The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-02
WASHINGTON.
Award Of Contracts for the Delivery Of
Mails in Southern Cities.

for -four years. from july 1. 1880, az follows:
louisville. ]. Oain oil LouIsvllle. % 2aA; VIII
savsnpah, i. +. .Woedlsi Of .GIpclnnstl, SAWS;
Memphis. NJ. j.. Doyle OF Memphis. "a 800;
49Sa Wsssds q onsrsR 81
DHBr sTATEM#rT.
| The debt statement shows reduction Of the
public debt for OF March $l4.7i9.Spe 90. Oash In
%, 1856 500; silver certificates sli ,2ss gao: certf
Gates of deposit outstanding % .Ass 900; refund
afaxndInp hx sss %, ols: fractonal currency % out
| standing s15. .62s,as7
THE LOTTERY QUESTION.
The Postmaster General declines to reselnd
the order relating, to the Kentqcky Com mon
| terry caae, until an appeal has been taken from
the Circuit Court deeieion.
oHALMERs's PACIFIC RAILWAY BILL.
| In Aptil. 1879. de,eral Chalmers Of Mssis-
ies plese the syatem Of Pacific Raiiwsys" Il was
| referred tn the Committee ON Pacific Railways,
| and BY that committee to subcommittee. OF
which General Chalmers la chatrmsn, At o
meeting Of q full committee to-day. General
Chalmers submitted a substi ute for the
entire res subject. The report which had been sem
carefully prepared after the closest investga-
| tion wHs unanimously accepted by the other
members of the sub.commitee. and, under
| instructions from tha commlttea, the bill was
to-day reported by General Chalmers, and
with accompanying report was ordered to be
The bill. entitled an act to complete the Pacific
Railway system. and for other purposes. pro-
methods Of railroad Legislation. and alma 10
| com plete the roads mentioned aud aid other
prof sots OF public Improvement, wi hout entail
| ing any tax upon the people, Or Involving the
government by Endorsement Of railroad bonds.
| 1t proposes to restore to the government 10s..
900 900 acres Of public lands heretofore granted
1 tn N Fssnh
ooo.oeo, 20 be constituted public improvement
to railroads upon certain prescribed con.
ditions. the !government securing iteelf
by frst mortgsge bonds Of the roads
the act- Provision is made by the bill not
to Interfere with the homestead entry, and at
the same an time 70 aes WIN & 1asoe Ice ana sa iss
financial erisie. Il provides that land grants
Pacific and the Norlhern Pacific shall be for-
feited to the United States and eoId. the pro-
be ae aa %hsn
miles Of Ia road. the Secretary Of the
of the actual cash st Of construction and take a
| first mortgage bond. payable one-third in ten.
one.third ig twenty aud one.third in thirty
wears alter date, at J* per cent Interest, payA-
The bfll further provides that the total
1
sued ehell not exceed the total cash cost
OF building and. operating such road; that
moneys accumulated In said Improvement
| for the purpose OF aiding In the construction
Of railroads aud other public works. and as
Vd ae p for The 81 three
sionera by the President to examine railroad or
! other property authorized TO be constructed.
accordance with the terms OF the act OF Oon-
S e sTanhs ran tss q
grants grants to the Fesss 81 and Pacific u nutil March 8.
1882, unless that company shall consent thereto
| by accepting the provisions of this aet.
BIDS FOR oARRrrNa THE MAILS
Bids for carrying the mails over steamboat
routes south OF the Potomac and east OF the
| Mississippi rivers were opened to.d day aud re-
tered to q committee. Awards will be made
| soon.
MISSOURI NEGROES DEMANDING OFFICE.
A delegation of eolored men from st. Louis.
headed byJ. lton Turner. called on the Presi-
dent to-day and represented the dissatisfaction
| their services to the parry recognized. The
| President said that he favored doing AZ he
could for the soos1 people and
ment officers. directing that no Discrimination u
| be made against colnred men In appointments
| to positions under them.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Senate Committee on Railroads gave o
| hearing to-day to ex Gov. Joseph Il Brown, OF
Tennessee. vice president of the Texas and Pa
sspnd liz d az s II e Of the
ton of It's road. He informed the committee
that the Texas and Pacific company has built
hae contracted for the completion of its line to
nj Paso, an additional distance OF 600 miles. by
the first Of Janusry. 1883; that upon compile
| structed ss2 miles OF its main line aud will be
operating total OF 1o44 miles. for which Il will
not have received an acre OF land or dollar OF
|
government enjoys the same privileges over It's
iqs sa as oyer thofs et the Union Ps-
that the remainder Of the line. from 81 Peso
to San Diego. is the only, portion to which the,
Paso the company will have expended millions
Of dollars OF private capital ami as 1t only sus-
and s OF s the Il 's sovern p
ment should In all fairness extend the time
fx@ed red by CONGRESS for @ its eomoletion. .1aa. r,,.u
adopted resolution to-day to be. reported to
The House. with ths request that II be PLACED
on ss Is suDstanay The same as The es ons at
tached to the army bill last year. and provides
that no part of the money appropriated by the
bill shall be paid out for the transportation OF
troops to be used as police at polls during elec-
tions.
| DEATH OF COM. BARRETT.
Com; Edward Barrett of the United States
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF TEE SENATE
The Senate. in executive session to-day. con :
| hrmed the domination of Victor Thorn pson, oil
Mississippi. as consul at st. Thomas, and re-
lected the nomtn Of Alexander G. Wells. of
Louisiana. to be surveyor OF customs for the
New Orleans district
THE wAsHDURNE-DoNNELLYE ELECTION CONTEST.
The House Committee on Elections to- day re-
| lected resolutions respectively declaring Wash
burne and Donnelly entitled to seats from Min
nesota. and will report to the House that the
] seat is vacant and q new election should be
| held.
Heavy Rains In Texas.
| GALVESTON. April Ito morrow's Nesos will
Publish tue following special
| MINEoLA. April 1.-Very heavy rains fell last
night: The. river Is rising A hundred and
| fifty feet OF embaIkment on Buck creek. be-
tween here and TY.er. was washed away. The
passengers came through and returned by
hand car.
The ObeIfsk Leaves Alexandria.
NEW YORK Aprtl Lieut., Com'r GOrrfnge