The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06

COnIHlntU IN I0lH ACT S0un De CDnEAAo-
ed as authorizing the permanent n
crease of the demand of the enlisted
force of the regular army beyond that
now provided by the Law In force prior
TO the passage of this act, except os
to the increase OF 25 majors provided
for In section 1 hereof"
The Importance Of legislation for the
permanent increase of the army IL.
therefore, manifest, and the recommen
dalton Of the secretary OF war for that
purpose has my unqualified approval.
There can be no question that at this
time and probably for some time in
the future JOG. 900 men will be none TOO
mani TO meet the necessities of the
situation. At all events. whether that
number shall be required permanently
or not, the power should be given to
the president to enlist that force II In
his discretion IL hould be necessary
and the further discretion should be
given him to recruit within the above
limit from the inhabitants of the ISL
ands with the government of which
we are charged.
1t Is my purpose to muster out the
entire volunteer army as soon as the
congress hall provide for the increase
OF the regular establishment. This viii
be only an act OF justice and will be
much appreciated by the brave men
who left their homes and employments
to help the country in its emergency.
The Union Pacific.
In my last annual message ! stated:
The Union Pacific railroad, main line,
was sold under the decree of the Unit
ed States court for the district of Ne
braska, the LIST and I'd OF November of
this year. The amount due the gov
eminent cons sted of the principal of
the subsidy bonds, s27. 236, 512, and the
aaartta1 fnfnrnaf thnGAnn col 90 III N.
making the total indebtedness $751;
AS. 223.75. The bid at the sale covered
the first mortgage lien n the entire
mortgage claim of the government,
principal and interest"
This left the Kansas Pacific case UNI
concluded. BY a decree of the court
In that case an upset price for the
property was fixed at a sum which
would yield to the government only
$500 900 upon its lien. The sale at
the instance of the government was
postponed first to Dec. Is, 1897, n
later. upon the application of the Unit
ed States, was postponed to Feb. 10,
1898. Having satisfied myself that the
interests of government required that
an effort should be made to obtain a
larger sum-. 1 directed the secretary Of
the treasury, under he act passed
March 3, 1887. to pay out of the treas
ury to the persons entitled to receive
the same the due upon all
prior mortgages upon the middle and
eastern divisions of said railroad, out
of any money I'm the treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated. Whereupon the
attorney general prepared a petition to
he presented to the court offering to
redeem said prior lens i'm such manner
as the court might direct and praying
hat thereupon the United states
might be held to be ~subrogated to all
rights Of said prior lien holders, and
hat a receiver might be appointed to
take possession OF the mortgaged prem
ises and maintain n operate the same
until the court or congress otherwise
directed. Thereupon the reorganiza-
ton committee agreed that II said pc
tition was Withdrawn and the sale al
lowed to proceed on Feb. Is. they would
bid a sum at the sale which would re-
aliZe to the government the entire
principal of it's debt, 5000, 900. Be
lieving that no better price could be
obtained and approaching the difficult
ties under which the government
would labor II IL should become the
purchaser of the road at a sale, in the
absence Of any authority by congress
to take charge of and operate the road.
l directed that upon the guaranty of
a minimum bid which should give the
government the principal of its debt
the sale should proceed. BY this trans
action the government secured an adj
vance of 50, s03. 900 over inc above the
sum which the court had fixed as the
upset price. and wh,ch the reorganiza-
ton committe had declared as the
maximum which they would pay foI
the property. Ii Is gratifying to know
that h result of this proceeding
against the Union Pacific and the
Kansas Pacific lines is that the gov
m has received on account OF
It's subsidy claim the sum of $6t, 1bi,-
223. 40. an increase OF SIS. 997 1886 over
the sum which the reorganization COM
mittee originally agreed to bid for the
joint property, the government receiv-
ing its whole claim. principal n in
terest. i'm Union Pacific and the princi.
pal OF it's debt on the Kansas Pacific
railroad.
Steps had been taken to foreclosC
the governments lien upon the Cen.
trail Pacific railroad company, but he.
fore action VAS commenced congress
passed an act approved July Z. 1928
creating a commission consisting al
the secretary of the treasury, the at
torney general and the secretary of tn,
interior and their successors in office
with fun power TO settle the indebted,
ness to the government growing on
Of the issue OF bonds in aid Of con
Slfutllbn VI the 'tiNIdl tdtiit dHA
Western Pacific bond aided railroads
subject to the approval Of the oresi
dent. No report has yet been made {,
me by the commission thus created
Whatever action Is had looking to
settlement Of the Indebtedness in &C
cordance with the act referred to vii
be duly submitted TO congress.
Gov.rnme-t buildings.
l deem 1t my duty to call to the at
tention of congress-. the condition g
the present building occupied by tn
department of justice. The business G
that department has increased great.
since IL was established in Its presen
quarters. The building now occupied h.
IL Is neither large enough nor of suit
able arrangement for the proper &C
commodation of the department. TIL
supervising architect has pronounce
Il unsafe and unsuitable for the us
to which Il is put. The attorney gen
eral. in his report states hat the II
brary of the department is on tn