The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-14
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CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-The Times Washing
ington special says the House committee on
immigration and labor have agreed unani-
mously upon policy regarding Chinese i'm
migration upon the Pacific coast. The COM
mittee have prepared a joint resolution re-
questing the president to see what can be done
by corresponding with China and Great
Britain with view OF abrogating treaty stip
ulations permitting unlimited Chinese i'm
migration.
LONDON, Feb. S-The summary of the
terms of the armistice communicated by
Northcote to the house of commons this af
ternoon, is given in dispatch from Layard,
dated Feb eth. According to this the line
of demarcation fixed by the armistice places
in Russian hands almost all of Bulgaria and
Roumelia, up to the lines of Constantinople
and Gallipoli. Thre days notice are to be
given before the resumption of hostilities.
Another article of armistice stipulates that
the Turks are to remove their arms, &c, on
the evacuation of places within the neutral
zone, which will divide the two armies. The
Turks have commenced the withdrawal of
their guns from the Constantinople lines.
Osman Pasha will certainly be courtmar
tailed this or next month. He is charged
with burying Russian prisoners alive. The
Russians are so exasperated against him that
he rarely leaves his lodgings. The police are
instructed to prevent public demonstration
against him.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. l0-The Turkish
forces to-day evacuated Widdin, Rustchuk,
Silistria, Belgradischi and Erzeroum, and
have withdrawn from the Bujouk Chek-
mejeh lines to the line from Krijuk-Che
emejeh to Aklennar. The neutral zone is ~
miles broad.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Arguments rela-
tive to the Northern Pacific railroad bill be-
fore the Senate railroad committee were
closed to-day Col. Chapman, of Oregon,
strongly urged for extension OF time for COM
pletion of the main line. coupled with Sena-
tor Mitchelrs propositions to aid the con-
struction of an auxiliary road to Salt Lake,
and provide equal rights for both companies
to construct or use a road in common along
the Columbia river.
Representatives of the Northern Pacific
Company at previous sessions OF the com
mittee, and in newspaper articles, have
strenuously objected to the Salt Lake rail-
road proposition upon two grounds: arguing
first. that it provided for rival road; and
second that the enactment would embarrass
negotiations of their bonds. Col. Gray, the
attorney of the Northern Pacific Company,
to-day surprised the committee by abandon
ing these arguments In reply to question
addressed to him by Senator Davis, he stated
distinctly that If his company were assured
Of the desired extension of time, they would
not object to the Salt Lake proposition, and
that they opposed it only because they
feared it would impede the passage OF the
bill
Senator Window, a member Of the com
mittee and a strong exponent of Minnesota
sentiment in favor Of the Northern Pacific
Co. also remarked that he had DO objections
to the Salt Lake Company's project on the
ground Of its prospective rivalry TO the
Northern Pacific road, but regarded Mitch
ellis proposition with disfavor because he
thought its adoption by the committee would
give less chance Of favorable action by Con-
gress on the essential extension Of time for
the completion OF the main line.
Mitchell expresses the positive opinion that
his proposition for short transcontinental
route TO the northwest will win more votes
for the bill in the Senate than can possibly
be lost by it,