Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-05
WASHINGTON.

WAsHINeTos, May "A dispatch from
the Indian Territory states that the
NeOshO Valley railroad Company are at
work grading their road ten miles into
the Indian country, and that they intend
to build their road without further legis-
latiOn from Congress, or consent of the
Indians.
1t is expected that this will give rise to
trouble with the Indians, as it is in viola
tiOn of the treaties of 1866, which provide
that no railroads shall be built in the In
dian country without first obtsning the
consent of the Indians. 1t : said the
Cherokees, Choctaws, ChisF avs and
Creeks will take measures te71revent the
building OF this road. Several parties are
now here, attempting 10 get legislation
to enable them to run railroads into this
country.
A strong speech was made against the
civil service bill, by Judge Bingham to-
day, and its defeat is deemed certain.
The unconstltutionality Of the measure
was taken as a strong point of objection,
as il proposes to take the appointing 29s~-
er ont of the hands of the Presidftrrs la
that it is in conflict with specihp p.-Aierican
institutions, because it proposes to set up
an aristOcracy Of office holders.
Gen. q. X. Warren is detailed by order
of the War Department, from duty, in
improving the Upper Mississippi river
and the construction of Rock Island
bridge, and has been ordered TO Newport,
Rhode Island.
Col. D. G. Hauslen has been ordered to
superintend the work of improving the
barbors Of Chicago, Michigan City and
New Buffalo.
The effort to adjourn on the Fourth of
July will meet with strong opposition.
Senator Morton and others are of the
opinion that it is too early to fix the time
for final adjournment.
An effort will be made in the Senate 10
amend the House resolution for a recess
this week, so as to extend the time one
week in order that the members and Sen
ators from the West may be allowed to 90
home.
The effort on foot 20 harmonize the Re-
publican party on the tariff question, does
not meet with much success. Many West
ern Republicans refuse to commit them
selves 10 any line Of policy on that sub
ject.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee
to-day decided to take vote on the Par
sguay report tomorrow.
After a pTotracted struggle of two
hours the House refused to reduce the
duty on steel rails to $50 per ton. IL now
stands in the bill at S36 per ton.
Senator Fenton presented petition to-
day, signed by nearly all the leading
ship-owners of New York, against the
passage of the bill introduced by Lynch
20 aid building. They protest
earnestly against such legislation, and as
sert that it will not aid nor protect COM
mercial enterprise.
Senator Norton, who is regarded as a
leading party man Ofthe Senate, has pre-
pared a call TOR a caucus of the Republi-
can members of the two Houses, to be
held either this week or at the beginning
of .5ext week. 1t is already signed by all
the Republican Senators, and is now re-
oeiving signatures Of members of the
House. The main object of the proposed
caucus is TO make arrangements for the
fall campaign and appoint COM
mittees of the two Houses to look
after the interests of the party
in several States, but especially as to the
general policy to be pursued by the party,
1t will be mapped out at this meeting
how far the Tariff bill will be allowed to
enter into the campaign as a party issue
Indications are that lively contest will
take place on this question between the
New England and Middle States on one
hand and the South and West on the
other. One Of the objects of Senator
Morton isito'get the Republican Congress-
men into the caucus so as to harmonic
the conflicting factions.
II is stated that individually the Presi-
dent expresses a belief that, but for the
excitement 1t would produce, Georgia
would be much better off under absolute
military control than It'll under Bullock's
dynasty.
Efforts are on foot to harmonic the
Republican party on the tariff question,
but they don't meet with success.