Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-10-31

m ont III all Respects, ana lOr the abolition
of such umdemocratic and un-American
usages as now exist in the civil service.
This petition was followed by one. in
troduced by Springer, of Illinois, from
a large number of citizens of the district,
asking for q restoration of impartial
suffrage and one by Mr.. Wright. of
Pennsylvania, who said he had a petit
ton in his desk, signed by 2O.792 work
ingmen, asking for
AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL LOANS
to enable men to locate on public lands,
said loans to be secured by mortgages
on the lands and to bear interest. Mr..
Wright thereupon lookout Of his desk a
huge roll, which was. about as much as
a page could do to carry to the clerk s
desk, the transaction being received by
a burst of laughter from the house.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
Before leaving for home Senior Mata
gave expression to his views upon the
Mexican border question. He gave it
as his opinion that
THERE WOULD BE TROUBLE
between the two countries, and that he
ulu 1lOI CCC lION ~ OOltlu NC dNOluCu.
The course that the administration is
pursuing toward Mexico is revealed in
Mata's disclosures. Malta is very much
detected at the treatment to which he
has been subjected. He came here au-
thorized to make every possible effort
and every honorable concession in
order to obtain the friendship and sup
port of this country. He also saws
that President Diaz desires to satisfy the
United States of his disposition to pre-
serve peaceful relations with this
country. He has acceded to every de-
mand made which
THE HONOR OF HIS COUNTRY
could permit. In all the negotiations
which have been pending since the
early part of last March the
Mexican government has been subjected
to sights and ipdignities that would not
be tolerated by any other nation
Mr.. Malta thinks that there was no cause
in the first place for refusing to have
diplomatic relations with his govern
ment. Diaz is now the indisputable
head of the Mexican government, and
has been promptly recognized by the
heads of the two European govern
nlents whose interests are greatest in
Mexican trade.
RANDALL'S COMMITTEES.
Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin, is to be
placed upon the military committee
where Booming is to be retained as
chairman. William Pitt Lynde, of Mil
waukee, is to be second on the judiciary
committee, while Proctor Knott will, in
all probability, remain as chairman.
One of the strong reasons that actuates
Randall in retaining Proctor Knott at
the head Of the committee is the fact
that Knott was mjustly placed under a
cloud by Blaine's sharp tactics, and to
remove Knott would be regarded as re-
fleeing upon him, something Randall
does not desire to do
THE TEXAS PACIFIC JOB.
Speaker Randall in conversation
with a friend to-day expressed himself
against congress granting any subsidy
to the Texas Pacific scheme. He will
put on the Pacific railroad committee
leading advocates of the measure but
will balance them with good detach-
ment Of men of opposite opinions He
proposes, as he says, to give the scheme
a fair show to get before the house, but
no more.
THE OLD WHISKY SUITS.
A Washington telegram of the Goth
says In the case of the United States VS..
Harmon, Bohan and Thorn, involving
assessments to the amount of nearly
seven hundred thousand dollars, and
criminal charges for illicit liquor
operations, and where indictments
have been pending three years and have
not been prosecuted to judgment or to
the sale of the distillery, the secretary
Of the treasury decided that if those
suits are idle prosecutions, Useful only
to give officers fees and not intended
seriously to be prosecuted, they should
have been discontinued long ago.
We cannot hold them otherwise
than as serious accusations.
founded on sufficient testimony
involving crimes and violation of the
gravest character, and steps should be
taken at once to prosecute them, either
to final judgment or to determine
ton that the government has no case.
The defendants had proposed to COM
promise the cases by the payment of
81, 900, and were represented in the de-
PENDENT by Rooby, ex-Gov. Kellogg, Of
Louisiana, and one of the representa-
tives of that state in congress.
Concerning this proposition the secre-
tary says that to compound felonies
and violations of the law like these for
$1,000 would be to abandon the princi-
pies upon which all criminal laws rest.
The proposition was preemptorily re-
fused.
The Pacific Railroad Debt.
Insted of scheming to grab SAC, 900, 600
or $50, 100000 from the United States
Treasury to turn over to Texas-P Pacific
spectators, congress should give it's