New-York tribune., 1869-01-15

the State claiming to have assignment from the first
company proceeded TO build road from Sacramento by
way Of Stockton San Jose point not the Pacific
coast The line 100 miles long, and received sub
sdy Of $l9OOOO aad largo grant OF land besides The
facts given above the case OF these two branch
roads charged the floor OF the House in March
last by Gen C. C. Washburn OF Wisconsin, and not denied
LEAyESwORTH. LAWRENCE, AND GALVESTON ROAD.
This OF the rotten Kansas swindles 1t runs from
Leavenworh southwarily through the eastern portion
Of the State and OF through of its richest
lands This latter feature Is PECULIARLY OF these latter
Gay roads At the East where companies pay for their
lands they Lerroad far possible the poor
lands but at the West tho Is true The
panes do pay but become wealthy By selecting the
richest lands.
The portion OF this road which lies in Kansasis $50 miles
long, and the cost Of building this win not average
t2OO0per mile. This road has already received the follow
ing aid Government las grantedi OF
ceent land; the State Of Kansas has given $4,000 acres,
and the counties hruugh which passes have issued 1t
their bonds 10 the amount OF 100000.
This company in the person OF representative, Is
now before the urging tho ratification OF treaty.
known the Usage treaty, which enables this company
to buy 100000 Of land cents per acre the pay
having Is years ran. These lands have been
riousy estimated by good judges who oil acquainted
with the tract worth irom ssOooOoo to si2ooO0Oo
The whole affair has been from its inception gigantic
pundering scheme aud have been In It, aro In
time when the Senate tired and most had gone to
dinner he would get II through.
The treaty for these lands negotiated by commits
from this city. 1t is understood that the
treaty drawn here in advance The approval OF the
Indians was secured by threats In the speech made TO
the Indians the subject by Commissioner Taylor on
She Esd Of last threatened tho Indians with the
dispeasure Of the Government and withdrawal Of pro
visions they did aree to the treaty Col Murphy
Indian superintendent and OF the commission prom
ised to peace the Ossges and their enemies
the Plains II they would sign, but II not nothing
should be done for them.
Col Boone, another Commissioner, told them they
could choose between the treaty and fighting tho Plain
Indians.
As already stated this treaty. thus secured Is pending
before of the United Sates and although us
attention has been repeatedly called to Its character
has been rejected
THE CHEROKEE NEUTRAL LAND JOB.
This IS in its main features, Republican venture Mr.
secretary Harlan the principal official actor The
treaty regarding these lands provided that he might sell
them in body less than 81 per and for cash.
He sold TO company called the Connecticut Emigrant
Company, which was. in reality. Iowa Com
pany In which his friends at least, largely IN
terested Instead OF seug for cash. he, in violation OF
law sold the tract of sOo on time, requiring only
e25 first payment The sale was disputed, ana the
Attorney decided that the whole affair was He
gal Here II rested till supplemental treaty could
be worked through the Senate. authorizing sale
on time. The lands were then sold by Senator
Browning without advertising, TO James F. Joy,
very prominent Western railroad man here,
acting for the Kansas and Neosho Valley Company, for
81 per acre. he agreeing with the Connecticut Company
10 pay back the they had deposited in the Treasury
oil the!r bogus purchase. So far those in official posi-
ton are concerned chief responsibility for this trans
action rests directly upon Senator Harlan. Leaving en-
trey Of view the Iowa feature OF the socaed Con-
nectcut Company. and tie circles Of his friends who
Nth, no
1t that the Attorney decided the operation to
be outside the bounds Of the law Even the final sale to
JOY by Senator Browning without advertising, as ap
pears from report he sent 10 Congress- where he Is
Obliged 10 adm. that lie only authorized an unofficial
statemeat be made IN newspapers" that proposals
would be received Ill certain day. At that time Joy
the only Offering to buy aad so he got the lands
intended. Senator Pomeroy was sufficiently in
terested In this Kansas and Neosbo Valley Road TO
introduce and attempt TO pass bin granting l2o acres
of land per mile for about 100 miles.
GRAND TOTALS LAND GRANTS.
Congress up 20 last, granted In all various
Western Southern States 5oO0oo acres lands
railroad purposes IL has given beside over 100000
acres TO canals and similar improvements The Pacific
Railroad and branches have received 24OOoOOO acres
and IL to this ia added the numbered sections along
ese routes which the Secretary Of the Interior decided
be closed FOR settlement It will appear that nearly
third Of the public domain has been made over to
the control OF railroad companies
The quantity Of lands conveyed Dy tnese grants,'
says the Commissioner Of the General Land Office is OF
empire extent exceeding in tho aggregate, by more than
100000 Of acres of the six England
states added to the surface OF NewYOrk, NewJersey.
PENNSYLVANIA Ohio, Delaware Maryland, and Virginia"
He SAYS the grants TO the Pacific Railway lines alone are
within about afOurh OF being twice the united area OF
England Scotland Wales Ireland Guernsey, Jersey the
Ise OF Man and the islands Of the British and
within less than tenth OF being equal to the French
pire proper"
III 1860 and the Government sold $4,000 acres OF
Delaware lands to the LeayenwOrth. Pawnee ana West
ern Road In 1866 it sold $1,000 Of Delaware lands
TO the Missouri River Road and IN 1853 1t disposed OF
2Ts2oo acres to only SC purchasers Among them were
the following TIE Hon. Hugh McCulloch 70ll acres;
Perry Fuller and Nc cDoneld 9O5s John McManus.
Il295 acres Roberts. Stevens 81 C89 and so
In 1885, Pomeroy being then President and one
of the principal owners the Atchison and Pixies Peak
Railroad Company. a treaty carried through the
Senate by which this road purchased l2s3l Of
rich lands there are in Kansas.
The above facts and figures brought to the notice
OF the House by Sr Julian, Chairman OF the Committee
of Public Lands In March last. and MT Clarke Of Kansas
has given direct testimony upon most OF the points In
voved in attempted Usage and the completed Cher
okee swindes.
These things are IN the past But hundreds OF similar
schemes quite extensive, are before Congress.
and the lobby engaged in pushing them is larger and
more influential THAI ever before.
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