Year: 1870


| section, with exemption from taxation OF
the Company's property, both real and personal
The 10 authorized 10 contract for
mail service for period Of fifteen years, malls TO DC
carried semi-weekly weekly, semimonthly as may
be determined upon TO be paid for at the rate oil so
per annum for semi monthly service, 100000 for weekly
service s000O0 for weekly service which may
be arranged alternate from the several Atlantic ports
named. It may he increased to tri weekly or daily
mall The ships be OF iron, 5000 tuns burden ana
to be at the disposal Of Government In time OF need
BY other provisions 1t is proposed to grant
Custom-House facilities for the appraisement'
inspection, &c, OF goods forwarded by the
lines Of the Company in certain forms for quick transit
The last section asks that tho Company be allowed TO
purchase public lands at II 2 per at the rate OF 20
for each Of mail shipping constructed by or Tor
them, the TO be patented only In warrants OF 4 80
and 100 acres each TO be used by the actual settlers
This land is to be withdrawn from market when selected
and the Company to have five years for the
selections to be parcels Of not more than 10o acres
each and to be located in alternate townships The Com
mittee also heard Mr. Barney Of New-York and j. Cod
man,of Boston, who made arguments against any SUD
sidy whatever The latter gentleman advocated the adj
mission TO registry Of forelgnbu ships NO conclusion
reached by the Committee but the subject was re-
ferred to subcommittee the members OF which essrs
Dxon Congdon, and Potter are to confer with similar
committee Of the Senate


The Committee on the Pacific Railroad have had no
meeting this session. owing TO the continued absence OF
the Chairman Mr.. Wheeler of New-York. Persons who
interested in bills pending before this Committee are
growing anxious about the long delay and the Speaker
added their troubles yesterday by saying that the
Committee would probably have chance TO report this
session. The most that the Committee will be able to
accomplish will be to call up the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the House refused last June TO give
away Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay, to the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, and perfect subst-
tute for the Senate Southern Pacific Railroad bill now on
the Speakers table.


Judge Lawrence OF Ohio s engaged IN preparing re-
port accompany his BILL before the Appropriations
Committee OF which he is member, making lien upon
the public lands granted to the various Pacific Railroad
Corporations and not yet sold by hem for the interest
and principal tho bonds and other Indebtedness OF
those roads to the General Government The report will
not be made Committee until after the holidays,
when, 1t Ia expected the bill will be reported TO the
House.


In consequence Of the extreme liberay OF Congress
in paying persons 10 contest the seats Of members from
81 TO 900 In each case, by Of which beraity
nearly 10000 has been taken from the Treasury during
the past Is years. effort is making to limit the pay
ment of salary to the person whose right to seat de-
termned. bill TO this effect yesterday offered By
Mr. Willard OF Vermont Heretofore II has been an In.
ducement for persons to contest and the Elections Com
mee has been the hardest worked in Congress- and has
taken up of the time OF the House than other


President has sent to Congress reply to the House
resolution for all the information which may be IN the
possession Of the Department Of State relative TO the
alleged seizure OF the schooner Granada Of Proyneeown
Mass regularly licensed vessel by the British cutter
Ia while lying peaceably at anchor In the harbor OF
Port Hood Nova Scotia, under the pretext that said
schooner had on board too much provisions for two
months fishing voyage The Secretary OF state ncoses
letters and afdays, one OF the former saying
that the seizure looks like wanton and unprovoked out



The Secretary OF the Treasury has replied to Honso
resolution recently adopted, calling for information rea-
tive to the financial account between the Government
and the Pacific railroads. He ncoses letters from the
Union Pacific Railroad Directors, tho Controller or the
Treasury and Others and aso the opinion Of Attorney
he says that the Department accepts the opinion
rect Interpretation Of the law In the case Ills makes no
recommendations.


impression generally prevails that thh minister
from Hayti is colored man, but Gen Preston Is repre-
sented by friends to be native OF Jamaica, and Of
pure English psrentage.