New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-29
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL NEWS.

subsidies. Yesterday. by ia to S5. 1t is de-
clared by Texas and Pacific men that some OF
their friends voted in the affirmative, and VIII
vote differently on their bill. Mr.. Sherman
gave dinner to large party of public men
last night. 1t is reported that the American
exhibit at Paris will be satisfactory one
Mr.. Conkling denies that he had speech pre-
pared against counting LouisiaDas vote ior
Hayes. William Z. Chandler has Appealed to
Major Burke to say if there was not bargain.
STRONG ANTl-SUBSIDY VOTE.
AN END TO TRANSPORTATION HOPES IN THE HOUSE,
If MEMBERS STAND BY THEIR ACTION YEsIER-
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.I
WAsuINGToN Jan. 2S.-The railway, steamboat
and internal improvement Hobbies are considerably
denoralized tonight by the overwhelming vote'
ia TO So given III the House to-day for Mr. Baker
anti-subsdy resolution. The majority by when IL
was passed was larger even than its friends had cA-
pected and much greater than those opposed 10 IL
believed 1t possible to obtain.
If Representatives in Congress were always con-
sstent their voting the record made III the House
to-day would be accepted death bow to all sub
sides and the advocates of the various sch mes
for obtaining Government aid either in the form OF
direct appropriations renewal of land grants or the
pledaing of the credit of the United States. would
give UP in disgust, and 90 home without spending
any more money i'll Washington.
But they console themselves tonight with the
belief that scores of men who voted to-day Tor Sir.
Bakers resolution. and who actually believe in the
doctrines it laid down. can be induced. when the
time comes to make an exception III favor OF one OF
another OF the private enterprises now asking ior
Congressional recognition. These hopes may not be
entirely without foundation ii is true that some
members who voted i'm the Affirmative to-day did so
with mental reservation, that they will deal with
every subsidy bill that may be reported on ITS own
merits and that there may be good reasons why they
should support the Texas and Pacihc Bill, the
Northern Pacific BIZ. or the Brazilian Steamship
Bill in spite of their belief in the general principle
chat authorizations OF money or credit Ought 10 be
made only for the necessary expenses OF inc WOW
eminent. =, -, -, II
Alter making allowance for all of this class OF
Representatives. however, the TACT Sti remains tt
n decided majority of the House ~ unquestlonabIy
opposed to all Of the great subsidy schemes, ana
will defeat any of them that may come before 1t.
The vote to-day nav Therefore, he accepted as
dcath-blow to the hopes Of all those who, WORK
ing for Government aid not heretofore granted IL
lapsed by the failure of private corporations 10
carry out their part of their contracts Win tiie
Government. The Texas and Pacific Bill may be
considered as good rs beaten already, ana Othet
similar bills will probably share It's fate.
RAILROAD MEN NOT DISCOURAGED.
lGLNERAL rgEs> DisFATCH.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The friends anu
pomoters OF the Texas and Pacific Railway Company s
bills pending before Congress for aid In the construction
of their proposed line, do not feel discouraged y the
vote of the House to-day the Baker resolution against
subsidies They say they attach Importance whatever
10 the adoption OF the resolution, and claim that their
bills do not ak subsidy and they claim that the latter
clause the resolution eavcsevery member Congress
whether he voted the resolution or not, fec 10 deter
mine for himself whether the necessity III any l'ch case
Tsts for The Government TO aid any enterprise bench
cal to the Government, or To the comlneIGai World IL
H. asserted hat many OF the friends OF tho Texas ana ia
r,Gr Railroad voted for the resolution. Claiming that
the rert is Ia no sense test OF the strength Of the
measure