The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-07

70 revive those propositions Of the C,aytop.
bulwer treaty, which were specially snnii-
cao'e To the concession ot August, 1919 and
Apply them to any other concession which
nas M oeen since, or may be. made. The con.
ul'lonS OF lSS2 are not those of 1852. The
people ot the United States have now AN
aouhHahce OF surplus capital for such en-
terprlses, aud have no need TO call upon
foreign capitalists.
AUTHORIZED TO COMMENCE BustNrsS.
Inc comptroller of currency has author
i1eI the First National bank of Weather.
loiu, texas. TO commence business, with a
capital Of $4,000.
rilE NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND GRANTS.
The report of the judiciary committee of
the house upon the Northern Pacific rail.
foad grants, presented today in tho
mouse, takes the ground that under
tno limitations OF the granting act
me sole right of which remains in the
Chlted States, at the present time, il is
rlgnt lor congress to do any and all acts
winch may he neediul and necessary To
insure the speedy completion of the road.
After careful review of the condition of
tnc road, and what 1t has accomplished,
the committee reached the conclusion that
II would not be advisable to give its land
grants 10 another company. ortp sell them
anu apply. the proceeds TO the completion
OF the road; that the early completion of the
road will be more readily nccimnlishe1 Inv
the policy of non interference on The part
OF the government aud they therefore re.
ylsable. - wv"
To OTHER ROADS.
report was also submitted respecting
lands which had been granted To
railroads. in southern states. In this
report, the committee adopted the rule of
advising the forfeiture of such grants as
nave been IN any way utilized and in conclu-
sion says; "Where, after Il long lapse of
time, no attempt has been made to earn the
grant, 1t has seemed as il It should be
Withdrawn; while this rule seemed to
the committee the only one which
could be adopted they think it right TO add
that the state Of Mississippi has passed.
aid of the Gulf & Ship Island rail
road and that representations have been
made that the parties We're ready to build
the road. While no evidence has
been presented, which would Justify the
! committee in excepting the Gulf e Ship
Island railroad out of the forfeiture, YET
the committee understood that the ques
| tlon OF extension or renewal is now pend
ing before the committee on public
lands, to which the evidence
has been submitted, il such evidence
should justify the new grant, individually
the members OF the committee agreeing Ia
this report, reserve the right to act as the
evidence may indicate The report is &C.
companied by, a bill which do,
clares forfeited the bonds granted &c
the following railroad companies: Elyton 4
Beavers Bluff, in Alabama; Memphis 4
Charleston; Savannah II Albany and Iron
Mountain in Arkansas. The bill restores
the forfeited lands to the public domain
subject to sale and disposition and settle.
ment under the existing law.
THE STAR ROUTERs
Mr.. Wilson began the opening argument,
Tor the defense in the star route-cases to
day. He said for many months past the
newspapers of the country had tecmct
with articles denunciatory to the de
Tense. The cases had been tried
by those newspapers on mos
ex parte statements and by mos
trust the jury TO try and dismiss from thei
minds any impression left by reading thes,
articles, and try cases solely on the evi
dence presented. The facts of record hav,
been distsrted and statements made to
tally at variance with the truth Tor the pur
pose OF influencing the minds of jury
lie asked the jury to consider well hi
statements, compare them with those of tn,
trial, and see If the inference she drew
were not true ores. Wilson
then went over the sam,
grounds Travelled by Bliss in his opening fol
the government, asserting that in the exam
pies cited by Bliss where Brady's actor
was disadyantageous to the government i
was in all cases within the law, and what
ever hardships were worked to the treasury
were due TO defects in the laws governing
the postal service and not to Brady IS appli
cation of these laws or the corrupt maChin
atoms of those on trial with Brady, Wilson
occupied the entire day and will resume to
morrow.