, 1877-01-15

Tho 1'rcacnt Congress- LIKELY to Do Just
What tl,p ltnilrua.l Sprcu1nt0rs Want.

NnAk ltG 1tnllr0AA SfGGAlhtDfH WAnt%
- C'Tre&panHenet San Franciscn Chronicit.
WAsitfNtlToN, u. C., Dec. l5.-The bill to
make tho burlington l. Missouri Railroad i'll
Nebraska n branch Of tls Union Pacific lsoal, in
livcr freight M equitable basis, was discussed
IN tic House OIL Thursday Tlis Il the first rail-
road questlnn of tho session, and may bu re-
gar,lcd as slgni!lsant Indicating tlls tcnpcr of
the ground that tho linton Pactlic Koad WIS 80
unjust anu cxtorttnnatc o. to very greatly Grip
p!o the business interests Of tiie
5a!iing.aa % 't' slssoart e" sppds Rvaa ana a eaS s
b. received and forwarded Il any lcss rates les
TINT, tho charge from Omaha, no deduction
postatfon. On coming East the people OF Nc
braskn encountered nnothcr railroad puol rnst
Of the Missouri by which they were all greatly
Impressed. Many other, kindred fncta weru
could grant thctn the relief they desired. a
motion was madc to recotnmLt tho bill, With
several proposed amendments, u the Judiciary
Coninittse; Que Of its friends stated that t'!as
by dcvlsion Of tile House, and w,t',out calling
tic ycas anl nays, 1t was rccomulittetl by soto
ol ~ yeas to ~ nays. The discussion anu
avt % 1G osG ,a aa ~ ts cas9 aFf stronsy
which may DO nchlcved this winter OH rat|road
matters will bu favorable to the grcnt ratlroad
companies, rather tflAn to the Government Or to
thu communities In which the r0ntIs arc located.
to cngruss the cnrly attention Of Congress, The
original Pacific Railroad bill Tor tho cu1lstruc-
tton Of tho Central an1 Uniun Roads was passed.
In iSG1, aud the amendment by which the land
grant WIS doubled and thu Government agreed
70 take L second mortgnEe instead OF d first
nloftgagc, ard also Increased tho amount Of
bonds per mile, was passed in 1891 Both Of
caused BY tiio civil War. AZ my other period
the provisions Of these laws would perhaps liayu
hccn more closcly scanned and possibly the III
tercsts VI tho Government hnve been mora caro-
rumors OF wars Is favorable alike to .llu rupld
construction Of railroads anI the rapid eilact-
tncnt Of railroad laws. And 10 1t seems likely
TINT while tho Tilien and Hayes war is still
Texas Puritlc Hnt!road blll Will be put through
tic House, and perhaps tho ac1Iatc, whether
Wise or unwlsc, Just or unjust. III tho summer
Or full OF 1875 Kalroaa Convention was hclI In
St. Louis, Ut which were rcprcscnteI iargo
purtiOn ot tho railroads Ut thu South nHd West.
The Convention uuorscl the measure prupo4eti
by Tom Scott, teiut of the guarantee by tho uoY-
crnnent q tho Interest OIL Iutltts to tic a,ount
ol Slo0 0o oo for tho construction of the Texas
Pacific RoHl and its branches. Huntington, Of
the Central Pacific, came here With strong lob
by to defeat tho bill, or at lcast to postpniic ac-
tlon on It. Tho bill remained In tho hands Of
tin Committee until tho cn.l Of the session. Tho
bull 10 not yct printed, and the proposed ancnd
meI,ts arc llot YET accesslh!c a variation III the
orlSna! fonto Is iIroposst %hici WI run the
Western tefshitl'is from sa1! Diego rcct TO Fort
1litna. lhc No!tnert1 fac!hc HOaa asks for nn
cxtctihon ol lllHe Il! order to preserve Its land
grant. ING other f'lctHt railroads, 1t ia under
stood, asked for fav0re ind advantages directly
or 1ntlirertly, though thgtr demands will bc pre-.
ssntch ~ !utu,e Dllts' II there Is tlo rhange III
tle stMtus nf lhe casc snce last vear, Hunting
tnn will Of course, nppusc 1t rs actcrintIlrtliy Us
liu dlt! tilc'l. b!!t II 10 and Scutt have com.
PROMISED, nnd IN; Ccftra! l'4eitic Company
has hcsne largely interested IN the Texas road.
as Is reported, there viii be nothing noro than
sham opposition, II ttiAt, aiiti thero will uftt.
ltatc'y ~ y long pull, strong pull, anu pull
I'll together to get tue bl!l through. There ars
several s'lEgcstioils which WILL ot course, furce
themselves lpA't tic minds of Ill thoughtful
persons IN TINS connection y roau butt UiAlcr
the'c circumstances canl!ol, u cultrse hccUna
u any sense \ competitive one ~ rc5Artla thu
EentrH! factlle, is bMth would 10 under thu
Hau1e management. Ttlo wealth ot q few men,
received principally from tho public Treasury,
already enormous, woali ha ly this bill ruEhai,s