Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-04
tates. Eastern News,
The Texas-Paciffc Biii.

WASHINGTON, Dec. y SENATE.
At the conclusion of the morning
business Matthews called up the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill and
made an address In favor thereof
He argued that the government
would merely guarantee the pay
ment of interest on the bonds of
the Texas-Pacific Railroad to the
extent of nearl ~ two million dollars
per annum. It was manifest that
the indem nifty to the government
WAS perfect. Ultimate loss by the
government was indeed impossi-
BILE unless it should turn out that,
after the completion of the road, it
should not be worth the accrued In
terest, but such supposition was
not to be entertained. He did not
believe the government would be
called upon to make any advance
out of its own Treasury. The
Texas-Pacific Road, starting at thu
southern boundary of the United
States, would form a base line from
which lateral lines would radiate,
attracting new and profitable
trade and soon market would be
found for the products of the
United States In Mexico. The gem
eral influence Of such trade over
our national interests with Mexico
would be powerful. The construc-
tion of the Texas-Pacific would
open, by Legitimate means. the
northern States of Mexico to In.
dustrial colonies, and would result
in a saving to the government of
more than two million dollars per
annum. 1t was not fair nor Just to
the present measure to dispose of 1t
upon the summary objection that
it was a subsidy. He then spoke
OF the constitutional power Of Con.
gress to regulate commerce and
said the Texas-Pacific bill should
be passed as a matter of justice to
the Southern States, as the govern
ment owed protection to all, and
demanded obedience alike from all.
O"nxr.ssionnI.
WASHINGTON, December 3D.
House. - The House went into
Committee of the Whole on the
Military Academy appropriation
bill. which appropriates $276, ,647-
Sl6 000 below the appropriation for
the current year.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Cox, of New York, to give no.
tice of the termination of the
treaty OF 1868 with the North Ger.
many Confederation.
By Harris, OF Pennsylvania, to
abolish the requirement of proof of
loyalty as condition precedent to
pensions for services In
the war of 1919.
BY Rainey, to punish election
frauds.
BY Chalmers, to prevent corrup.
tion in elections.
By Durham and Price, to make
trade dollars legal tenders.
By Dihrell, to make trade dollars
and other silver coins legal ten-
ders.
BY Hunter. to require the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to receive
trade dollars In exchange for legal
tender silver dollars.
BY Fort, for like purpose and to
stop the further coinage Of trade
dollars.
All bills on this subject were, on
motion Of Stephens, referred to the
Committee on Coinage, of which |
he Is Chairman.
BY Brentauo, in relation tn the
expulsion from Germany of the
American citizen,
Julius Bauer.
By Springer, for the termination
u the naturalization treaty with
Prussia.
California Matters in Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8d.-Luttrell
o-day introduced bill for the i'm.
'rovement of the navigation OF the
'acramento river; also, to adjust
he claims OF land owners within
be Klamath reservation.
The Committee on Ways and
dsans held meeting to-day hut
no business. In the gen.
raj interch ange OF views 1t ap.
'eared that the committee will con.
me itself principally to current