Show has no objection francieco act 20 hunt anton a lien shown the dispatch from to the effect that the government directors ot alie union pacific road had made a report to the secretary of the interior recommending that the attorney general shall immediately after the maturity ot any portion of tho debt due to the government from either the union or central pacific institute proceedings tor the protection and boio closure of the lien of the united fratee on alio roads from amaba to and from to sacramento and thence to ban Jos eaid 1 I doubt very much if the directors have made a report of the character outlined in the dispatch I 1 am inclined to think there ie not anything in the etory the telegram contains As I 1 at a mo mente glance understood the account of ibe report I 1 do not eee that it mean anything the settlement of the union pacific and central pacific government debts ia a business question it is not a political matter by any means the government must and will no doubt make up its mind as to what is the best thing for it to do in the the railroad companies must also decide what they should bent do of course if the government through ita proper authorities makes up its mind it will taho possession ot the two raids and assume their other indebted ness veil and bood no ono could prevent it from eo doing and I 1 for one would not prevent it by this statement I 1 mean that junices eoma settlement of the debt ia arranged through an extension of the time of luy ment the central pacina people will not bo able to pay the debt when it matures at the maturity of the debt and a failure to make payment the government can step in and take the road with its remaining indebtedness it will of courso have to provide tor the litter |