Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE EADS INTEROCEANIC SHIP
RAILWAY.
The House Committee on Commerce
Favor the Seheme-Features of the
Bill Proposing Hts PromOGIOn-The
Immediate Deficiency BiI-The
Democratic Campaign Committee
Dorsey. Brady & Co. Indicted.

Imm ed1ate De0clencY Bill-The
Democratic Campaign Committee
Dorsey. Brady & Go. Indicted.
WASHINGTON, March Am the House
Mr. Hiscock, of New York, presented the
conference report on the immediate deficien-
cy bill. He explained that the
Senate had increased to the ex-
tent of $478 600 the appropriations made
by the bill, but that the conferees Of that
body had receded from the amendment to
the amount of $4,000. The bill as IT now
stood, therefore, increased the appropria-
tions made by the House $256, 900. The
report was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, bill
was passed providing for the holding OF a
term of the District Court of the United
| States at WICHITA, Kansas. In addition to
making the provision indicated in the title,
the hill contains the following provisions:
That all that part Of the Indian Terri
| tory lying north of the Canadian river and
east OF Texas and the one hundredth merid-
| Ian, not set apart and OccuDied by the
| Cherokee, Creek and Seminole Indian tribes,
| shall be annexed to and constitute part of
| the United States Juditial District of Kan
sas. and the United States District Courts
at wichita and Fort Scott, in the District
! OF Kansas, shall have exclusively
original Jurisdiction of offenses committed
within the limits of the territory hereby
annexed to said district of Kansas against
any of the laws of the United States now
or that may hereafter be operative therein:
that all that portion of the Indian Territory
not annexed to the district of Kansas, and
| occupied by the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw,
Chickasaw and Seminole Indian tribes shall
he annexed to and constitute a part of the
United States Judicial District, known as the
Northern district OF Texas, and the United
States District Court at Graham, in said
| Northern district of Texas, shall have ex-
clusive original jurisdiction of all offenses
committed within the limits of the territory
hereby annexed TO said Northern district of
Texas against the laws of the United States
now or that may hereafter be operative
therein"
Mr.. Miller, of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Elections, reported resolu-
tion dismissing the contested election case
Of Smith VS. Robertson, from the Sixth dis
trict Of Louisiana, which was adopted.
The House at Ills went into committee
of the whole (Mr. Rice, of Massachusetts,
10 the chair) on the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill, the general debate being
limited to one hour.
AT the conclusion of the debate. the bill
er, Of Michigan, TO strike out the provision
for Consul at Lisbon, which was adopted.
At $40 the consideration Of the bill WAS con-
| cluded, and 1t was reported to the House.
The previous question was ordered on the
passage of the bill. but no further action
was taken. The House at $50 adjourned.
EADs' SHIP RAILWAY BILL.
The Senate Committee on Commerce this
afternoon completed their consideration of
the bill introduced by Senator Vest to incor-
porate the Interocesnic Ship Railway Com
pany, and for other purposes commonly
known as the Eads' bill), and authorized Mr..
Vest to report it to the Senate, with the
recommendation for its passage with sundry
amendments.
FEATURES OF THE BILL.
The Commerce Committees bill, as
amended, provides for a guarantee by the
United States of dividend of six per cent
per annum for one hundred years on $780,
600 600 of the ca pital stock of the company
Che total stock being SIS 900, ,000), and stip
ulates that in return for this assistance the
company shall transport gratis for ninety
nine years the mails, war vessels and ell
other property of the Uni'ed States, and
shall transport American merchant vessels
for one-half the rate charged by the COM
pany on all other commerce except
that of Mexico. 1t is further
provided that for any advances made by our
government, under its guarantee, the com
pany is to give its bonds, payable in fifteen
years, without interest, which bonds, in the
event of their non payment at maturity, are
to be received for tolls on any American
vessel, with 10 per cent. added To their full
value: the guarantees to attach to the extent
of five million dollars when ten
miles of the ship railway and the
terminal works connected Herewith
hall how hanK I'd L., -
presence of government engineers by the
safe transportation of loaded ship weigh
irg 25 coo tons from the hsrbor to the termi-
aus Of the said ten mile section and back
again at the average speed of six miles per
hour. Another five millions are TO be guar
anteed when another ten mile section, with
the nee ssary terminus work, shall have
been completed and tested in the same man
ner at the other end of the railway. A com
mission of engineer, to be appointed by the
President OF the United States is then to
examine the intermediate portion of the
route and report whether or rot the compile
tion of the ship railway over 1t is entirely
practicable at cost not exceeding sixty
million dollars. If the commissioners report
in The sttirm tive the government guarantee
Is to attsch (for the recovery OF $40 600 600
of the $50, 100000 of stock to be guaranteed).
in accordance with the successive
completion of the intermediate sec
tiOns of the lines. IL the COM
missioners, however, report in the
negative, the bill provides that no
further guarantee shall attach until loaded
ship, weighing forty thousand tons, shall
have been safely transported over the entire
line from ocean to ocean. The bill also pro
vides that in determining the amount for
which the government shall be liable under
the guarantee, one-half of the gross
revenues OF the company shall be consider
ed as net profits.
On motion authorizing the bill to be re-
ported favorably, no negative votes were
cast, but some of the members reserved the
right to offer amendments to or to
dissent from certain portions of the bill
when 1t comes up for action in the Senate.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAM
PAIGN COMMITTEE.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, to consist of one member from
each State and Territory, to be selected by
their respective delegations in Congress, has |
been partially formed by the selection of
the following Representatives: Henderson
OF Alabama. Jones of Arkansas, Rose
Grams, of California, Phelps of Con-
necticut, Martin of Delaware,
Clements of Georgia, Townsend of Illinois,
Cobb Of Indiana, Phil. Thompson of Ken |
tucky, King of Louisiana, McLsin of Mary
land, Morse OF Massachusetts, Singleton of |
Mississippi, CLARK of Missouri, Flower of |
New York, Cox of North Carolina, Randall of |
Pennsylvania, WINS of South Carolina, Whit
thorne of Tennessee, Welborne of Texas,
Barbour of Virginia, Oury of Arizona,
Ainsle of Idaho, McIrwin of Montana, Post |
of Wyoming.
As the full committee will consist of |
forty-six members, eighteen remain to be |
selected.
After each State and Tenetery has been |
heard from, General Rosecrans, Chairman |
OF the Democratic caucus, will call the |
committee together for the purpose of |
selecting an Executive Committee aud |
Chairman.
DORSEY, BRADY & co. INDICTED.
The grand jury came into court to-day |
and presented indictments for conspiracy In |
connection with the star route mail service |
against Thomas J. Brady. s. W. Dorsey, |
Henry NJ. Vail, John W. Dorsey, John R. |
Minor, John M. Peck, M. G. Reidell, ] L. |
Sanderson, VIM. H. Turner, and against o. |
iver o. Buck, VIM. s. Darlington, Albert E. |
Boone and Kate NJ. Armstrong, for perjury. |
A Blaze in New OFIeans-Three Men
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