The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-02-20

Some months ago when . little wal
began between the Chicago. Bur
lIngton and Quincy and the Union
Pacific roads, it was here published d
that lay Gould was beginning, with
tins war. 20 carry on 1is plan TO,
wrecking the Union Pacific, causing II
to be sold on the first mortgage. buv-
ing it IN himself. AID thereby wiping
out over 500. .ooo, 900 Indebtedness
to The United States, which IS only
secured bv second mortgage. Mr..
| Anderson, of Kansas, introduced A
bill IN the House the other day
which will save the Government from
sucn loss. 1t provides that when
| either OF the railroad companies m
| ond mortgages shall fail to keep up
| the interest on their first mortgage
bonds, the Attorney General shall
| apply for Il receiver, who shall there
after manage the road under the
direction, of the Secretary of the In
terror, until the debt 20 the United
States is all paid. There are a great
manv people who think that the
Pacific railroad companies never IN
tended to pay the I. ). when they
borrowed tins money, but if Mr..
Andcrson's bill becomes Il law, the
easy, and at present the only visible
method of ''freezing out" Uncle
Sam as creditor will be ettectually
shut off.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM DOOMED.
The House Committee on Civil
Service Reform met the other dav
for the first time and the various bills
before it were distributed to sub
committee, for consideration. Two
OF these bills are for repeal of the
present law. The feeling on both
sides OF the House IS one OF oppo>i-
ton 10 the present system. The
mention OF civil service reform al
ways provol;es :. smile and the Com
mission IS looked upon as i standing
Joke. | could name over a hundred
members, both Democrats and Re
publican>. who declare that the
whole thing is a farce, and that they
take no interest whatever in It, while
fifty others are in direct opposition
to 1t and pronounce it unpopular and
unconstitutional. Though Mr.. Ran
dali has said that the Appropriations
Committee would report a bIIi for
the Civil Service Commission, It is
generally thought that it will mot
pass. and that the law will be re-
pealed Oh amended in 4 manner that
Will amount to practically the same
thing.
BANKING AND SILVER LEGISLATION.
A member of the Banking and
Currency Committee OF the House
says that there is bu, little doubt
that bill will soon be reported pro-
viding that national banks. may in
crease their circulation to the tull
par value OF such Cuited States
bonds as they have deposited in the
L. 5. Treasury to secure their notes.
He also states that there is little pros
pect of any silver legislation, except
perhaps with regard to the trade
dollars, and that these will be retired
for reooinage upon strictly just terms
to the holders.
CHANDLER CURTAILED. |
There is = strong flavor Of eCono-
nv in the forthcoming naval appro- |
prlation bill. The estimates were |
over S,2. 900 and the aI1ount |
will he less than SI4. |
600. The sum asked for the four |
steel cruisers is granted, but the /
poor old monitors are lett out and /
Chandler Is cross about It, L ne |
seems TO think that the /
building of a new navy is a matter OF |
Government wiser and safer policy |
IS to 90 a little slov. on both.
NO NEW STATES THIS YEAR +
The seven-toot Governor OF DA- /
koti. OrCway. has been III " asllng- !
ton tor some time lobhvlng against |
the division as States. and it seems /
that he. backed by his old fFi>nt! /
Wm. NJ. Chandler and the Northern
Pacific RAILWAY. has succeeded IN
influencing" the House Committee
on Territories ~ make an adverse |
report against Dakota. NJ least Il
member of the committee said TO ne |
Yesterday that ti,ev would not re- j
:, bill for the admission at
anv new states 10 the Union this /