The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-01
RAILROlD LEGISLATION Ar FLASHING.
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W 'hl' 1is-ib - uOb wv tuill
to begin to barricadc the Treasury against the
assaults Of the corporations which may be cx-
pected next winter. Indeed IL is n good time at
the close Of one session Of Congress. to look
around US TO see how the fight has gone and to
observe what now lines arc being formed for
another attack.
repeat what has heretofore been said in this
correspondence, that Col Tom Scott and the
Texas Pacific. standing Independent and alone.
have not the slightest prospect or expectation OF
ever securing q subsidy in any form or amount.
They will appear as one member Of n great
combination. with vast interests in every purt
OF the country log-rollcd together in one CO.
lossal scheme Of common plumber. or they will
not appear ut all. The bill introduced by Sena-
tor Johnston Of Virginia is the first rude sketch
Of the plan upon which this combination is to
be formed. II gives 100000 per mile in green
blacksmith interest payable to the Government
semi annually and n sinking fund-to all the
rouds in Texas looking toward the Pacific and
all tho roads from the Pacific looking toward
Texas. In includes tho Southern Pacific OF
California. with the strong box Of Huntington &
Co. filed with Central Pacific plumber and it
includes Tom SCOTS Texas Pacific rs far at
least rs III Paso. II he shall conclude to avail
himself Of it. This then. Ia the nucleus 81 n
great coalition. Add to it interests in similar
N"e'o III ''h't p"i'S VI wv 'hi'h' "hh IL - H'N
impossible that bill may ultimately b. framed
that will command as much strength rs the
River and Harbor bill, when it is lngcnously
made TO contain at least ono stea great or small.
for every members district
That Tom Scott will come into this comhina-
ton have no kind Of doubt Gov. Brown has
already stated Informally before n Senate COM
mlttoc that they would he willing to accept this
bill. II the hated southern Pacific wore stricken
out and some other company substituted But
this will Dever be done. Huntington Is OK
pected to supply the money to maintain the
allies In the Held. or this indispuable article
Col. Scott is in very great need. and right lhcre
lies the whole secret of the weakness which he
shows In his lobby work at Washington in con-
trust with tho vigor OF his operations in former
years. Everybody says, Scott has lost his
grip. He il not the man he used TO be- The
truth is. Scott has lost his purse. and he has no
credit His word used to be as good as Simon
Camerons, and he WAS never known To so back
on the member or the members friend. But
during the last winter Washington was filed
with men OF no worry high degree who do
nounced him as II cheat and cited in evidence
their personal experience have no doubt he
would keep religiously such contracts il he
could. but he has not the means, and 1t is a
swim for the shore with him. He is therefore
In no condition to edge Huntington from the
head of the new combination. II he comes in.
1t must be by grace. and he must bc content
with what they give him. Ten thousand dol
lars per mile Will doubtless seem very small to
the grasping spectators who set out by de-
manding forty thousand dollars per mile. But
1t is almost enough Of itself 10 build the road.
and with the land grants 1t Ia more than
enough. When they asked for more they meant
to sink the surplus In the pockets OF the con-
struction company. which stood ready 10 do for
| the Texas Pacific what the Credit Mobiler did
for the Union Pacific. II Col Scott had sue
| COCOON IN MS apph'"lohs 10 congress- 'hroe OF
iour years ago no n'Eit 10y 'ii's 'l,no nave poeh
! III rs hourshlhs 'ohil'loh Us MI huhuhg-
! Ton ie" fhlilohs oil puo'ic money Is great
h''p 10 " gentleman III roai uisuess'
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on"Hes II" snOu'u s'"nu "i"n" heA' "ih'or'
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III Col. Scott and the Texas Pacific people
have made great merit OF assisting in the pas
sage Of tho Thurman Funding bill and other
measures, whereby the Government socks to
get ito own out OF tho Union and Central Pacific
roads. Gould and Huntington have stored up
an abundance OF wrath against the day whom
Scott comes forward again for a subsidy. This
is serious enough. but probably not quite
so serious as little performance which
Mr.. Scott INDUCED in few hours before
the close OF the session. The Northern
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