, 1889-10-10
PACIFIC COMMITTEE.
A Party of Well Known United
States Senators.
They and Their Families Spend a
Night in Cheyenne.
Senator Fry on the Pacific Debt
Problem.
A PARTY.

The United Senate States committee on
Paicic railroads reached the city last even
ing aboard a special train. The distin-
guished lawmakers had refused an invita-
ton to a dinner in the city. but enter
tanned at their cars Governor Warren,
Delegate Carey and other prominent citi-
zens. Refusal of a Cheyenne dinner
with his excellency as host was made
for various reasons. The ladies in the
party were wearied with travel and a
member of the party gave his travelling
companions a dinner aboard the train
yesterday afternoon. Then the travellers
did not reach CHEYENNE until late
last evening.
The plrty includes Senators Fry of
Maine, Dawes and Miss Dawes OF Massa-
chusetts, Hearst of California. Davis and
wife of Minnesota. Platt of Connecticut,
Morgan and Miss Morgan of Alabama.
SergeaDt-at-A Arms Reade, S~tenographer
Briggs and wife. Woodbury. Pulsifer and
three servants.
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
o fthe mission of the committee Sena-
tor Fry said: The Union Pacific and Cen
trail Pacific roads owe large sums OF money
to the government, and they are unable to
pay it as fast as it becomes due. This
has hampered the roads very much. The
senate has been considering some plan of
adjusting this debt so that the roads
might be permitted to pay off this debt
gradually, a little every year with the in
terest reduced from 6 to 3 per cent. Presi-
dent Cleveland addressed a message to
congress advising a settlement of some
kind. A special committee was appointed
in the senate to look into the matter.
With regard to the Union Pacific the
committee soon came to an understanding,
and a bill was reported to the senate but
not in time to receive the attention of the
senate before adjournment.
mo agreement was reached with re-
gard to the Central Pacific. The COM
mittee was instructed to go over all the
road, branches and all, and collect infor-
nation with regard to the property
actually owned, cost of operating, how it
Is paying, etc. This is the object OF this
committee
DO you hope to see an early adjust
ment of the debt, SENATOR"
Il think the best thing the govern
ment can do is to get some kind of a set
Element by which a part of this debt can
be paid off each year. IF that is done.
in my opinion the government will not
finally lose the entire mount. The two
roads owe something like $50, 200, 900
each, and to keep on paying G and s per
cent on this amount will bury them SO
deep they will never a out. Our BUSH
ness, of course, on this trip concerns the
Central Pacific a great deal more than the
Union Pacific, for, as | said before, there
is a bill already introduced for the relief
OF the latter"
Senator Hearst, the bluff Californian,
reiterates his Chicago statement that an
equitable settlement should be made with
the Pacific companies. The other sena-
tors seem in earnest on the subject and
the general disposition is to give the cor
porations a chance and at the same time
protect the interests of the government.
ON STATEHOOD.
Governor Warren and Delegate Carey
learned that the senators were pretty
sound on statehood for Wyoming. Mr.,
Plat OF Connecticut is chairman of the
senate committee on territories and will
be interviewed at Washington by Wy
omIng's representatives this winter.
TO HI VEST.
The senatorial party will proceed west
ward this morning under the guidance Of
Assistant General Manager Cumming
of the Union Pacific, who came in from
Salt Lake yesterday. After viewing the
company's property here the travellers
will leave at I O'Clock.