Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

let the rum-drinkers pay tax. I, myself
would vote to take of all taxes upon to-
bacco.
Third-We must put an emphatic de-
nunciation upon this political assessment
business, and we must do it in an appropri-
alton bill, and, if the Democrats choose to
oppose riders on any such subject, let
them do it.
Fourth-We must also put upon the
statut books, in rational form, some
law which will place the civil service of
this country upon sensible basis, and
meet the demands of the people by re-
moving the control of petty Offices from
political patronage. Do that in an ap-
preparation bill too, so as to be sure that it
will carry, and, if the Democrats filibuster
to prevent the passage of a bill with such
a measure in it, let the responsibility for
the defeat of the measure, and for the ex-
ira session which might follow be with
them.
Fifth-We must enact law which shall
settle any possibility of disputes as to the
counting of the electoral votes, and remove
that danger from our political future.
Sixth-We must make no appropriations
for any new ships of war. The people do
not want navy. They do not care any
thing about it. There has been such an
odor of jobbery, or at least of supposed
jobbery, about the navy department, that
the people look upon any proposition re-
lating to large expenditures for the navy
with suspicion. And if war should come
and no war is coming
and find US unprotected as
to war ships, that will be our misfortune.
and the peoples fault.
Seventh-We must let the tariff alone.
and leave it for the Democrats, wish their
great majority in the next house, to be re-
sponsible for. It will be the rock upon
which they will suffer shipwreck. They
are divided upon that question as badly as
we are.s Il will be club with which we
can beat them down again in the campaigns
for the two years that are to come.
Eighth done, we must adjourn and
go home. If the Democrats object to
these measures to such an extent that it
shall not be possible to accomplish these
objects without losing an appropriation
bill, then let the appropriation bill 60, and
the responsibility for an extra session will
be with them. With an extra session their
trouble will begin. They are masters of
the politics of blundering. They have
commenced we'll. Look at it. Along the
Mississippi valley already two men, Chal-
mers and Kellogg, honestly elected, &C.
knowledged to have been elected by the
Democratic election officers, are counted
out from sheer Democratic partisan avar-
ice. The Democrats cannot stand up un-
der it, much less can they stand before the
people when in responsible control of the
house. The Republican party, yon will
lately has seldom had good sue
cess in the off years, when it has been in
the majority. 1t has been more fortunate
when in the minority.
Western Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-In the annual re-
port of the commissioner of railroads, for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1882, the
commissioner says: AS rule the accounts
of the roads are kept in thoroughly COM
prehensive and business like manner.
Members of the bureau made extensive
trips this year to inspect the vast proper
ties of numerous bonded and land grant
railroads coming within its juris-
dlction. A decidedly healthy improvement
in construction, operation and business
was manifest. Steel rails are substituted
for iron as rapidly as practicable; more
t lesto the mile and of superior quality;
better fastenings and good ballast are be-
ing used; bridges and buildings are not
onl y being repaired and renewed, but gen
orally improved or replaced by better
ones; embankments and cuts are being
widened, grades and curvatures reduced
and general Improvements made as far as
practicable. The best locomotives are be-
ing used, and improved pas
senger and freight cars pur-.
chased or built. The unprecedented
construction of railways the present year
deserves very thoughtful consideration.
The Pacific companies are rapidly extend
ing their lines to secure the trade of the
rapidly developing sections, or make
through connections with important con-
tributing points. which will ultimately be
VI 8 IOdS NoAuO w AId1u 1lucS. lQ0 money
applicable to the repayment
of interest of per cent. of
tho earnings and sinking fund require
ments derived from transportation re-
ceipts will be $16,SO4,O44. The total cash
payments to Dec. 81, 1881, required from
the companies, in addition 10 the reten-
ton of the entire compensation for servi-
ces. are: Central Pacific, $1,2S2, ,264; Cen
trail branch Union Pacific, $1,953; Union
Pacific, $9O1,S37; total, $2,1S6,O54. The
total Indebtedness of the several subsi-
died Pacific railroads to the United
States, June 80, 1882, was: Union Pacific,
principal, S33,539,512; accrued interest,
SSO,0S0,99S; total, $63 62O,51O; Central Pa
cltic, principal, 1856, $50; accrued inter-
est, S24, ,2S5,l33; total, S52,14O,s13;
Sioux City & Pacific, prin-
clpal, $1,62S,320; accrued interest ST.
4l5, ,447; total. S3,O43,76.. Central branch
Union Pacific, principal, $1,6OO,OOO; ac-
crued interest, $1,5O1, ,SOS.26; total, So. .1O1,
S0S.26. Transportation services perform
ed and money paid into the treasury:
Union Pacific, 81, ,36O, sos; Central Pacific.
S6,OO4 sos; Sioux City & Pacific, s95,27s;
Central branch Union Pacific, Sl31.566:
total, $1S,592, 112; balance in favor of the
United States but not due until maturity:
principal, ,1S95-1S99, ,$1O3, ,314, 1856. The sink
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