The legislative history is very complex, but for a sample of Scott's requests: guarantee of interest for Texas & Pacific and connection to Atlantic and Pacific, which he also controlled.

H.R. 3869, Dec. 8, 1874, [House Mis. Doc. No. 6] 43d Congress, 2d Session.

seeking a junction with the Atlantic and Pacific with much of the Atlantic and Pacific land grant reverting to the United States, "A Bill" Dec. 14, 1875, H.R. 25, 44th Congress, 1st Session.

Guarantee of interest for only a trunk line, "A Bill, Dec. 7, 1877," H.R. 1919, 45th Congress, 2d Session.; Report (To accompany bill H.R. 3391), Feb. 21, 1878, 4th Congress, 2d Session, House Report No. 238.

As an "open highway," with the government giving up $20,000 per mile in greenbacks in exchange for bonds on each mile of trunk and branches, "A Bill, Jan 21, 1878," 45th Congress, 2d Session, H.R. 2573. "A Bill" April 17, 1878, 45th Congress, 2d Session, Report No. 619.

For yet another variant, see "A Bill," Dec. 10, 1877, S. 404 45th Congress, 2d Session.

These were consolidated into a bill guaranteeing interest.

"Texas & Pacific Railroad, April 17, 1878 . . . Report To accompany bill H.R. 4398), 45th Congress, 2d Session, House Report no. 619.

In 1879, the bills provided direct subsidies of $15,000 a mile for the Texas & Pacific, a set of branches, and the Southern Pacific,

"A Bill, May 56, 1879), 46th Congress, 1st Session, H.R. 1707.

"Texas and Pacific Railroad," 44th Congress, 2d Session, Report 139, Pt. 1, 1-8, quote p. 8