Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-25

tsining lottery advertisements from trans
mission through the mails Wss defested
in the House committee on postoffi :es
to-day. The vote stood 80 G.
House resolution authorizing an tnvas.
tigstion Of sugar trusts in New York w.s
to-day reported with recommendation
that il will lie on the table.
BEFORE THE PACIFIC RAILROADS CON-
MITTEE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 in res ponse to
invitation Messrs Littler and Anderson
Of the Pacific railroad commission sp.
peAred before the Hou:e committee on
Pacific railroads this morning. Commits
sioner Pattison was not present, but is
expected 10 sppsar st an early day. Mr..
Littler said that when the commission had
tiled its reports with the President
Its duties were substantially st an end,
but that if its members could cid the com-
mittee in any way in reaching corset
determination Of the most important
question before T., they would most
willingly contribute their eff lrts. Con-
gress had had much to do with the ques-
ton, how to keep money out OF the
Treasury, but very lutte 10 90
with getting into the Treasury money
which lawfully belonged there. Ire
bill proposed by the ms jority Of the ccm-
mission would, he thought, have the
eject CT putting such money into the
Treasury. Taking up the CAGE CT the
Union Pacific Railrosd, he called Rtten-
ton TO the fact that the bond-aided per-
ton Of the road did not embrace the
terminal facilities ard the property ST
Omahs, Kansas City or Denver,
which was worth millions OF dollars.
The promoters Of the scheme must
have foreseen that there would be s fail
ure to pay the government lien and had
concluded that the valuable terminal
properties should rot be covered by the
lien. The government would not have
much trouble in dealing with the Union
Pactl The country through which it
and its branch lines ran was
wonderfully fertile and cspsble OF sus-
tairi0g great system OF railroads. The
entire country from Omshs to the base Of
the RJcky Mountains would produce
very large traffic and would enable the
company under economical management
to pay CT its debt, From Chez enre to
Ogden the road ran through
q God forsaken country which promised
nothirs in the future and the UnionP Pacific
would Lave TO depend iof its resources
upon it's line between the Missouri river
and the Rocky Mountsins. The majority
nal reported that the U lion Pacific was
solvent end with fair extension would
be able to pay its debts. Some Of its
branch lines were worthless, and h.d been
acquired under circumstances which
reflected discredit upon the integrity
or judgment OF the persons managing
the rosd &C the time. The acquisition of
the Denver and South Park and the
Nevada Central Railroads had been uu-
fortunate ones, apc had perhaps been
acsusted through improper motives. These
roads had been acquired PRIOR to 1884
The Josh Northern and Oregon Snort
Line were valuable acquisitions aud'With
the development II the country would
add largely to the revenues OF the Union
Phcifi; Company the estimate of the
value OF the Union Pacific made by tn
engineer of the commission, he said,
contradicted overwhelmingly the minor
ity commission who had reported that
the road was bankrupt. The engineer,
after personal inspection Of every mile
Of the road, and alter making
sn inventory OF every tie and fish plate,
and every item which entered iDto tie
construction and operation OF the rsil-
way, hsd given it as mis- opinion that the
Union 2, Z &c system VISA worth $780,
900, 600, and that 1t would cost that sum
of money 10 reproduce 1t. The bond.
aided portion Of the system was ercum-
bered u the extent of Ssl 600 OGO, $780,
Coo. 600 prior TO the government her, ard ;
the balance subsequent to IL. /
In the light Of the iscts ELECTED by the |
engineer the commission bAd unsnimou |
~ reached the conclusion that notWitb- |
the great value Of the property |
and the enOrIoUs sngual income which |
1t received, the company could not pay it's |
debt to the government 10 1885, 1896 sad !
1897, when It roa.ured, and the majority |
had recommended Sn extension Of IF y |
yesrE, he government taking contract |
mortgage instead OF perpetuating It's lien.
Ii that bill were passed II would SCOOP
in verifying Of vslue belonging to the
Union Pacific, and when creditor gave
al he had in the way of security, that was
sll thst could be expected.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The Demo-
cratic congress, tonsl committee held
meeting 81 the capitol last night. Repre-
sentative James L. Jones OF Alsb2ma wss
made chairman and representative Shive-
y OF I1dians secretary. The chairman
was authorized to appoint ten members
Il the committee who with the three ap-
pointed by the Senate are to constitute a
oint executive committee with power TO
elect its own chairman, secretary ard
treasurer.
TEXAS PESsIoNs
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
original invalids-James B. Stringer,
loungsport. Increase-Leonidas Bryant,
81 Paso. Mexican widoWs-Msry B
widow Of Anderson G.. Underwood, ..
Iquilla; Mary P, widow Ct James G..
Tance, Plsno; Catheri1s, widow Of Jacob I,
'chnider, San Antonio; George Bena-
fdes, widow OF Tandy K. Anderson,
..redo; Tennessee Texas. widow of
1ewton J. Bowman. Manchester; Mary
!, widow Of Hardin D. Wilson,