The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-07-11
The Cincinnati, Richmond 4 st. Wayee
Rail Road

fever and is conyalescent, tonic is all
that is requisite to restore to perfect
health and vigor. We have always had
the utmost confidence that this Road
rouid be made, provided our citizens
would work for it with the will aud de
termination TO overcome all obstacles,
that may be placed in its way by clash
ing interests in other places. that look to
the same advantages to be derived from
this tioroughfare, that we do. Roads,
with this object, projected from Gin
cinnati Cambridge City, and one
from Louisville KY, to Wayne, THAT
are calculated TO supercede ours, I'M.
less our people bestir themselves, ard
apply more TONIC. in the shape of an
additional subscription of at least one.
hundred thousand dollars Our city has
already taken stock to the amount of
$4,000, and To secure the advantages
of this outlay TO the city, and save it
from total waste, it seems to us both
wise and prosident that this additional
stock should be taken by the city, Not
only SO, but it will also secure the con
ditional stock along the line of the road,
of about $50, 0oO--to be paid when the
''road is put in running order.f' In adj.
dition, and as, a vital inducement to
push the road through to completion,
we understand that the people Of Wells
county vote to raise one manfred thousand
dollars of stock, 10 be appropriated to
wards effecting an outlet for them, which
they are determined to have, and they
prefer the route through our city, II as
sured that IL sciH be made, and the only
guarantee in our pow er, is to show our
faith by additional works If we can
not thus assure them, this 100000 of
material aid, goes in another direction,
md we lose not only this sum, but all
the conditional stock and the city's sub
scription of $500 O0-the history of the
ancient "Richmend & Brookeille Canal"
in the loss of that sum, will repeat itself
to our detriment and lasting disgrace.
We hope our fellow citizens will arouse
themselves from the lethargy that has
crept over them, in regard to this, the
most important work for their direct pc
cuniary advantage, and for the pros
perity Of Richmond, ever projected
Let us all GO TO WORK at once, and show
to other localities that it is not vain
and empty boast, that our Quaker City
is in possession Of both enterprise and
means sufficient to secure this Road. sd
CoNGRkss,-Met promptly on the 3D.
no message from A. j., who was in
Georgetown. Congress didn't miss him
and went quietly to work to reconstruct
his and his Attorneys constructions on
the law of reconstruction A rule was
adopted combining all business to this
work but, ike all other rules (the con
stitutional rule for the punishment of
JET. for treason, excepted) it has been
frequently suspended, Gas jeff. ought to
have been in the course of the last eight
days. e9s sr7, ! .Ig5t .5,f .s-ss.ff3 ---.~
Quite discussion occurred over the
admission of kentucky traitors to seats
as membcrs-the matter was referred to
committee On elections for inquiry
The thanks of Congress was rendered
to Mai. G en- Phil Sheridan. for the
faithful performance of his duties-110
to Is. Thanks were also rendered to
Maj. Gen. Sickles, and Gen. Pope. s
MFR. Julian, failed to get the rules sus-
pended to enable him to offer resolu-
ton, instructihg the committee of Pub
lie Lands to inquire into the expediencya
of forfeiting all lands granted to the
Southern States, for the cons truction of
railroads, which grants have expired by
limitation. ei.yes a1s'
Mr.. Schenck failed to get through, a
resolution, thanking Rev. Petroleum V.
Nasty, and Attorney General Stanberry
for their long, full and able expositions
of the Presidents policy. iraa Oh bes
Mr.. Shanks, also failed to get the rules
suspended to introduce a series of reso-
buttons relative to Mexico, and approba-
tory of the failure of Macmillan to es-
tablish an empire. there, &c. -..-
To prevent fillibustering and an I'M
necessary waste Of time by parliament
tary trickery,, I'VE notice that the pre-
vious question is always demanded, and
when the measure is adopted, a motion
is Immediately made to- reconsider and
then that motion is laid on the table. The
effect is, it requires two thirds vote to
reach each case thus disposed Of z @. "
The House supplementary bill, to the
Reconstruction act Of last session, pro
vides, Istlthat the true intent and
meaning Of the reconstruction act Of the
last session is, that the governments OF
rho rebel States are illegal and void. and