Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-03
WASHINGTON NEWS.
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PRESIDENT GRANT AND THE COMMON cIooLs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-It IS said upon
apparently good authority that President
Grant has determined to remove h. r.
Dunno. chief justice OF the supreme court
Of Arizona, on account OF the position nc
has assumed in public speeches on the
school fund question. He il an ardent
Catholic and has indicated desire that his
co-religionists shall have share OF the
common school furd set apart Tor their
special control This places him IN open
opposition to the Presidents Iowa speech
on the school question.
THE UNION PACIFIC VS.. THE UNITED STATES.
The CASE DECIDED AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES.
The decision of the United States Supreme
Cour, in the case OF the Union Pacific rail-
road Company against the United states,
delivered to-day by Associated ustlce DAVIS,
Is the unanimous expression 1f the court
/, oDeps with n statement of both sides of
the case which involves the retention or
non-retcntion by the government OF hall OF
the conversation due the road for the
TRANSFORMATION Of mails, and military and
Indian supplies as reimbursement for inter
est paid on bonds issued to the corporation
to aid in the construction OF the railroad.
One of the grounds for the retention Is the
general right of - set Of Ii X true, says
the court, this right as general pFlaciple
exists in the government and - commonly
exercised when settling with those having
claims against it, but manilestly the
rules applicable to ordinary claims Tor
services rendered the United States do
not apply to this controversy. The bonds IN
question were issued by the United States
- 81 3 H. not. .f,s.N
highway. In themselves they do not i'm
putc any obligations on the part OF the cor
poration to pay them, and whether when
the government has paid the interest on
them an obligation arises on the part OF the
corporation TO refund it depends wholly on
the conditions on which the bonds were de-
liyered to the corporation and received hy
it. The court goes on TO review tae legi-il-
tiOn Of Congress and the reasons which
made imperative national highway 10 the
Pacific which would bind together the
widely separated parts OF the CON-
mon country and furnish chca'
and expeditions mode Of transportation
for troops and supplies, and II was ter
the government could not Justly igupr-
the necessity OF the road. 81 strong ari
perya1lng was this opinion That II l. ty O.
means certain that the people would u.'-
have sanctioned the action OF COngre~~ ild
it it charged the government it-e.t viti di-
rect execution of the enterprise j. c--
was vast unpOpulaiei teirt"lN
lying between the Missouri and >tcral err
to rivers, practically worthless without the
facilities offered by a railroad for the tram
pOrtati0n Of persons and property "i;t
lts construction the agricultural and miu' =
al resources Of the territories could %,
developed and settlements made where ~.--
t.ements were possible Cheaper tftu~pur
tatio2 was needed for mails aud supple
for tt army and the lnian~. The build
iny ul the road was universally deemed u
bold and hazardous Undertaking. /, lS no
thing to the purpose 10 say the dIihculte-
disappeared in great measure alter tn
trial, and that the road was clu-trGctct a.
less cost Of time and money than was con-
sldered possible. No argument can De
drawn from wisdom that comes alter the
fact. The project was not COM eived for
private ends and the prevalent up nI1u
was that 1t could MT lie worke! ogt by
private capital alone. IL was a national
necessity, requiring national assistance
CONTESTED SEATS.
The following Is a correct li~5 ai CONTEXT
for seats IN the house of repre-5ut4.iy-
Alabama. Bromborg IS. HARRISON; t..iiia.
Finley -. Walls Illinois. L'u1yuc s.
Farwell Louisiana. Spencer 81. N.r.y.
BreuX y. Darrall Massachusetts,, Ahla:;
vs Frost Minnesota, Cox -. Strait, New
York, LOwery V. Norton; S,ntu Carolina.
Lee y. Rainey, Butts -. Mlckeg VIZ
GINA. Platt V. G0ode ; Idaho Territory,