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Show WASHINGTON; Coufirniatlous aud DlfcjHiled Meats. The Keff York Haulier De-(tpoiuleut De-(tpoiuleut AbuBl the I'KSriHge ul'LUc Silver Kill. i Washington, 14 The lollowing I additional nominations were made today: to-day: Postma0ter, Alex. Keed, Toledo, jOhiu; Indian agents John E. Pyle, Navajo agent, New Mexico; Win. H. Dauielson, Fjrt Hall agency, IJab; F. A. Weaver, 8outh Ute agency, Colorado. The bouse committee on electiona, today, beard tbe concluding argu-. meuta in tbe Colorado case, and de ferred bearing Mr. BelTord uutil tomorrow. to-morrow. The case of Dean (democrat) vs. Field (republican sitting member from tbe Third Massachusetts district), dis-trict), is the next on the committee's docket. Field to (lay asked ita postponement, post-ponement, to give him further time for preparation. The committee did not determine to grant it. The delegation of New York bankers bank-ers who came here to oppose the passage of the silver bill and canvass its prospects, expressed themselves, before returning home to-night, aa being greatly discouraged by the outlook out-look tor its enactment. They Bay they now have very little hope that it will be defeated by theBenate, or even that it will be amended by tbat body in any manner likely to materially mitigate the disastrous effect they believe be-lieve it will have upon the national credit and tbe present value of government gov-ernment securities. Tbey also say that their visit here has greatly lessened their confident hopes wf the presidential veto, especially if tbe bill be amended so as to give tbe national na-tional treasury tbe benefit of the profit on bullion and allow government govern-ment to regulate the mode of putting the new tilver dollars into circulation. The result of their inquiries concerning the president's presi-dent's views on tbe silver question seems to be tbat be ia not opposed to the main purpose of the pending bill, but only to certain features, which the; consider of minor importance. 'I hia opinion is not based, however, upon anything be said to the delegation, delega-tion, for his response to their expression expres-sion of views to-day waa, very properly, prop-erly, only a formal assurance that he will give their representation due weight wben the subject cornea before him for action. Seuator Mitchell will, to morrow, introduce an interesting and import ant bill, amendatory of the act by which lands were granted to aid the construction of tbe railroad and telegraph tele-graph line from Portland to Astoria and McMinneville, Or. His bill proposes pro-poses to allow the Oregon Central railroad compauy three years additional addi-tional time for the completion of its road from Portland to Astoria on tbe following conditions: Tbe construction construc-tion to be commenced at the junction with McMinneville, near Forest Grove, witbin one year, and be completed com-pleted to Astoria within three years from the enactment of this bill, and at least fitly miles must be finished , and equipped during the first year; i failure to comply with these require-! ments will, by the terms of the bill, entitle any bluer Oregon company to proceed to build tbe road aud enjoy its land grant, by commencing either at Astoria or Forest Grove within three months after such failure. Notice of intention to thus construct the road, in tbe event of tbe Oregon Central company's failure, must, I however, bo filed with the secretary of the interior within nu,e months after the passage ol this act. The company com-pany which files its notice first will have the first chance to succeed the j Oregon Central, but if it in turn j should fail, the company next in I order, in date of notice, may acquire J the right, within three months ot the j last failure. The bill also provides that all even :iu!ibrred aections with in the limits of the present grant shall henceforth bet open to preemption preemp-tion Bettiemont at $1 25 per acre, and that the hemcstcad aettlere may take 160 acrrs, or increase their previous entries of eighty acres to that full amount. All odd numbered sections witbin the present grant are to be disposed of by the United States to actual pre emption settlers at $2.50 per acre; but after any section of the road shall have been completed five ; years the com piny shall have tbe right to demand a public sule of eucb remaining eectiom of land by tbe United States government to tbe highest bidder, with the minimum price at $1.25, and a restriction of 160 acres for one. Tue individual proceeds of all lands are to constitute a sinking fund in tbe United States treasury, with which the secretary of the treaa- ! ury shall pay semi-annual interests to I the holders of the company's con- struction bonds; but the United States : shall not guarantee to be liable fori the payment of any interest in excess of the amounts of money thus ac- . tually paid into the treasury. |