The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-08


70 redeem said prior liens N such manner a
the court nj sht direct and praying that there
upon the United States might be held to o.
I suDroEated 10 all the rights OF SAID prior lien
/ holders and that receiver might De appointed
10 take possession Of the mOrtgaged premises
/ and maintain and operate the same
/ until the court congress otherwise
directed Thereupon the reorganiza-
tiou committee agreed that said
petition was Withdrawn and the sale allowed
70 proceed on February Is they would bid a
sum At the sale which would reaLIze 20 the gov
eminent the entire principal o is debt. "a. 3d.,
~ Believing that no better price could De
obtained ana approaching the difficulties uE-
der which the government would labor Il Il
should become the purchaser OF the road
/ n the sale in the absence Of any
authority Dy congress 10 take charge Of and
. operate the road, l directed that upon TIE
! guaranty Of a minimum bid which should g-Yc
+ the government the principal Of its debt, the
( sale should proceed By THIS transaction the
/ government secured an advance Of s3,7J3 90
! over and above the sum which the court had
I fixed : the upset price and which the reor-
! sanizatioH committee had declared was the
maximum which they would Day for the prop
/ er;y.
/ lis a gratifying fact tnat the result Of these
I proceedings against the Union Pacific system
a2J The Kansas Pacific inc is that the govern
ment has received on account Of its subsidy
claim the sum Of :64 551, 22a 70 an increase Of
ais. ~, 1d3 - over the sum which the re0rzau-
{
the Joint property, the government receiving
its whole claim, principal and interest, IN
Union Pacific ana the principal OF its debt on
abe Kansas Pacific railroad
Steps had been taken to foreclose the gov
crnmeut's lien upon the Central Pacific Railroad
company, but before action was commenced
congress passed an act approved July :, 1891
creating Il commission consisting OF the secre-
tary of the treasury, the attorney general and
the secretary Of the interior and their success
sors in Office with fun power to settle the
Indebtedness to the government growing out Of
the issue of bonds in aid Of construction OF the
Central Pacific ana Western Pacific railroads,
subject TO the approval OF the president No
report has yet been made to me by the com
mission thus created Whatever action is held
looking to settlement of the Indebtedness in
accordance with the act referred to will be duly
submitted to congress
Department of Justice Building.
deem it my duty to call to the attention of
congress the condition of the present building
occupied by the department of Justice The
business Of that department has increased
greatly since it was established in its present
quarters The building now occupied by it is
neither large enough nor of suitable arrange
ment for the proper accommodation of the
business OF the department The su
pervsing architect has pronounced il
unsafe and unsuited for the use
to which it is put The attorney
general in his report states that the library of
the department Is on the fourth floor and that
all the space allotted to il is so crowded with
books as to dangerously overload the structure,
The first floor is occupied by the court of
claims The building is of an old and delapi-
dated appearance, unsuited to the dignity which |
should attach to this important department a
proper regard for the safety, comfort and con-
venfence OF the officers and employees would |
justify the Expenditure or liberal sum OF money |
in the erection of a new building of commOdious |
proportions and handsome appearance upon |
the very advantageous sites already secured |
for that purpose, including the ground occu- |
pied by the present structure and adjoining |
vacant to that, comprising in all frontage OF |
POI feet on Pennsylvania avenue and a depth OF |
100 feet. In this connection l may likewise |
refer to the inadequate accommodations pro- |
vided for the supreme court in the capitol and |
suggest the wisdom Of making provision for the |
erection OF separate building for the court |
and its officers and library upon available |
ground near the capitol
The Postal Service.
The postal service of the country advances
with extraordinary growth. Within 20 years
both the revenues and the expenditures of the |
post office department have multiplied three
fold. In the last ten years they have nearly
doubled Our postal business grows much more |
rapidly than our population 1t now involves an
expenditure of 400 100000 a year. numbers |
~. 900 post Offices and cnrolls 200 001 EMPLOYEES |
This remarkable extension of "A service when |
is an accurate index Of the public conditions
presents gratifying evidence of the advance
n1cation and business activity and OF the i'm
of mail facilities, leading to then
constantly-augmentng use.
The war with Spain laid new and exceptions,
abors in the post office department The mus
tering of the military and naval forces of the
United States required special mail arrange
ments for every camp and every campaign !
The communication between home and camp
was naturally eager and expectant In some o.
The larger places Of rendezvous as many |
rs $4,000 letters a day required handling |
This necessity was met by the prompt !
ietail of experienced men from the es
ablished force and by directing all the
of the railway mail and pOst |
office service so far as necessary to this new |
need. Congress passed an act empowering the
general to establish offices or |
branches at every military camp station
ma under this authority the postal machinery
vas speedily put into effective operation
Under the same authority when our forces ,
moved upon Cuba Porto Rico and the PhiIiD- ,
Zines. they We're attended and followed by the
postal service. Though the act of congress-
the appointment of postmasters !
where necessary, it was early determined thar ,
he public interests would be best subserved no,
" new designations but by the detail of expe-
fenced men familiar with every branch OF the ,
ervIce and this policy steadily followed ,
hen the territory which was the theater OF :
ondlct came into our possession it became .
eceSSary to re-cStabliSh mail facilities fer the
esident population as well as To pro- p
ide them for our forces of occupation i
nd the former requirement. was me- I
trough the extension and application ! q
the latter obligation. I gave the requisite !
uthortty and the same general principles wa .
ppIled to this as to other branches of civil ad (
lIn1Stration under military occupation The | .
etails are more particularly given in the re- | a
ort of the postmaster general ?
IL Is pleasing to be able to say that the serv- =
e in the territory which has come under ouy =
ontroi is already materially improved :
Venezuela Dispute with Great Rrftai, 4,
The arbitral tribunal appointed under the b
'eaty OF February, 1897 between Great Brit V
IN and Venezuela to determine the BOUNDARY il
ne between the latter and the colony OF Brit ;
n Guiana is to convene at Paris dur =
IL the present month It IS n sof,rca s.
much qualification to this government p
see the friendly resort OF arbitration II
ophed to the settlement % this controversy o.