The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-16

me at home" 1t is to be presumed they know
sxactly what they are doing. but l shall not
hold them TO that measure ofresponsibility.
Let US see what is this ~blow at Southern
interests - it must be that the land grants,
rights and privileges OF the Texas ana Pa
cific Railway between Fort Yuma an FL
Paso are transferred to the Southern Fach
Com any, provided the southern Pacinc
Company builds railroad in six years be-
tween the two points named. This is really
the question at issue fairly stated. have
ALWAYS professed myself willing to vote for
the Texas Pacific bill with the Vinita
branch off Now, because my bill, in con-
sideraton of the work finished, transfers
these grants from one com pany to the other.
these papers denounce my bill. Are they
consistent? | beg them to examine their
files for only one year past. They All,
without a solitary exception, every news
paper, Congressman, paid correspondent
and lobbyist, supported, without single e1-
preston or dissent the same bill in substance
that | present. 1t is only necessary to
quote official documents which are easy
of access. The Pacific Railway Com
mittee of the last House was considered
friendly to Mr.. Scott. Our distinguished
Senator, Mr.. Lamar, was Chairman, and
certainly strong supporter of the
Texas Pacific Company's measure. On
The Path day of January, 1877. Mr.. Lamar,
from the Committee on Pacific Railroads,
feDOfTeQ as q lot DiIlSs II. H. ZOs
50, 472, 1925, 1905 and 3l4o, bill ''to secure
an early com pletion of a traDs-contiuenral
line Of railway on. or near, the thirty sec
ond parallel of north latitude" In the
first section of this bill, we fine this: And
is hereby granted to the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company (of California;,
a corporation organized under the laws OF
California, being the same corporation
mentioned in the twenty third eection of
the said Act, of March 81, 1871, to extend,
lay out, locate. construct, furnish, MAINTAIN
and enjoy it's line OF railroad and telegraph,
from a point at or near FIT. Yuma, on the
Colorado river, eastward (after completing
its line from its present terminus at or near
Indian Wells to the same point on the Col
orado river) along the route or line OF the
Texas and Pacific Railway Company, as
described in said act, or, if a more practical
bic route or line on or near the thirty-sec-
ond parallel of north latitude is found, then
along such more practicable route or line
until it shall meet and connect with the
constructed road and telegraph Of said Tex
as and Pacific Railway Company at the des-
ionated point OF junction. one hundred miles
westwardly of Ell Paso, by its line afore-
said. That for the purpose OF aiding in the
construction and securing the speedy com
pletion of said railroad and telegraph line
there is hereby made to said Southern Pa
cific Railroad Com pany, its successors ana
assigns, the same grants of right of way,
and of alternate sections of the public lands
adjacent to:the line of said railroad aud
telegraph, and ofevery other right, power,
privilege and immunity which. by the
terms Of the said act of March 81, 1871
and any amendments thereto, were made,
granted and given to the Texas and Pacific
Railway Company, to enable it 60 construct
that part of its road in Arizona and New
Mexico, west o + said point Of junction, in
as full and am pie a manner as the Texas
and Pacific Railway Company could con-
4 y
point of junction, under the authority
hereto fore given to that Company and al
the rights, privileges, powers, and anthor-
ity of the Texas and Pacific Railway Com
pany west of the point OF junction afore-
said, Zone hundred miles by the line of the
road west OF FL PasOj shall be held to
have lapsed and terminated for the pur-
poses in this act mentioned and subject to
the provisions of this act: PF0Uided, That
in this act shall be construed to du-
plicate any land grant on any part OF SAID
line"
And in same section: "Aud should the
Texas and Pacific Railway Company fail
to accept the provisions of this act
within three months from the date of its
approval. or, having accepted, fail TO com
ply with It's provisions, or any OF them, and
to build a continuous line of road from FIT
Worth to the designated point of junction,
within the time prescribed herein, then the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company shall
have the right, without further legiSlatiJH
DR. judicial action, to bulls on ea>tward!y to
meet and connect with the western termi
nus of the completed road OF sail Texas and
Pacific Railway Company, and for that
purpose shall have aud enjoy, aud become
invested with, all the powers. privileges
and grants, heretofore. and in this act,
made TO the Texas and Pacific Railway
on such part OF said line as i
shall so construct"
There is no substantial difference as far
as the relation of the two railroad com
Danies are concerned between this bill o!
the committee, presented by Mr.. Lamar.
md the bill offered by myself. The rights,
ire as absolutely transferred to the South
srn Pacific by one bill as by the other. One
bill saws the point of junction shall be zone
hundred miles west of EiPasso," and the
1ther sat or near ElPasso."
Now he newspapers 80 much dis
pressed a WOO of detriment to the La
mar bill, neither did any advocate of tie
Texas Pacific. There is no difference, yer
We hear from papers that advocated one
pill and have the other in their po session.
at one bill is the one thing needful to the
south, and the other Ia s. cruel blow at the
interest of the South" If one is good, both
ire good, as far as they affect the relation
# the two roads They are both good for
hey,tO quote Mr. Lamar's bill, are 'to secure
lie GafIX COM DietiOIl Vi Il tiHe vi railway
IN the 32nd parallel and If Mr.. Hunting
on will not build. as is charged, then my
ill provides that the Texas Pacific shall
Duid on until it connects with the Southern
Pacific. and there is nothing whatever to
prevent its building to Fort Yuma if the
southern Pacific prefers to stand still
Turn and twist the matter as anxiously as
hey please the Texas Pacific men can only
ind that every provision of my bill is to |
asten the completion of the road.
| wish to repeat that not a word of detri- |
bent to the Lamar bill can be shown in q |
ingle paper that advocates the Sec tt road. |
Does it not look little singular that | |
hOuld be called on to defend my bill by |
he same papers which so ardently espoused |
Is counterpart less than one year ago Is |
possible that the explanation lies in the |
GLOWING lines taken from the third sec ion |
f Mr.. Lamar's bill "And the bonds OF the |
aid Southern Pacific Railroad Company |
hall be executed by said company, at the /
ate OF $4,000 per mile for that part of the I
inc stwardly OF the Colorado river to the |
'oInt of designated junction in New Mexi-
o, and $50, 900 per mile for the San Diego /
onnection. subject to all provisions of this
ection." Preceding this quotation, lin the |
anne section), it was provided that the
onds should be due 90 years after date,
avable sin gold" bearing interest at 5 per
ent. "pay able semi-annually ia gold coin -
nd further, "and the Secretary of the
'reasury shall indorse for. and in the name
f the United States, guarantee of the in
crest on the bonds so issued and deposited
Y such company, etc"
That feature of the bill of year ago.cham-
Toned by jealous Southern papers, has
cen omitted in my bill, which asks for no |
of interests; aud as the Southern
'acific is willing to accept and does accept
le bill as it stands, impeachment TO IFS
assage is thereby removed. In making a
i'll two things are of first consideration. to
raft the bill TO effect lis object: and to
raft it so il t5iH pass. The latter consider
ton is thought of about one time in five.
The bill introduced will pass, and it win
,cure a railway on the 32d parallel at the
arliest date possible. The Texas Pacific
Ills of the last Congress asked for govern
tent guarantee of interest on bonds at the
tie of $40 COO per mile; the bills introduced
y this Congress ask for $4,000. did not
link that it could get such a bin through
l.. LAST Conrrpss am nndar the inlnrfs- /