New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
gHE r4CIrC GAILROID SCIzS.

1tfr I1roRStY-GENrRAI's REPORT 10 CoNGrL's
-iur FIVE SUITS tND THEIR PlrsrNr STATUS
WAsuSoTON Feb. 3.-A communication
fnm the Attorney t,,nerd sent 10 the Senate h-
AT ruonn ~ answer o the resolution submitted toy Mr
I,nnd. o the 2Oh of January, requesting that officer
a. inform the What steps have be "a taken hy Any
u or otherwise under the second section 0i the L"-i'l
uyc Judicial. and Executive Appropriation hiI o. h"r'h
3. 1913 aud whr,h,r { e Ave per cent claim oi the
United states WIS brought under adiudc1iion, etc Iho
Attorney q, neral states:
since March D. 773. the ie ~ tho approval o' ne
act rcicircd 70. nyc suits nave been hrongt bt tc iNl
roads "a which bonds have b''n 'ss.'u ny 'ne nl.'
states under tie second OF said act IN the Court
Of Claims against The United states one was 10y thr
Ihon Pac1r Railroad company ~ Juft 80 W. ~
trc central Pa,fhc Railroad Company on Dec D iH''
one ~ the railroad conpany ou N"' - l. - ana
80 Tho .niis of rhr central Pacific hav" not been
brought tii, although - 'dcncc hns been flrd 10y t'
sas raclnc ConP,ny b.. t"frn no, ~" Gc'i%n ,,.
nce 'he Cling OF me i,"n' s,rd g .i =" To tne tne
Union Pacific Company h.s been a'Jull."',u' ;" @ ,ne
t.tiinn filed in that suit. the 1u-w'r ana tct"h WIS
Ap1l I0 1873. on Nay 81, $50 The Court gave Jnds
r-p for the Union Par H. Railroad Company ~ the sum
Sji2G32 90 on July r. ls!2. AN apr, "Ss ,s ."s'n
heard aud N,y. 20 100 thr supreme out rmrt'n
decision a0irnin2 iil" lnd-n'n oi tue ",t l iiT ,
the last date there has p''n II" In'her p"''o's'
u mat suit ,,s ,.,.,,
for Tie Union Pa,ihc Railroad company vHS Nee IN ,llr
Union rs, Nc Coupanyr suit lh' ciahh o ih' h't,u
f,ff ,lort y
,,J of March >, ~ wa moi brought uhlrr Huu
dication nor pa sd upon. the answer ana seton
containing no demand ior the same am
informed that the claim In tho per cent
~ net earning VAS uli uculoi N the answer ana set
of of the Uued States in thc tuon Iarhc EulIoad
ompunys anit boctu of the agreement entered mo
,y Mr. arrtt Gn DchHii Of tie UniO. Pacific kiilrItd
Cnmrany and bcc,lsr th" at approved Jane -, l-1l
wa. tr,lrd DTsciihng the manner o bringing SUIT
bv the ntcd stars or the le ict cent OF net earnings
as.nrt tnc railroad Company.
Accompanying t',e communication Il the answer and
-tc OF the United states ,d In the Court OF Claims
some mouths ago. and the following agreement In the
Court of Cluims:
The Union Pacific Railroad COMPANY against tle
Iu,d STATES NO. NOblt il hrieip stipulated on De
half n the plaintiff that Judgment AGAINST tine United
eintrs irh Dee rendered ~ this cause shalt b col
ccird unt after final judgment IN the tut brought III
the Circuit Court OF the United states or the DISTRICT OF
Massachusetts, 10y the United states against the plain
, under directiun nf the act of Congress ol June ~
1874 10 recover sums claimed to bc due rs inc hNe per
cent of th. net earnings of the railroad of the plalntns
and iu cgs- of recovery by the United rlAtes ~ c
latter suit the iud mcni may h. offset ngns any Jug
u,uf for the plaun. IN ths cause but nothing herein
sl bc construed to ac,t the right of recovery 10y either
party Ia either of said sni,S. :. bANllEiI
'' For the Union Pacific H. X. CO.