Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-11
EFFECT OF 4 LOBBY.
The Brownsville Military Reservation
Appropriation Three Times the
Value of the Property,
C' T. Huntington's Proposition for the
Central Pacific Before tho Pacific
Railways Committee.
Changes Suggested In the Ioter stste Com
mercs Law Which Prevents Successful
Competition by Canadian Railrcsds,

GENERAL sHgRIDAN's STORY,
Special to the Gazette.
I WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Geuersl Sheri-
dan and General Van VIiet were before
the subcommittee on military s1airs TO-
Gay to testify in regard to the purchase
OF the reservation at Brownsville, Tex,
aud Its value to the government. This is
the reservation for which SI6O, 900 Wss
appropriated TO give the government a
clear title. II WAS suspected that the
presence OF lobby had made the sporo-
prlAtioH too large, and the sub commit
tee IS finding good deal of testimony to
SLOW that the appropriation was aboat
tnFee times more than the property is
worth. General Sheridan told q story
Inst nelped to strengthen doubt about the
matter. He was visited soon after the
appropriation Wss made by J. Hale Syp-
per OF Louisiana, who began to talk
about 1t and st last declared that the
smount ought to be cut In two. ASSN
per was the attorney for the claimants.
General Sheridan was surprised.
what fo1?" he asked.
To this fst inquiry Mr. Supper promptly
answered thst the claimants had not
come down as they had promised and he
proposed to prevent them getting the
amount General Sheridan was indignant
anc told Supper what he thought OF his
"ousiness" in plain terms.
BEFORE THE PACIFIC RAILWAY COM
MITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 BY appoint
ment G. ?. Huntington, Vice-president Of
the Central Pacific Railroad, appeared TO-
day before the House committee on
Pacific railroads to give his views upon
the pending Legislation touching these
roads and to explain the resources Of the
Central Pscific Railroad Company. He
said he did not come TO make 2 speech or
argument, bat Uuly to have talk with
the committee. This was C very old
matter, he said, and scmeHhs. lrr Istiug
aud ne would like very much to have it
settled, He wished 20 talk little about
TIE builders and the building
Of the Central Pacific and
10 see If an agreement
could not be reached by which the gov
eminent could come into its own and the
company preserve it's property. He had
been with the rosd since it's organization
IN 1850. His associates were all neigh
DOTS OF his and &C me into the enterprise
81 ais personal solicitation. He had not
asked them because they were men of
81 AANOAol bOS UCSAu5G Vi luGlE lII6Prl-
ty. He had put in twelve hours day on
the company's business from that day to
this and none Of the company's employees
bad worked harder. Men who went over
the road in a palace car said it could
not have cost much, but It had
cost great deal of work.
Mr.. Huntington continued at some length
snd went over the same ground he did
Wnen before the Pacific railroad investi-
cation committee in New York several
months ago. In conclusion he made q
proposition for the settlement of the debt
Of the Central Pacific on the basis of $50
Seml-annuel payments on the extension
Of httY-tWo years, he said, with interest
St per cent. He promised to lay before
The committee not later than thirty DAYS
hence definite and authoritative proposi-
ton for the liquidation of the Central Pa
life Indebtedness.
BEFORE THE INTER STATE COMMERCE
COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-General James
wilson addressed the interstate COM
neTce committee of the Senate this moru-
ng proposing certain amendments to the
Interstate commerce law touching the
elations OF the Canadian railroads TO
hat law. He said he represented nobody
'at himself and the American
'sople. He said it might
'e fairly assumed that one Of
ne best features of the interstate com
nerce law is that It requires publicity to
'a given to all rates, and that whatever
leeds to be concealed in connection
With contracts for rates on either
reight or passenger is wrong and should
e prohibited. He therefore proposed
hat the first paragraph of section 8
hould be amended By adding the follow
1g words cor to enter into any private
secret contract or understanding what
yer IN reference to or connected directly
Indirectly with rates or conditions
or subsequent under which any
-sftic shall be secured or transported,
nd all contracts and conditions other
Ian those ordinarily printed on regular
ckets, or in regular bills of
ding connected with the sale Of
ssserger tickets, or transportation,
: with the shipments OF freight, or with
lie diversion CT passengers or freight
ON the lire or route Of any other com
ION carrier, shall be deemed
TO BE PUBLIC CONTRACTS
ID shau be made on written or printed
rms in triplicate, one for each of the
arties thereto, and one to be forwarded
} the commissioner appointed under this
It under such regulations as they shall
'escrioe." he also suggested that sec
on 6 oe amended by striking out al OF
!e second paragraph, the purpose aimed
being to make it unlawful for any
'mmon carrier to receive freight (5ut
't passeDgers) at any point in the
nited States and carry the
me through any foreign country
smother place in the United States In
md, or without paying duty on the
me 81 the port or plsce of re-entry
wing, however, to the effect OF the ex-
ting law and the regulations OF the
'essury Department, by which Canadian
ilroads are permitted to take goods
ON various places in the United
etes and carry them In bond
I'd In sealed cars through Canada and
ing them back into the United States