The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-08-10
CULTIVATE euMp:Nc BILL.

Report of the Select Comu,ittee-knnsns
Public Tsciidings-Thc Choctaw Funds.
WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-The report pre-.
scented in the Senate yesterday by Mr..
Frye from the select committee on Pacific
milroads recommending the passage OF the
Cultivate Union Pacific Railroad Fund
ing bill without amendment is signed by all
the members. 1t deals only with the Union
Pacific railway and the Central Branch Of
the Union Pacific. After detailing the
provisions of the Cultivate bill. and ex.
fressing the opinion that it fully protects
the interests of the United States, it con.
tinued as follows: ''If this settlement is
adopted the following advantages are Sc
cured: First, all controversies between
the United States and the compan.
les such as have occurred under exist.
ing laws are terminated: second,
all questions as to the invest
ment Of the sinking fund are ended as the
United States at once receives this large
sum on account of the subsidy debt and is
relieved from all trust obligations to the
company: third, the United States will
receive before the debt natures in addi-
tion to the sinking fund which at the vaia.
alton Of November I. 1887, was s.. iA. 0e3
not less than S2.64I, 800, making a total
payment OF principal before maturity OF
~, 3sl ,5S,, aud will also receive interest
On the entire debt every six months. the
total payment OF interest during the Same
period amounting to Sl2.2a5, s67; fourth,
the United States will receive q very large
amount of additional security, which in.
sures the ultimate payment Of the whole
debt" In conclusion the committee says:
believing, therefore, that the bill secures
the payment Of the debts due from the
companies to which il relates and that it
makes all the provision possible for the
punishment of those who are charged with
having illegally enriched themselves at
the expense of those companies. they rec
ommend its adoption By the Senate"
AN EXPLANATION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The action of the
Senate in rejecting the proposed amend
ments to the Sundry Civil bill providing
for the construction Of various public
buildings, among them those Of Atchison
and Emporis, Kan, does not discomfort
the supporters of those measures, as they
expect to find some other means of passing
them at the present session. There is \
large amount of pulling and hauling over
public building bills, but il is believed that
when the appropriation bills are out of the
way some arrangement will be consum-
mated by which the meritOrious cnes will
be passed.
THE CHOCr.Nw FUNDS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Chief Justice
Bingham, of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia rendered decision yes.
terday in the motion for an injunction and
receiver of the Choctaw funds drawn hy
Henry E. Mckee, of LeavenwOrth, Kan,
10y which in lieu of granting the applica-
tion he directed Mckee to pay into the
registry of the court in addition to the S1ei,-
90 already paid, SI3650O which was
thought to fully cover all just claims of the
various attorneys. Coiouel J. H. Gillpat-
rick. Of Leavenwoyth. is here looking after
the interests of the estate of the late Gem
eral Blunt. who was interested as attorney
with Mr.. Mckee.