Show by telegraph congressional SENATE washington ll 11 conkling presented a petition from the work ingae ingmond Ing mens mend ilys convention for nora fora a sine die adjournment of congre cengr e s A number of ho house use bills and resolutions were reported from the committees and placed on the calendar morrill of alj vt introduced a re solution lution fc directing the committee on public buildings building gs to ascertain ascer tal tai n if the material of the preterit present unfinished washington monument would be for the e erection of an arch tp to be called the nya vya washington sh arch ab and aud if the washington monument society would consent content to such arrangement adopted ramsey presented a petition from the northern pacific railroad company asking a modification of its charter accompanied by a bill for that purpose purposed referred to the committee on railroads the senate went to the calendar and passed a number of bills at the exaltation exal expiration ration of the morning hour the genava eneva award bill was resumed the question being on the motion Thurman ef to str strike ake out the clause clauset excluding insurance companies Ompa nies from fill filing ng claims for losses thurman spoke in advocacy of the tile motion not that he lie thought their claim should be allowed but ut they should be permitted to file them bayard took the same game view after further discuss discussion ion lon I 1 it t was agreed to take tako tam a vote voto on the tiie bill at three tomorrow to ta morrow and the sen senate ate adjourned alo ALP V US S E 11 garfield at half pas twy moved to adjourn the speaker ahr that he would fici plot jiabo recognized garfield if f ho had hought ought ho he intended to a an adjournment as he had lad I 1 told barfield aar Oar field that he had promised to recognize orr on who wanted a bill hill passed garfield repudiated tho the imputation d on of bad faith and withdrew the motion wilen v aen potter of new kew york criticized the speakers language to garfield and a sharp colloquy took place between the speaker Speak erand enand and potter the former intimating that potter had rushed into a matter not concerning him and the latter defending his right to criticize the speaker when ho be told members they lad iad no right to move ari ai adjournment orr then got his llis bill passed pawed nunn dunn offered a resolution autho rising the illa president to appoint a provisional governor for arkansas to hold office until the present disputes there are legally settled referred to the judiciary c committee the house went into committee or of the whole oil on the military academy bill bin which appropriates and considered it and laid it mido mide to bo be reported to the house houe the tho committee took up the deficiency hp appropriation balf which appropriates three millions three hundred and forty one thousand the largest item for the interior department being beck beek spoke in condemnation of the manner in which the appropriation bills were being rus rushed ad through after spending a short time on the deficiency bill the committee rose and reported ulo ule military academy bill to the house and it was passed page presented a memorial from the san francisco chamber of commerce against the cancellation 0 of f the contract ath the pacific ala nin mail ll 11 S S co for a semimonthly semi monthly china mall mail 6 the river and harbor appropriation bill was taken up under a suspension of the ruie mies and passed to 58 the bill appropriates alx aix millions DETROIT II 11 the latest news from the forest fires is more enczur aging late ate rains having helped extinguish the flames in many localities heavy fires are still raging near st clair on the line of the detroit and bay city B R B R and near saginaw sagi Bagi naw the timber and lumber are destroyed iu in some localities more extensively than in 1871 no loss of life is yet reported washington 11 the attorney general tonight to night telegraphed brooks that the president considered baxters proposition co concerning neer nIng his retiring from the state house and depositing the arms entirely reasonable and that his interests demanded his acc abc acceptance tance the bill to aid I 1 tao tf a construction or of the northern pacific railroad authorizes the tile company to issue five per cent gold bearing bonds to the extent of fifty thousand dollars per mile for all the road built or to be built and that the Secret secretary arv of f the treasury shall on the com completion letlon of each additional twenty miles or of road and telegraph endorse the bonds guaranteeing the holders thereof the semian semi an nual payment of the Inte interest iest lest in gold with a sta statement ament that the company has deposited with the secretary a bond or of the like amount bearing 7 3 3 3 10 per cent interest secured by a first mortgage on the entire road whenever the company shall shail have paid the U B S tile the interest on the bonds so guaranteed the secretary shall upon tile the coin coln completion of each continuous twenty miles ot of the road hand over to the company forty thousand dollars of the brunds bends per mile reserving ten thousand per mile as government security for the payment of the guaranteed interest the company compan y shall hall also aiso deliver simultaneously its seven and three tenths gentl is first 11 rs t mortgagor mort gago bonds in proportion to fifty thousand dollars to each forty thousand doll dollar arf arp irl lil in five per cent bonds turned over by tho the secretary As asa a further security the company shall transfer to the government all the land grants acquired and to bo be acquired this land laud shall be sold to actual settlers only at two dollars and a half ler ier acre the company shall pay into the treasury twice each year the tile net earnings for athe preceding bix hix faix months if inthe the funds thus provided fail to meet the tile interest guaranteed on the bonds the secretary of the treasury may sell enough of the tiie ten an thousand per mile retained by him to pay the interest any surplus in the tiie treasury arising from the land sales sale dmd sand earnings shall be paid over to the company till the tho end of the year 1888 I 1 when llen ilen lien it shall be paid into tile tila sinking fund to extinguish sh the five per cents the tile northern pacific seven beven thirties issued prior to this net act may be exchanged dollar for dollar for fives with interest guaranteed from and after july 1st ast 1878 if tiie tife th 0 exchange is made before that thit date if after the holders get the tile interest from the january or july following seven thirties will lo be 10 held by the government ns its security for payment of the tile fives to guarantee tile tiie payment of the principal of the fives the governing go government vernin eit ert I 1 will hold the companas comp anys de deposited p posited seven thirties also a sinking fund of one per cent on all bonds issued under this act shail shall bo be established lis ils lied in january isso 1889 the bonds shall be cancelled as bought but the company shall shail pay the interest on them the balf bill provides that the tile entire road shall be finished by july ath the reven beven thirty s remain remain the first lien on the road the act restores to the government fifty million acres of public lands the act further provides that tile thu government may fix the fared fares tolls and transportation charas charms cliar cilar ires of tile tho whole road LITTLE bittle ROCK II 11 in the tile mornings skirmish several i everal evenal were reported killed klied baxter this evening in response to the pru pre ild lid jid entys telegram m in in regard to the tile adjournment journ ment of the legislature consented that lie he would disband am iiii force ill lii in proportion as brooks did but the latter must leave tile the state house deposit the state arms and retire as far west of the state house as lie he himself was east of it thir ty five members of tho tilo endorsed this reply baxter today receiving six hundred reinforcements for cements revoked the tiie proclamation of martial law aa w concerned the legislature notifying hil all persons persona not to In inter interfere terrero fere with till them while in session the U US S troops stand in readiness to prevent a collision tonight to night 0 president grant has nominated thomas B bedford Bed fordi associate amo Awo clate justice I 1 of colorado territory |