Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-23
WASHINGTON.
TREASURY STATEMENT.

S186, 392, $50; silver dollars and bullion,
sos, 1872, 496; fractional silver coin, S27,-
988, 597; United States notes, S45, 141 1888;
total, $685., 2,086; certificates of out
standing gold, $47, 27S, $50; silver, 81, 1885,
931; currency, $9,415,OOO.
THE HILL INVESTIGATION.
The special committee appointed to IN
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-
tiate the charges preferred by them against
Hill.
ON THE WAY HOME
A telegram was received at the White
house this morning stating that the presi-
dent will leave Savannah by rail at p. m.
to-day 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, 1S83.-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 18th 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 $685.
| 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 $1,727,742.54 In addition to demands
for payment of various sums already made
for periods prior to January 1, 1882, 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 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 oflMay 2, 1873, 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
S1,O36,S24.8S, as appears from the
4 foil or uTra to4n
which has been paid or rendered except
$69,35S.S3. On July &c, 1878, the total
cash balance claimed by the government
to Dec. 81, 1881, is 1901, S37O3; for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1882, 1926, 9O551.
Total, $1,727, 1924. Deducting %
per cent. of the amount claimed by
new equipment to Dec. l, 1881, $685.
1896 and 25 per cent. of the
same for 1882, $95,557.7O, $694,917.66, a
balance is due the government of $685.
S24.8S. 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, 1878,
which provides that no dividend
shall be voted, made or paid for
or to any stakeholder or stock
holders in either of the said companies
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 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, l suggest that at least a pay
ment of so much of the balance due the
company does not contest, viz:
$1,036,S24.S 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, 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 I have not the
authority to demand or accept a less
amount than is due to the United States
under the law. Yours respectfully,
| [Signed II. M. TELLER, Secretary.
WANT PERCENTAGE ON SALES OF PUBLIC
| LANDS.
The secretary of the interior to-day re-
lquested Attorney General Brewster to ap-
pear in behalf of the commissioner of the
general land Office in the mandamus pro-
ceedings inaugurated by the state of
Illinois in the supreme court of the United
States. This is an application for man
damus to compel the government to allow
that state per cent. of the net proceeds
of the sales of public lands within the
state for which payment was made at the
rate of $1.25 per acre in military land
scrip.
| SMUGGLING ON THE RIO GRANDE.
It is reported to the treasury depart
ment that smuggling is being extensively
practiced on the Rio Grande river, and
that difference of opinion exists between
the district attorney for the southern dis
trict of Texas and the collector of customs
at Brownsville as to the authority of the
officers of the latter to arrest persons de-
tected in the act of smuggling. The ques-