The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-15

through convention and Legislature,
applied frequently for its reneSsl by con.
gress snd the land involved ouly amounted
10 about $50 acres, but without ihat
subsidy the road, which would DO oi great
importance aud utility, cnlud not DO hnlt'
ln that case therefore there should b. no
forfeiture. Van EAton,s paper viii be oon-
s.dsred a ninioFiiy report
The question OF the forfeiture Of the
Texas Pacific territorial lana grant WAS
then taken up, Roger A, Pryor on pafi
ofthe Southern Pacific railroad company
made an argument against the forfeiture
lie COnieudDd that rs a question oi law
congress had no right TO declare the pro-
posed forfeiture, that heiRga judicial lro'
ra.ding, aud agreed na question OF fact
that N would De an act OF Injustice 90 DO
30. The original grant 10 the Texas * Ia
ciuc company had not contained the pro-
vision OF right oi forfeiture, but provided
that NJ the road was not com pietes WITHIN
the time pfescribgd by &C. ~ congress tue
latter should have power 20 adopt such
mems as II deemed proper O secure the
building oil "a trans, continental road from
New Orleans 90 San Diego. The same act
mndO provision Tor az extension OF tho line
OF the Southern Pacific from San
Francisco In tho Colorado river
The Texas and Pacific company, after
constructing the line as FAR as ri PasO west
ward, ceased further construction, The
southern Pacific when II rosched the Col
RADIO river found gap OF 500 miles between
that point aud nj Paso, 20 unless the
gaps we're filed the money spent
In extending tho Southern Pacific TO the
Colorado had been thrown away aud was a
dead loss Then II was that an assignment
was made by tho Texas Pacific 90 the
Southern Pacific, aud the latter company
went TO work AMI completed the line OF rail-
road by tho lst OF May, 1852.
The object, therefore, which cpugresl mai
in view ia making the lRud grant IN ex'
press terms 20 the Texas Pacific railroad
company, It's SUCCESSORS and nssisue's'
was lhus attained and the condino 'ot INC
act fully complied with. Camera
Pryor argued that tho southern
Pacific company as assignee OF tho Tex s q
Pacific company bad fairly earned the
lands and was entitled 10 them. IL could
certainly be argued that II would make no
difference to the government whether the
/ gfeat object contemplated In tho original
/ grant was accomplished by the one company
/ or by tho other. Even II there had been
| no assignment at ALL and " it were the
ori. inal question, he argued that in con-
/ aonAnce with the policy OF tho govern
ment congress should make this grant. He
did not however, put the claim OF the
| Southern Pacific on any such ground, but
| in its legal right as assignee aud on 4
/ faithful performance OF the work Tor which
! the land was granted.
| Another meeting Of the cop'mittee on
public lands WAS held this evening, at
| which a strong argument was made against
the transfer OF the grant TO the Southern
| Pacific road
The .enate in executive session took up
the Mexican reciprocal treaty. Only one
! vote was taken, and that upon the motion
TO recommit. II IL understood the
purpose OF the motion was 10 defeat
a ratification by delaying the treaty IN
the committee until after the 70 h 81
tnis month, upon which d tie, II not raii-
fed, it fails. The motion was made in the
interest of the sugar.producers Of Louis
iana who are foremost in opposing the
treaty, but II was probably supported By all
| the enemies OF the treaty, aud the result
was remarked rs n test OF It's strength IN
the senate. The motion to recOmmit, after
some discussion, which hardly entered into
the merits of the main question, was upon
division, lost by u considerable majority.
Further discussion followed, In the
course Of which the general ioa-'
lures of the treaty were commented upon,
! chiefly by lis opponents. IL was argued
that the benefits 10 be derived by the
United States were exceedingly small. The
list OF articles 10 be admitted by Mexico
included but few not already on her free list
and none of our great manufactured lab
| RIGS. ALSO IL was said that Cuba was not
far from Mexico, and Cubau sugar and
tobacco would find free entry through
Mexico into the United Sta ties. A motion
was made to open the doors and continue
the discussion in public. This was OPP.
posed on tho ground that many delicate
questions respecting the relations OF Tor
eIgn countries and the effect uon them
of the raiifostions Of the treaty were IKE
" to arise which IL would be unwi9e To
diouss in public. Pending the decision the
, session was closed.
Foil /, rh1 will have charge of the PEN
sion bill when Il reaches the house, IL
strongly in favor OF a5olisbing entirely the
pensio agency. The business present
cost with cigh.ecl pr nsion agencies in the
United Staten IS $4,000 pes
wear. The pension nGoa,s receive
yearly salaries of $4,000 and y fee o
fifteen cents for every voucher above $4,000
Issued from their offices. Follett thinks q
saving OF $500, 600 year could be made by
having the work done by force OF clerks In
Washington without detrimept to the ser
vice or subjecting pensioners to any delay
in the payment OF pensions. IL is posi-
bic that Follett's views will be adopted by
the ub.committee and the bill when re.
nor,ed nv the iull committee will contain q
proyis on abolishing all pension oinces.
Representatives Of tho five civilized
tribes OF indians will meet here TO morrog
to formally protest against the re-appoint'
ment OF Indisn Agent TUFTS, on the
ground that as they are civilized, he pres
ence of All Indian agent in their territory
ia neither necessary nor desirable, They
will ask thu establishment instead OF az
agent, Ola United States court.