, 1870-12-05
The Pacific Railroad Companies
Preparing to Resist the
Demands OF Secretary
Boutwell,.
Opinions by Prominent Lawyers
Submitted to the Attor-
ney General.
The Esntiouul Banking Law
Amendments Proposed.
Pay Of Government Offlcers--Com1ara.
tive Statistics.

Bpeeial Dispatch to The Chiea&s Tribune |
Mr.. Bnr1TIti's DEMAND OK TIE Pacific kAiLr
RnApS-
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-rhe 2Cttoo OF Secret4tT
Boutwell, In refusing 70 settle aecJouts With s@t'-
ous Pa<inc iaIttuats untH they EoAkc some sAt4s-
tory Arrangement to secur. the government o.
the money paid Tor Inte1eG: On thelr bouds, has
provoke d strung fernons trance fson tue coFpo-
rar1ons interested. Fatlous lawyers have bern
delivering Arguments before Attorney General
Ake1mau. In behalf Of tho railroads, for the lass
three daya. TIE grounds taken BY tac.e corpora
tloIa arr, that they afe not under obligations to
pay tti> intc1eat until the bonds have matured1
except from tpec:nc services Of revenue express
y let aide 70. that purpose, and also that the
United States viii be great gainef, not only b
saving in freishts and carrying mails. hnt In the
enhanced value Of public lands, and IN the in.
crease OF taxable plope,ty. Judge E r Hoar, In
Al opiniun. which Was Yesterday handed to his
successor, Mr. Ake1man, saJl:
The Kpyefulu+ Mt is6ued lis boud9 to 4 COMPANY
winch IA to build road through wilderness
which would exhauSt every aV1il2nle meanH TO
~ea Ma,en eeSe 49, fes a
the ulumste value OF toc 1hnle work, when once
brought into perfect and fuu operation The
seeaIe % sne pa. nsnt : tic oonds, prfacfp j and
ltte7est, At their maturity. which Tonld be thirty
5eart alter tnelr dare Iu the meantime compen-
he heainnf1v M, ANNA nefcentare Of net r.
ceipts Of the load af.er It's cnmnletion was 10
he applied toward the discharge Of intefess a
nn,ss - mes S1; sIr,o1 1.n 1T enonh ne
secsdrpla IL aDy surplus. Int no olt1er provision
Tor current tntsreBt was stipulated OF designed to
he made, because none coud be made without
1he Ittts en v,.tss "a ~ nfaratt y, =
t,nnos r. mj-annuaIjT> becsnse fnrh nayment Eas
tmpo1tant TO .hetr market vafne. But rms Implies
no4hlnx 70 TO me ttIma 90 Nhteh tna Sredit o. TOO
ntsbaH ~ tha " r,iitnsd ~ ebTn,nm1 Tness feIma
Ct 9 promised win 1u ID security as tue company
could give IA repay the loan Of 'h,is, and ID the
Meahttne 70 applr p,laie ees p,ctae tonoe To-
"arS ~ ~ ~ - LEI rpau ~, k
r.t,. nj t,s tnr so,,a tsa e.nscia,,.
tn r,c~ ~ M n..r ,asamh,,rr ~ co,, -ss ,snsn
thts nnps,,or - II, rtre ne In rnnrh ,,tscus,son
1snrrTrnsrss ,e srrTnrpx pt1ixosns
Tnc 1ndch,adrcsx ~ v.rtons Son,nern mi,
,os1 romnsntra n thr Government, IN,
| -o,i,~ s,.,,. .rs ,,,..o-ono.., ,,.na,
a-s- - tnsr ~ w. a,o.s ~ .,a -,
to e4,r ,rsn,,,o, r,,s .,no,,,',. ~ =. ooo NJ,
II ,.,rc tnfo r,n.rt~ ~ +na -e,,,o.as H. 1,n,,.
States 1e,s1nes :, i,cn thereon an, Tcserre1, ,hs
Ttoht tn re,atr nos.e.s,on at the roads. md col
,ecr the rcvennes ,hc,eot. pnt,I tho nh,,r.tlon,
wcre ,,,.rh.rccS A. = renn,ai ,n,no tn, rsr
| ~. .,orsIr,nr 10. f.nan ~ rona.t ~ t.n,. =,
~ res no.xees,nn ~ Tnr rn,,fs. RI. Tennessee
,nnro,sa n,rti,.,,a,,r fo,i,rc IN ct,,sJ, Taroent
ttor ns theIr cIa,ms for the use n
| rn.ae ,1r,1no tha wor harc aased ami receIvr,
! cra ar,.nsfn, ,ft.- er,,h.r ,ri,hont cor,tr,r,
,r,tb nv ~ ,hsrn IN hooa ~ haino ri,,m.telr r.
l,rvr,t INN na1ne1, },y Congress. One of III
fcr eyc-n,1or. - m Eew f,rlesn. J. f,hsttanoos7
Ra,,rosd. yxh,ch fss psaaei into the hands o
Sortheyn canI,alIs,s. and Il now paving it's in
dcptetaess At tie s,te of 81. 900 pce month
| TIE NATIONAL cEx4TxRiKs,
| The act of {.nnuresa nrny[tInp for removing th
remains Of deceased Uaipn soldiers, has bteu yer
faithfully executed. According 70 report 1us
| made tho total expenses incurred In carrying on
the pl ortston OF this act are sa3 SO There IT
seEenss-tnrce national cemeteries, and tn
REMAINS Of deceased Union soldiers Il
also inferred In aIa local cemt
testes. The total number OF todie
fcrostcd Intc1r ed IL 3lo5l:, ot which number th
remoius Of 1ss,1o3 caa he identified, wnlte thos
! Of l4s 4GS remain unknown. But about as sca
| tered bodies remain ytt to be Inferred. ston
arched entrances are to he built at the princlpl
ecmetets 8, and all Of them arc to have hedges II
Ace Of the permanent enclosure. Twenty tno1
land dollars has been expended tie past year l
planting tftea ana sntnpa, and It IL the tltslgu
toe t)ua,tetmas,e, General to plant in each cen
e,ery, as soou as practicable, elm and maple isee
| The records Of over 10000 graves have been pr
served In .weuty-nye published volumes Of Il
".Roll Of HONOR and two volumes more ri
cpmnlctc the work.
ADMIRAL roK1EH ". rK1s1pESr 6RA%r.
The letter Of Admiral Porter, rejecting upe
General Gsaut. receut.t published In New 70,
paper, continues to be lhe source Of comment
1 administration crrlee. Po1tC1 himself, who
here. Is very much worried about sne matter. +
docs not 1eny It's autheni1c1,s, but aluplY asses
| that he has no recollection OF ever having Witt.
It, Tie also Offers to rtoye by hts dtaty that
| ctu1d not have written such A letter. aa In