, 1888-02-16

said Adams. He did not intend to 90 over
II again but simply to refer the committee
10 the voluminOus record which exists, md
which has been increased 10y six or seven
volumes at the report Of the investigating
commission,
"lf You will give us n chonce ~ soid
Adams. 1--WE are willing aud able to- INV
the goveruwent, and It. only remains to SEQ
that the load Is 50 adjusted that we can
puv 1t
lie said that he had gone with caro- over
the bills prepared by the committee and
Cultivate aud prepared q statement show
INK how they would have workcd II en-
forced during the four years ofhis presidency
Oi the Uuiun Pacific. IL was also assured
That the requirements OF the OuthWaitc
hill had replaced those imposed 10y the
Thurman act. Had the Cultivate bill
been enforced the company would have
been able u meet all it's fixed chnraes iu-
GLIDING it's payments to the govern
neut aud would have u surplus over
aud above, applicable to other purposes
amounting to 81 400 900, or - per cent on
its capital stock, He did not think IL
woul be wise to pass any of the bills with.
out removing some Of the restrctions IL
they were passed he would try to- show
what policy the company would pursue.
lie wished the committee to consider the
stock holders of the Union Pacific They
were 1000 In number, Shortly they would
hold hn annual meeting and II would be Tor
them to say whether the act passed by con.
gress would he accepted by them.
Outhwaite said that 1t was GAINED that
the Union Pacific Railway had diverted
earnings that should have been paid to the
government for the purpose OF building
branch ines.
Grain said that Huntington had ask
for thirty days time III which to prepare
tie proposition, and he inquired how much
time the witness wanted.
Iut ra.,l tn1 hail La. ,t,,,
within forty. eight hours. His company
was ready and had been ready for years.
THE LABOR TROUBLE
In the hearing Of the Reading labor
trouble to-day Lees testified thut he endeay-
ored To have COrbin exert his influence in
behalf of n settlement between the opera
tors and men. Corbin told hin, that he
did not see why there could not be u settle
nent That he was paying 8 per cent Mr..
Cuibin, said he, as "a business man, wanted
to make money, but he wanted to make il
out OF HE public, he would like to pny men
good wages and the company would lose
nothing by it, because coal would advance
and tue public would have to stand the ex-
pense.
At the conclusion of Lees testimony, II.
McGRrvey, AN old miner testified and was
followed by J. A. Davidson, another
miner, who said that the operators lived in
luxury and had their fast horses. Pardee
was worth $4,000 900, thirty-tive years ogo,
he was worth nothing. He had seen Lewis,
an individual operator OF the VIM. Penn
mine, quoted ~ saying that he could not
only afford To pay per cent advance in
wages refused 10y the Reading Company
but IS per cent on top of that.
Adjourned.
TIMBER SUITS.
Acting Secretary Mildrow ha. requested
the Attorney General to institute or minul
suit against II. b. Heacock, of Missouls,
Montana, tor uniawfully cutting and re.
moving from public lands, pine timber
estimated to have produced l, $50, 600 feet of
lumber. Heacock IL represented as the
servant or instrument of the Miners Lum-
her Company, of Butte City, against whom
the Attorney General is requested to insti-
tute civil suit for the value of the lumber
cut, which is estimated to be about $27, COO.
He has also requested a criminal SUI: to- be
brought against members and officers OF the
BlackipOt Mill Company, of Missoula.
Montana, for unlawfully cutting and re-
moving from public lands, timber esti
mated TO have produced $500, 900 feet of
lumber, and the joint civil suit against this
corpany and Miners Lumber Company,
and Others to whom lumber was sold, Tor
value of the same, which is esti mated to be
about $3.50. 900.