Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-01
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
REPORT OF TIE COMMISSIONER
OF RAILROADS..
The Dead Eice-President-A Threat
ened Boycott-Haggin's Win
nings-EoFeisn Affairs.
Especial. DISPATCHES TO TIE Rpooan-uslos.l
DOMESTIC NEWS
Annual Report OF the Commissioner of
Railroads.

WASHINGTON, November 30tb.-TEe an.
nual report of the Commissioner of Rail.
roads, made public to-day, shows that the
sinking funds of the Union and Central
Pacific, held by tie Treasurer of tbe
United States, under The Act of Nav :.
1878, amounted TO $500 SOY. On June 30
1885, the Union Pacific had to It's credit
S5522,3i3 and the Central Pacific Sc. .o3S.
463. The premiums paid on account of in
vestments for the Union Pacific amounted
TO $3.50, 79l, while the interest in its SINKING
fund investments amounted to S2I0 55S.
In the seven years since 1873, only the sum
OF $3.50 SOI has been paid into the sink
ing fund, which has produced in interest
but S437 ,524. This proves, in the Commits
sioner's opinion, that the law of 1873 can
not accomplish its just intcnt-that of tur-
nishing a sum sufficient TO paw the debts
from the Pacific Railroads Companies TO
the United States. Ii is therefore suggested
that it might be alike advantageous 10 the
Government and to the companies to sub
stitute for the present law one fixing an
annual or semi-annual payment bv the
companies concerned, which should ex-
tinguish their debts to the Government in
a reasonable tiTe as proposed by the two
bills introduced in the Senate last year by
Senator HoaT. The total debt of the rail
road companies on June 80, 1885 was
Sl3l ,60O, ,426, made up as follows: Union
Pacific (including the Kansas Pacific, prin-
clpal, So, ,539,512; accrued interest, S}5.-
lll,924 total debt, SOS, ,651, ,436. Central
Pacific Including the Western Pacific).
principal, $27, ,S55, $50; accrued interest. S2S,-
463,485; total debt, S56, ,3l9 165. Sioux CITY
and Pacific principal, 81 62S. .320; accrued
interest, 81 GJ9, ,695; total, So 2SS,0i5 Cen
tral branch of the Union Pacific. PRINCIPAL.
S1,60l ,000; accrued interest, 81 III SOC :
total 50 34l SIS. The total credits were
92o,953,UOl, made mp 3s follows: Union
Pacific, $l9,73 $50; Central Pacific, S. .S30.-
2S8; Sioux City and Pacific Sl7S, $50; Cen
tral branch Of the Union Pacific. S226 673.
The balance in favor of the United States.
but not due until the maturity of the prin-
clpal, IS S102, ,621 1926 made up as follows !;
Due from the Union Pacific, $4S. 9l4 .O56 ::
from the Central Pacific, S47. Ass. .ST7: from
the Sioux City and Pacific, S., 1O9. 356: from
the Central branch of the Union Pacific
s., 3,ll5 l34 The excess of interest paid by
the United States, after crediting
the amounts reimbursed by the sew
eral companies, was as follows {:
Paid on account of the Union Pacific,
S5,1l6,924; on account of the Central Pa
cific, $2S, ,463, ,485; on account of the Sioux
City and Pacific, $l,659, ,695; on account of
a. III c0e ~ nec o-n oIa ac!lc'
- " io1''l VI oo'2.o91Z' Whch
cess of interest paid by the United States
S3S, ,OO5,9ll. The Commissioner criticises
the mode of keeping the accounts of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad, saying that they
do not give an approximation TO the actual
net earnings of its "unaided'' part, 5 per
cent. of which is due to the Government.
and that the Government has been receiv-
s;oar 'i4'ti' .l Ito ueie.' NC me oolll MS
500 600 do0 ~ nc i"It ma. more thah
,,' -; II u 'he Iacllic roads
nov t-es iu'e ~ tlle ifeasury Ju9iclous
ha',aet IL sea;tAeiit Vi "hich WoSid De OF great
eo,in eellen. " tnose cohceTneo' ana he there
', aol eIoiilIleilGs tilat the attention OF Con
sI,C,sts ean +1 I',ie. ~ elie hlaI,er ne also
S;fs,e=5 pe eiist 'iie Kansas IaGlic, sioux
az IT. III P;G anu !ile CgllJIa oTahch OF
liti "a IN oe iIcIuue1 IN IN me pro-
q 'iig "a" " nay l. 100, creating
sinking luioS lor the racine roads.
hia'terS at the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, November 30th.-The time
for the meeting of the new Congress draws
very near. Many of its members are
already here, and are settling themselves
and their families in their winter quarters.
W nat course the Senate will take i'll re-
gard to President Cleveland's appointments
is a question OF interesting discussion
among them. Senators themselves answer
II IN various ways: one says: My atti-
tude toward the administration is to agree
with It when can, and oppose it when
must Another says = | do not think
VIII oppose the confirmation of a good man
because OF his politics. Some say there
Will be general opposition to the appoint
ments on the ground that they are in vio-
latlon OF the tenure of office law. Others
thlnk the republican majority should pre-
vent tne removal OF all Republican officials
and others deprecate the idea of a struggle
between the President and Senate upon
political grounds, and declare their inten-
ton to vote upoG his nominations accord
ing to the merits and dement's of each case.
a caucus OF Republican Senators will be
neld IN lew days to decide several ques-
tons; Until then it cannot be known
Whelner the Senate Will act with the con-
servatism that marked its relations with
the President during Its extra session last
spring, or whether the Republican major
lty Will declare war upon the Democratic
PRESIDENT.
There is much dissatisfaction with the
House rules, and majority of the mem
bers favor change. They ask for a system
of rules by which business can be facilitated
and not obstructed in the way that the
present rules permit. Several plans for
revising the rules will be presented. The
one for shearing the Appropriations Conn
mittee of some of its strength by distribut-
ing appropriation bills among certain other
committees will be popular, from the fact
that it will personally benefit many of the
members. Members of the other commit
tees have always been jealous of the power
accorded to those who were so fortunate as
to be placed on the Annronr;otions Cow
mittee. Any plan that will give them a
chance to share this power cannot but meet
with favor.
The treasury detectives have not been
idle. as the report of the Chief of the Secret
Service shows. They have made IA arrests
during the past year of persons counterfeit
ing and passing counterfeit money. The
total amount of fines assessed was $13, 800.
They captured large amount of plates,
moids, dies, presses and materials used in
by Tho str;ct oe,;npno nee In ,iScn I eAcise9
over them in the last few days Law Tbew p,,'oTe ave-
reported if thew arrive late at the denart.
ment, and detectives stand about the cnrri-
dors to see how much time 1bey waste
The popular opinion of ali excent the clerks
themselves is that the duties which are
called for from the Government are not
arduous' ana that the clerks should per-
lorin tnenh ialthiully. The hrst days sur
velliance revealed 80 tardy clerks, the
second twenty-five, the third nine. The