The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-24
NEWS P10M THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Panama Railroad and the Ohi-
riqui priatiOn-Patent Extension
Schcmes-The Convention OF Railroad
Officers, &C., SC.


Omccrs, &C., SC.
WAsInsGroy, Jan %, 1881.
THE PANAMA RAILROAD LOBBY scHsxns.
The Panama Railroad Company have extensive
lobby engaged here for the purpose Of defeating any
legislation in Congress which will come in conflict with
their immense interests. This monopoly Is working
like beavers to defeat the Chru appropriation, which
passed the Senate the other day almost unanimously.
EXTENSION SCHEMES.
There large number of lobby schemes now before
Congress- including several patent extensions which tho
friends OF these measures endeavoring quietly to
rush through Congress while the present political excite
ment is agtatng the country in the hope Of dveting
attention from them.
discovery of an extensive swndlng scheme has just
been made, which Is being secretly carried on,
tend tho patent Of McCormick's reaper which about
to expire through the Patent Office The owner OF this
monopoly has tremendous lobby, including nearly half
tf the patent lawyers Of the country at work boterg
II up. The testimony In this closes the Oath
inst. hearing to be had before Chief Clerk Shugert
who has the entire disposition Of this case the 18th
OF February This OF the longest and most valuable
monopoes in the country and when his last effort
made to extend previous patent by act Of Congress
he utterly failed to get report Of either House in his
favor Of longer continuance Of this most oppressive
monopoly TO every agrculturst in the country would
he Patent office, and at to appoint commissioners
who sufficient moral courage to stand up and resist
this tremendous lobby influence
THE RECEPTION OF TIE BELGIAN MINISTER.
r. Van Iimberg, who has represented Belgium Min
lister Resident has been promoted by his government
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plcnipotentiary, ITO
day called upon the President and presented his creden
tas in his new capacity The usual ceremonals such
occasions performed.
rIr EASTERN AND WESTERN RAILROAD CONVENTION
Tho Railroad Convention Of the Ave Eastern and
Western trunk lines has adjourned to meet in New York
on the Goth Of February next.
schedule OF for freight between all Eastern and
Western points adopted This restores the figures Of
the st. Nicholas Hotel and Saratoga meetings, with
slight variation regarded passengers. The first and
second sections Of the agreement then entered into
making the fares uniform and dispensing with runners,
were rcafhrmed.
The fact was developed in the course Of the debcra
ons that the freight from the South and Southwest with
the exception Of cotton had greatly decreased while tho
movements Of produce from the Northwest and the
ral West, north Of the Ohio river unusually large
All the roads report receipts those Janu
ary $780, some OF them very heavy and as an instance
was mentioned that the Baltimore and Ohio road the
most Southern OF the i've great lines and the Of
which is less than the Others shows enlargement In
revenue Eastward freight Of twenty thousand dol,
lars for the first twenty days Of the present month
ever the similar period OF last year
Ascneral falling or reported in passenger receipts
and Westward bound freishts.
Much Of the produce movement Is for Europe. All the
five lines are deriving business from the diver
Of the cotton OF the Southwestern States from tho
Southern Atlantic and Gulf ports.
Tho convention included the leading railroad minds q
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania New Jersey,
Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. An excellent feeling pre-
vailed and hs prospects Of Eastward business were re-
garded as encouraging
All parties seemed earnestly anxious for tho settlement
Of tho national dcutics and the Crtcndcn plan
equivalent met with general approval
The members OF the Convention have exerted their
best efforts with their respective members Of Congress
and others 70 secure Cancellation and peace