Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
ms MONIES CORRESPONDENTS
Dies MONIES. Feb. 10th,

LIES llOlSES. IeD. lOtfl.
Ii was thought this morning that
there was some good reason for the
bland smile that played over the
countcnancc OF Judge Sewers, and ii
turned out that there was a good rca !.
son foy ii, for he had in his pocket the
paper tending him the appointment
of Supreme Judge, to fill the Cole
vacancy, The Governor did not an
nounco this until later in the after.
noon, and this lessons The chances OF
the other half dozen applicants for
that position. This appointment is a
good one. and will meet the hearty
approval fall, both the lawyers and
the people.
II is said that Judge II othrock Is to
! be the other fortunate one. The Gov.
crnor is we'll acquainted with him,
in fact, he is the only one of the can
/ didates with whom he is intimately
acquainted, and admires him great
deal. Your correspondent was told
!
another gentleman. called on the
Governor 10 urge the selection of his
tavorite, that the Governor exhibited
a very great admiration for Rothrock
and had an answer on the end of hi.
tongue for any objection against Roth.
rock, Tho same gentleman said that
/ as the Governor never attempts to
/ conceal, that he gathered from his
actions and words that Rothrock is tho
man. Judges Day and Beck have
been in tho city tho past two DAYS
and were yesterday in consultation
with the Governor, In relation to The
subject. II is not known whom they
favor.
! The House were discussing TODAY
the question as to tho notice dcrcn.
dant in a criminal case should have
. ofthc charge against him. Tho pres.
ent law requires that the party indict.
/ ed shall he.informed OF the nature oil
IT. and the witnesses against him
Many desire that no notice be given
while others favor 4 notice of ont
day. If they continue in this way i
will soon he that q party charged
with n crime will have no rights any
body is bound to respect. The Sen
ate occupied the entire session in III,
consideration Of The bill from th,
the railroad committee in relation I,
The rcgrant of the McGregor an,
Sioux City Railroad lands. The his
tory nj The grant nf their lands i
about As fellows: in 1854 CGngrc>
made large grant oflana to roa,
that should run line near the l3t
parallel of latitude. Tho grant pro
vsded that in case tho road then &C
ccpting the grant. did not fulfill it
contract that the General Asscmbl,
could resume the lands and confc
|, them on some other road, and ais,
provided that in case no oempam
should build road and thus cntitl,
it TO the lands within Is years tha
} then the lands should revert to Ia
. United States. The McGrceor 1
/ Western Railway Company accepte,
the provisions OF the original bill an,
built the road distance of 45 miles
II then busted and new comnan,
. was organized undar the name o
the McGrcgor a. Sioux City Railroa,
who accepted tho bill granting Ill,
The right sc build III 1863. They bull
the road to Aleona, Kossuth county
hut since 1870 have done no work. S.
by tho terms OF the grant they forfeit
ell the lands the first Of December last
i They now asl: re-grant and tn
!; committee have reported iii favor O
! the grant. The bill granting tn
lands provides that the road shall
build and construct their railroad II
Lmmetshnrg, in Falo Alto county, on
or before the first day of January. A
D. 1871 and that the said McGrego
! Il Missouri River Railway Compan,
shall build and construct their rail
road to -peAccr.in Clay county, theme,
TO the point Of connection, in O'Briel
county, with the Sioux City Il st
Panl Railroad on or before The frs
day of December, A. u. 1877. ant
that when tho road shall bn built II
Spencer. in CLAY county, then TIL,
! Governor shall transfer all lands cas-
: OF that point 10 the company. ant
when completed the remainder of tn,
land shall be transferred. But thi
bill has NO plain sailing. for Other
. roads desire the grant, md arc max
ing desperate efforts 10 obtain il.
senator Cooley is connected Will
one of them and is making a fight OF
The bill No action was had lo-da,
and no one can Tell when The end vii
he reached. I,L.