The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-06

phr thousand cigarettes, not weighing
more than three aud one halt pounds
per thousand, one dollar and twenty
five cents per thousand, and upon
cigarettes weighing more than three
aud one'half pounds per thousand, At
i've dollars per thousand,
Mr.. Tucker Of Virginia, moved Ia
amend so Us to Tx the tax on tobacco
NJ sixteen cents per pound, Instead Of
twenty. After some discussion, Mr..
fuckers amendment was agreed 10 by
yeas l26, nays 80,
Pending farther action, the house
adjourned,
The senate after restoring the frank.
ing privilege, passed the postronle
bill.
Senator Johnson made n speech TO-.
day In opposition to the Texas aud
Pacific railroad hill, reported by Mr.
Matthew aud advocated by Mr., La.
mar. He stated he was ~ much In
favor Of southern road 10 tho Pacific
M any one, but entered upon mn OK
animation OF the bill 20 show that II
was not such AZ tho south was entitled
TO, and would not bring such road M
they wanted. lie was opposed TO any
bill which did not fix the eastern ter
MUS Of the road on the mississippi
by the bill M II stood, there need DO
no extension TO that river for years,
aud la tho meantime the business
would DO diverted away from the
south. All penalties or forfeitures for
not building the eastern link had been
dropped OIL In committee, and he
thought there had been 30 much dis
trust II not trlrkery about II, that con.
gress could fix the terminus quite An
well ~ the commission whose salaries
were not provided for In the bill. He
then contrasted the provisions Of that
bill, number 9I2, with the one intro
duced by himself, number 1885, which
provided Tor main truck line
from Gan Francisco, by Fort Yuma,
to lei paso, from which point
there were two branches across Texas
to Fort Worth and San Antonio. by
filling up the short gaps the former
would give II direct line to Memphis
and Vlcksburg, and the latter the
shortest route to Galveston, besides
protecting the Mexican frontier. The
committee had added another line 80
~ to leave the Texas and Pacific line
In west Texas, and run TO 81. Louis via
Vinita, and another line 80 M to con-
meet the gulf ports with Denver, Color.
ado; but after these we're included, his
hill called tor only ten thousand dollars
per mile on two thousand eight hun
dred miles OF the roads east OF lei Paso,
and would result In seven hundred
miles of new road west OF that point
without subsidy.
Mr.. Lamar's bill called for the
guarantee of S3S, 100000 bonds, at five
per cent, for fifty years, amounting to
81 1850 dollars per mile per annum, or
S65, 900 per mile In all while the
greatest risk which the government
could sustain was the original outlay
of ten thousand dollars per mile,
In green backs. The government
could sustain no loss under his plan,
nor could the companies make profits
by fraudulent contracts. They were
required to pay the principal and four
per cent. interest within forty years or
only four thousand dollars per mile,
which would most likely be done by
the government transportation. His
bill would set nearly three times rs
many laborerr, furnaces and manufac-
tories at work a. the Texas and Pacific
bill, and, Whist wa more important,
1t would give n line with termini at all
important points Of the Pacific, and
one also at every chief city on the
Mississippi. He WAS In favor OF a
genuine southern Pacific road, and
against the spurious one.
At the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr.. Lamar gave notice that he would
move to postpone further considera'
ton till December next. Senator
johnson 10 confident his bill will ulti.
mately pass.
Replying to Senator johnson, SEN
ator Lamar favored the bill as reported
from the senate committee and claim
ed the amendment proposed would
obstruct and not promote the building
of an independent, competing high.
way, connecting the cotton states with
the Pacific coast. He objected to the
bill introduced by the senator from
Virginia, because IL burdened the
threughline with eight or ten local
branches which could not be brought
under control OF congress as to freight
and fares, and for the further reason
that 1t called for the construction OF
more than eight thousand miles OF
road as against one thousand four hun.
dred miles provided for BY the Texas
and Pacific bill. He favored airy
amendments necessary on the Trans
continental line In the interest Of the
government and people. He gave
notice that he would renew tomorrow
his motion to make the Texas and Pa
cific bill the special order for the frs!
Wednesday In December.
The life saving bill, which passed
the house yesterday, provides for If
a -.