The national Republican., 1869-02-06
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rHs JUNCTION RAILROAD BILL.
The bill introduced yesterday In the sen1
ate for the incorporation Of the Junction
Railroad Company Of shis Distrct cr rcity I
apprehend means neithef u1ofe NOT less than
O transfer Of the franchise OF the washing
ton and Alexandria railroad within this Dis
trict to the Adams Erpreas Company, as
there was big swindle oil around in the
early management Of this company. It's
afiairs hAye been ID the courts Of Virginia
and this District siace Congress and the
State Of Virginia nrst authorized It's con-
stfuction. Two or three inrye fortunes hive
bern literally stolen In the conduct OF ita
business, including, Of course, the whisking
away OF its stock o. bonds In the failure OF
Bsyne 4 Co., Of Baltimore, and the Mer-
chants' National Bank OF thls city. The
parties sustained by the ylrginia courts as
the owners Of the portion Of the road In vir-i
glnla, II am not mistaken, have obtained
all they have go, out Of or in II without the
Investment Of Q dollar Of their own money.
A, the clcsc Of the war the road was In 90
bad way as that but for the libcrality and
enterprise Of the Adams Express Company
1t would literally have rottcd out, notwith-
standing Its great national Importance.
That company In taking hold Of II and
furnishing the means Of making Il nrst-
class railroad, essentially served the eoun-
try, and deserve to be very libcraily dealt
with by Congress In the matter Of complet-
Ing their franchise 70 the end Of the road
within this District. feel very sure that
the people Of Washington viii gladly sec
them authorized BY Congress 10 become the
owners Of the road II such restrictions be
inserted In the charter as will prevent them
from In any manner discriminating against
Washington In the tariff Of rates for freight
or passengers. Tho fact that they will be
compelled to keep up an enormously erpcu-
slve bridge Cover the Potomac,) one sixth
Of the entire length Of the road, justihes far
higher charges per mile for freight and pas
sengers. But In passing this bill Congress
should be careful to keep within Its own con-
troll the right to forbid the company from
charging rates II (Congress) may deem cI-
orbitant. 1t is Of no Importance TO this COM
munity who own Washington city railroads,
II their charters are 80 guarded as that there
shall be no danger that they become engine.
Of oppression.
rs THHRR CAT IN THE MmAL-TUB1
An impression prevails hero that In the mat
IA of hatr c<,,t r,l s,f tho fai 70 ,f
and Alexandria and the Washington ant
Alexandria railroads the Adams Express Com
pany merely represent Mr.. Garrett aud tn,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, AM
that the existing discriminating rates Of pas
sage and freights, against Washington cit
and In favor Of Baltimore, charged over thos
l roads, which are outrageous grievances, ar
Mr.. Garrett's measures, and his only. Cor
, gress, in considering this junction railroa
bill, should take due care to render Ii certai
that 1t will not facilitate the design OF tn
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company t
obtain entire control Of the right to bridg
the Potomac at this point for railroad pur
poses. II there be "a cat In the meal-tub
In this bill, l here state 1t: nothing could b
more disastrous to the future Of railroad con
nectlons between North and South than 70
Congress to cede to the Baltimore and Obi
Railroad Company the entire control Of al
possible railroad bridges over tho Potomac a
Washington.
THE NEW cosaREssIosAL DIRECTORY.
The Congressional directory Just published
Is fur In advance Of Its predecessors. It en-
t braces so much novel and valuable informs
, tlon concerning the personnel Of Congress, an
E those connected with Congress, as to make
I a perfect Congressional "blue'book )" as
were. Its cost to the Government Is only !
0 cents per copy, against so cents per cop
some years since, under the old system Of 4
: publication, when 1t did not embrace q it'll
ofthe information ID now contains. Under Il
law, any member may order at cost any nun
: Der of any Congressional publication
chooses. More copies Of this directory al
; thus ordered and paid for by members, thu
OF any other published by order Of Congress
The English Parliament merely furnii
gratis two or three numbers Of each doc
o ment they order to each member, leaving hi
. to pay for, at cost, all the rest they may wa
for distribution the payment being real
made by the parties Immediately interest
n In the diffusion Of the particular documer
II Were this rule adopted by our Congress-
l. saving Of millions would result directly a
n Indirectly to the national Treasury esI
: cially through the manner In which 1t wor
d expedite the transaction of Cougressior
IT business generally.
n GENERAL SPINNER yoR COLLECTOR OF T
PORT or FBw YORK.
u General Spinner, United States Treasur,
bids fair to be urged on General Grant,
those who seek to make the admlnlstrati,
"a Of public affairs honest and efficient, for t
:. post OF collector Of the port Of New Yor
A He will neither steal, nor waste, nor schem
nor idle; nor will he permit any man und
ia him to do either Of these now SO fsshionsb
,. things among servants Of the publ
"a Really, II any man living is capable Of mn
"a aging the affairs Of the New York custoI
"a house upon strictly honest and economic
principles, that man is Mr.. Spinner.
,t not know that he wants the place, and an
,e clIned to think he does not want It. kno
J. however, that the place wants him, II Il
y Grant programme Of bringing back every
II partment of the Government to integrity
N the administration Of It's affairs Is to
10 carried out. Ifthere llves man who c.
and will make all his subordiuates dlschar
their several trusts honestly md efficient
that man is General Spinner. He Is col
Is petent TO collect millions more Of reyen
re through the New York custom-house tn
lie any other man to be named In the Unit
lie States; and to collect 1t, too, at much Il
&c cost to the Treasury than that Of the M
lie York custom-house for years past.
ie SAVE THE MONEY.
Your readers will perceive that am be
10 a. haIpInu 10 unaka the national reVanu