Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-04
Washington.


A WASHINGTON dispatch states that there is
some opposition to the confirmation OF Gen.
McCook as Governor of Colorado. Ebert,
the present incumbent, owes his appointment
to the interference of Bishop Simpson, and
he has strong supporter in the person of
his father-in-law, Hon. John Evans, who is
a wealthy and prominent citizen of the terri
tory.
JAS. W. DANIELS, of Minnesota, has been
confirmed by the Senate as Indian Inspector.
SENIOR LoLAR, Spanish Minister of the Col
onles under the CASTELAR, government is in
Washing ION.
The House Committee on Banking ave
agreed to report a bill in short time, of
which the following are the principal tea-
lures:
/. That the res rictiOn Of the total amount
of bank circulation shall be repealed which
is equivalent to authorizing free banking I'M
der the provisions of the present law except
as modified by the committees bill
2. That the requirement. that banks shall
keep reserve OF greenbacks in their vaults
to redeem their notes shall be repealed, and
that, instead, every bank shall deposit in the
Treasury greenbacks amounting to five per
cent. Of it's circulation as fund for the re-
demption Of its notes, and shall keep this re-
serve good.
8. That the banks shall not be allowed to
pay Or receive interest on deposits with each
other, ii.
4. That country banks shall be required to
keep their deposit reserves at home.
s. That gold banks shall be allowed to issue
notes to the amount of 80 per cent only of
their bonds instead OF 80 as at present
The committee also added clauses look
ing to the resumption of specie payment.
The bill to give the Secretary of War such
control of the Lower Mississippi as to put an
end to the operations of the tow-boat monop-
oily was considered by the Senate on Friday.
The only objection made to it was on the score
of constitutonality.
The House Pension Committee have agreed
to report a bill providing that soldiers who
have lost one arm above the elbow shall re-
ceive the same pension as those who have lost
leg above the knee. 1t was also proposed
to report bill placing the pensioners created
by special act OF Congress Ia the regular
classes of pensioners.
Foreign.
JOSEPH ARCH has been invited to stand fer
Parliament in Birmingham.
INFORMATION from Havana received in New
York by the Cubans, says the Patriot army
under General Gemey now numbers over
1900 men, and has advanced upon Trowhas,
held by Spanish force 10 the immediate
valley, and destroyed a number Of plantations
with sugar and machinery. the value from six
to seven millions Of dollars. The Patriots
also freed 1000 negroes, and between three
or four thousand Coolies. Many of these have
Joined the Patriot army The Patriots now
threaten Santiago de Cuba, Marseilles and
other large cities, ard are confideIt of ulti-
mate success.
GLADSTONE made q speech at meeting IN
London, on Wednesday. He admitted that
Parliament had been dissolved because the
Government felt that their power was ebbing;
sharply attacked Disraeli for seeking to divert
the attention of the people from domestic to
foreign politics; and stated that the real issue
before the country was finance, and that the
measures now proposed by the Government
were emines tly practicable. Between 1000
ard 5000 people were present.
GEN. LA MARMoRA has published letter
rlaintainil the truth of his statements in re-
gard to negotiations at one time for cession
of German territory to France, in which he
says Prince Bismarck participated. The let
ter is reply to Bismarck's recent denial
of the whole story in the Prussian Landtag.
CUBAN insurgent prisoners report that Vim
cent Garcia has assumed the Ministry OF War,
and Gen. Maceo succeeded in command of his
column.
r + ha a,,l,i oil
Society in London, several members expressed
doubt as to the authenticity OF the report of