St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-20


from the army to take the Office Of register O
wills here, which he supposed was life of.
fee. II did not happen to
be, and Garfield moved him ou
to make a place for his friend, H.
J. Ramsiell. Meanwhile Webster was taken
care Of as chief clerk of the treasury. he
and Secretary Folger did not get on well
and the result was that Webster found II
more comfortable to leave the treasury than
to stay in II and he resigned tfearly yeal
ago. Now he wants to get back into the
army.
GALVESTON HARBoR.
Western Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Gen. Newton,
chief engineer, was requested last week tc
present his views to the river and harboI
committee on the improyent of Galveston
harbor at a cost of s7,750, 900, as proposed
by Capt. Esds. A long communication was
received from Gen. Newton to-day by Mr..
Willis, chairman OF chat committee. Gen
Newton says Eads promises navigable
depth of thirty feet Of water, with proviso,
however, that the depth of thirty feet will be
taken without regard to width. In other
words, the thirty feet of channel need not be
over two feet in width and con nsequeutly not .
navigable channel at all. The proposed con-
tract in fact requires only navigable chan
mel twenty-six feet in depth and goo feet in
width. with continuous line of so1ndiu gs
thirty feet in depth in the centre
line of the channel without regard to width.
By provision of the contract, after attaining
a depth of twenty-five feet over the bar, Gen.
Newton says that Eads becomes entitled Ia
S6,35O, 900, sum of money, in his opinion,
vastly in excess of the amount of work
necessary TO produce that result. The amount
OF compensation due after obtaining a depth
OF twenty-five feet over the bar is SO large in
comparison with that which the contractor
would afterwards receive for completing the
contract, that strong TEN ptation would arise,
particularly should the difficulties appear
ahead at that stage of the the operation, tc
abandon the work. 1t must be noted thai
the depth alluded TO would probably be OBJ.
t1ined, If at all. before il should become
necessary to put on concrete Gaping, so thai
by retiring early he might also get rid OF that
portion Of the contract. Section {
of the proposed contract states
''Said Eads and his association
shall be untrammeled in full and free exer-
else OF his or their Judgment, skill and ex-
perlence in the location, design and con-
struction OF said works and all appurte
nances thereto" / submit that this nsti.
tutes power over navigable water of the
United States unrestrained BY any provision
for the supervision of contractor:
plSps, Wbioh should never De conferred upon
ahyihdiyidual. Gen. Newton says in hi:
objection be does not intend any allusiou
even indirectly to Eads, but he has en-.
deavored to treat the subject as a pure bust
ness transaction.
PoLYeAMT DECISION.
The supreme court to-day rendered q de-
cisioh ir the polygamy case Of Rudger Claw
son, appellant, VS.. the United States. Thi,
is an appeal from the supreme court Of
Utah, Clawson, appellant. having beer
found guilty, by jury, of the crime Of poly
gamy and unlawful cohabitation. He was
duly sentenced to pay a fine aggregatipe
$500 and mprison ment four for years. He
sPpealed 10 the suprrme court of the terri.
tory I'D pending judgment on
such ar fonl applied to the court that SEN
fenced u for release on suitable bail. The
judge ID led the application on the ground
rail after conviction and sentence unless
some extraordinary reason for il we're shown,
aud no such reason had been given. Clsw.
son thereupOn sued out a writ Of habeas
corpus In the supreme court Of the TERRITORY
and prayed for release upon the ground that
the court below had unlawfuny refused to
admit him TO bail. The supreme court
overruled the petition and remanded the
mi. ono IN fF,F1r fFf .t,,I
upon be took the present appeal
10 this court. This court holds, inasmuch az
the judgment of the Third judicial court In
which the prisoner was tried did not impose
on him fine only, but also i'm mprisop IN ent, bis
admission TO bad pending an appeal from
that judgment is distinctly committed by the
laws Of Utah to the discretion OF the court OF
judge TO whom the application for release
may ne made. The supreme court Of Utah
was, therefore, right in overrullug the peti.
ton and remanding the prisoner to the Gus
tody Of the marshal, aud its Judgment Il
affirmed. Justice Miller aud Field dis
Sc nted.
CATTLE GRAZING QUARANTINE.
The bill introduced BY Senator Coke to es-
tablish quarantine on the live stock trail pro-
vides FOR the appointment OF three commls-
sioners TO lay out aud establish a public high
way for the purpose of driving live stock 70
market, or from one place to another, aud
also to establish at convenient points on this
highway or trail suitable Quarantined grazing
grounds, where live stock NAV be held and
grazed for short periods during the drive.
This trail shall begin on the Red river. near
the Tooth degree Of longitude, thence run in
4 northwesterly direction through the Indian
territory, following as far as possible the Fort
Grffip aud Dodge City trail TO the southwest
ern corner Of Kansas, aud thence over un-
appropriated lands OF the United States 10 a
uortherly direction to the boundary lIne be-
tween the United States and Canada, the
trail not to exceed six miles in width and the
guaranteed grazing grounds not 20 exceed
twelve miles square. Unappropriated public
lands needed for the purpose Of the act are
10 be withdrawn from settlement and set
apart for the purpose OF the act for ten years.
Tue report Of the commissioner requires the
approval Of the secretary OF the interior be-
fore the trail is established, and $40, 600 il
appropriated for the purpose Of the act.
THE PCBLc PRINTING AND CHOLERA.
The public printer to-day transmitted to
The senate bis report for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1854. The report SAYS the printing
BY order Of the senate cost STAG. l4S. against
S54. 81, and the house printing $236, 333,
assinst s175, 26T for the previous year. On
the probable Introduction Of cholera into this
country and its relation TO his Office, the pub
lie printer says;
u am advised that imported rags are
largely used by the contractor who supplies
Us with paper, The treasury department has
issued an order prohibiting the importation
OF rags from choler4 infected countries. II
there be danger IN the use Of
rags az the mills. it would seem
that the disease might - communicated
in the paper daily received al this Office
In view Of the expected approach OF eholerS,
and in the name OF the $500 people under
my charge, Isubmit this IS = proper question
fO7 the consideration Of con grvss-"
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