wAsHISoros' January Ji.-The HOUSE
Committee on Education AND LABOR 'o-
day. after . free interchange OF V's~s on
the general subject unanimously agreed
that 1t Is advisable ana aeS'rAo'e 'hA. oni.
nese Immigration INTO his country 'hou'a
DO checked or limited In some way. nav
ing made this much progress toward the
settlement OF the question: the m
thsrsupon adopted . suggestion OF CHAIR.
| man 0oode, and directed Messsrs. Willis
| NJ Kentuokv and Loriug OF Massachusetts,
.-,-n.-..,.,,o, o., confederation no
70 ai.iu rs'ou.ou ""u.as
tho iuii N :, 'ne ne.' neeuns.
which shall, IN suitable hrms, Ins'ruc,
the President 10 invite tho fo-oPersuon OF
the governments OF china and treat brit-
Ain TO prevent ue imporIauoh o. coolle