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Show WASHINGTON. PORTLAND, SALT LAKE AND SOUTH PASS, Washington, 9. The Benti committee com-mittee on railioads, this mormrjg, unanimously agreed to recommend tbe parage of Senator Mitchell's bill to aid the constructions of tbe Portland, Port-land, Salt Lake and South Pass railroad rail-road by a grant ol laud equal to tbe number ot acres, estimated at 7,000, -000, restored to the public domain by the abandonment of tbe Northern Pacific railroad branch across tbe Cascade mountains, Puget sound. EOIiESOS. Tbe sub committee on naval affairs, tc day, continued the examination ol witnesses to ascertain the business transactions between Wm. J. Mur-tagh, Mur-tagh, former proprietor of the Xa tiowil UepiuUaiH, and Secietary Robeson. WHliKY FRAUDS. Chicago, 9. umal's WdBhiug-ton: WdBhiug-ton: Com in ssionur Ruum, to-dny, said the term ot whisky ring could not be justly applied to Cincmna'i whisky frauds, abcut which Chic;o papers are makiug considerable excitement. ex-citement. He had caused tbe removal re-moval of Revenue Collector Weitzel ol Cincinnati, because oi irregularities, irregulari-ties, which had been greatly niagni-tield. niagni-tield. Roflll, Junkin &, Co. having been twce refused the right to compromise su:ts pending against them, are again trying to get relief. NOTES. The president, in hie first year, granted 245 pardons. Montgomery Blair held a long con-, eultation with Representative Kim-mel Kim-mel and other?, trying to have action pressed on tbe presidential question. |
