The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21
WASHINGTON.
Tho Bill Donating tho Land Grant Of the
Backbone Railroad to tho New
Orleans Pacific.

.WAaH!saroN. Feh; 30 Representative Ellis
OF the Honae sub Committee On PAclti, Rail
day upon tho petition making tho repeal OF
aection "a Of tho not to ineorpornte the
Texaa and Pacific Railroad Company. etc.. and
to declare the rights. tranohtsee and lands
granted In said aoetlen to tho Nsw Orleans
Baton Rouge and Vlckshur9 Railroad Company
f2r'e,,ed and to re-enaet aah section IL favor Of
Tho report was Ia the form of II petition. and
was accompanied by bin embodyinR tho do
Hirej laGalAftOn.
Representative Ellis waa instructed to report
| II TO the House. with tho request that II be
printed and rcnonmtttad.
TonACro EXPORT noNns
The subcommittee of tho Houae Ways aud
Means Committee to-day hoard arguments by
Richmond, In favor Of the bill Amending the
| Revised HRtutea relative to tobacco export
honda. They VIII probably report 1t favorable y
to tho full committee soon.
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
Tho Senate COMMITTEES on Territories TO-DAY
decided to recommend tho passage of tho hill
extending the jurisdiction OF Untod States
cours. In civil and criminal mnttors. to tho
mont Of cltzenship I by Ii the Inhlans l ~ and % aot-
mcnt Of linda 10 tham In Revaralty under pre-
acrihed conditions.
THE INTEROrEANI1 CANAL.
The COMMITTEES Oh Interoeeanin Canal had
before 1t this morning A a. Manornl United
Htatos navy. ono OF the civil eneinenra formerly
engaged IN mixing surveys of the isthmus
and heard his statement as TO the relative nd
Nicaragua routes. Menaeal favored strongly
The Nicaragua route. ia beins GEO mlloI shorter
than the Panama as hetween Now York and
San Francisco, and because OF tho creator
snluhrity of the climate. n better supply of
building materials and its relative ehonpness
OF construction.
He expresped his conviction that the cost OF
tho Nicaragua Canal weuld not excced $40 600
ooo. while that of a saa Lowell canal ~ Panama
would not be loss than 1905 900. Tho latter
ha'regarhoa ~ commercially I'M ractieahle. He
admitted that the uasanga hy Nicaragua would
| consume moro time. On account or its greater
length and large number Ut lorkA nnh the IN
nnnl expense " maintaining II would ha twice
~ great. but he thought that these ohjactipas
we're more than het of by liz relative choapness
OF construction.
THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE sFssIoN.
The Senate In executive session to-day con-
tlrmed the nomination of J. s. Reed to he post
master at Hun'svie Ala. and rcleeed the
nomination OF Edward 7. Parker to be- super
visor OF census for the first dstrie, OF Louis
lana.
THE STAR POSTAL SERVICE.
Postmaster General Key issued an order to-
one trim per week. allowing ono month extra
paw In the service dispensed with Ii this re-
duc,ion be found insufficient 10 keep the az.
pAnditnrcs within the appropriations tha ser
vice placed on all new routes since and includ-
Ing July 4. 1879. viii be entirely dlseontinn nned
Tho last named routes We're established by the
nost route hlll pHAseu ht Tue eA'Ih SesHlou 81
Congress last year. and are mostly In the
southern States.
ILLICIT DIsTILLERIEs CAPTURED.
The deputy internal revenue collector OF At
lnnta telegraphs Commissioner Raum that two
!llicit distilleries In Butts county. owned by
McMichael and Dukes. we're captured yester.
day while In full operation.
| NOMINATION..
| The President sent to the Senate to-day tn,
nomination Of Rowland +. Trowbrid9e. o
Michigan, TO be Commissioner of indian Al