The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-27

special agent at Washington and the aid
he gave bis friends who came on from that
city at different times, have given him
prestige. 1t was the belief that he could
help get q big appropriation. Herepresents
the most complex, so TO speak, district IN
the state. His well known versatility may
bring him throueh. Much depends on the
effect present influences at work are going
to have on s owing or otherwise forcing
democrats of the district under the party
lash.
When Senator Anthony, of Rhode Is
Inadvertently recovered from illness--took
his seat day before yesterday, there was
to his desk TO shake hands with him and
express hopes for his future good health.
He is entering on his sixth term ana when
he stood up to be sworn in every senator
present stood up until the proceeding
WAS through with This was most grace
fol compliment to an old public servant
He Is the senior mem Der of this body in
point of service. having been twenty-four
yeas member. Senator Maxey says the
senate never before, to his knowledge, PAID
any of It's members the compliment it paid
Mr. Anthony on day before yesterday when
he took the oath.
The news from Dallas that the Santa Fe
railroad is to 60 northward to Paris and
Red river at once, makes anything on this
ouuJtCL lutcTtS'luk LcAeo INV. iCnAucu
from Senator Maxey that the bill granting
the right OF way to the ST. Louis & San
Francisco railway was introduced by him
s, 1881, and became law on
August Q 1899 The bill was supported y
both Of opg senators, aud introduced into
The house by Mr.. Wellporn. At the time
the bill was introduced into the senate,
Senator Msxey secured the promise Of q.
p Hunnngdon thAt he would build the
road. This was done ia order 10 prevent the
gaIting If privilege anu keeping Ii 10 the
exclusion OF other railway Drnjects to build
through the territory. Mr. Huntington
also promised Senator Coke he would
build. This isa bit OF history never before
nsds public in an authoritative shapss,
aud IL Is interesting at this Time TO North
Texas, for il sets al rest all donbts that
there Is TO be an ontiet to the
rOrth via psrig The piece OF road
build from Garrett to Terrell and north of
that place was begun BY Chaa. Whitney,
when president OF the Houston " IeKas
GENITAL railway end be was svers nlA pro.
Ioct would in time put him IN the way Of
getting north vie Paris Now that Hunt
ingdon has the Central read, he has hHt TO
bold his Frisco road south TO meet the
Garrett branch in order 10 com plete tho
through line from Houston to St. Louis,
and from 81. Louis 20 San Francisco via
Garrett, Waxahachie ana thence westt the
Southern Pacific via line that is smoug
the future possiDiliti es, Il Tegsg deals
fairly with the railroads 10 the future la
rieht.6f way to lhe st, Louis q San Fran.
cisco railway. ind toe following points, |
that throw light on several s00oted guee-
tinns regarding the terms OF the charter. !
Section five says that within ninety days
from the peesage AuEust 20, lss2,l OF the
act the company Hhall liio ito acceptance OF
The sarse ard thirty days thereafter the
eral route OF It's lire OF road; ana within
one yeor from the date of acceptance Of this |
ACT the company s5all file with the depart
mfnt OF the interior map showing the
definite location e. its road, aud shall with,
10 tho further period OF one year complete
the road through the territory
Ths company accepted the act
in dne time, by November "a, 1882
and within ths prescribed time, by Novem.
her 1888. will Gle their liked route IN
proper shape. They will then haye till
Eoyenib Der Q 1884 70 complete tue road. In
ihs event the 81 Louis d Ban Francisco
railway fails 70 build - provided then, IN
the Language OF lne law, the secretary OF
The interiors shall give = consent 70 the
company, o corporation duly organized
under the laws OF the State OF Texas,
which shall succeed to all the rights. hereby
conferred by this set upon the st. Louis q
s an Francisco railway company, TO the
ssme extent as u said successor had been
be grantee FIRST herein nsmed. upon
fling with the secretary Of the inte-
rior iis acceptance OF the provisions OF this
ct vithiu ninety ds, s FRO N the date OF the
nxoiration OF the peii ID berein granted 10
he Saint Louis a San Francisco Railway
Company and upon fling bonds, etc, and
1pon Ming with the secrefery OF toe Int
nor within twelve mo ,tts It's map OF def
nite location, and within twelve months
hereafter completing said road. Ard 10
be event OF the failure Of the Chicago
Texas md Mexican Central Railway Com.
Dany 10 Gle Is acceptance C. .be proyis
MS Of q Is act eittin the lime hfrsinbe-
ore specified, and thereafter % file lis map,
IT,, then the privileges herein granted to
sid Saint L9uis a San Francisco Railway
i1mpany shall apply 10 any other moor
orsied company that shall have first OBJ
sined the approval OF the president OF the
United States. Provided. that the road
lhich does build shall be recognized a.
ily a. the original grantee" etc.