The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Texas Pacific Railway and the
Southern Pacific Fraud
The Centennial Appropriation Bill Sc
cured by a Majority of Sixteen.
An Amendment Relating TO Texas Com
mlSsl0nerS Ruled Out.
Text Of the constitutional Amendment
Prohibiting Special Legislation.

WASHINGTON, January 26.--The in
vestigation ordered to learn if any
fraudulent means were employed to
procure the passage OF the Texas Pa
ciilc bill in the Forty-second Congress,
and to further inquire II corrupt COM
binations should not forfeit its charter,
is intended, say the friends of the road
here, to defeat the additional legisla-
tion which is asked of Congress. Tom
Scott, who is here, challenges the full
est investigation into the affairs of the
road.
At the meeting of the Senate Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads for cOnsid-
Grafton of the pending bill in aid of the
Texas and Pacific, Colonel Thomas
Scott addressed the Committee in be-
half of the enterprise, explaining the
provisions of the bill which merely
asks guarantee of interestion the bonds
and insures its prompt completion.
His address was extremely earnest and
practical and embraced full presen-
tation of national benefits resulting
from the establishment of a competing
line to the Pacific, available at all sea-
sons of the year and traversing u region
where natural advantages of climate
and soil will insure population and de-
velopment of all elements Of wealth.
Judge Kennard, of New Orleans, on
behalf of the committee appointed by
the National Convention, made an elo-
quent appeal for the building of the
road, pointing out imperative public
necessity sthat underlies the. de
mand by the people of the Western
and Southern States, particularly for
the execution of the enterprise.
Mr.. Huntington and Judge Brown,
of San Francisco, both representing the
Central Pacific Railroad Company.
were present and sumbitted the objec-
tions of that company to the building
of competing line. Colonel Scott re-
piled fully, answering the points made
and vindicating the merits of the pend
ing proposition. The committee ad-
journed to meet again on Tuesday
evening next for further consideration
of the project.
AT q meeting of the House Commit
tee on Pacific Railroads Colonel Scott
aud Vice President Bond showed that
the Southern Pacific road practically
belongs to the Central Pacific, and
were prepared with documents to sub
stantiate their statements. Scott
showed that the iron bought for the
Southern Pacific was paid for with
Central Pacific paper, signed by Hunt
ington as Vice President of the Cen
trial Pacific Railroad; that that COM
pany has several subordinate organiza-
lions known as the Western Improve
ment Company, the Finance Com
pany and similar titles, and the South
ern is owned by one of these, making
it actually a part of the Central Pacific
monopoly.
The Senate Committee on Railroads
have agreed to report the West bill
concerning the Over-issue OF Union
Pacific bonds, to the Senate to-mOr-
row, with the recommendation that 1t
be referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
The Centennial appropriation bill
passed the House by vote of one nun,
bred and forty-six to one hundred and
thirty. The speeches of Lamar, OF
Mississippi, and Hill, of Georgia, In
favor of the bill were efforts worthy OF
the great abilities of the distinguished
Southern orators. Mills, of Texas,
offered an amendment authorizing the
Governor of Texas to appoint two com
missioners from that State in the place
af those acting under former APP
poiutment, but on point of order the
amendment was ruled out. Mills ex-
planned that Texas desired to be repre-
sented at the celebration, but that she
would not be represented by two such
gentlemen rs those who had been APP
pointed.
The House Committee on Territories
had meeting ut which Boudinot ana
Adair we're heard In relation to pro-
positiou to provide territorial govern
ment for the Indian Territory. No &C
tion was taken by the committee. but
the understanding is that within the
next week or two they will take up the
matter aud determine first whether
they will throw the territory open anu
then what shall be the details VI the
bill providing therefor. Franklin, VI
Missouri, who is u member OF the COM
mittee. aud has bill before them,
thinks that majority of the commit
tee are in favor OF territorial govern
ment.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the National Democratic com
mittee will be held the last OF TINS
week to arrange some preliminaries y,
the approaching campaign. IL Is not
unlikely some more definite idea oil the
feeling I'm the general committee re-
pardiny the location of the Convention
NAV be obtained at this meeting. Be
sides st. Louis and Philadelphia IL Is
now announced that Cincinnatl anu
Chicago will both send delegations
haze 10 ,,raaa their claims for the CONF