Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-22
18th Congress---Second Session
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.


 SENATE.-Mr. Ingalls,, of Kansas, offered resolution discharging the Committee or Pensions from further consideration of the bill introduced by him last session, to re move the limitation of the payment of ar rears of pensions. He said that, as the com mittee had taken no action on it, it seemed to him that there was either an irreconcilable difference of opinion, or disinclination or the part of the committee to bring the bill before the Senate.
 Mr. Blair, of New Hampshire, chairman o1 the Committee on Pensions, said that the bill had been considered several times; that he was, himself, in favor it; but there was majority of the committee against it. The resolution was laid over.
 MT. Morgan, of Alabama, offered resolu. tion calling on the President for correspond ence with the government of Nicaragus relating to the Nicaraguan ship canal or to the treaty on that subject which was pend. ing in the Senate on the 4th of March, 1885 Adopted
 morrow to January was presented and agreed to.
 The Senate went into executive session and at 3:05 p. m. adjourned.
 HoUsE-Mr. Belmont reported the diplo- matic and consular appropriation bill and it was referred to the Committee of the Whole.
 On motion of Mir. Seymour of Connecticut the House passed a bill extending the privi- lege of immediate transportation of dutiab1e goods to Bridgeport.
 MT. Morrison of Illinois, from the Con- mittee on Ways and Means, reported back the concurrent resolution for a holiday recess from December % to January 4. Agreed to -132 to 25.
 The House went into committee on the army appropriation bill. On motion of MT. Rockwell the appropriation for the manufac- ture of arms at the National armory was in creased from $500, ,000 to $400,0 1000, but after the committee rose and reported the bill to the House this action was reversed, Mr. RockwelPs motion being rejected and the bill passed.
 MT. Townshend, from the Appropriation committee, reported the invalid pension ap- propriation bill.
 On motion of Mr. Burnes, of Missouri the Senate amendments to the urgency bill were concurred in and the House at 3:45 D. m. adjourned.
 NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. Looking for a Man Who Will Serve as
 General Manager While Actually
 Filling the Duties of President.
 BOSTON, Dec. 21.-The first meeting of the new board of the New York & New England railroad was held in the Miles building to- day. There were present the new president, J. A. Bostwick, and H. Victor Newcombe, A. E. Bateman, W. H. Starbuck, J. W. Pearsall, Colonel J. H. French of Boston, B. F. Vaughan of Providence, Vernon H. Brown, Elijah Smith, W. H. Stevenson, J. A. Macauley and J. w. Perkins, the secreta- ". The session was held with closed doors and terminated at il o'clock. A. E. Bate
 1;, ,J taken by the board and that the question of what action should be taken at an adjourned meeting in the afternoon consumed the greater part of the time. This afternoon an executive and finance committee was ap- pointed, consisting of Messrs. Pearsal1, Star buck, Bateman, French, Elijah Smith, and Macaulsy, and Heman Clark. President Bostwick, who is ex-officio mem. Der of the committee, said that the meeting transacted nothing but routine business and that it adjourned to meet tomorrow at noon. The trustees had harmonious ses. sion and, in MT. Bostwick's opinion, no diff faculties are to be feared regarding the future administration of the property. A vice president and general manager may be ap- pointed tomorrow. It is understood that the directors are casting about them to find a man who will take the position of general manager while virtually filling the duties of president. MT. Bostwick insists that he has no intention of entering into the active man. agement of the property and that someone will be found to act for him. Ex-President Clark has been offered the position, but has not as yet signifed his willingness to accept. That MT. Clarks presence seems almost in dispensable among the working officers of the road gave rise to the report to-day that MT. fvvio1 yuO111 rasicn m biS fovnr ntharc say that the man to be chosen will be A. L.. Hopkins, now vice president of the Missouri Pacific system, and close friend of Jay Gould.