The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-03-03
EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY. MARCH 8, 1876.
Our WashIngtOn Letter.

preme Court. II il to he decided
whether or n'n the United States,
by virtue of the right of eminent
domaiu, can appropriate for use as
sites for pubic buildings, land
within Stare. The case comes
from Ohio, where the circuit courr
held that the right of eminent do.
main was in the United States. It
is singular that no record of tue ex-
ercise of this right is found. The
decision will be looked for with
much Interest. I.ss -.s.a-
On Tuesday, the House ApprO-
priton Committee reported unani-
mously a reduction OF the fortifica-
ton appropriation bill from $500,
900, the department estimate, to
$4,000, and the bill passed the
House. This is reduction indeed,
and was unanimously concurred in.
In. the Senate there was q little dem.
ocraticic quibbling at the pension
appropriation bill, but it passed.
This is the bill making appropria-
ton TO, carry out existing laws.
No bill involving an increased ex :
pense for pensions is expected TO
to pass. -
The trial of General Babcock ex-
cites much interest here, where
that most affable and agreeable of
all army and navy officers has re-
sided for many years. 1t Is fair to
say that while the Generl's duties
here haYe kept him in constant
communication with all classes of
people, he has made no enemies,
but many friends.
The following is an extract from
letter received here. 1t comes
from Ga.,: 81 see that soldiers that
were wounded in the late war can
obtain pensions. l entered the war
in 1862, the first of that year, aud l
got my thigh broke in the fight at
Monocacy, Md. 1 stayed in service
four years. My first wound was in
the left ANGLE, the year of 1868 the
second in 1864. have not drawn
anything but fifty dollars, one time
in Savannah. My general comman-
der was Robert E. Lee. Early's Di-
vision; StOnewall Jackson's Corps,
John b. Gordon's brigade"
As Gen. Gordon, his immediate
commander, Is in the Senate assist
ing to make laws for the Union SOL
diers, it is right that his old follow
er to suppose that ne too should be
pensioned. 1t is only . question of
time and politics, if the democrats
should succeed in getting posses
sion of the Government, all the
rebel soldiers not in Office will be
pensioned.
The confederated democracy in
Congress are. having a hard time on
the finance question. They have
appointed q caucus committee of
thirteen, whose duty it made to re-
port some measure on which the
party can be united, but it will be
impossi BILE, for neither the straight
hard money nor the full fledged in
hationists will give an inch. Your
correspondent not long since,
heard q prominent southern green
back democrat say, 81 will vote for
any 'nigger' in the country before l
would for Sam. Tilden, or any 9TH
er man who helped to defeat Allen
in Ohio" He only expressed what
thousands think, and the hard mon
ey men are equally determined.
The friends of the Texas and Pa
cilic railroad claim a majority for
that measure, and that it will pass.
The committee is for it, and many
members think that the passage of
the bill would be = good financial
measure, as it would cause the in
vestnent of eighty millions of dol
lars OF foreign capital in the coun-
try, and that it would put thousands
of labaorers and artisans to work.
Should the bill pass the House,
there is no doubt of its success in
the Senate.
The British Parliament proposes
that the Queen of England shall as
sumo the additional title of EN-
press of India. This will confer no
new power, but will add some dig
nifty in the eyes of other nations.
The Carlist war in Spain seems to
be on its last legs, and it is to be
hoped that that unhappy country
will once more be restored to 9
peaceful condition, such IS it hal
not seen during this centur y. The
Turks have accepted .Andrassy's
proposals, and the insurgents have
been notified that they can no long.
er obtain shelter in Austria. Blu
still Europe is arming. MAXWELL