The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-25


the government expended before the
war for msil transportation alone to
the Pacific coast, anu that wss at n
time when We had but thirty-two
millions of people, and the postal de-
mands OF the country were not what
they are now. TWAS not fair state>
meut of this case To say that the pas
sage of this bill committed the gov
eminent to a great dett. Take the APP
propristions for the army for the next
tifty yesrs-were they regarded now as
debt? They brought $50 remunera-
ton but in the case of the road the
government becomes a creditor OF the
road!
Referring to the Pacific states and
territories, he said the sudden acquisi-
ton OF our Pacific empire was re-
markable epoch in the political history
of this country. Some of our states
men regarded the event withen thusi-
astic feelings, and others were de ected.
He then quoted from the speech of
Mr.. Webster, on this subject, TO the
effect that 1t WAS impossible for this
vast empire to be integrated into our
political system. Mr.. Lamar next re-
ferred to the views entertained on the
subject by VIM. II. Seward, John z.
! Hale and other statesmen, aud said il
was held that the United States, To
maintain ills hold upon that western
empire, must connect it with the At
lantic 10y series OF railroads. which
| no private enterprise could accom-
| piish, but must be done by tue federal
! government
| he then spoke of u bill introduced
in the house of representatives in 1852,
by Mr.. Rusk, of Texas, and said it was
defeated by those who at that time
doubted the constitutional power of
the government to construct the
road. Had it not been for
those constitutional objections n
railroad would be now running over
this very route. He argued that there
were no constitutional grounds against
government aid in the construction of
the road, and read \ letter OF Il. NJ. r.
Hunter, of Virginia, who formerly OPP
posed the bill on constitutional grounds,
stating that he still retained those
general views, but in many respects
they had been modified 10y the expe-
rience and results OF the war.
other Pacific railroads and said TO the
Northern Pacific the government had
given u grant of forty-seven million
scrss, To the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific f. had given nifty million acres
of land and its bonds to prodigious
amount, but it, aid TO the Texas Pacific
was but eighteen million acres of land.
The people OF the south had already
Invested q million dollars in the road
built four hundred and forty five miles
but they were unable to build more.
The legislatures II every state in the
south have passed resolutions fsvorine
government aid in the construction o.
this road. He spoke of the sdyantsg,
, of the soil aud the climate OF the south
aud argued that the cost OF Twins
there WIS cheap, and taxation every
year was growing less burdensome
Throughout the territory were gres
rivers. which never froze up in winter
nor dried isp in summer, and coulc
turn her spindles all the year round
The southern states had but small
portion of their cotton lands under eul
tivation. They could raise enough
TO clothe the whole world. The mar
kets of China, Japan and other eastern
, countries presented greater advantages
to the United States, and with the con
, strdction OF the Texas and Pacific road
=, We would be put into more interme
diate relations with these countries.
He was satisfied that the construc
ton OF the Texas and Pacific road
would he prompt and most .fficien
means for the development of south
ern commerce aud agriculture. II,
spoke OF labor troubles in the country
and said what we needed was tn,
inauguration of new enterprises e
pealed to the senators from the New
England states especially, to supper
the measure ~ y work of national i'm
portance, in the int crest of the Who'll,
American people.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-In the hous,
last nigh, Butler's bill to supercede al
: newspaper advertising for the govern
ment by the publication of An o:ficia
advertiser, passed. 1t will be pub
lished weekly and sent to subscriber
free through the mails, and is to be dis
tributed free of charge to every publ,
library, to the clerks of the distric
courts, to county courts, and the worn
IL to be done 10y the public printer
Vote Que hundred and nine to seventy
seven.
The Hon. Fred n. Prince is prepar
I ing an address to the people.
The national democratic com mite,
. had a short session to-day aud did n,
a business beyond exchanging views.
ConfiFmatiops-John II. Smyth
= minister TO Liberia. Rsjsction-Johl
o b. Rockingham, assistant apprsise
n Of merchandise, district New York
, There was considerable discussion, bu
9 only two senators voted in the affirua
tive.
House-The army appropriation bill
q occupied exclusively the attention o
q the house to-day. The smendmen
!. offered by Mr.. Throckmorton, @
4 Texas, making the strength of tn
;. army twenty-five thousand instead O
o twenty thousand men. was carried b,
q majority OF ten, all the Texas mem
o bers, except Mr.. Reagan, voting will
the solid republican vote for tn
i. amendment. This was in committe
!. of the whole, and II has yet TO run tn
!. guantiet of a vote by yeas and nays II
. the house.
p The legislative exc .a;tiv. aud jIdiciE
i appropriation bill, as reported to tn
: senate amends the house bill by restor