Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-16

that of his eight colleagues: bat in view of what
he thought the people of this country wished to
accomplish what they had accom- plished and
| that they believed they had accomplished bv
means OF this legislation, ne must express his
dissent from the opinion OF the court He had
not had time since the hearing ef that opinion to
prepare statement of the grounds Of dissent
but he should prepare and file one as soon as
! possible, and in the meantime desired to ,,ut
upon record this expression Of his individual
Judgment.
TIE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
TIe report of Commissioner of Railroads
Armstrong transmitted to the secretary of ths
Interior to-day notes marked improvement in
the method of recording and reporting to his
office by several roads. Particular attention is
called to the report of Controller Lawrence in
relation to the Withholding payment for trans
| portatlon for the government by roads which
have not been subsidized with bonds. He re-
! ports the properties of the several railroads
coming within the jurisdiction of tle bureau are
well maintained and that while the traffic or
these roads is steadily increasing in volume, the
rates charged are gradually decreasing. The
total Indebtedness of the several subsidized Pa
cifc railroads to the United States June 80,
| 1888, was as follows: Union Pacific,
including the Kansas Pacific, s64,-
626,696; Central Pacific including
Weste n Pacific, So, $40. 4S4; Sioux City l. Pa
| cihc, S5,O92, CIT; central branch Union Pacific,
s149, sos; total, Sl2a, 845, ,605 The total credit
on account of transportation services performed
and money paid into the treasury is as follows:
Union Pacific, S3, ,5S5, ,040; Central Pacific, ST.
653, ,Sl3; Sioux City d Pacific, Sl59, ,084; total,
S2l, 1853, ,292. Balance in favor of the United
States but not due until maturity of the princi-
pal III iSJ5'99, $l02, 2,376,L2. The report shows
that the Central cifc has in the treasury to
credit of th@ sinking fund So 2404,0l5, and the
Union Pacific $l,697. The report regards
the sinking fund as fail
ure on account of The lack of suitable
Investment. The commissioner recommends
the appointment of a committee to investigate
and report to congress on all questions relating
to the estabi- -hment of transportation rates over
or upon railroads within the United States, SO
far as they relate to interstate commerce. The
commissioner presents elaborate tables showing
the condition of the various roads, June 80.
1883. OF the Central Pacific company, he re-
pOrts, that while the tonnage and number Of
passengers carried were greater in '82 than in
'64 the revenue from these sources has been
nearly S5UG per nile less than in '61, indicating
a clear reduction IN passenger and freight rates.
With respect to the Union Pacific Railroad
company, he reports the main line from Omaha
to Ogden, now ali laid in steel rails,
the grades and curvatures being reduced and that
a large amount OF alla.t has been laid. The
Kansas City to Denver has 450 miles of steel
rails. The business of the company is increas-
ing and its financial affairs are in good condi-
ton. The 25 per centum OF the net earnings of
the subsidl zed portion of the road for the year
ended December 81, 1882, amounts to S2,032,-
3l2. The transportation services rendered ty
the company to the government amounted to
81, l39, 10, all of which was withheld, and this
with balance of S69, sos found to be due the
Kansas division ca+tiar1an OE tha E--o y,a-
cantum net earnings for the same peri.d aggrs-
gates 81, zoo, 405, leaving balance due the Uni
ted States Of S825,907, of which pay
ment was demanded April 81, 1851.
The mater of the claim by
the company for deduction OF S592, go ex-
pended for new construction and equipment
from the gross earnings Of the road has been
referred 10 the attorney general with a request
that proceedings be instituted with view to
obtaining judgm ant for whatever amount may
be found due the government and to ascertain
ing judiciousy the proper construction OF sec
ton 10 of the act of '76.
With respect to the Northern Pacific railroad
he reports 1t has been completed with remarka-
bic v1gor and success. The entire line, he saws,
has been inspected and found to be very thor
oughly constructed. The company has acquired
by United States patent 74O,U63 acres of land by
certifcation by the United States land officer,
not patented, 1858, OBS; earned but not certi-
fed, 70, ,0O0, 900, making the total land grant
earned by the company to June so, 1888, 3D.
3,098 acres. The company had disposed of
4,539, ,743 acres to June 30, 1873, for $15,593,-
I56.
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad company he
reports the whole length of road, San Francisco
to New Ocleans, generally well built but in
places it will require improvement. The sew
eral roads are being brought as rapidly as posi-
bic under one consolidated management, and the
ITten of hot
the road and equipment first class in every re-
spect.
The commissioner closes his report with
recommendation that the government authorize
construction of railroad through Yellowstone
park. Upon this subject he says: ''If a railroad
be authorized it ought not to be monopoly
OF any one OF the great parties In
interest and if any charter be granted for con-
structiOn of such road, it should contain pco-
vision by which the Northern, Central and
Union Pacific railroads and the National Park
Improvement company should be equally inter
ested In the construction ard management
The government OF the road should be invested
in ten directors two 10 be appointed by the
president to represent the government and two
by each of the companies named Charges for
traffic shOu be subject to supervision Of the
secretary of the interior. The most direct route
for such road would be along the northern
border Of the park.
TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS.
The chief justice announced that ct re-
quest of litigants in the important case Of
the County OF San Mateo against tie
Southern Pacific Railroad company, that
case would be restored to its place on the
docket to await a hearing of other cases
involving the same, or nearly same, ques-
tions. The other cases are those relating
to state taxation of corporations, recently
decided by Justice Field, in ihe United
States circuit court for the district of Cal
ifornia.
SHERMAN AND HIS STAFF.
Gen. Sherman has selected Col. Teurt-
elotte and Col. Bacon as members of his
staff, to remain with him in st. Louis after
being retired from command of the army
Until he is placed on the retired list. Gen.
Poe, of his staff, will resume his duties in
the engineer corps, and Gen. TibalL an
other sid-de-csmp, has been assigned to
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