Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-10-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A GREEDY RAILWAY.

A Washington dispatch Of the 10Th
inst. states that the Central Pacific rail
road is before the United States supreme
court in an action against the United
States to recover freightage on govern
ment property. It is contended by the
railroad company that under the de-
cision in the Union Pacific railroad com
pany VS.. the United States that these
companies are not required to pay the
interest which has been paid by the GOV
eminent on its bonds before the matur-
ity of the principal Of the bonds, and
hence the government has no present
claim against them which can be sub
ject to offset against their claim for
freight charges.
On the part of the government, it is
insisted that it would be in derogation
of the right and powers Of the sovereign
to have that freight which it's necessities
or public convenience require to have
promptly transported and delivered re-
tanned until freightage is paid.
THE sPEAKERsHIP.
kilograms from Washington Of the
10th inst. state that about twenty ad-
ditional members arrived to-day but
there was not as much interest shown
in the speakership canvass as on yester-
day. Every one appeared to be wait
ing for developments from the side led
by Col. Morrison in opposition to Ran
dali. Nothing aggressive comes from
him to-day. He remained quietly at
his hotel, making arrangements for the
active campaign tomorrow. 1t has
been decided that the only way to con-
centrate the opposition to Randall so as
to make it effective is to put up south
ern man as II candidate.
THE SURRENDER OF CHIEF JOSEPH
to General Miles has been a matter Of
congratulation to-day, both at the In
dian bureau and the war department..
Secretary McCrary has telegraphed
General Miles a complimentary mes
sage in acknowledgment of the victory.
General Sherman will be I'M
commonly pleased as Miles
is his nephew and a favorite subordinate.
1t is regarded here that the moral effect
of Chief Joseph's surrender on Sitting
Bull will make it easy for the commits
sion now on the way to him to bring
him to terms, whereas, had Joseph es-
capped capture and gained British ter
ritory, it would have been taunt in
the mouths of the Indians. The ques-
ton now troubling the official mind is
what shall be done with Joseph? He
will be a subject of discussion at the
next cabinet meeting, when it will be
decided whether he shall be made an
example of, as was Captain Jack of the
ModOcs. The terms Of the surrender
are as yet unknown, but are supposed
to have been unconditional. The re-
mainder Of the band of Nez Perces
will be marched back to their
agency, where their guns and ponies
will be confscated and they will be
held as prisoners. They will not be
turned over to the Indian authorities for
some time.
JUSTICE DAVIS SUCCESSOR.
1t is announced that General Harlan,
of Kentucky, is to be the successor Of
Justice Davis on the supreme bench
This may be true, but, ii it is, the pres
ident has decided upon one of the most
importants he has to make without
consulting his cabinet, as is ordinarily
his habit. Three members of the cabi-
net stated that ifGeneral Harlan's name
had been, decided upon to-day they
were unaware of it.
THE FOREIGN MISSIONS
tits stated semi-officially that nomi-
nations for the three first class missions
at London, St. Petersburg, and Berlin,
will be sent to the senate next week, and
that the appointments have practically
been decided upon. Ex-Secretary
Bristow is said to be booked for one of
these missions, and gossip locates him
at London.
Collector Arthur, of New York, is
mentioned in connection with the Rus
sian mission, but the mission is unas-
signed by even the vaguest rumors.
Geo. P. Marsh, the present representa-
tive in Italy, is an intimate
friend of Secretary Evarts, and
it is therefore thought he will
be retained where he is. There are
numerous applicants for the consul gen
eralship at London, which is now held
by General Badeau, and the Belgian
mission is unoccupied. Collector Ar
thur is also spoken of for this place, al
though it has long been supposed that a
resident of Washington named Sanford,
who is noted for giving good dinners,
will be sent there.