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Show GENERAL. FORTV-FIFTfl CONGRESS. EXTRA SESSION. h ATE. Washington, 13. During the moiling hour a number of biits wt-re introduced and referred to appropriate eoiLiUiiitecs, among them tne fo lowing: low-ing: By McDonald, in reUlton to distilling dis-tilling and rectify ins; spirits. By Garland, to au'.corize the election elec-tion of delegate to coLgress trom Indian In-dian territory. Booth, chairman o( the committee on manufactures, wad, at his own re-1 re-1 quest, excused Iroai further service ju that committee. He also submitted sub-mitted a resolution calling upon the' resident to inform the senate of the cause of the Nez Percea war, the number of Indiana and soldiers engaged en-gaged therein, the number of lives lost, the cost of the war, and what disposition has been made of Chief Joseph and those who surrendored i with bim. Agreed to. At the expiration of the morning hour C bailee called up the resolution submitted by him last week in regard to the management of the Pacific railroad. Ho spoke at length in regard re-gard to the subject, arraigning the oompany for non conformity to law, acd concluding na follows: Stripping the question of all sophistry, the plain, uuvarnished facts were that the Union Pacific company accounts show a clear prcht of $03,000,000 in stock aud junior bonds, over aud ubove the cost of the ro;id, and the coat ot the road was paid for by the United States, and the first mortgage bouds. Besides this tbe company had made a profit of $-23,000,QO0 as builders ot the road, having successfully violated the law and defied the government 'thus far. The company proposed to continue to do the same aud to monopolize mo-nopolize the through t rathe of this entire continent, and not only that, but in tbe words of the president ol that company, "to hold the great bulk ol travel and freight for the Pacific coast and forCniuanud Japan aud other portB in the Pacific ocean." It is the duty of the executive branch of the government to declare the charter ol tbe Union Pacific railroad forfeited (or willlul violation of law, and to take possession of the road, unless legal impediments existed to prevent immediate action. . At the conclusion ol his remarks Cbafiee asked (or the present consideration consid-eration of the resolution. Saunders took t) the clerk's desk and had read a telegram liom A. J. Poppleton, attorney for the Union Pacific railroad, stating that the question ques-tion whether the Kansas City, Denver River roads were branches of the Onion Pacific, and what their rights were, was now pending before Judge Dillon, and that a decision might be expected in a lew days; and express-iag express-iag the hope that there would be no legislation until after that decision should be made. Chaflee said be would not press it to day, and the resolution was laid over for the present. The house bill, making appropriations appropria-tions for tbe support ol the army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1S7S, was read by its title and referred. Hamlin, from the committee on foreign relations, reported the senate resolution, authorizing the appointment appoint-ment of a commission to ascertain upon what terms a treaty of commerce com-merce with Mexico can be arranged, and moved its reterence to the committee com-mittee on finance. So ordered. In reporting back the resolution, Hamlin Ham-lin said the committee was impressed with grave doubts upon the subject. The negotiation of treaties belonged to the executive branch of govern uivhi, ttiiu, ueiut, mo jcsuiuuuu looked to the raising of revenue, and such matters must originate in the house. Davis gave notice that on Thursday next he would submit some remarks in explanation of the resolution in regard to alleged discrepancies in the books of the treasury department. Booth presented a petition of set tiers on lands granted to the Southern Pacific railroad company, praying lor such -legislation as will protect1 their rights and interest in said lands. Referred to the committee on public lands. The senate went into executive session, ses-sion, and when the doors were re- opened, adjourned. |