Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-14

| freights. Ny bill gives congress the right to
control and regulate the prorating of freights,
| preventing monopoly in that respect; it also
| divides the total OF distance between the Pa
ci6c and the Mississippi river between six
| companies, whereas the House and Mathews
| bills confne it to one company already under
| the control of the Pennsylvania railroad COM
| pany, which owns and controls several thou
| sands of miles of road more than any other
| similar corporation In the country. My bill
| is a measure In the interest of anti monopoly,
| and for that, as well as the reasons given
above, should receive the hearty support OF
| the press and the people, and pass both
houses as real Southern Pacific railroad bill.
| With this the interview concluded, the
senator expressing himself gratifed at an OPP
| portunity to put his views before the people
| of Memphis, for whom he has always been a
most friendly advocate. That the readers of
| the APPEAL may see and know what Senator
| Johnston's bill is | append it. careful
| reading of it will discover to the reader many
points of identity between it and the Sapp
bill, indeed 1t is that bill over again with the
addition of provision for the New Orleans
! and Vicksburg connections. 1t is the bill to
win with. The only bill that is likely to pass
| this congress. j. NJ h.
A Bill
Amendatory of and supplementary to the act emit
tied IAN act to Incorporate the Texas Pacific rail-
| road company and to aid In the construction OF
|
3, 1871, and the several acts amendatory thereof
and supplementary thereto.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
| Representatives ofthe United States Of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That the Texas
and Pacific railway company is hereby au-
| thorized and empowered to extend, lay out,
| locate, construct, furnish, maintain and enjoy
its line of railroad and telegraph from its
| present western terminus at Fort WORTH in
| Tarrant county, State of Texas, westwardly
| through the State of Texas to the Rio Grande,
| to point at or near Ell Paso, there to meet
and connect with the completed road and tel
| egraph line authorized to be constructed by
the second section of this act; and the said
| Texas and Pacific railway company shall con-
| struct and put In operation at least one hun
| bred miles of its railway from its present
| terminus at Fort Worth, westwardly, within
two years after the passage of this act, and
| not less than one hundred miles for each
| cry two years thereafter, and shall complete
the same to point at or near Ell Paso, with
in six years from the passage of this act.
Section 2. That the Southern Pacific rail-
| road company, a corporation organized under
the laws of the State of California (being the
| same corporation mentioned in the twenty
third section of said act of March 3, 1871, is
hereby authorized and empowered to extend,
lay out, locate, construct, furnish, maintain
and enjoy its line of railroad and telegraph
/ from its present eastern terminus in the Ter
| ritory of Arizona, eastward, along the route
or line of the present Texas Pacific railroad,
| as described In said act; or, If more practi-
cable route or line on or near the thirty-sec-
| ond parallel of north latitude is found, then
along such more practicable route or line to
| the Rio Grande at or near Ell Paso, there to
| meet and connect with the constructed road
| and telegraph of said Texas and Pacific rail-
way company, and with the constructed rail-
road and telegraph of any other company in
the State of Texas, as hereinafter provided
| grants of lands, and other grants, rights
and privileges heretofore granted to
and conferred upon the Texas Pacific railroad
company, or the Texas and Pacific railway
| company, on or pertaining to that part of its
route west of the Rio Grande, shall be deemed
to have lapsed and terminated as to said
company, and are hereby transferred to and
vested in the said Southern Pacific railroad
company.
| And TOR the purpose OF aiding the said
| Southern Pacific railroad company in the con-
| struction of its said railroad and telegraph
line to the Rio Grande, as above provided,
| there be, and hereby are, made, transferred,
| confirmed to, and vested in said Southern
| Pacific railroad company, its successors and
assigns, the same grants of right of way, Of
right, power, and authority over the public
| lands adjacent to the line of said railroad and
telegraph, Of alternate sections of public
| lands, and of every other right, power, privi-
| lege, and immunity west of the Rio Grande,
which, by the terms of said act of March 3,
| 1871, were made, granted, and given to said
| Texas Pacific railroad company, and by said
| supplemental act to said company by the
name, STYLE and title of the Texas and Pa
| cifc railway company.
| And if the said Southern Pacific railroad
| company shall accept the provisions of this
act, it shall be, and is hereby required to
build from the most eligible point on its pres
| ent constructed line of railroad, railroad
and telegraph line to ships channel in the
| bay of San D ego, on the Pacific coast. And
said company shall commence work upon the
extension Of its road as provided in this act
within one year after the passage of this act
and shall complete one hundred miles within
one year thereafter, and not less than fifty
miles in each succeeding year thereafter until
| the same shall be fully completed ana equip
ped to the Rio Grande; The whole, including
the connection to San Diego, to be completed
within six years after the passage of this act.
| Sec. 3. That the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio railway company, corpo-
ration duly organized under special char
| ter of the State of Texas, and thereby au-
! thorized to extend its line to such terminus
upon the Rio Grande as the directors of said
| company select, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to extend, lay out, locate, construct,
| IL,
road and telegraph to be known as the Mexi-
can and Pacific extension of the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio railway, from
| its present western terminus at San Antonio,
| in the State of Texas, by the most eligible
route approaching the Rio Grande as nearly
as may be practicable to point on said river
at or near Ell Paso, so as to connect with the
| railroad and telegraph line of the said South
ern Pacific railroad company, authorized to
be constructed by the second section of this
act
The said Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio railway company shall con-
struct and put ia operation at
least one hundred miles of its said
Mexican and Pacific extension and telegraph
line from its present western terminus at
San Antonio, within two years from the pas
sage of this act, and not less than one hun
dred miles for each year, or not less than two
hundred miles every two years thereafter,
and shall complete the said extension of its
railroad and telegraph line, continuously,
from San Antonio to point at or near Ell
Paso, within six years from the passage of
this act.
Sec. 4. That --, corporation author
lied by the laws of the State of Louisiana, is
hereby authorized and empowered to extend,
lay out, locate, construct, furnish, maintain,
and enjoy its line OF railroad and telegraph
from Donaldsonvllle, IN said State of Louisi
ana, W orange, Ou Guo OdUluo Ilfcig III Ilc
State of Texas, as authorized by its charter
from the State of Louisiana, SO as to connect
with the railroad and telegraph now in oper-
alton between Orange and the city of Hous-
ton, in the State of Texas.
Sec. 5. That the International and Great
Northern railroad company, a corporation
created by the laws of the State of Texas, is
hereby authorized and empowered to extend,
lay out. locate, construct, furnish, maintain,
and enjoy It's line of railroad and telegraph
from its present western terminus, at the city
of Austin, in the State of Texas, to the city
Of San Antonio, in said State; and from its
present eastern terminus at Longview, in
Gregg county, in the State of Texas, to the
city Of jefferson, in said State, as authorized
by the laws of the State of Texas.
Sec. 6: That in order to secure to the north
ern portion of Louisiana and to the State of
Mississippi, and the country contiguous to
and east thereof, the full advantages to be
derived from the construction of the several
lines of railway hereinbefore authorized, the
North Louisiana aud Texas railroad compa-