The New York herald., 1869-03-27
nORE SUBSIDIES AND LAsD CRIBS.

WASHINGTON, March % 1865.
IRE lobby jobbers seem not in the least discour-
aged by their total defeat in last Congress, and
pre- pairing for raids upon the taxpayers trea
y Bin l65 introduced by Senator Kellogg, is
inr ocent looking document OF twenty-six pages 1t
pr svdes that the national government shall make
al rec gift Of several million acres OF land to
mpany or patriots who call themselves the Missis-
81 ppi, FL Pase and Pacific Railroad Company; and,
n OF exactly satisfied with the project OF helping
themselves tc good slice OF our national domain II
nrtber provides that the United States shall guaran-
zee the interest the company's bonds TO the
amount OF s32 900 per mile.
These wcuid- be railroad kings kindly give us the
form OF endorsement they propose TO adorn their
bonds with. Here it is:-
THrAsuEY t1;,,r OF THE USrrEp sr,asrEs,l
be esS s ins ss
tAched 70 this bond the shall become due and
isealI Secretary OF the Treasury
II the Mississippi, Ell Paso and Pacific Railroad
Company iS entitled 10 the above endorsement why
are not the Erie New York and New Haven. Atlantic
and Great Western, Vermont Central and all others
Doubtless there are many hundred corporations in
these United States that would not object to having
such an endorsement put upon their bonds. If one
Another dodge OF these railroad jobbers is to get
recognition by Congress. The company may have
been organized IN the loosest possible manner by
border Territorial Legislature by carpet
baGgers' Southern reconstruction convention.
II comes before Congress and gets q bill
granting some unmportant privilege. Thus
Congressional recognition gives what was perhaps
mt best half organized clique OF needy adventurers
national status, and stepping stone 10 demand
for subsidies of lands and bonds from the national
domain and taxpayers treasury. These wildcat
corporation charters created by the thousand for
any and all similar purposes. despatch from the re-
cent Reconstruction Convention informed the world
and the rest Of mankind that "the Texas Conven-
fion has passed ordinance giving the right or
the International Pacific Railroad from the east
TO the western border OF THAI state. and reser
vanon OF twenty miles on each SIDE OF the road out
o which TO select TO- $40 OF land TO the mile,
with grant OF the entire reservation OF the ROAD,
which s 10 be completed within six years. This
road " OF the connecting links or the inter-
national line IRON Cairo 10 san Bias, on the Pacific
Ocean.
Wnen the people Of Texas destroyed their State
government by rebellion the public lands belonging
10 the State reverted TO the United States-became
pajt OF our national domain The lands granted
10 railroad companies have all been for
feited account or nOn-fnlfment OF the
terms OF the grants by the recipients; so that
the public lands OF Texas are all subject TO the con-
trol Of the national government. Just what right a
nominating conyentlOn-for that IL all the recon.
strucuon conventions amount to-has TO dispose OF
public lands and egslate In relation TO railroads
not readily seen.
The bill that passed the House Yesterday under
The previous question gag rule-s friends refusing
tbe yeas and nays--is SAID 10 be All right. IL is a
Memphis, III Pasc and Pacific Railroad Company
from III pas0 10 the Pacific Ocean. It's friends say
~ all right and really contains more than ap-
pears on its face. ON the other hand am informed
lai ~ reiyes an Old Texas grant OF S00o 900 OF
land ~ lvor of John &. Fremont. IL viii get more
gwen 4 ~ the House, where only one SIDE could be
beatn.