Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-15

| SIuIZeu Win lAnu5 anu DOnue.
Huntington has not resisted the
payment of the twenty-five per
cent. of the net earnings of the
Central Pacific road into the
United States Treasury for the
sinking fund established by law.
1t is not known what, IL any, pro.
ceedings will be taken further than
those already going on in the Su-
preme Court for the Southern Dis.
trict of New York until matters
are examined into. Commissioner
French will leave Washington in q
few days to investigate railroad af-
fairs at the San Francisco end Of
the line.
Con king Means Busiaess-Ths ne.
publican Programme.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-The
report that Senator Conkling and
his friends have abandoned all
hope Of procuring the withdrawal
of Judge Robertson's nomination
is erroneous, but it can be stated
on unquestionable authority that
he has fully made up his mind to
declare war upon the President at
an early day in the open Senate in
case the nomination be not with.
drawn. His speech in this event
would, Of course. be directed, In the
first place, to the pending contro-
versy concerning the Senate offices,
but could readily be turnsd into
the channel he desires. He will, it
is said, elabOrately discuss what is
known as the courtesy of the Sen
ate, its original scope and useful.
ness, and will give 10 the country
without equivocation or conceal.
ment all the facts and antecedents
and circumstances connected with
the nomination of Robertson, and
the whole history. from his stand
point, Of the quarrel between the
New York Stalwarts and their op-
popents, both in and out of office.
Intimate friends Of Conk.
ling say that he fnily ap.
precIates the magnitude Of the
odds in favor of the confirmation of
this nomination If it be persisted
In by the Administration, and he
much prefers that it should be
Withdrawn, both for his own sake
and in the interest of party har.
mony. But it is equally clear to
his own mind that he cannot af-
ford to shirk what he considers an
invitation to measure swords, and
If the challenge ba maintained he
is determined to make the fiercest
and most effective attack upon
President Garfield that his utmost
resources can inspire.
The outlook for an early break in
the Senate deadlock is considerably
less promising than it was q few
days ago, and 1t seems to be gener.
ally conceded, II the Republican
caucus shall next week determine
to allow one or more executive ses.
sion to be held, it will be with the
fixed purpose Of holding the bust.
ness entirely in Republican hands.
The fret step in the proper order of
business, if this course be adopted,
will be to refer the pending nomi-
nations. Then the com mmittees, be.
Ing under control OF the Republic
cans, will report back such as they
deem it Important. to have con-
firmed imm ediately and aftey they
are disposed of the Republicans can
renew their present efforts to elect
the senate officers. 1t must be
said, however, that this suggested
programme does not as yet find
favor with more than q few mem.
bers of the caucus and the time Is
apparently not ripe for its adop.
ton.
Imm ranss for March.
WASHINGTON, April 14-Num-
Der OF immigrants arrived during
March, 4,121, Of whom Is, 1000 were
from Germany and 5000 from Spain.
A. T. d 3. f. Ausuni Report.
BOSTON, April 14th.-The annual
report Of the officers Of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa F6 Railroad
shows gross earnings for the past
year Of $S,556, ,975, less operating
expenses and taxes, $464, ,305. Other
deductions and expenses, including
u per cent. in dividends, fixed
charges, rentals, etc., aggregating
S., 272, ,054, leaving a surplus Of $94I,.
7l6. The Presidents report states
that there has been spent on con.
struction, including $1,325, ,76O for
new rolling stock, $1,S0l,O25. In
order to provide funds for this and
other outlays largely exceeding
the balance Of the equipment fund
raised in 1879, made necessary by
the vigorous extension of the lines
In Kansas and New Mexico, the
Directors issued 81, ,242, 400 OF stock
to their stockholders At par. The
capital stock was further increased
by the purchase or exchange for
the capital stock Of various con-
Meeting roads. Moreover the hold
ers Of $3,257,550 OF consolidated
mortgage bonds availed themselv yes
of the option to convert them into
stock. The road, with branches, is
about 116O miles long aud from the
recently formed connection with
the Southern Pacific at Deming, q
large business is expected from
California and the mining districts
of Arizona. The Atlantic and Pa.
ci1c Railroad, of which the Atchi-
l u