The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-21
Washington.

| WASHINGTON, February 20.-Mr. 4. 4.
Huntington left for New York last night,
alter 4 busy days work, very much alarm
ed about the provisions Of the McLane bill,
some Of the leading features of which Isent
you last night. The bill was printed this
| evening. and there was rush for the d)cu-
ment-rocm by the railroad-men and lobby
lists, who evidently thought they saw big
| bonanza in II. Ii is stated tonight that Jag
Gould will return with Mr. Huntington
next week and commence an open war
against the measure in both ends OF the
Capitol.
WHAT THE BILL PROPOSES TO 10.
The 1St section is an amendment TO the
act Of July /, 1862, authorizing the building
of the Union and Central Pacific from
Omaha to San Francisco; also. the act OF
July ,, 1861, which authorizes the establish
mcnt of ferries across the Missouri river
and ali other rivers it may pass in its course,
and for the appointment of two Govern
mcnt directors by the President.
Section second changes the title from
"Audltor OF Railroad Accounts" to "Com-
missioner of Railroad Affairs" and desig-
mates the Secretary Of the Interior, the As
sistant Secretary OF the Interior, the Com
missioner Of Railroad Affairs, The Railroad
| Engineer i'm the Office q Railroad Commits
sloner, ard an officer in the Department OF
Justice learned in the law. shall constitute a
board OF supervisors OF the Pacific railroads
and branches. BY the next section the
bOlrd is authorized and required to look
after all Government roads, especially
the Union Pacific, Central Pacific.
Western Pacific, California and Ore
gon, Kansas Pacific, Denver Pacific,
Sioux City and Pacific, Central Branch
Union Pacific, Burlington and Missouri
River in Nebraska, Texas and Pacific
Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific, Atlantic
and Pacific, Oregon and California, and
1.-THE Oregon Central railroads, and to see
that they shall be operated according TO
law by the companies owning the same.
The board is empowered TO summon wit
ne,seS, administer oaths. and to send for
persons and papers, and to require said
roads to reduce their charges for transport
alton OF freghts and passengers whenever
it thinks the same are unrea. enable.
The board, in conjunction with the See
rotary OF the Treasury and Attorney-Gen-
cral Of The United States, is empowered to
purchase any Of the said railroads or
| branches, in the event Of a sale under fore
closure OF the first mortgage on the same, at
price not to exceed the aggregate amount
Of the bonds secured by the said mortgage.
WHAT MR.. HUNTINGTON SAYS ABOUT IT.
Mr.. Huntington remarked last night that
| il is the 10th and last section OF the bill
which he more seriously objected tO-viz.
"That the act OF Congress entitled 'An
act granting the railroads the right OF way
through the public lands Of the United
States approved March 3, 1875, be, and the
same is hereby, repealed" That Is gen.
eral act allowing all railroads the right OF
way through the Territories. But since the
passage OF the Thurman bill two years ago,
by which the Government decided to take
control of the subsidized roads, there has
been growing feeling, not only in Con-
greSS, but throughout the entire country,
that 40 railroad shall be allowed the right Of
way through the public domain without
submitting to the control of Congress to fix
and regulate the charges OF transportation
OF freight and passengers. Mr.. Huntington
has built bis Southern Pacific east through
Arizona TO Tucson, some 300 miles; so il
the McLaue bill becomes a law in its present
shape the Southern Pacific will have to stop
in the wilderness or submit to the demands
OF the Government and the people Of the
United States.
MESSRS. THURMAN AND EDMUNDS on THE
| SAME LINE.
The Secretary OF the Interior submitted an
| important document to the Senate yester-
day about the land grants to the various
railroads, which, upon motion OF Mr.. Ed
munds, was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. OF which he is a member, and OF
which senator Thurman is chairman IL
was Senators Edmunds and Thurman who
reported and pressed through the Thur
man funding bill !" OF 1873, and | hear
whisperngs that the judiciary Committee
Of the Senate viii take charge OF the Nc
Lane dill when it reaches the Senate and
rrOss Is energetically. Senator Ransom has
called special meeting of his Railroad Com
mittee.
SHE SUPERVISORS OF CENSUS NEARLY DIS
POSED OF.
The Senate, by sitting late in executive
session, has nearly disposed of the nominal
tons for supervisors Of census. The Re
publicans lave coDtended that the only
question that should be asked in each case
is, Is be competent and Is he honest? The
Democrats, on the other hand, have acted
upon the principle that public considera- |
tons, even where man is honest and quail |
fed, may justify and require rejection.
In the case OF the Ohio supervisors, who
were all Republicans, the Ohio senators
said their nomination was so clearly parti-
san that, while making no personal obiec-
ton TO either one OF them, they were forced
to advocate their rejection in a batch. The
Democratic senators sustained their position
and rejected item. Senator Herman, who is
one Of the kindest OF public men, reported
Ia favor Of nine OF the eleven Republicans
dominated for New York, and Democrats
here say il Gordon, Johnston, Withers,
Ransom, Eaton, or McDonald-or, in fact,
almost any other Democratic seDator-had
had charge OF them they would baye been
exported adversely, because it seems very
lard that New York cannot furnish Demo- !
rats 6t TO take It's census. The Republic [