The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-06-01
Secretary Shermsn's Interview with
Returning Beard Anderson Again
the Subject OF Dispute --sheIla-
barger's Version.
Johnson's Argument on His Bin Grant
ias Aid TO the Texas aad Pacific aad
eaiYeston, harrisburg and San
Antoain Roads to Ei Pasn.
Lamar EKpi0des the Johnson Riil so
FAR as II Relates TO the Texas
and Pacific Road.
Throckmorton's Amendment to the Army
Bill Defeated by Two Majority The
Indian Rureau Transferred to the
War Department.

War Department.
Committee Fsvor Iae Br.nsi~.s Iu-
qeiry-ketiogx's Amendmest 20 the
Texas aud Pacific Hiii
WASHINGTON, ID. G., May % De-
tails of the tornado come slowly. 1t
WAS particularly severe In Wisconsin.
The fatalities reported reach fifteen.
No southern nominations or con firm-
ations.
Commissioner general Mccormick
wants more money for the Paris expo
sition.
Negotiations are sfoot to place some
fifty Nez Perces Indians at the Hamp-
ton Normal school.
There was no quorum Of the com.
mittee on elections and privileges To
open the Butier-Corbin case, and II
wAs postponed to Monday.
The senate discussed the district gov
ernment hill to adjournment. The bill
has been amended so as TO render elec.
lions necessary.
Ii has been decided that civilians
employed by guartermasters and su-
perintsndents Of cemeteries are not
liable to court m artial.
The Sunday Gazette OF this city was
Today sold to compsny'orgauized for
its purchase. Report says its stock
holders are southern men.
The senate bill to appoint AN addi
tional circuit judge on the second Judi.
cisl district, comprising New York,
Vermont and Connecticut, passed.
Alexander ii. Stephens has tele-
graphed the following to Colonel II. 5
Wright, Augusta: "Your letter re-
ceived. / shall stand for reelection
The election committee completed
reports In the case Of Richardson Va.
Rainey, from South Carolina. The
democrats of the committee sign the
report recommending n new election,
and the republicans the one declaring
Rainey, the sitting member, entitled
to his seat.
The president returned the nomina.
tion of Charles Payson, third assistant
secretary Of state; +. Allen Brown,
consul st Birmingham Charles NJ
Murphy, consulate OF Moscow; John
+. Hazelton, consulate Of Genoa; NJ.
Spencer, consul general at Melbourne;
Chester X. Jackson, consul ut Mar
seiilas.
Mr.. Morgan, OF Alabama, submitted
an amendment to the legislative, Judi
cial and executive appropriation bill,
appropriating 5000 for the purpose of
Investigating the history and habits OF
insects Injurious to the cotton plant,
and the best means Of preventing or
destroying the same. Referred to the
com mittee on appropriations.
Senator Johnston, of Virginia, de.
livered his argument this morning bs-
fore the senate COMMITTEES on railroads
on the bill introduced by him on the
second instant, granting aid TO extend
the Texas and Pacific, and Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio lines 10
FL Paso, there to connect with the
Southern Pacific road already com plet-
ed to the Colorado river. Also In aid
of connecting the roads from RI Pa.o
east TO New Orleans, Vicksburg and
Memphis, and providing that each Of
said roads shall pro rate and be subject
to the government control and oper-
ated "a = through ard continuous line.
the Texas and Pacific company, having
failed to build single mile of road on
the Pacific coast, and not the amount
required by It's charter on the eastern
emil, It had forfeited lie land grant and
bed clearly placed IL In the power Of
congress to take such action a. may be
deemed proper to secure the speedy
construction OF this road, sud tas
southern Paaiho company nov pvo.
poses TO extend to FL Paso without
monied subsidy. He believed the time
had arrived To secure, the construction
Of the Southern Transcontinsptal line
for the least money and for the short.
est possible time.
The senator advocated this mea sure
as one designed TO secure the only true
southern line between the Pacific
ocean and the lower Mississippi and
the gulf Of Mexico He clsimed that
by the grant OF eighteen million dol-
lars provided for by this hili, eight
hundred miles more OF road would lie
constructed than with the thirty-eight
millions asked for by the Texas and
Pacific company. He further ssid that
Senator Lamar replied bfie1y 10
Senator Johnston's address before the
senate railroad COMMITTEES yesterday.
He could not see that because the
Texas Pacific needed government cid
to build one thousand four hundred
miles OF road through an uninhabitsd
region, that, therefore. II could not bs
built without, ~ IL was charged II
could not the short link OF one hum.
dred and nifty miles between Shreve.
iport and the Mississippi, that link
through a rich and popuious county,
could well be built at once and b,
fortunate Investment, but Il wouls
not permit the baIlding Of the grea
trans-contineutal highway. connecting
ths Pacific and Atlantic oceans on
northern latitude.
/ The senator admitted that last yea
he bad promoted . compromiss bill
Intended 70 Incorporate the Scuthesu
Pacific, Texas and Pacific companies, II
order 10 gst rid Of the opposition Of tn
Cestfai Pacific. which wss determine,
70 prevent the control by any oolnpa
. IDy. MOT IN their own interest Of sh
! western tssminus. but disoovseinl
thsa whAt ~ ssnatne Sssom visgipi
vHl discover now, that ali sssh q
ltsaspts led oaiy 70 ohstsuctiea end ia
Ids9nits poatpoameus - he ersat -
leesghk H hAs ahen1eesd tssn,