New-York tribune., 1882-03-02
TIE WORK OF COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate Com
mitee on Railroads to-day the bearing OF
mens relative to the pending bill which proposes to
rafy an act Of the Choctaw Legislature granting the
right Of way through the Indian Territory to the ST. Los
and san Francisco Railroad phase of the contro-
versy was developed by Dwight X. Tripp, general soc
or of the Chicago Texas and Mexican Central Railway
Company and Mr.. McGowan OF this city, who appeared
I'm advocacy of the adoption OF substitute bill giving
the right of way last named company in the event
eglect failure of the former TO comply with tho
terms act of the Indian Legislatures and also III
lowing any other company TO run trains over the road
by paying the fixed charges or interest on itS indebted
Mr. Trpp stated that the St. Louis and san Francisco
Company agreed with his Chicago Company that II It
would withdraw its bill from the Choctaw Legislature
and allow the former company to procure the charter,
the St Louis and Francisco Company would make a
contract binding itself 10 build bridge the Red
River Jointly with Chicago Texas ard Mexican Con
ira Company, aud give 1t pro rata running arrange
ments He said the latter company ngreod to this and
cooperated with the agents OF the ST. Louis and san
Francisco in pa, sing its bill but after its passage the
president the ST. Louis and san Francisco Company
repudated his agreement and Gehed TIE Chicago Com
pany tO preFenl TIE rhuncatoh Vi tno H'uIdn Logs
1fne 1b House Committee on the Improvement of the
Mississippi River gave further hearing to-day to
Captain james b. Eads, who occupied an hour In de-
Scnc md exclamation of the ctty system mt the mouth
nf the Wssissipp River by which he claims the depth
Of water through the south pass increased from
hi fee TO tweutyix and thirty feet at the present
me He laid great stress upon the impor ance OF grdn
ally closing lrssenng tho discharge ot the MISS
issipp River through he Atchaflaya few miles below
the mouth Of the Red River, and predicted that other
wise the whole volume Of the Mississippi River would.
In course Of time, take that route 10 tho sea Captain
Ends va asked whether he had any confident theory of
a plan that would prevent such disastrous oVeruows as
the present one and he stated that The gaps In the
cvccs were repaired which could be done at expense
Of " 100000 such overhows would not occur and tho
low water navigation Of the lsSlsslpp Om CAIro uo"h
be
GeneIa sherman and MaJorGencral Hancock were
before the House Committee Military Affairs by inyt
tatiOu today. Sevcra! bills providing for the cOmpu'
sory retirement of officers OF the Army after they have
reached certain age pending before the com
Inteo An informal discussion OF tue subject was had
Both General sherman and Goneal Hancock expressed
themselves Of compulsory retirement but not as
proposed by any Of the pending bulls. IGey thought
cess might arise where officers or high rank would DC
able render valuable service beyond tlc elOd hhr1
for their retirement, and the application Of an arbitrary
rule In such would result In serious INJURY 70 thi
service They favored graduated scale aS 20 rnhh 1u
age, but did not offer BugGeslOnH as 10 any uoHho P
The subcommittee OF the House Committee on ways
and Means wac IN session several houis t0ISy. laut
Bcohtuer OF milwaukee,. and James CGNlhstnn, oi
Dubuque on behalf of the Vinegar Makers Association
ot the Unit states, made arguments ID opposition 70
lint section of Representative Crlisles bin, which pio
poses 10 repeal HE Jaw anth0Tihl.s tho ml"c'uro OK
vinegar By the alcoholic vaporizatlon process.
AZ the conclusion Of ms hearing arguments were
MADE IN The Interest oi INC nun VI la
ann 1i Werner Co., u New- York, opposed te 1ill
introduced In the House oy ."Pies,n,suao H"iJ{.
Tn, bl propos,s tax Of 10 cenie on r'gy p nptlle
r package 20 every quart bottle or package
of sparkling wines 0i every dtS,rP lou Htio va Iit
United states, except such ~ are made uy ue REGULAR
prI cess ~ natural fermentation OF curbonc Hcd sns in
The bottle
uc.t to-day before TIE huu-" Committee uu coinage,
Vrlht. ana Measures, ia WuiCA hc strongly u'-'d thc
ouim- oi ~ L"ur urthc establishment oI mint no 'h.t
cty The committee appears TO De- quite iINOruby ui5
posed toward the - Louis location
The House Commit Zee 81, Public iul iii % tuIOruuuds
nErrod to-day report taNOrHhly 10 ia" House the
~tutp BIN for thc erection ~ hall OF records IA thH
civ The cOmuitic, also amended the senate bill iUg
tue erection o. public building NJ PouslcOlt, fin, by
d ff. fti tfltG
from ~ 30 900 10 100000, ana amended agreed 10
repur N 10 Lha uA Al= he bill for the construction