Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-06
A Strong Protest From Congress-
men Concerning Forfeited
Land Grants
Merr.ck Continues Demolisb-
ing Time in the Star
Route Case.
a Decision Worth Millions to
Suhsldjz d Roads, Render
ed by Lawrence.
Hog Cholera Extermine6 Tho
Tariff ON Sugar.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Special DispNtcn 20 TuR BSB.

an lbhlA pIItNlONt
WASHINGTON, jane 5.--JudFe Law.
sonce, tist comptroller If the trcat-
uty, has given TN cpiaion IN the mat
ter If the right Of the Utah e. North
err railroad company to psynieaa for
services rendered in carrying malta
f,r She United States, he holdo as fl.
lows:
Ftrrt--Tho oct of Msrch 2, 1878,
glvs1 n rig TO any o'icer
IF the government to with.
hold from @ railway com ANY
Whtch did not receive aid In suUsidy
honda of the Uaised States payment
OF compensation earned by it In carry
my mails even though such company
is controlled by a bond s~ubsidizsd rail-
way.
Second - Neither the so.oajled
Thurman sct," May 6 h, 1873, ncr
the set Of March Sd, 1879, gives any
authority 10 withhold such corpeDss,
tion from a railway company which
received no aid In subsidy bonds By
the United Slater.
Tn!rd--The statutes relating to bond
subsidized pay of railways do NOT re
peal or In any manner interfere with
the statutes giving jurisdio,iol to the
accounting officer of the treasury de.
partmept.
Fourta-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 regulations
ct the p~ostCtiiGe department.
Ihts decisiop fiaally determines In
favor of the Pacific railway company
long pending controversy az to tbsil
right to receive payment In cash foi
mail transportation services to the gov
eminent on leased or nop-subsi1lSac
portions Of their respective lines.
The comptroller say the question al
a whole spplies not only to com2enra
lion FOR mail service, but for all othsl
~ssrSlcs Tor the United Stated on M
suoeid I'd roads, aud Involves Sevsra
milliCn dollars.
Il HILL CASE,
WASHINGTON, JUre 5-In 5he Ill
nIostigssioa toy w.lGn 9
%Steinnetz of Nay York, an exoerr
testified that In the 0 ruct,on Q
The P~hiiede'phis Gust m house Hi
had emolsygd quarry, ilotoSd Of ne.
Gimer,i)ns, IN measuring the stou'
ussd, thereby ~mulc.irg tie govern
msnt IN q large amount He wa.
directed to suhmit 8 report as 10 tn,
actual amount b. loSb 10 the govern
moHt. Adjourned 10 Monday.
THE STAR ROUTE CASE.
WASHINGTON, June B In tho sta,
route trial to day Merrick compared
he evidence given by DJraey an,
Rordell, and read copious extract
from the reports Of d ,rsey's examins
lion, calling particular attention t.
Tho number If II do not remember
ans vera returned Dy tbs witness. Ad
journcd.
CAPTAIN JOHN P WALKER,
laird cavalry, RI Gently court msrtialet
ind cersurcd, 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 sanity.
FORFEITED LAND GRANITE.
Representative Cobb, Of Indiana
Damn, and Rnsecranp, have, through
an attorney, sent a communication Il
s. c'etary Teller sskiy & him not to al
low filing or rerscord in tho interio,
department a,,y mortgage made b,
me Now Orleans Pacific railroad com
psny upon lands originally granted
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge d
Vtctaburg railroad company, aud bl
the latter transferzed to the corpora
ion iIss named. Ths memortalist
assert that such mortgage has beeI
executed and il to be used al q bssl
for land giant bonds; that the contem
plated trar saction ia Ia violation o
law aud there Ia grave doubt rs to III.
right IF the Now Orleans Petite Gem
pauy to avail itsclf Of this lAId Gran
Ia any way whatever. Cobb, Dunn
aud R1seorans also flied with Score
tary Teller q protest against an,
action OIL his part which would result
in the issuance of certificates t
TO the Southern Pacifc 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 a bill for III,
consolidation Of the Southern Paclft
and Texas Pacific roads, by which tn
former hoped to acquire a shadow o
title to tho lands, was twIos defeated
In the house and the Southern Pscif
company could not, by ar EBs,gumen
from the Texas Pacific como2ny, &c,
quire snyiyslid title to the latser's LAM
grant.
HOO CHOLERA
II 10 said by officers OF tho depart
ment of agriculture that hog choleri
is practically extermioated, Unsuc
oessful attempts have been made 70
weeks TO secure 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 undeI
the tariff act of March 3, 1888, fxinI
the following rates until September l
1888:
First-On refined, loaf, out Loaf
crushed, granulsted, and powdere,