, 1879-01-17
WASHINGTON. :
The House Devotes a Day to
the Mississippi River
49, Levee Bill
Southern Members Only Ask
for $4,500,W0 to Be-
gin With.
4 Dill Finally Passed Authoriz.
ing tho Payment OF Fen.
sion Arrears.
Which Will Tap the Treas
ury to the Tune Of
$16,OOO,OOO.
The Fight between Conk-
ling and the Admin
istrntion.
Secretary Sherman's contribu.
tions Rather Embarrassing
to the conklingites;
A. the Papers Were Not Asked
for and Not Expected.
Arthur and Cornell Are. However,
Asked to Forward Their
Arguments.
"Car1eton Furnishes Some
1nfaradtfnr EnefS m the
Secretary Sherman's contribu.
tfons Rather Embarrassing
to the conklingites;
: A. the Papers Were Not Asked
for and Not Expected.
Arthur and Cornell Are, However,
Asked to Forward Their
Arguments.
t"Car1eton Furnishes Some
Interesting Facts on the
Labor Question.


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'e1es''
Several @e"spapcrs have recently published
tho report TINT a combination bad been formed
between thn supporters oil tho Texas Paclsc,
Nofthcfn faclhc, tne Lefeo Dill, and the
NeaGan Dill 10 pass these several meas
lees' ahu 10 suspend tho rules IN tho
houso 70 haVe day set apart
Tor the consideration OF each scheme. Tic at.
tens'on Of Aeaxau having been called to this re-
poFt, NC eald that ahyoodJ WHO could seau
Khe" tlat aach statement was rldlculotlss ~
III Inc hrst place tic Reagan bill has
AlhRADY FAssEn Tun HOUSE,
ard It's friends haye no need to enter Into my
combinations to have day sos apart for Its con-
sidesatton In tlat body. "fhcrs has not been,
aud will not be-" said Rosgan, "any arrange
1nent Of the kind described, and tho reports
must c1nanats from parties hoattle 10 the
Rcagau bill, who hope br tic circulation Of such
storics to lnluse tho chances of that bill 10 the
senaso and country BY making 1t appear tbat 1t
Is part OF q tos'roIifng combination"
Tun sAvIs0s HANK AEAsuHE.
u. 1urpn, ot the Fidelity Savings Bank,
''eft for Chicago this evening, satisfied TINT
n0tt!tnG more eau be accomplished by him hcru
IN tho interest OF the Savings Bank bill. The
btll haa been reported from this subcommittee
" soo "a"e Aon'a''t'eo " Why's aa0 heahs,
anu y, 'ne !a'ses la'o1aoiS Faposseo. IL "as
o.'4s tna euauee ot tnas cotn'nittee 10 submit
tne e''oos't!oa " t"o 1louse' loe's chahce
Wa 'oss ys"te'uHy uaoet soee'al ass'gntncnt'
t"o ent4e ''ho "aSnE oeeh consumed " othsf
n"essatSs' , "nr" "ooa oeeiisea hloro in'poF-
ssn'' .., Aae1p no" possible chanes Tor tlts
IHi III 4QGJH Augmentation hill II mnY f1A