New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-18

and the westerly half Of which curving southery holds
States OF tue Lo%sr HisssiPD Vaey Of Teas and
the far Southwest, s infinitely more dangerous 10 the
country, and 10 the South especially which must Use
southern routes In ary event than two owners IN
California and one IN Philadelphia who are sufficiently
hostile to hold each other IN check under the supern
cndence OF the awi But the bin Of the majority sim,
ply locates another Omaha on the Lower Mississippi ard
demands that the Texas and Pacific Com2any snail hns
be 20 the South all they charge that the Union and the
| Central PACING combined are TO ne country;
member that the main channels OF business are con
rOled by their ownership and location the Atlantic
vel as The Pacific ana the time is not far distant
Mhen the SURPRISING development OF our western ana
hut many tracks which may be laid along lines al
ready surveyed or may deboueh through new passes,
which the surveyor Is sure 70 find and The engineer to
subdue. upon our Western shores.
THIS certainty OF the future is provided for by the final
As bearing upon the alleged desire Of the Southern and
Central Pacific Railroads 10 m0nop0lize the commercial
shown before the committee HAT in 1873, when both
those corporations under substantially The same CON
and property TO Colonel Thomas \. Scott, Of PnaGel-
Pima, IN the interest OF this came Texas and Pacific
Francisco and his laure 10 Keep the control alone pre-
vented the consolidation OF That corporation With che
line to Francisco After tns u Grange
tue Southern Pacific should expend so many millions in
building road through desert merely to prevent the
construction OF the Texas and Pacific lines. one would
imagine that 'he expenditure OF the Of that money
would have purchases the Texas and Pacific franchise,
and exploded the whole project OF southern road along
the thirty-Scctsld parallel for years
II also worthy OF notice that IN the last Congress the
Texas AMI Pacitc Company entered into arrangement
with the Southern Pacific, by which the former TO
westerly, meeting at the Rio Grandc. Is there then.
either sense on sincerity III tins praise OF competition
good
Tho truth is that a subsidy Is OF more consequence
than The railroad to those VINO ask ior H. Wine 10 those
who VIII have 10 pay for bot the railroad IS TIE pTnc-
pal thing.
TIE FORFEITURE OF LAND-GRANTs IN THE TERRI
TORIES.
Upon the question of the power OF Congress to declare
the rights Of the Texas and Pacific Company derived
from the United states, west OF the Rio Grande 10 he
forfeited by OF It's default and breach OF the con-
diticns upon which they granted and revosed in
the nation, 1t is contended by that corporation that
without It's consent such action or measures 10 secure
the completion of the road can he taken until the eX-
pratiou of tue fun ten years allowed for the constitute
question there lie one, in this report, but It appears
10 that simple pcrusa Of the law above ciied IN
sufficient reply this position. IL cannot he that con
gcss has gwen any corporation the rsht 20 bafEc"de
this great enterprise Tor ten years At v Least OF ell
which, by il oyn terms may IN any event he altered
amended and repealed Whenever the public good ~
That charter was given to secure the completion Of
the road to prevent II. and any construction OF lis
language which defeat, its purpose is legally false
PROVISIONS OF THE MINORITY BILL
Influenced by these considerations, and others which
cannot be stated with desirable brevity, beg
leave to report the accompanying bill. substitute
for the bill reported 10y the majority, and recommend
its passage.
