Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-01-31

that he was building a road on a par
allel line by private capital, asking no
aid from the government. | believed
in his bona tides and helped him to
prevent the passage of the Scott bill
Huntington, in the meantime had
passed through California and New
Mexico and had reached Colorado.
His plan was to go straight ahead
without asking the government or
any one else for right of way. IN
Colorado he was making rapid prog
ress, through a military reservation
when he was stopped by Gen Sher-
man, as he was constructing a bridge
over the river at Fort Tuna a de-
tachment OF soldiers was sent to en-
force the order, and the railroad men
promised to desist. The soldiers and
civilians left the spot together, the
former to remain in their quarters
for the night, but Huntlngton's men
executed a flank movement, and by
morning had cars running over the
bridge This is a sample of how the
Huntington road rushed along. Scott
died, and Jay Gould and Huntington
made an agreement whereby, accord
ing to that part of it which was made
public, the Texas Pacific grant was
conveyed to the Southern Pacific.
PROTEST FILED.
Finding that a patent was about to
be issued | came to Washington last
summer, and filed a protest against it.
One Newell, who had been lobbying
for Huntington, and had never been
paid, was about at the same time, and
had filed very damaging diary. He
wanted access to certain records
which the Interior Department rules
closed to him as private person. Mr..
Payson and | were about to file our
protest when Newell asked permits
sion TO act as our attorney, represent
ing fhatit would give him the neces-
sary access to the records. We made
the appointment STIMULATING the ex-
tent of his powers under it. In the
meantime we left and Newell ex-
perienced a new change of heart.
from what cause | know not, and
demanded back his diary, at the same
time attempting 10 withdraw our pro-
test against the patent. I came on
again just in time to prevent this.
CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
"What is the reason for the delay
in reporting bill for the forfeiture
of the grant?'
"The committee directed Mr.. Pay
son and myself to prepare report on
the road. AT first we decided to make
this brief, but in writing it we found
SO much that was important for the
House to be acquainted with before
voting that we agreed that il would
be best to make it more exhaustive.
AS Horace Greeley was wont to re
mark 1t will be mighty interestin
readin'. We shall give a number of
Huntington's letters in this report. 1t
will be ready to present to the com
mittee on Tuesday, and it will be
printed and placed before every mem
Der, so that on the following dav,
when we can ask for a suspension Of
the rules, we shall ask for the passage
of the bill In the next three months
20, 600, 600 acres of railroad lands will
certainly be declared forfeited to the
Government and open to public en-
try"
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC Ora Mt.
The House Committee on Public
Lands will take up the Northern
Pacific Immigrant question next Fri
day. A member of the committee
said to-day that there will be almost a
unanimous vote in favor of declaring
the unearned portion of the grant for
feited, but that the committee are
divided on the question of declaring
forfeited that part of the grant where
the sroad was completed within the
time required by law There is,
however, a very strong feeling IN the
committee in favor of forfeiting the
grant ON sections Of the road not
completed within the time required
under the granting act.
OFFICIAL PLUNDERERS.