The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-03-17
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The sepsie commiVee on f~oa9oIie.
has agreed 70 suspend acticn % the
Matthews Joint resolution for he hn,
nulnlsnt Of the ArizSaa Lekjslatuie's
Law granting special Ptfr1Ieges to NE
Southeu Pacific railroad company Of
California until Delegate Stevens is
Hsard on the subject. The committee
had substantially decided to repor.
that tbs TerrJi2isi Assembly had ex-
ceeled it4 Legal ~uthority.
Dr.. Linisrman gave Information
eonssEninS.thA fAeillies for coming
the new silver dollar. and said to double
thd tfSsssAt capacity would require
three additional 'mints or two in addi-
tion to that at New Orleans. With
these = or elk million dOliarsa month
could be coined.
1t has been ascertained that Reagan
while Postmaster General of the South
ern ~Coufcderacy, paid ut least 1884,
200 If not more.StLLs claims of the
Southern mail contractors against the
United States. which Reagan has said
the confedvraey has never paid a cent
Of.
The President has nominated John
w. HGyt, OF Wisconsin, Governor OF
Wyoming Territory.
Generals Sherman. Sheridan and
Terry urge the immediate building OF
n fort on Milk river. near the British
boundary, az a check to hostile Sioux
and other ntiTiondly Indians along
the border
Hon. fhpmas Wren has introduced
a till in dhe House, authorizing eiti-
gers OF this State. California and the
Territories, TO take timber fpr mining
or domestic purposes. from unsurveyed
lands, subject to such regulations by
the Secretary OF tie Interior, as may
he necessary TO protect the under
grosth.
The Senate Committee on app.opria-
tious passed upon the fertilization APP
Preparation hill and agreed to report it
asjsssma, from The House without any
aritndmehhc. "iS
The bill introduced by Senator KEEL
losein-aid o tAe:Ssw Orleans & Pa
eidc acknowledgements proposes to give
it tia right of way via Alexandria
thraugh public lands, between New Or
leans and the eastern terminus of The
Texas Pacific railroad together with n
gTsut Of the same number of alternate
sections 81 public lands PEI mile as the
Texas Pacific Company has been grant
ed in the State OF eaiifornia.
1t is understood the House committee
investigating the affairs Of doorkeeper
Polk, will nearly unanimously recon-
iaead the abolition of the Office and tho
transfer Of il to the sergeant. alarms.
Information has buen received that
tLree Illicit distillers were released from
Pisker,s court house, South Carolina
Jail, last night, by an armed mob who
threatened ,o'dhve siltbe officers from
hat section, comHlssioaer Raua has
authorized the officers to employ 100
inen to enforce tie law. )
The Treasury viii tomorrow receive
10000 silver dollars from the Philadel-
phia mint
The House committee IN Pacific rail
roads held q session this morning for
the purpose Of hearing further argu-
lnents on the bill introduced III Tie
neuse BY crittenden to compel the
Union Pacific Railroad Compapy to pro
rate with the Kansas Pacific Railroad
Company.
AIR. Scales, chairman Of The commit.
too Nj Indian affairs. gave notice that
h. would bring before tho House next
Tuesday, a bill 70 transfer the Indian
Bureau to the War Department.
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