The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-23
Washington Gossip.

it was very distinctly intimated by the four
Southern members that they will not allow
favorable report to be made on the time for
the completion of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, unless the committee by the same vote
authorizes favorable report to be made on
the bill to extend the time Tor the completion
of the Texas Pacific. This arrangement will
probably be agreed to at the next meeting,
and both bills will doubtless be reported back
to the Senate on the same day. The friends
of the Northern Pacific bill intend to press it
forward for action during the present session,
but the Texas Pacific people are understood
to prefer that their measure shall remain on
the calendar until next winter, by which time
they expect it will have gained strength by
reason of the construction of several hundred
miles of road III Western Texas, now under
contract.
1t has been substantially decided by the
leading Democrats of both houses of Con-
grcss that no legislation on the subject of
counting the electoral votes will be enacted
this session, and committee of the Senate
caucus had long consultation to-day IN re-
gard to the expedency of reviving the old
twenty-second joint rule to govern the pro-
ceedings of the two houses in ascertaining
and declaring the results of the coming Pres
idental election. The indications at to-day's
meeting were that this rule or a resolution
very similar will be adopted, but Of course
the question is not considered as urgent or as
important as it would be if the House and
Senate were controlled by different parties.
Representative McMahan, who has charge
of the deficiency appropriation bills, which
iuclude 5000 900 for $500 600 for the govern
ment printing office, says he intends to press
it against all other business brought forward
in the House. He thinks that the bill will
certainly be passed in the House by Wednes-
day next, and lie hopes he can get it through
by Tuesday.
The House committee on appropriations
have finished the army and navy appropria-
ton bills, and will be ready to report them
to the House as soon as the consular and
diplomatic and Indian appropriation bills are
disposed of.
Senator Don Cameron has been informed
by one of his political friends that Grant will
not receive the full vote of Pennsylvania del
eoation at Chicago on the first ballot, there
being strong indications that at least twelve
of the delegates will Immediately announce
their prcrerence for Blaine. Cameron is re-
ported to lave said in reply that lie believed
that the contest would be practically settled
long before the convention meets at Chicago.
Among the States which he now considers
absolutely certain to instruct their delegates
Il.
and Missouri. He also claims that notwith-
standing the prediction of a solid Indiana
delegation for Blaine, one half of the votes
Of that State will be cast for Grant.
Gould's Scheme.
NEW YORK, March 15.-The Times' Wash
ington correspoE lent, commenting on the
alleged dGould-Huntington purchase OF China
H. a nf "a |.
agreeing to pay therefor one million two
hundred thousand each, says: That part OF
the transancton by which the China trade
was transferred to the railroad companies
cannot be reached. by any action OF Congress
or the courts, for the reason that the transfer
was made to the Oriental Steamship COM
pany, and the railroad companies, as such,
are not KNOWN The arrangement, however,
by which two railroad companies agree to
nav the Pacific Mail $4,000 per month Tor
the privilege of fixing passenger ana lrelSnt
| rates. by the oceai route, between Ne" ofk
and San Francisco can, IL Is peileVeu' pe
| reached by Congre SIS, and 1t is the OPINION Oh
those familiar with the various acts OF Con-
! nrrss. under which the Pacific Railroad Com
naues we're chartered and subsidized, that the
payment of subsidy to the Pacific Mail by The
| Union and Central Pacific Companies Is ille-
| uau. b,cause it is, as described in the preamble
| To the resolution passed by the Senate, direct
" prejudicial to the public interests and con-
trarv to the public policy that controlled Con-
oress in clartcring the Union Pacihc railroad
| 7,omuany and in granting to both railroad
comnanies large subsidies in money and land.
II is said that the Gould-lluntington combl-
nation. having secured through the orientat
and Occidental companies absolute cohtrol Vi
the China trade, does not care lor the colIrac,
between the Union and Ceilllai Iaciiic a'io
Pacific Mail, and would not object 10 pro-
aIinoe Intended to declare that contract
| illegal. ~, ,,11,.;.on
Thn Times adds The Could Huntington
,o,,v having secured the most valuable fran
,hisrs and property and Pacific mail by the
,r,nsfer of The San Francisco and emma line
thav are not unwilling to be relieved OF the
u,vmput of $4,000 per month 10 the steahi-
III, cnmnany. and it las been minated that
IA Senate resolution of inquiry was lnstlSa'
tod by the Gould-lIuntngto Interest 1of this
very purpose. ,,+ s;,,;,,,,,
on tie. ira nsactioil. . ,,.:.
va A. , mp,tirr of tho committee Francois
del Harmony yesterday, TO arrange 10 taAe
mort in the Yorktown celebration, IL was
p". pl'''arimonsly voted that Leon Chateau shoulc
ho rpuupsted to act as Interpreter OF the sentl
,,,ar,S and opiuions OF the French population
- ,morira in urging the French government
~ t.i.a Immediate measures i'll the matter
~ tpe cr,ebrat. on as soon as President Hayes
shou send to the French government forma
invitatiou to assist in connemoraIllS. NH"t
teau ,,, "a accepted the mission in short speech
Robbers Captured.
Cu1CAGo, March 15.-The police haV'
,,,roL m extensive gang of railroad rob
fapsyyI IaTs Whose Sc depledaions within the past two
mnnihs i have, it is believed, amounted to non
'''S,1' 0o 600 to 100000. The sufferers have beel
tno ,noo' AXE Shore, Chicago, Burlington am
"" m";nnv' and Chicago, Rock Island and Paclii
t",i MINIS A large quantity OF plunder VII
ha -, rrroveled Tim More, not orlous "cIath' .,
,",I, oo the rang. Their plan was to ROD TN
ears while ON the track here uhuef p'e'e'''e
beinq employees Of the railroads.