The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-16
Last Nights Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec I5.-T The sub. com.
mittee of the House Appropriation Com
mittee have agreed upon the West Point
| Academy appropriation bill The aggre-
gate sum is understood to be about 1915,
900. which is considerably In excess of las,
years appropriation. Provision is made
for a new barracks and about half the sum
asked for is granted with the under
standing that the buildings may be com
menced.
The District Supreme Court, at the
general term, took up to-day case of a
lottery agent against Postmaster General
Key. In which the complainant seeks AN
injunction TO restrain che enforcement of
the recent order OF the Post Office
Department forbiddine the delivery 10
him OF mail matter, postal orders and
registered letters. The counsel for the
respondent. fled demurrer, setting forth
tbatfne affirmation allegation asking for
relief had been made, as in equity there
should have been. that no. private letters
have been Withheld, tBaF Tespondeut is
i'm properly sued - cItizen. of Tennessee:
that the Postmaster General has the right
ful custody of mails and that the letters
said to have been withheld are letters per
tanning to the lottery business. There was
should proceed on she demurrer or on the
bill. Chief Justice Carter said he had no
doubt the demurrer should be heard first
IN the natural order OF argument.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate to day, lengthy communication
from the Mississippi Valley Commission
urging Congress to make ample appro-
prlation for the speedy removal of
obstructions in the navigable waters of
the Mississippi Valley. The Commission
recon- n end light to be placed in every
deep bend of rivers, and endorse the plan
for reservoir system of the northwestern
lakes.
Supreme Court decision No. 29-The
Delaware Railroad Construction Com
pany, ct al. appellants vs. Lewis II.
Meyer and Vim. Dennison trustees; No.
Delaware Railroad Construction Com
pany, appellant, VS.. same; appeal from
theEClrcuit Court Of the United States for
the District of Iowa. Also No. 26O. Meyer
Dennlson, trustees, plaintiff in error.
vs.. the Delaware Railroad Construction
Company, IN error to the Supreme Court
OF Iowa. These three cases, which in.
volved substantially the same questions.
were argued together aand the decision of
the court in all of them, was EN- bodied ID
Upon the whole case the court orders ana
adjodges as follows: First, that the iadc>
ment of the Supreme Court of Iowa, IN The
case Of Meyer i Dennison VS. the Delaware
Railroad Construction Company. M.
200, be reversed with costs and that the
cause be remanded with instructions to.
reverse the decree of the Circuit Court
OF Delaware county, and directs that
court TO proceed no further with the suit
Second that the decree Of the Circuit
Court of the United States 10 the case of
the Delaware Construction Company VS.
Meyer Il Dennison. No 80, be reversed
with costs and that the cause be remanded
with instructions TO ascertain the amount
due the construction company under it's
contract, AMI enter decree establishing
the lien of the company as prior in right TO
that Of a mortgage and ia default of pay
ment of the amount due By the state to be
named, directing the sale of that part Of
the railroad which lies in Delaware county
to pay the debt Such provisions for the
redemption Is TO be made as is allowed in
such cases by the laws of Iowa Fhirj,
that the decree IF the Circuit court iO he
case OF the Delaware Gounsy Rsjjroai
Company aud the Delaware Coostruction
Com pany Us Meyer Il Dennisop, N 10. is
reqeFsed with instructions TO enter decree
establishing the lien of the construction
company as superior to that Of a mortgage
aud declaring the title Of the Delaware
County Railroad Company. by reason of
the Sheriff sale in The State Court, to be
invalid aud not sufficient to pass title as
against the lien OF NOR tgage and sfor such
other proceedings as justice requires.