Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-27

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Of lands made to the Company was good
bargain, If those who had il had been able
70 carry out The project, but they found that
the moment they presented the charter to
capitalists the objection was made that tenn.
| twenty, or thirty millions would have to be
exPended before the1ands were made avail
sble. The consequence was they could not
get American capitalists to invest in il.
Though they could get British capitalists n
doiso. Some af the best railroad men IN
New England bad met in Worcester, exafl-i
ined the charter, and decided to prevent, n
possible, its passage into the hands Of the
British capitalists. They had taken the
charter, Psying only the expense, legally.
and honOrably incurred in the preliminary
survey, &c. He believed the interests Of
the Company demanded the completion,
not only Of the Central, but of the North ?
ern Pacific Railroad. l7a--l - .
Mr.. WASHBURNE, Of Illinois, made a
strong speech against the bill, denouncing
it as the greatest and most gigantic scheme
OF public plunder ever brought into tho
House of Representatives. He warned the
members on the Republican side of the
House that they would be held by their
Constituents to strict account for their
votes, on these stupendous appropriations Of
public money and for such objects Heplo-
ried in the spirit which Governor Fenton,
Of New York, had shown in putting the knife
Of the veto into the corrupt and rotten Leg
islature of that State, and fer which he de-
served q monument from the people If the
National Executive wOald stop vetoinR
Freedmen's Bureau Bills and Civil Rights
Bills, and veto senie such OF the Leg
lsiature that were likely to pass, ho would
to that extent, receive the gratitude Of the
American people 1ell I'D -la TI1ae
Mr. WENPWoRTH-He isgoing to do t.
too. (Lsughter.) n.
Mr.. STEVENS offered substitute for the
bill. @ z5 lEs -TlIer 80
A debate followed, after. which, a move
ment towards adjournment took place
A message from the President was re-
ceived, enclosing areport from the seers- q
tary OF Interior, in reference to the Eastern
Division Of the Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. WASHBURNE gave notice that the
Committee on Commerce. had prepared a
very important bill in regard to the over.
loading of passenger ships, and as it was
connected with the question Of eholers, he
would ask the House TO consider it to-mor-.r
row. .-..r- -s---....
After disposing OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad bill, on motion of Mr. STEVENS
the Senate's joint resolution, making an an
preparation for the expenses Of collecting
the revenue from customs was taken from
the Speakers table, read twice and referred
to the Committee On Appropriations. % a.
Mr.. WARD presented 3 remonslrance of
prominent members Of the Bar of ChemunK
County, New York, against the Federal Ju-
dietary bill.
Mr.. LAFLIN presented petition for the
transfer Of the schooner Mary from Gang
dian to an American bottom. f. -1erzr-
Mr.. .ELDRIDGE presented memorials
from the Wisconsin Legislature, on the
equalization of soldiers bounties IN refer
snce to ship canal through the State of
Wisconsin, connecting Lake Michigan with
.he Mississippi river and the Gulf Of Mex
eo; for the Improvement Of the harbor at q
Superior City, Wisconsin, and a joint reso-
luton declaring it to be the duty of Senator
DOolittle to resign. The latter was referred
TO the Committee On Decentralization.
The House at o'clock adjourned ~ %