, 1880-04-15

etEnuSltn. tnclr rOltHlilNli IL AInnSt IL PltlAUtE
onr, md there Is no likelihood ot any vessel
sailing llc'ca tor their destination for
months tn cDinc. IT.,
Unless Immediate MD Is. rendered.. they
nl,lst tll staryc aud t'!e like loEs, Ihclr ap-
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Hostility shown Toward
That Enterprise by tho DcMocrntlo
Majority In ConErcsH.
Spttlal Dtspateh II The chtedoo Tribune.
WAs,lISarus, y. C., April 14.-1t looks rs
II tho Northern Pacific railroad Ind found |
an cncu,y In tho If0,lso Committee on tito
Pacific halfway system, Judging from tho re-
port recently submitted by Mr.. Chalmcrs. OF
Mississippi. TIC report relates TO llonso
Bill 4ys, referred to sattt Committee, when
co,ltempntcs the completion OF tho Icxas "
pnc1ilc, tho Southern Pacific, and the Nnrth.
ern racii!e Railways, towt'ieh grants OF iana
have lecn nude by Congress TO a'a III thclf
construction. .rle Chalmers report cx-
nrcsscs Tho opinIou TINT the people Of the
United States "have felt outraged by cnor-
NOUS md unnecessary grants Of public lantis
cuunl to prlncipnllties and Empires of tho
Old World, ard the Committee think 1t Is
tiuo the 1,olicy of the Government was
chnupcl upon this subject" md, IN Or
der to jnnugurate a tr,lU Southern Demo-
cratic reform, with n big H. they report
substitute for the bill, which declares that
Mi the ]alu|s tint have been donated to tile
fo,,r great trnnscontInpnlal lines In process
~ coustructipn nru forfeited to the Govern
mint by the fn!lure Of tho companies to COM
nlctc tic roads. Tic wlolu amount OF the
original grants Is rs follows: ....,
Ii8ais, ..... a MGEn MCrSs;
NtIni,tlo s Pacific. tsM94@o 4 go@Mo
HouthoriL rnG!I ~ M' ~ ~
TcxNs & pncttic.. .........'........+..-.' le,DVNVo
rotol.,,,.,....,,.............l llatoo,ooo
The Committe state that the Southorn ra-
ciIic RatlronH Company Ut Cnilfornla Inns
built bsl miles OF Its road, md thus earned
T,4:N.8OO ncrcs 0f land, leaving about 8,0O,Oo0
ncrcs subject to forfeiture; the Atlantic q
| Pacific has built only nincty-omc miles ard
earned i,1Gl,Soo acres, forfellinE some
Thing over 4o,oN,ooo; and tn tho 'Nor.la- ,I,,aa
crn paeihc oii has built ,oattnr 5 m,ies, IaI,s
soraft'1 to for9c1t',4S % aSout : ,oS 'aeres. Ihe
Go,nnljt,cc assert TINT there Is no question
but that tho grants 70 nil these Coinpani!ees ~
ays lapse mn. = te g9es , ei 70 nfGer Ie tuT ap
int these lands arc now subject To 1oricitnre
by tho tioYcr,luent.
The Com,nitteo seeln to Est along g,1nsIy emSIy
enoagh with tose gtnts tG Tvr1 y ,s, ,'to H.
r0uts were not completed w1thlli q ceI!h,iii
specified time the lands !,.!sosd 1r .,rPa,temtesl
should revert to the United States Govern
raici in tho net granting lands to the Northern,
pncIlic Company. In that net the Only rlgllt
or power reserved 10 tho GoyerIlMent ~ INN
which declares Tint ll cs,se INC j. CGnlaiiS .M ani;
grant, md allows the saine to Gontln,la y ~ iol
Mnwnrd of one ycilr, then the United States
may do my and nll nets nnl things necessary
to Insure n speedy completion OF ulo stao
Just hero the Committee rnn. atoul Of :, ths l
oninIon of the Secretary OF the interior
who cites the law III tho c9so and CONTEND:
tint, though the grant hns lapsct, 20 1aF -: "
ncts required and imposed by its charter Y
concerned at Is not subject to forfeiture
.. But, when a Democratic commlttee sets on
do ax ns St ba aGt q ettn
m or Of tie Supreme Court sta1.d n the Why y,y
MIR. Chalmers decides That the N9rtMorn l,a l.,
grnrt, @ md then, tn Justify Ills Committee 70
j from tie Inst annual report Of the l'residc!1
ot tho road, made ernssa}o, sent. ~ ,aSs 1sS' M
u, Go, ,ooo acres.% Tho report Then goes on t
Q prove that it tho time Is extonded Tor t.l
completion of tle r9n. anH th2 Company ~ y
J. Erant rs originally donntcd,-nnsl on II
. theory ihat It disposes Of It's lands Mt Ss 4
per acre-it would layc g. a!sTp!ss VII lx 1FoW W ~
!. sale Of lands of over s5,Gno'Np; ,:o,l oa
: "Are nut disMlsed to recommend propos
! tion 10 swell the Golfers Of an already opnlel
: I'sho Eorthern Pacific Railway !; 4 AZ ents It
!, does not feel my special interest In; but Il
r pcopte Of 1ll The States lying north Of Mas.
! Il Dlxoll's line, anti NIL WIG cnre I6f llle q
!, v@UpMent Of that vnst antl MaHhllcent M ei
, taSe 4 different view or It's Importance tn,
u Tie e minority mi Of tho House Committee. ri
u splendid progress TINT the Company n w., y.
IS upon il like Il blight oNglt to appeal "
Il generosity Of Congress- mud scc,lrc the exte
sion of tino necessary to complete tllo
gantlc, undertaking. % AM + Mnyc yc,3a,nSa oe ",
and Ills. Southern. Democratic associates
Tint Committee thnt my. attempt to crlpl
I'll enterprises Of this kintl BY the mNjoTlty. :,
to Congress will be suro t1 6o resented ns. ~ =
It It ,Sn;s''.afil wenst Of MI polltienl parties., q
"a their dlspleasire nay fnll upon section IL
ID Prepared to bear 1t than tug !ninGdin91t99 !oe
y f9at Il to bH oCe cSnetsa rosd nS so
~ II Is curious to olJseryc, Gllt worthy 0l
,io mark rs illustrating DctnoGrntic nlcthn!
ed that tho States of ltlt,n2s Wlse91ihsin,
to nssota, ardNebrnsEn: H. when afe .1feg1,y
IN Of tllc Nnrthern. Pacific l{ntlwny, have noi
ad Single representative III the 1Iolse Comm
ic- teu OH Pacific Railways, hut tlat gontienl
nj nj sIvni, sii II MaryIaIiI, West virginia, aud N
iii York should be placed In such u position.
it. MILK.