Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-09
o6rHwarEE FUNDING BILL.

Report of the Select COmmittee-kansaS
PabIIe BuiIdings-The Choctaw Funds.
WAsHINGHoN, Aug. 1.-The report pre-
scented in the Senate yesterday by Mr..
Frye from the select committee on Pacific
railroads 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 or
the Union Pacific. After detailing the
provisions of the Cultivate bill and ex-
pressing 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 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 addis
ton to the sinking fund which at the Valu-
alton of November 1, 1887. was 81, IS4 ,OSS
not less thar $2,647, 800, making a total
payment of principal before maturity OF
$40, 1881, 5S3, and will also receive interest
on the entire debt every six months, the
total payment of interest during the same
period amounting to So, 255, 1871; fourth,
the United States will receive a 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 it relates and that It.
makes all the provision possible for the
punishment of those who are charged with
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the expense of those companies, they REG
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 Emporia, Kan, does not disconcert
the supporters of those measures, as they
expect to find some other means of passing
them at the present session. There is g.
large amount of pulling and hauling over
public building bills, but it is believed that
when the appropriation bills are out of the
way some arrangement will be consun-
mated by which the meritoriOus ones will
be passed.
THE cHoCrAw FUNDS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Chief Justice
Bingham, of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia rendered a decision yes
terday in the motion for an injunction and
receiver of the Choctaw funds drawn by
Henry E. Mckee, of LeavenwOrth, Kan,
by which in lieu of granting the applica-
ton he directed Mckee to pay into the
registry of the court in addition to the $751;
600 already paid, $136,50O which was
thought to fully cover all just claims of the
various attorneys. Colouel j. H. Gillpat-
rick, of Leavenworth, is here looking after
the interests of the estate of the late GEN
eral Blunt, who was interested attorney
with Mr.. Mckee.