Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-29


have assembled in good force.
Their organizations and combina-
tions of interest are more numer-
Gus than their individual autag.
onisms, but are equally evident on
close inspection although, at first
glance. some what perplexing; for
instance, the Cen trail Pacific, I'm
ion Pacific and Kansas Pacific lob.
bies all work together in opposi-
ton to Thurman's sinking fundbill;
whereas tho Northern Pacific and
Texas.Pacilic lobbies for obvious
reasons favor it. They are also more
or less disposed to log roll their re-
spective projects by q union of
forces against the representatives
of the completed Pacific railroads.
The Union Pacific and Kansas Pa.
cific corporations are at swords
points on the pro rate question
which is now the subject of earnest
controversy before Congress.
The Union Pacific people,
led by Jay Gould, are
favorable to the Portland and
Salt Lake Railroad project, which
the Huntington forces, no less than
the Northern Pacific Railroad Co,
regard with extreme disfavor. This
controversy is also complicated to a
small extent by efforts of Washing
ton Territory people in behalf Of
the Walla Walla & Seattle Railroad
project. The Union Pacific Rail
road takes little action against Col.
Thos. A. SCOTS efforts openly.
but undoubtedly is more inclined
to aid than oppose the Hunt
ington interests. The influ-
ence of the various railroad
rivals of the Pennsylvania
railroad company is, however,
strongly excited against the Texas
Pacific bill. There are, in addition
to all the conflicts above indicated,
a number ofapparently incompati-
BILE interests working to obtain aid
for Eastern branches of the pro-
posed Southern trans-continenta
road, but these interests, for the
present, are lending assistance to
Scotps efforts, and the only lobby
opposition which he really fears Is
that inspired by the Central Pa
cific promoters or owners of the
Southern Pacific Railroad of Cali.
fornia.
The Louisiana Returning board.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2Sth.-An-
dersoD, Cassanave and COnover re-
main in the Parish prison but will
give bail on Monday. Wells has
not yet surrendered himself but
will probably do so tomorrow
when the trial will commence.
Tried so Rob q Tra.n.
TOPEKA, Jan. 2S.-An attempt
was made to rob the passenger
train on the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road, this morning, by
five masked and armed men. They
were frustrated by the conductor
and baggage master who were
armed with carbines and several
shots were fired, but no one
harmed.
The Texas Pacific.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The oral
arguments presented Saturday by
President Scott and Vice President
Brown in support Of their Texas
Pacific Railroad bill made strong
impression upon the House Rail-
road Committee, and one of the
new members, who has heretofore
been very doubtful on this
proposition, says to-day there
is no doubt whatever OF its
receiving favorable report
and the earnest advocacy of q de-
cided majority of the Committee.
The members are incredulous
both as to the desire and ability OF
the California company to build a
southern transcontinental road
without the assistance of Govern.
msnt credit and they also argue
that this route should, IN any
event, be devoted to competing
line.
Lord Derby DONE Go.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The morning
papers publish the official an
nouncement that after an eXplana-
ton with his colleagues aud the
stoppase of the fleet in Resika bay,
Lord Derby who had offered his
resignation at the same time as
Lord Carnarvon, continues in Of
flee.
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