Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
WASHINGTON,

EX-CHIEF JUSTICE CASEY, of the court
of claims, died Feb. 10th, aged "a.
RECEPTIONS to the new senator's elect
are all the rage in Washington.
ANOTHER call for $2O,OOOOOO of 500
bonds has been issued.
The president has nominated Alex.
t. Russell, of Pennsylvania, consul to
Mantevideo.
PRES. HAYES gave $500 to aid in rails
ing the debt of the Methodist "Foun-
dry church last Sunday
P. B. S. PINcHBACK (colored) has &C
cepted the position Of revenue agent in
the Louisiana district.
The investigation of Minister Sew
ards official career in China, still drags
YEARLY along.
GEN. ORD is in Washington urging the
government to establish more military
posts along the Rio Grande borders.
PRES. HAYES has urged the new col
lector Of the New York custom house
not to ma ke any removals or changes
in the service except upon purely bus
mess principles.
The senate committee on appropria-
tons agreed to add 100000 to the
house postal bill, that amount to be ap-
piled to a continuance and extention of
the fast mail service.
SECRETARY SHERMAN In his letter to
the house states that the estl-
mates of expenditures for the next fis-
cal year amounts to 1884, 562, 419; esti-
mated receipts from customs, 1888, OOO,-
900, from internal revenue, $1O6,OOO,-
600, for miscellaneous services, $751;
100000. Total, $257 500, 900, leaving de-
ficiency of $27, O62,419
The bill reported by Senator Patter-
son, from the committee on territories,
"to establish United States court in
Indian Territory, and for other purpos-
es, provides for regulating the admins
tration of justice in the territory and for
making citizens Of white: colored and
Indian residents. The unanimous re-
port of the committee accompanying
the bill includes an elaborate review of
the condition Of the territory.
THE news of the Zulu victory caused
great depression in England. A large
force will be sent for the relief Of the
colonists who are now in great danger
from further attacks from the embOld-
ened natives. The loss in the disas-
trous battle is estimated to be at least
five hundred soldiers and one hundred
officers.
The senate committee on commerce
has reported favorably, with an amend
ment, the bill which passed the house a
year ago relative to transportation of
animals. The bill, as amended, pro-
vides that animals in transit shall not be
confined for longer period than TWEEN
ty-eight hours without being unload
ed for water, food, and rest, and
shall be fed at least once
in every seven hours. Animals when
unloaded shall be put into comfortable
pens provided with good and sufficient
food and water. IF this is not done by the
owner or person in custody of them the
railroad company shall do it, and have
lien upon the animals to secure compen-
sation therefor from the owners. Cars
loaded with live stock are to be given
right Of way On railroads over all ex-
cept passenger trains. Violations
of this law are to be punished
by fine of $500 for each ohense,
one-half to go to the COM
plainant and one-half to the United
States. The bill also prohibits railroad
companies from receiving from Canada
animals which have been for twenty
eight hours without food or rest.
THE legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill, as reported
from the house committee on appro-
tons, foots up $15,155, 565.67, which is
1922. 572,S9 less than the appropriation
of last year and $941, 63629 less than
the department estimates. Section 2
fthe bill provided that the present coast
and geological survey, with supervisory
and appellate power over the same, au-
thorized by law, is hereby transferred
from the treasury to the interior de-
partment, to be hereafter known as the
coast and interior survey, except special
surveys necessary for geological pur-
poses, the survey Of the northern and
northwestern lakes under the direction