The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-07

the defects in the present quarantine laws
and recommends amendments, thereto which
will give the treasury department the re.
epidemics from foreign countries and in
times of emergency like that of the past
summer will add to the efficiency of the san
itary, measure for the protection OF the peo-
people and at the same time prevent unnec-
essary restrictions of commerce. | concur
in his recommendation.
In further effort to prevent the invasion of
the United States by yellow fever the I'M
pcrtance of the discovery the exact cause
OF the disease, which up to the present
time has been undetermined, is obvious, and
to this end a systematic meteorological in
vestigation should be made. | therefore
recommend that congress authorize the ap-
pointment of a commission by the president
to consist of four expert bacteriologists, one
to be selected from the medical officers Of
the marine hospital service, one to be APP
pointed from civil life. one to be detailed
from the medical officers Of the army and
one from the medical officers of the navy.
Union Pacific.
The Union Pacific railway, main line, was
sold under the decree Of the United States
court for the district of Nebraska on the LIST
and I'd of November Of this year. The
the subsidy bonds, $27, 236, 3D. and the ac-
crued interest thereon, $31, 211 II %, max
ing total indebtedness Of sos, 44s, 223.75.
The bid at the sale covered the first mort
gage lien and the entire mortgage claim of
the government principal and interest.
Kansas Pacific.
The sale of the subsidized portion of the
Kansas Pacific line, upon which the govern
ment hold a second mortgage lien, has been
postponed at the instance of the government
| to December Is. 1897 The debt of this di-
vision of the Union Pacific railway to the
government on November l, 1897. was the
| principal of the subsidy bonds, Sc, O33O 600,
and the unpaid and accrued interest t there nar
| on So 626, 800 33, making a total Of $l2, wy,
es0.ss.
The sale of this road was originally adver-
| tised for November 4, but for the purpose. OF
securing the utmost public notice OF the
and second advertisement Of the sale was
made. BY the decree of the court the up
set price of the sale of the Kansas Pacific
will yield to the government the sum Of g..
100000 over all prior liens, costs and
charges. If no other or better bid Is made
this sum is all the government will receive
on its claim of nearly S13,0OO,OOO. The
government has no information as to wheth
er there wi. be other bidders or a better
bid than the minimum amount herein stat
! ed The question presented Therefore Is
| Whether the government shall under the au
thority given it by the act of March 3
| 1887, purchase or redeem the road in the
event that bid is not made by private par
ties covering the entire government claim
| To qualify the bid at the sale will require
a deposit of 100000 as follows: In the
government cause, 100000, and in each Of
the first mortgage causes, 100000, and il
the latter the deposit must be in cash
| Payments at the sale are as follows: Upor
the acceptance of the bid a sum which will
the amount already deposited shall equal fit
ten per cent. of the bid; the balance in in
stallments Of twenty FIVE per cent? thirty
of the sale. The lien on the Kansas City
prior to that of the government of the 30tf
of July. 1896. princnal and interest. amnuo
to s7,2s1 ,o4s11: The government, there
| DppOma hiphpST
will have to pay the amount of the f1rsl
mortgage lien.
l believe that under the act of 1887 1t has
the authority to do this and in the absence
of any action by congress | shall direct thu
secretary Of the treasury to make the nee
essary deposit as required by the courts de
cree to qualify as a bidder and to bid at thu
sale a sum which will at least equal thu
ment; but suggest in order to remove al
controversy that an amendment of the Law
be Immediately passed explicitly giving sucl
powers and appropriating In genral term
whatever sum Is sufficient therefor
In so important a matter as to the gov
eminent becoming the possible owner Of tn
railroad property, which It preforce mos
conduct and operate, / fell constrained t.
lay before congress these facts for its con
sideration and action before the consumma
ton of the sale. 1t is clear to my mind tina
the government should not permit the prom
erty to be sold at price which will vfel'
less than one-half of the principal Of 1t
debt and less than one-ffth of its entir
debt. principal and interest. But whethe
the government rather than accept les
than its claim should become bidder ant
thereby owner OF the property, L submit t
congress for action.
The Civil Service.
The important branch of our government
known as the civil service, the practical i'm
provement of which has long been a sub
ject Of earnest discussion, has of late year