The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-15
The Military Policy Must Su-
percede Diplomacy in Mex
lean Affairs,
The Texas and Pacific Bill
Before the Senate.
Only s35, 800, ,089 Asked TO Complete
the Maine Line TO San Dieg0-The
Bill stripped OF all Cum
br0Bs Branches.
The Mexican Question Agitating Congress
Fears Entertained that Blood May
Flow Reagan and Mills Make a
Bold Stand for Texas.

Chinese Immigration Prescription Neces
sary TO the Protection OF Negro from
the PeriIs That Threaten the
White Laborers of California.
Morrison ia the Line Of Succession "a
the Texas and Pacific Charm ms nj D
Harlan sworn In ~ H0pren,e Judge
-Enssts' case Reported from ths
Committee.
WAsHISaToN, December lO.-The
statement that Senator Ransom will
champion Mr.. Stephens railroad bill
| III the senste Is premature. He is in
favor of the road, but is mem ber OF
the senate committee on the Pacific
railroad. He dlsavo9s special prefer
enee at this time for either as against
any OF the different bills.
Judge Culberson, OF Texas, will de-
cline the Craftsmanship on the Pacific
railroad committee ON account of hav-
ing been a director aud counsel for the
Texas Pacific load Mr.. Morrison,
third on the list, will probably be ap~
pointed chairman. The committee con-
slider that Speaker Randall exhausted
his control over the chairinanship
when he designated the com mittee, ,auC
that Potter declining, Throckmorton
| succeeds; and declining, Morrison sue.
ceeds, and that designations by Ran
dali, to make the committee full, take
their places at the tail of the CON-
I-mittee. There viii be three bills in.
trodueed in the senate. General Ran.
som will champion the bill of Mr..
Stephens; Mr.. johnson, of Virginia,
will Introduce an omnibus bill, COW
ering all the branches, aud the houss
| bill will Also be presented. Friends OF
| the road hope to get the affair in such
condition as to encourage hope OF
prompt legislation after the recess.
| The snb-com mittee of the committee
on elections, Of the house, have con.
e!uded hearing the Louisiana, Colora-
do aud Massachusetts contests, but will
not report to the full committee until
after the holiday recess.
| Hariin took his seat on the supreme
bench this morning. There were De
formalities beyond the declaration of
the chief Justice that he held his COM
mission and the administration of the
oath.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, Wadieigh, of New Hampshire,
chairman of the committee on privi.
!eges and elections, called up the reso-
luton reported from that COMMITTEES
last week, declaring ]. b. Eustis en-
1 titled 10 his seat as senator from Louis
lana, from January Il. 1878, for the
term ending March 3, 1879.
Ingalls,, of Kansas, who signed the
minority report, spoke in opposition
to the report, claiming tnat the
| papers presented 10y MIR. Eustis were
defective.
The Eustis case is up. He will be
installed III al hour or two.
The Union League club, of New
York, gives the president and lady 8
reception the twenty.first. There will
| be no speeches.
! Colonel Polk, doorkeeper, is before
the committee on accounts in reiati ou
to the employme of the extra forct
| during the extra sessession. There i,
no serious trouble about the matter
The regular employees were some
what scattered, and as they we're com
missioned for two years, the eonfus
zion was unavoidable and the irregu
| larity will no doubt be condoned.
The postmaster-genersl directs Bing
ham TO resume the postm astership s
Mobile, Wiekersham having failed o.
confirmation at the extra session
| Wickersham is iu denomination
There Is little doubt of his ultimat,
confirmation.
Governor Mccormick remains in tn,
assistant secretary's office few day
to initiate his successor.
/ The Texas aud Pacific railroad bill
introduced in the senate to>day b,
Mr.. johnson, Of Virginiz, provides 10
a government guarantee of interest OF
fifty-year five per cent. bonds to b
issued for the benefit of the mali
track.line from Fort Worth TO Sa
J Diego to the extent Of seventeen thou
cult and mountainous portions, ,estims
ted to be one hundred and fifty mile.
for which interest will be guarantee
on the bonds to the amount Of $35, 90
per mile. The price of all bonds 70
the main line. including i've thousan
T dollars per mile to be retained In th
: United States treasury, Is limited to
total of $S5, 800, 600. The bill also prs
vides for similar guarantee Of intel
q est on the bonds to the amount OF s.
1 4O0, 600 to be issued by the Memph
asa Vrfar1atsnaoJ D.;1soad aapar~p
of Arkansas. The Lake City Rsilroa
company, Of Texas, Is to secure Il
( tcoastruction OF y connecting rsilros
8 | from Jefferson, Texas, to Memphi
e Tennessee. The Texas and Pacific co
poration is required by this bill, under
penalty of forfeiture Of the foregoir
o privilege, to be built within the Re.
y three years a railroad from Shrev
II port to Monroe, distance Of abo
ninety ak miles, there to connect Wi
= completed road to . point on u
y Mississippi river opposite vieksbur
= but no government aid is proposed 4
% this branch Of the bill. In all its 9th
e essential features it II in agreeme
with the house bill introduced ID
a. Friday.
III Senator Chaffee's bill, amendatory
: the act :of June Is, 1856, proposes
!. require that all railroads in the Unit
States shall pro rate with each othe
shst they shall be prohibited fre
re making discrimination against In
[r. viduals or associations in respect
ii. freights. charges, etc, and they sh
be not change their published schesi'
Of charges without giving thirty d
public notice.
m Mr.. Eischoff has introduced bill
co the house to repeal section 3 .S34 Of
r, revissd statutes, which provides u
Of tbs payment of The speeial tax b
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