The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-27
punhog rron, NJ. Louis.


Furhor From H. Louis
The Galveston News OF Thursday
has the neutrality-suspicious. telegraph
10 summary of the proceedings OF the
Convention on Wednesdays
Mr.. Il. j, Campbell, from the COM
mitlee on resolutions, reported HAT
they would recommend the adoption
Of Tom sCOtVs Views, ~ telegpphrd
yesterday, with a change Of the EASTERN
point from Shreveport To such points
rs might be designated by Congress,
Col. H. u. Andrews, Of GWytslolL
inquired: "Did the committee Ignore
or were they ignorant OF the fact mat
there were points In Texas on the cur
Of Mexico? Did the citizens OF Texas
on That committee consent To tubsl'
die branches TO cities IN other states
10 the exclusion Of their own cities ON
the seahOnrd ~
Colonel Campbell replied That he bad
introduced u resolution In favor OF Cal
weston, but that II was voted down
Colonel Andrews replled "Ihon
there is no 'reXasn
General Cabell offered II resolution
that Dallaa be- favored NJ the point
from which Congressional AID be
asked.
Major Turner moved ns substitute
That Congress mid the construction
from Marshall west, leaving 1t 20 OUT
aide States and cities 10 l0rm their own
connections with The main line.
The resolution lBdorsed the proNi'-
lens oftho bill introduced IN thr lnst
Congress, especially against disuriWi'
nation Of freight, ana compelling tue
road to pro rate with connecting ines
a second substitute was oiIprcu uS
Col Fort, differing rom Turner's only
! In tie provision that, sIonlG the Com
venlion ask Government aid for any
branch, Texas would iuaist on II sub
sldy for branch TO Galveston
Gov. Thr0ckmOuOn mNde aNtlMng
speech. lie wanted the Euglhern
Pacific project hampercd with no local
enterprises. lie viewed II rs n nations
al undertaking, beneficial TO The whole
United States, ana calculated TO make
Texas the Empire state, no matter
what connections should he formed,
aud where there are more brnhches
the better No Texan could allord TO
oppose any project Tor building them,
80 the Texas aud Pacific be completed.
Galveston was anyhow bound 10 be-
come the great commercial port Of the
Southwest aud destined To rival New
Orleans.
General Harrison, Of Waco, con-
cured IN the liberal ideas expressed,
advocating first Of ell, the extension
of the Texas and Pacific to san Diego,
but If Government cid be asked for any
branch IL was due to Galveston more
than any other pOrt-thc rival OF New
Orleans. General Harrison advocated,
in % stirring speech, the resolution at
Colonel Fort. II WAS TO the interest of
| Texas to make her principal port one
of the termini, Ahd ny she had power
In this C0nyou ion she should make II
| felt ia that direction. General HNrri-
son made gallant fight for chat por-
ton of Texas lying south Of the IeEas
aud Pacific tine, and the resolutions Of
Turner and Fort were adopted IN gen
| eral Convention.
After reading the report of the COM
mittee ON resolutions, General ltarr-
son, Chairman, in accordance with the
resolution of the Texas delegation,
offered the following amendments
Rcsoircd, That there be also con-
structed a connection Of Che Texas and
Pacific railroad with the sea-coast Of
Texas.
This is conspicuous, just now, since
Texas is the only State that grants u
subsidy to The road, and the only state
that offers II saltwater terminus.
Gen. Harrison supported this brave
strike for Galveston in u iorclblc
speech, celebrating the two reasons
assigned,
Harrison's amendment caused con-
siderable discussion, ard was the chief
subject Of debate in the convention tO-
day.
In the speeches the most cordial son
timents toward Texas were expressed
by gentlemen from various States, IN
Guiding Gen. VIM. Preston Of Ken
tucky, Gen. w. IL, Anderson Of Viz
gina, and Congressman Jones Of Ken
lucky. 1t was not denied il would he
eminently just to Texas 20 adopt this
measure, but IL was deemed ineXpedi-
ent. Some of the Texas delegates, and
influential delegates from other states,
tried to prevail upon Harrison toWith-
draw, which he declined, When it
came to vote the amendment was
lost.