New-York tribune., 1885-02-20
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC FORFEITURE BULL.
THE SENATE PASSES IT. wIru AMEyDMENTs, BY
VOTE OF SO TO2

VOTE OF SO To2
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The Texas Pacific
forfeiture bill being under consideration ny
the Senate to-day. Mr. Morgan offered an
amendment simar1to that offered by him III tho
case of the Atlantic and Pacific bill proVdins io'
referruce to the United states Courts OF all controver
sies concerning the rights AMI equities claimed by tho
limited States or by private parties in the lands lot
f,ted He addressed the Senate in support OF his amehu
ment ..
Mr. Blair followed Mr. Morgan. Ho referreh III op'n-
ing TO the difficulty under which he labored In auure
ing himself to comparatively empty Senate Chah'oo'
No described the difficulties the Texas Pacific ana
Southern Pacific companies met In building ther 'o""
onA showed that the Southern iacitc had n Ia
tcrmipus and tho Texas Pacific money to build ts
line the two companies united forces. Under th'
agreement the Southern Pacific was TO nave ths oe'
Of the Texas Pacific land grant, He did not say wne'n
that was right, but he did not Jon IN 'le
General denunciation of the Southern Pacific Comph'
While he was o. puscd the Northern Pacific forfeiture
and the Atlantic and Pacific forfeiture. because 'hoo
compan,es were making efforts In good faith TO compe'e
their roads yet In the particular case octore tue
the road being completed and nothing remaining ou'
ndieia naury he was in favor OF the grant being io'
feited subject the action of the courts He'
supported Mr.. Morgans amendment
Mr. Iapham proceeded to argue tho legal aspec'' "
the case In the of hi remarks he referred 10 VI"
mortraycs existing on lands forming tho subject Vi
the bill under consideration.
Mr. Van wyck said that the lands had neverbeen ino''
gagged by any company. -,
NJ Ianbarn said that It was claimed that the lands
were mortgagcd and that the bondhnder, ciaiih ''"
,ho honIs of the company a lien on the lana ,o
Mr. Van Wyck said that no I~rson hiu SD c'"'"''
W pham replied that the failure 40 to do was
because the committee could not have tfied tue q''
II IL had been brought mp. , 49,, - NO NOR, IN res
Mr. Van Wyck repeated thdt there "cio "' ~
the land. . ,. NJ Van wvck's opin-
Ton Other members ~ the Committee on Phplc ,'u ,
entertained a different view Oihrr einhat H. Fvarts
soon MIR Laphan SAID 10 MI with honor to MN, ,
self I trust the scat have so poorly hiied III '"'
Wr Van wick remarked that this was the second ',s
reference had been made 10 ~ oue 20 tndw whether Mr.
Eyurts's statement had been mndr III any o. [ -; Tho
lty or in the capacity oi attorney anu ooi"'o"o' "
ra'Tn,h TndomaIy as attorney and counscllor MI;
Laphnn replied but hc Is an hono,a homo -, tk po.
sttinn that he knew uuienalhe ana hh lh,I M
the world to say that these laHd' were eo'e''' -
Mr. VAN Syck assod 'Dd the brief Of Mr. Evaris sun
uittcl 10 the conHttee and prn'ed MAKE any '"'" -
ter cc allegation T. .., -..,o. s.r. nm only
StailnE VIVA. h,s denate ant tho rejection Of Mr.
u"rgon's amendment the Committee of the ho,e
md the senate pa,~ed the bill as anehiei oy az ,,
ID scnatnr, Blair and Bowen voted IN the h'g"
live aud the following senators TO- ihr nll' rr,,.r
al h''r ,crnn OF wisconsin: Chase. Cockrcll, Coke
C"neer Cnom Dawes. poph Elmunh- ,'1, Tr,su u,,
on Gnrman Groome Hall. Hampton Harris uhrtison
uxIny IiI Ioir lug Ais. Jack Jones. 81 N,Slia
"ar' ucWtII,n MrPher-on. Mahnne. Mdndrr.,,n
MaYcy Miller OF California; Miller oi Nnw SrA h m
chcIl Moran. Pendeton rke r'"s. .,ru Sherman.
sIat.r Van Wyck Vest. Walker, Williams" WllsDh =, "A
The following l. the fun text ot tho pI ~ ""''"'
and paca ~. h , That all land, granted to the Texas
Pacific X ,iiroad Compduy. under me act 81 ,n
i,,"T An act TO incorp rate the Texas ih.ihu
Railroad Company and to Aid IN inc o''-,r u a
Of ~. road aud for other purposes. approved hism
is-i and ncra anrndatory thereof or sull''i ui
,hsrc,o he and they are hereby. declared ioirllei' Nv"
,hs whole of aid lands restored tO the phhc d'i ~ ~
,adc -, ,irct To disposal under the general a"7 W " W
I-"t,ed states rs though said grant hal never p'n u'
t.v6cd that The price the Lands 20 forfeited hhu r.
stored shall the same heretofore h'e" '"' '"' WV
sertinns within said grant. -, , ,a-5 on.
,i,ed An ACT for the relief OF settlers within r"'o'u
Ii,uit., \. hereby repealed"