The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-14
WASHINGTON.
FUNERAL OF ROBERT J. WALKER.
The Question Of Removing the Capital
Opposed on Constitutional Grounds.
ITinister webb Before the Foreign
Relation Committee.

| WAsHISGTos, nov. 10, 1859.
Funeral of Robert j. WnI6er-E.ast Works of
| the Dead Statesman.
| The funeral Of the late Robert J. Walker took
| place at noon to-day and was attended by large
number OF citizens including great many men,
| bers OF the bar. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Chew OF st. Adams church
OF this District The Presidents family were repre-
| sented by Mrs. Grant, General +. D. Dent ana
| Mr.. Dent the father or Mrs. Grant, the Presl
| dent being unable to attend on account OF
| business engagements. Messrs. Fish, Robson and
Cox, OF the Cabinet were also present, well as a
| large number OF other distinguished gentlemen,
| many OF whom have occupied prominent Official
positions in this District heavy snow storm pre-
vailed at the time the funeral moved from the house,
and still continues. The remains ara TO be inferred
| at Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown The Treasury
| and Post ONCE Departments were both closed
to-day; the former in respect to the memory OF the
late Robert ]. walker and the latter in respect to
| the memory OF Amos Kendall.
1t has been stated that Mr.. Walkers health
succumbed to severe mental exertion. 1t is known
that he was most indeiatig able IN his financial
labors Indeed, almost up to the hour OF his death
| he was engaged upon pamphlet, showing by the
closest statistical calculation that New York must
before long, become SO much the superior OF Lon
| don as 10 command the commerce of the whole
| word when bin OF exchange drawn on New York
VIII be worth more than any other IN tho world. Cal
cuating the actual distances, he shows that New York
| is really nearer the centre OF communication with
| the commercial world than London, which Is eleven
degrees north OF the centre OF production, and the
| natural pathway Of the worlds commerce. Several
improvements he also suggests IN the har0or OF New
York. This was the last work OF Governor Walkers
| active mind, and Is addressed to 8. b. Drugs, OF
Ma prnn pk yhn ha1 haan apptuf cd
with him on these subjects for the past two years.
MIR. J. Watson Webb Before Patient Conn
| mittee-Four Hours yerbosity.
| Mr.. Ortiz OF Indiana, chairman, and Messrs.
Wilkinson and Swami, OF the House Sub-Commt-
| tee OF Foreign Affairs, are certainly Renlle-
| men or remarkable diplomacy and consum-
! mate patience. These gentlemen exhausted very
nearly four hours to-day in listening to James Wat
| son Webb, ex-Minister Plenpotentiary and Envoy
| Extraordinary, who delivered an immense amount
OF very ordinary stuff relating to variety of subjects
| having about as little to do with the Paraguayan
| controversy as the recognition Of Cuba. The
| subject which engrossed a large share OF Mr..
| Webb's discourse to-day was resumption of
his exposition OF naval etiquette. He also
gave some attention to his own diplomatic
| career In the terrtorally extensive empire OF
Brazil, and, judging from the estimable gentleman's
own opinion of the mission, the courts OF ST. James
| ana the Tueries are very Insignificant, compared
with the hybrid court OF the South American empire
| aforesaid. Mr. Webb favored the committee with
| copious extracts Of dry reading from his
| own correspondence in the reports OF the
State Department. The committee listened patiently
| until four O'Clock, when they broke Mr. Webb OF in
particularly interesting part ito himself and ad
| journed until Monday next. Mr.. Webb has still
large reserve fund to draw upon. Judging from the
irrelevancy OF Mr.. Webbs testimony, 1t would seem
| that he invited himself before the committee AS
soon as Mr.. Webb gets tbrough-which time adj
| nit, is Acknowledgement Mcmahon Will come up
| before the committee.
RetrOccssiOns Of Territory from the Dis
| trict-Thc Capital Removal Question.
The question OF the constitutonaity OF the retro
cession Of Alexandria in 1916 TO the State OF Vir-
GINA Is likely to come up shortly after the meeting
| OF Congress in method very little expected, and
should 1t be settled against the Old Dominion
| the question OF the removal Of the capital will
also be involved in such way as to
give quletus to the remoyers 1t is said that pro-
| gramme has been arranged to resist the admissio
ofMackenzie the lately elected member OF Congress
| from Alexandria, on the ground that he is not O
consttutionally elected representative. The mem.
| bers who have arranged this plan will argue that
| Congress had no right, in ls4s to dismember the
District OF Columbia by the retrocession of Aexan.
that the territory for the location OF the capital
| once having been fixed and accepted by Congress-
| not foot OF it could subsequently be parted with
| without an amendment or the constitution II Con-
gress, on having this point precpitated upon them
should decide to deny Mackenzie his seat t Will be
something OF point gained for the people OF the
District who oppose removal.
The Weekly Currency Statement.
The mutated currency ana bank notes destroyed
during the week amounted to s3O9, 452; the bank
currency issued for bills destroyed $153 O7O and the
balance due for mutilated notes. $780, 428 The bank
circulation outstanding at this date Is $780, 621 713.
Argument in the McGnrrahan California
Land Case.
The Supreme Court Of the District OF Columbia in
General Term took up the case OF McGarrahan vs.
Browning. The court had given judgment award
Ing the Lapanache Grande Rancho In California en-
bracing over 1900 acres, in which included the
new Idria quicksilver mines, to McGarrahan. This
judgment was rendered on the sth Of July, 1892
and entered OF the 9th OF February the same year.
In accordance with stipulation between the coun-
SELL On July a writ OF mandamus was issued
and served on Secretary Cox. ON the 18th OF
July the amount OF money required under
the Judgment, s222 10 was rendered by McGarrahan,
when the Secretary declined to accept 1t, alleging
was an unwarrantabe interference the part OF tho
| court to issue the said writ. The case now comes
before the court on motion by the counsel for the
| Secretary, Mr. Ashton, to quash the judgment and
vacate the writ. Mr.. MerrcK founded his argument
| on the following points,
| First-The Judgment appears regularly entered
| upon the docket aud any error that may be in the
| Judgment cannot be inquired into on this motion.
II there is judgment and II the court had Jurisdc-
| ton OF the parties the m oton must be denied.
Second.-Immedatey after the judgment had been
entered, Mr.. Darlington, appearing in his Official
character az United states District Attorney, entered
in ha ease " ~ w
transferred from this court to the Supreme Court of
the United states and the power OF this court over
/ the case was ended. Ii Is true an appeal was
| not the process by which such case
could be removed 80 that the Supreme
| Court could hear II; nevertheless, when
that process was adopted II transferred the case TO
that Jurisdiction and Il Is subject to that authority
writ of error has the effect OF removing the
very moment Is filed In the CerK's ONCE and the
law subjects appeas and writs OF error the same