Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-12
The Attorney General Requested
to lnStitut9 Suit Against
the Union Pacific.
Judge Wylie Wearles of the
Long-W inded Speeches
Of the Lawyers.
Tho Huge Stock In tho Treasury v
Largely Increased Since
the lst.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Special Dispatches to THE BEE.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE UNIo


PACIFIC.
WASHINGTON, May IL. Secretary
Teller addressed the following letter
to the attorney general recommend.
ing the institution of judicial pro.
ceedlngs against the Union Pac ii
railway company to determine the
true meaning of the "pet earnings
clause of the Thurman act:
II have the honor to transmit here
with copy of the letters addressed to
me the Is h ultimo and S:h inst. re.
spectively by the commissioner of
railroads, and exhibits accompanying
the former relating to moneys due the
United States by the Union Pacific
railroad comp, ny. The commissioner
recommends that hls letters and
exhibits be transmitted to you { o
be. .considered with his letters
and exhibits of the Goth
of February lsst) for institution
of legal proceedings to obtain judg.
ment sgsinst the said company, for
whatever sum may be found due the
United States and for judicial deter
minstiou of what are met earnings"
within the meaning of the act of the
9TH of May, 1873 He finds the sum
of 1926 900 to be due the United
States from said company for the year
ending December 3lst, 1882. This
added to the sum due on the 81 of
December, 1881 (9O1 S37), makes a
total of 81, 727,742 due the United
States on the 31st of December, 1882.
Before transmitting to you the papers
herewith doomed 1t proper TO
make formal demand on the
president of said company for
said sum. 1 enclose herewith
copy of my letter to him on the
21st ulto,, making such demand and
of his reply thereto of thu 1st Inst.
The Views OF the commissioner of
railroads on Dillon's letter are ex.
pressed In his letter to me Of the 9Th
iust., copy herewith because of the
refusal of the company to accede to
my demand for settlement of the
sum due. / concur In the recommen.
datlon of the COMMISSIONER that such
judiciai proceedings be instituted to
enforce the demand as may in your
judgment best serve to protect the
interests of the United States"
When the hour for adjourhing was
reached Wilson had disposed of three
of the nineteen routes set out In the
Indictment. Court then said 1t was
manifest argument under the present
ARA agemept would be protected and
counsel were therefore notified that
one representative only would
be heard for each defend
ant. The defenee protested
against this ruling and asserted
time would be saved by adherence to
the original plan, as the counsel would
not cover the same ground In their ar
guments. The only effect of their ap
peals, however, was to induce Judge
WYlle to withhold until Monday for.
NAL ruling In the matter. Adjourned
until Monday.
THE TREASURY BALANCE
to-day amounts to nearly $3.50, OO0,-
600, showing steady increase since
the 3 inst. when the above balance
was 1922, 100000. The increase Is
due to the large receipts from internal
revenue since the 1st.
THE REVENUES.
John j. Kuox, comptroller, entered
upon his temporary duties az acting
commissioner of internal revenue to.
day. He says Deputy Commissioner
Rogers will virtually have full charge
Of the business of the Office.
CHIEF ExAMINRR.
Charles Lyman to-day rendered his
resignation as chief clerk of the United
States tressurer's office and subse.
quently teok the oath of Office as chief
examiner under the civil service com
mission. He will enter upon his new
duties tomorrow.