Its proper to say that the bill is substantially the
that IN reduced by Ar. Blair the 25th day
OF February, being House bin No 1926 with amend
nent extending The time o. The Texas and Pacific Com
pany two ye9rs making six years within which to build
state of Texas by the Southern Pacific, building
Its provisions may be epltOmlzcd ft follows:
Amer reciting the failure Of TIE Texas and Pacific
and amendments thereto and alleging in Section that
the occasion has arisen III which Congress may and
should assert the power expressly reserved, above
stated to adopt such measures 40 1t might deem neccs
sary proper the speedy completion II said
railroad N Section The bill provides that the Southern
telegraph from its present terminus 10 the casey bank
OF the Rio Grde there u connect with the constructed
road The Texas Pacific any other road in The State
of Texas which shan have arrived AZ mat Pont and
that upon ihe passage OF The act an TIE rights formerly
conferred upon The Texas ana Plchc company Westerly
terminated as to sald company ana t. he IeFsied IN
the United states for the purposes OF TINS act Tho bill
acquired by the Texas and Pacific Company from tie
state of California.
torres IN common FORM two hundred feet wide either
side. with aggregate amount OF ltud, not exceeding
Of the road ana mat tie Caited states shan xi6sa.6
any Indian titles, as usual in such granite Probably,
Section provides that the Southern Pacific Railroad
shall cOnLIonce its ROAD within one year after ito
agc OF tie act. and within year thereafter slal
complete hundred miles aud not less than ftY miles
yearly and shall complete tic whole To The Rio Gandc,
and snail also extend its line 10 San Diego twthn ninety
miles OF which city II IS now IN operation, and is being
pushed along some twenty-five miles annually within
six wears after the passage OF this act being any average
OF one hundred and dltecn miles per year.
Upon failure complete each year, a. in this section
provided Congress may Immediately take any measures
il shall necessary for the completion Of the road;
thus enabling Congress- II u should become desirable 70
restore the Texas ana Pacific Company all us Old
privileges long before that company will get to the no
traude take other necessary TO secure
Its completion forthwith. There would De room FOR
the unreasonable and obstructive construction which
the Texas and Pacific Company sets az under IT, own
charter, to delay the building OF the road until the 10
quired money he extOrted from the pubic Treasury
II 10 road built westerly through Texas Las reached
FL Paso six years then the state Of Texas cOnsenng
with the Texas Pacific, other company; and ON
the other hand II the Southern Pacific fails 10 reach the
Rio Grande in six years, the Texas and Pacific Com
pany, or any other company, may bud through the
Territories to connect with the sOuthern Pacific, and
have for part of It's road constructed The rights
herein given 10 that corporation.
sections g. and are TOO long IL this report
hut we respectfully ask close attention u the cautious
and nature OF their conditions aud safeguards
for the protection of the public and OF the private citizen
An the provisions OF this found In the bill OF Mr.
Money, which advocated by the SOuthern racine
Railroad before the committee are here preserved also
every provision Of this nature for governmental super
vision and control OF fares and freghis TO secure an
open highway 30 TAR as practicable ana competing me
along tie thirty parallel the first nee OF the ROAD
to the Government for postal and military purposes.
connections, pro rating, prevention OF combinations
etc. exc, which proposed IN the bill OF the Texas ana
Pacific Company in consideration OF subsidy snd i@nd
grant, In the very language employed ID mat b,
Incorporated into this, with other provisions deemed ny
US essential 10 the public good; and ths without any
to the company but the naked right q" way above
stated. . ~ "a,
cinc in California derived from that State.
Section . gives right OF through military Tcscrva-
tiOus ana requires tbe coLpah 10 ubrn bultdpt st
lions and accommodations for use Of the Government
Section / reserves expressly fdl powers 10 compel
compliance with the provisions OF the bill III the most
ccctua manner possible. These restrictions ana TcstI
ya,iOns comprehensive ana explicit than are
contained any other railroad charter TO our kn0W
edge.
The whole section IS as follows:
SEC. IL. Notwithstanding the rights ana franchises
herein granted TO the Southern Pacific Railroad, Con-
grcss the power 10 authorize he cOnsi ucton
of other independent and competing lines OF railroad and
telegraph along the tbirty-sccOHd parallel OF
north latitude. part thereof ron the westerly
boundary of the state OF Texas to Diego Other
port on the Pacific coast In California whenever TIC
public good shall require, and especially Whenever II