Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-06
A Strong Protest From Congress-
men Concert ming Forfeited
Land Grants
Merr.ck Continues Demolisb-
ing Time in the Star
Route Case.
a Decision Worth Millions to
Suhsldjz4 d Roads, Render
ed by Lawrence.
Hog Cholera Extermine6 - Tho
TariR ON sugar.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Special D'spNtcn 20 TnR BSB.

aN lNlbhlANl bEttSlONs
WASHINGTON, Jlue 5.--JudFe Law.
ronce, tiist c)mptreil,r If the trcat-
uty, has given an opiaion IN the mat
ter If the right Of the Utah & North
eru railroad company to psymea for
services rendered in carrying malta
f,r She Uulted States, he holdo as fl.
| lows:
F,rrt--Tho oct of Msrch 2, 1873,
glv4, no rig It TO any o'hcer
ot the government to with
hold from railway company
which did not receive aid In euUsidy
honda of the Uaited States payment
OF comp0nsation earned by it In carry
ing mails even though such company
is controlled by bond subsidizsd rail-
way.
Second - Neither the so.,sjled
Thurman sct," May 6 n, 1873 ncr
the set Of March Sd, 1879, gives any
authority TO withhold such compeDss,
tion from a railway company which
received no aid In subsidy bonds by
the United Slater.
Tn!rd---The statutes relating to bond
subsiGized pay of railways do not re =
peal or In any manner interfere with
the statutes givirg jurisdio,io to the
accounting offioer Of the treasury de.
partmept.
Fourtn-The Utah & Northern rail
way Company 10 entitled to paymen,
from ths United States for its s"rv css
In carrying tho mail of the L tied
States IN pursuance OF the regulate nt
ct the postCtiice department.
1hts decisiop fiaally determines In
favor of the Pacific railway company
long pending controversy az to tbsiI
right to receive payment In cash foi
mail transpor alton services to the gov
eminent on leased or nop-subsi1lSac
portions Of their respective lines.
The comptroller says the question al
whole spp!ies rot only to compenra
tion FOR mail service, but for all uthsl
ssrgIcs Tor the Ulited Stated On un
suoeid ID roads, aud Involves Sevsra
milliCn dollars,
TIE HILL CASE,
| WASHINGTON, JUre 8 In 5he Ill
inI ostigaioa toy w.hIn 9
Steiunetz Of Nay York, an exoerr
testified that In the construction Q
The Phiiede'phis cust7n house Hi
mad enolsygd quarry, ilo,oSd Of ne
Gimer,i)ns, IN measuring the stou'
ussd, thereby mulc.irg tie govern
msnt IL large amount He wa
directed to suhmit report as 10 tn,
actual amount so loS5 10 the govern
moHt. Adjourned 10 Monday.
THE STAR ROUTE CASE.
| WASHINGTON, June B -- II tho sta
route trial to day Merrick compared
he evidence given by DJraey an,
Rerdell, and read copious extract
from the reporss Of d )rsPy's examias
tion, calling particular attention t.
tho number If II do not remom mber'
ans gern returned oy tbs witness. Ad
journcd.
CAPTAIN JOHN P, WALKER,
Tairi cavalry, RI Gently court msrtialet
ind cersurtd d, has loft Fort Apach,
without loave and is wandering abou
New Mexico. Ho will ba arrested
aud examined by O medicsl board a
TO his nGu!ty.
FORFEITED LAND GRANTS.
Representative Cobb, Of Indiana
| Damn, and R1secranp, have, through
an attorney, sent a communication Il
S c'etary Teller sskig & him not TO al
low filing or reTscocd in tho interio
department any mortgage made b,
me Now Orleans Pacific Railroad com
psny upon lands originally granted
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge d
Vtctaburg railroad company, aud bJ
the latter transferzed TO the corpora
ion tiIss named. Ths memor,alist
assert that such mortgage has beer
executed and il to be used sn a bss
for land giant bonds; that the contem
plated traI saction ia Ia violation o
law aud there Ia grave doubt rs to tn
right IF the Now Orleans PacifiS cem
pauy to avail itsclf Of this liId Gran
Ia any vsy whatever Cobb, Dunn
aud RJseorans also fled with Score
tary Teller protest against an
action Oh his part which would rsaul
in the issuance of certificates t
TO the Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany for lands originally granted tn,
Texas Pacific company. They asser
these lands were declared forfeited b.
tho judiciary committee Of the hons,
OF representatives OF the Fourty
seventh congress; that bill for tn
consolidation Of the Southern Pacifi
and Texas Pacific roads, by which tn
former hoped TO acquire a shadow o
tito to tho lands, was twIoe defeated
In the house and the Southern Pscifi
company could not, by ar EHs,gumen
from the Texas Pacific como2ny, &c,
quire snyiyslid title to the lat.er's lalc
grant.
HOO CHOLERA
II 10 said by officers OF tho depsrt
ment of agriculture that hog cholerI
is practically extermiosted, Unsuc
oessful attempts have been made 70
weeks TO securo virus from infected
hogs for experimenting purposes.
SUGAR REGULATIONS.
The secretary of the treasury ha
instructed collectors of customs Ia re
gard TO the drawback on suq.rs unde
the tariff act of March 3, 1888 fxinI
the following rates until September l
1888:
First-On refined, loaf, cut Loaf
crushed, granulstsd, and powdere,