Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-09

the government is nothing short of q mis-
chieyous destructive; they also say that they
are at liberty to express any opinion ~ TO
the desirability of the course. recommended
by the minority report OF the commission.
They DO not hesitate TO say they would view
its adoption with regret If these were the on
iy alternatives, it would in their Judgment. be
better for the government to lose every dol
lar of debt and execute a release to the COM
pany. Whatever may have been the wrongs
done by individuals in their dealings with
the Union Pacific, such should be atoned
for by the individuals themselves. To pun
ish and destroy corporation, because
sometime in the past it may have been des-
poiled by those bound by Law and conscience
10 protect it, does not appear TO be logical
method of enforcing justice, nor such Il con-
ception justice as would increase the respect
of the people for the law of the land The
directors deem it unnecessary TO enter into
detailed accounts of the operations of the road
during the past year because the commits
sion examined it thoroughly and
reported upon the financial and exec
utiye administration of the company.
The directors quote the commissions en-
dorsement of the present administration of
the road, and say it gives the government
directors pleasure TO express their apprecia-
ton, not only of the ability and wisdom, but
of the spirit of justice and fairness which
persades the report of the commission and of
the courage with which it renders the justice
due to the present administration of the I'm
ion Pacific. which so far from impairing
the interests of the government, has with sig
nal ability protected and promoted the inter-
ests of the government, which, under an
honest administration, are identical with those
of the company. 1t is fair to expect such
conclusive report coming after uninterrupted
and similar recommendations which reducing
the general proposition 10 its very best form,
will have enough weight with Congress to
lead To an immediate settlement with the
company of the enormous debt to the gov
ernment, and at the same time will put
end to the strained and anomalous relations
that have heretofore existed between them 10
the detriment of both, (Signed)
A. c. HASKELL,
FRANK MACvAGH,
JOSEPH w. SAVAGE,
FREDERICK Il. CoUDERT,
NJ. A. HANNA.
Government Directors,
Union Pacific Railway Company
January 2l, 1855.
Speaker Carlisle signed an order today di-
recting the scrgeant-at-arms to have removed
from the House corridor the telegraph wires
used exclusively for the transmission of
stock orders to New York stock exchange
firms. The wires will be removed at once.
Notes.
Congressman Belmont said today that ne
gotiations had been pending some time for
ali amicable settlement of the Chinese ques-
ton and that they were reaching completion.
The proposed treaty contains such moditica-
tions of the existing treaty as would bring
about a complete exclusion of that class of
emigrants to which the people of the western
coast objected. There was no disposition on
the part of the Chinese government to stand
in the way of such an agreement. He be-
within month we would have a treaty which
would effeetually dispose of the question.
He also said that there was no clause in the
British treaty permitting the extradition of a
citizen of the United States for any political
as sent TO the Senate. If any such
provision was now under consideration, it
must have been inserted as an amendment in
the Senate. There is no clause in the treaty
as submitted to the Senate, which surrenders
any right that the government has always up
held, nor any provision which could be con-
strucd as permitting surrender on account
of political ofienses.
1t is reported that the Senate, in secret
session, this afternoon, postponed further
of the British extradition treaty
until next December.