Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-22
WASHINGTON.
TREASURY STATEMENT.

TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, April ,21.-The statement
of the United States treasurer shows the
gold, silver and United States notes in the
treasury to-day: Gold coin and bullion.
1886 1892, $50; silver dollars and bullion.
sos, 1872, 1876; fractional silver coin, S27.-
98S,597; United States notes, sac, IA, 1873;
total, $685., 1902, 086; certificates of out
standing gold, $47, 27S,15O; silver, $71,4S6,-
931; currency, $9,415,00O.
THE HILL INVESTIGATION.
The special committee appointed to Ia
vestigate the charges against Supervising
Architect Hill will meet at the treasury
department on Monday morning prepared
to receive the testimony of such witnesses
as may present themselves. Letters have
been received from Poulsen & Eyer, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, and the attorney of Man
| ley, Cooper & Co., of Philadelphia, an
| nouncing their purpose of appearing be-
fore the committee next week to substan-
tlate the charges preferred by them against
Hill.
ON THE WAY HOME.
telegram was received at the White
house this morning stating that the presi-
dent will leave Savannah by rail at p. N.
today and that he expects to reach Wash
ington tomorrow.
LETTER To THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION
PACIFIC.
The following is the full text of a letter
respecting the financial differences now
existing between the United States and the
Union Pacific Railroad company, which was
lately addressed by the secretary Of the
interior to the president of that company:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WASHING
TON, D. c., April 81, 1SS3.-Sidney Dillon,
Esq, President of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, New York City Sir: The commits
sioner of railroads, in communication to
nae dated the 10Th inst, submits statements
| copies of which are herewith encIosed)
| showing a cash requirement from your
company, for the year ended Dec. 81, 1882,
under the act of May Z, 1873, to be 1915
! 905.51, added TO interest requirements
claimed from your company to Dec. 81.
| 1881, the amount now claimed to
| be due to the United
States after deducting transportation
| services performed to December 81, 1882,
Is $1,727,742.5 In addition to demands
| for payment OF various sums already made
for periods prior to January l, 1882, l de-
mand the payment on behalf of the United
| States from the Union Pacific Railway
| company of the sum of 1926, 905.51, which
is a cash requirement from the company
| for the year ending December 80, 1882.
Attention is called to the statement of
| the commissioner, as follows: The total
balance claimed BY the government under
the act of May 2, 1878, up to December 81,
1882, is $1,727, 742.54. If the whole amount
| claimed by the company on account of
| contested items for new construction and
new equipment be deducted there would
| still remain an uncontested balance of
$1,036, S24.8S, as appears from the
| following statement, and not part of
which has been paid or rendered except
$69,356.S3. On July 26, 1878, the total
cash balance claimed by the government
to Dec. 81, 1881, is 1901, S37O3; for the
| year ending Dec. 81, 1882, 1926, 9O55I.
Total, $1,727,792 Deducting 25
| per cent. of the amount claimed by
the company for new construction aud
new equipment to Dec. 1, 1881, $685.
1896 and 25 per cent. of the
same for 1882, S95,5577O, $694,917.66, a
balance is due the government of $1,036,
924.S8. If the company has any defense
to this part of the cash payment required,
this Office has not been informed of it.
desire also to call your attention to the
sixth section of the act of May z, 1873,
| which provides that no dividend
shall be voted, made or paid for
or to any stockholder or stock
holders in either of the said COM anies
respectively, at any time when the said
company shall be in default of payment
of either of the sums required as afore-
said, to be paid into said sinking fund, or
in respect to payment of 8 per cent. Of
the net earnings, etc.
If your company should decline to &C.
cede to my demands for the payment of
the whole amount due to the United
States, 1 suggest that at least pay
ment of so much of the balance due the
company docs not contest, viz:
| $1,O36,824.88 TO be made with
out further delay and without
prejudice to questions in controversy
which are proper for judicial determine
ton. If the company should pay into the
| treasury of the United States the uncon-
| tested balance as above, l desire it to be
distinctly understood that the demand for
payment of the whole amount, as herein
| before stated, is not waived. OF course,
you must well know that l have not the
authority 70 demand or accept a less
! amount than Is due to the United States
under the law. Yours respectfully,
Signed H. M. TELLER, Secretary.
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