Show The Pacific Roads Washington April 19Senator Butler But-ler of North Carolina today introduced intro-duced a bill supplemental to the subsidiary sub-sidiary acts of the Union and Central Pacific railroads I cites the failures of the companies to meet their obligations gations that by the terms of the acts such failure Is to operate as a forfeiture forfeit-ure of all property rights and franchises fran-chises and directs the attorney general to cause such forfeiture to be enforced The secretary of the treasury is di I rected to take possession of the roads and the land grants In their possession I and the United States shall own the roads operate them as a continuous line and charge such rates as shall I pay expenses and maintain a sinking fund The secretary is directed to fund any bonds paramount to the rishts of the United States and ascertain the cost of purchasing such lines owned I by the Central and Union Pacific as shall be necessary for the maintenance of a continuous line from Omaha or Kansas City to San Francisco or the cost of constructing such lines as maybe may-be necessary for this purpose |