New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-18
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
EIGHT YEARS MORE.
WASHINGTON. March

WAsHlNGroN March Il. 1873
The subcommittee Of the Senate Railroads
Committee made unanimous report - the fun commit
tee Yesterday IN favor u Senator Michele BIN extend
Ing the time the completion Of the main line OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad eight years The bill.
amended ooInpols the company to bald on the south
side 81 the Columbia Riyer 10 Portland aud kaiGna,
Washington Territory IL throws al Iinds oreh 70 Tue
T., be paid into tue United States Treasury, AID BY the
secretary Of IL Irt"rry P'iS uregy - na 6 hip ny
proceeds OF tho lands adjacent to TIE cJcied sections
an to one ner.on and at not exceeding g. 50 per
acre. The bill also provide tor me piD"cuon OF me
sctcfs now The lands The even sections are to d
thrown open hoIescader. 60 acres to each pcrson
IL also permits those who have been rstrc,cdo 0scres
under the existing h"-' 10 c,iasc lr' 'siMa 10 io9
arrcs The extension X on the express condition that
ine Northern Pacific Railroad COMPANY shall begin me
construction OF their road ~ Portland OREGON rl'hin
niue months after the date OF the passage Of the act and
construct at least 80 miles within one year thereafter
the south side OF The Coiulhma kV,f hid eacH wear
thereafter 100 miles % toe Tohd NJ least - hics oi
which shall be the Pacific coast The extension does
not cover the branch The Cascade Mountains,
! but lands the branch amounting to I,OoO,OOo
49, I'D an eG Al aInoiint H. by tho bni granted 10
| the Portland, salt Lake and south Pass Company.
sPECIMES DEMOCRATIC PARsIhOEY.
| The Secretary of the Interior has submitted
10 Congress lester from the Commissioner OF the Gen
oral Land Olco asking appropriation OF SlS,s25
for the loces OF surveyorscnora for the balance OF
tle fiscal year The Commissioner that in some In
stance. notably In that Of California aud Louisiana the
uucxpendcd balances " the appropriations f0r salaries
OF ccrss IN The suryeyOrsencIal's Offices ~i.not be
sufficient TO pay the salaries for the present quarter
Tho regular estimate OF appropriations for the present
4 cal year tie expenses OF these OFFICES was
| 400 300. but reduced by Congress 10 s4JOoO.
WIN MI the efforts ST economy on the pant OF those OF
fcefr the Commissioner says the appropriation OF Si
900 for CLERK hire and contingent expenses OF their ON
Ces has fallen short 10y $3.50 wl~ will be required
TO cover most Indispensable service Ia the Offices oil
| tho Surveyor. General
THE EXPORT OF PROVISIONS.
| The Chief Of the Bureau OF Statistics has
prepared q statement showing the exports OF animal
prodncts from the United States during the month Of
Fcbruaty 1873 OF which the following is a synopsis:
Bacon and hams 90,3l2777 lbs. pork 5,96i,llj lbs;
picked beef, 995,950 lbs; fresh beef 4s94,514 lb+;
lard Al SOS ,433 lbs; tall0w, 9l77GOl lbs; butter,
| 7l1 AGA lbs; and cheese. 333S,722 lbs-thc eggre-
gaie value amounting TO SI3,G552lS The exports from
NcwYork during the month were rs follows: OF bacon
and hams 81 232994 lbs; Of pork, 1907 GOO lbs OF
beef picked. 30sl 800 lbs OF fresh beef IDS
nj lard 33siG 1873 lbs: OF tallOw O,O25,71i lbs; OF
butter 575 1913 lbs; and Of cheese, 3,273706 lbs; the
| acgreg 10 value being S913i,O23.