The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-03
CAPITAL TOPICS.
A NEBRASKA CASE DECIDED.

The United States supreme court has
decided the case of John T. Blair, plaintiff
in error, from the circeit court of the
United States for the district of Nebraska.
This was a suit upon coupons of a series of
bonds amounting in the aggregate to So, 900,
issued by Cunning county, Neb., in behalf
Of West Point precinct, that county, for
the purpose Of improving the water power
Of the Elkhorn river. The county now re-
fuses payment on the grounds that the
but the obligations of West Point pre-
cinct. The court holds that: ''The
bonds issued by the county commissioner
of a county in behalf Of a precinct of that
county to aid the county in improving the
water power of a river for the purpose of
propelling public grist mills, are issued to
aid internal improvement, within the
meaning of the act of February 10, 1869, as
amended by the act of March 8, 1870, and
that suit on the coupons of such ponds is
properly brought against the county,
Judgment was reversed with costs and the
case ~remanded, with instruction to over
rule the demurrer to petition and take such
further proceedings in the cause as may be
required by law and as shall not be incon-
sistent with the opinion of this court.
INDIAN LANDS.
Secretary Teller has decided that the
Creek Indian nation is entitled to payment
for Isl ,SS7 acres of land at 80 cents per
ICIc Will luttItbI IIOIu lOOO, lOI ldQuS
taken by the United States under the pro-
visions OF the treaty of June, 1866, over
and above the 8 ,250, $50 acres coded by that
treaty
RIVER COMMISSION.
The house committee on commerce
has directed a favorable report on Repre-
sentative Graves bill authorizing the APP
pointment Of a Missouri river commission
COMPTROLLER KNOX ExONERATED.
The house committee on banking
and currency agreed on a report entirely
generating Comptroller Knox and Bank
Inspector Needham in the matter of the
ton, wherein they were charged with fraud.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The collections of internal revenue
for the first nine months OF the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1888, are as follows: Spir-
its, 500, 497 1888, an increase of 81, 102, 440
over the corresponding period of the pre-
vious year; tobacco, SIS, S54 535, a decrease
of $13, 755. 1893; fermented liquors, $12, $685.
$50, an increase of 1895, 773; miscellaneous
aggregate receipts, $67 454, 0S4, which is
$26, 500 253 less than the collections of the
last fiscal year.
COMBINATIONS
Postmssters: Francis Barber, Rock
Ia; Rudolphus Hubbard, Nc
UftSOT, Ia. l.. JOueS mtilCh, NellSD, NOD,
John Groesbeck, Harvard, Ill.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
The senate committee on railroads
unanimously agreed to report, with a few
minor amendments, the bill prepared by
Cullom to establish a commission
10 regulate Interstate and for
purposes. This bill has been printed.
RIvER IMPROVEMENT.
Members of the Mississippi river COM
mission have appeared before the house !
committee on levees and improvements OF
he Mississippi river, and President Com
took, Of the commission, explained the
plan Of improvement adopted and said it !
would, In a commercial sense. pay the gov
'rnment to expend $75, 90, 900 or 500, 000,- ]
O0 to get the depth OF water ten feet from :
It. Louis to New Orleans. {
Representative McCold, of Iowa, in !
n interview upon the tariff question, said: 7
The party lines cannot be drawn upon
he subject, and it must be treated as a
usiness matter. The railways, telegraphs,
mutual intercourse, marriage and
ommingling OF states are bringing unity OF
in favor of reasonable protection s
S an act OF national policy, and 1t Is the I
of craftsmanship to hasten 1t by en- Il
ouraging improvements in Immigration e
transportation facilities, and cheap and Il
discriminate interchange for our infinite s
ariety of products. Equitable protection n
e said, 'would cheaper all agricultural b
Implements and preserve the dignity of d
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cIvILssERvICE DATES. a
DR.. Gregory, of the civil service com e
will hold examinations for general a
epartmental service i'm the various cities.
he dates OF the examinations are arranged
) follows: May 18th, Des Moines; 18th,
Imaha; 18th, Lincoln; oath, Topeka; Goth, b
Milwaukee; 31st, Chicago; June 9th, Dubu- ri