Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-02-05


trlct OF Illinois upon bonds issued by the city of
East st. Lous, was awardeda peremptory man
damus, directing the city authorities to set apsrt
IN each year 3,u0u out of thIee-tenths author
lied by tax levy, and $4,000 out of the re-
naming seve1-tsnths of said tax levy, for the
payment of said judgment, interests and costs,
until the same has been fully paid and dis
charged The mandamus also ordersd the city
to appropriate, use and expend its revenues in
the most rigid and economical manner, TO the
end that said judgment be paid as speedily
as possible. This court holds that the
plaintiff is in error, have no reason to complain
so much of this judgment. as it requires
the collection of the tax and the application
So, 900 out of three-tenths thereof to the pay
ment of the judgment. That the levy is ap-
thorized by the city's charter, and that pro-
portion oft is expressly pledged 10 the payment
of int5rest and the redemption of its bonded
debt. The further award OF $4,000 ut of the
remaining seyen-tenths, this court holds cannot
be justified, as that portion of the tax levy IS
authorized for the necessary expenses of the adj
MI istTation, not including payments
of bonds. Admitting that any surplus oaght
to be applied to the payment of these bouds,
thst could only be required after such surplus
should have been as ertained to exist. 1u the
present Judgment, the court has undertaken 10
foresee it, and by a manGa nus to compel the
city to limit its expenditures for general pUr-
poses, and to create surplus which it sp-
propriates. The question as to what expendi-
lures are proper ard necs ssary for municipal sd-
ministration, is not, the court holds, Judicial,
ard is confined.
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Van Wick introduced resolution in the
senate, which was agreed to, providing
that no dividends shall hereafter be maze
by the Union Pacific Railroad company,
but froc the actual net earnings thereof,
and no new stocks shall be issued or mort
cages or pledges made on the property or
net earnings of the company without the
leave of congress, except for the purpose
of funoing and securing debts now exist
ing, or the removal thereby, and any
director or officer who shall pay, or de-
clare, or aid in paying or declaring any
dividend, or creating any mortgage or
pledges prohibited by this act, shall be
punished by imprisonment not exceeding
two years and fine not exceeding 5000.
NOMINATIONS.
Henry D. Lyman, Ohio, second assist
ant postmaster general; VIM. Dickson,
Utah, attorney for the United States,
Utah; Peter II. Stolberg, receiver of pub-
lie moneys at Taylors Fails, Mimi John
r. McFie, Illinois, register of land Office
at Las Cruces, New Mexico.
COMBINATIONS.
j. A. Leonard, consul general at Calcut-
ia; Oscar Malmeos, consul at Lsith;
Everett P. freeman, Montana, register of
land Office at Redwood Falls, Mimi; Robt.
W. Kelly, pension agent, Louisville KY;
Richard S. Tuthill. attorney of the north
ern district of Illinois.
Postmasters: James 4. Ashcroft, Pa
ducah, n. Y; Echue Enos, Waukesha,
Wis; Jas. g. Balm, Marlinsville, Ind; ia
bes FL. Kasson, Kasson, MINI.
TIE MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION.
The bill introduced by Representative
Graves relative to the Missouri river com
mission, provides that the commission
shall be composed of five members, one
engineer of the corps of the army, one
from the coast and geodetie survey, and
three from civil life, one shall be civil
engineer. The work of the committee
will be to prepare plans and estimates for
permanently deepening and locating
the channel and protecting the banks OF
the Missouri river from ths mouth tn It's
head. An appropriation of one millicn is
provided for.
BANKING BILLS.
Senator Sherman's banking bill was
offered to-day IN the senate as substi-
tute for the Mcpherson bill.
THE DAKOTA BILL.
Senator Cameron's bill to enable the
people of Dakota to form a constitution,
prescribes the manner of the election of
delegates. The delegates are to meet at
the capital the 1st of December, 1884, and
proceed to form the constitution of the
proposed state, which shall embrace such
portion of the territory, ss the convention
may decide. The delegates are to be ap-
portioned among the counties as follows:
Each county organized prior to the cleo
tion, shall elect one delegate, and one aa-
at the last general election for delegate
to congress.
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENTS.
Representative Hammond's bill was in
troduced to-day, to amend the constitu-
ton as to officers, and the dufes
of the president and vice president
OF the United States and provides for
the election of president and three vice
presidents, each chosen for the same mum
ber of years. The first vice president
shall be president of the senate, and the
second or third vice president, shall oc-
cupy that position in case Of the removal
from Office of the president of the Uni ed
States. In case Of the removal of the
president the Office to be held by tho first,
second or third vice president in order,
and when only there is q vice president of
the United States he shall exercise the
Office of the president and the senate shall
elect president pro tempore, and con-
gress may, by Law, provide for successor
to, the third vice president, when removed
from the presidential chair.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
bill to repeal the section of the re-
vised statutes restricting the term Of GER
tain offices to four years, introduced by
Representative Willis, is another sep to-
wards civil service reform. II was pre-
pared by the New York Civil Service Re-
form association, and provides that the
offices at present limited to the term of
four years shall be held at the will of the
appointing power, or during good hehavio
and competency. The officers affected by
this bill are those of the United States
District attorney, chief justices and aseoci-
ate justices Of territories, presidential
postmasters, registrars of land offices, re-