, 1869-01-07
WASHIN GTOh,
Startling DiselosuleE.-The LtaYtnWorth,
Pawnee & Western Railroad Com
p5ny, Known a. ths "Union
Pacific Railway Company,
Ea1tern Diyision,' Before
Congress for Sl,Ooo,oo0
Additional aid.

'pec.al Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune. |
WASHINGTON, Dec ae, 1868.
The persistent efforts Of Kansas local
eallway company to obtain an additional
subsidy firm our National Treasury has
stimulated d thorough examination of the
whole subject, which brings to The light Of
day some startling iacts.
THE iionDER RCPF1AS LEGISLATURE or 1855.
The readers Of TuE TRIBUNE will remem.
bcr that the old Miss, urI-electcd border ruf.
fan Territorial LEGISLATURE Of Kansas. during
its mcmorably nef4rlous Session Of July,
1866, at the shawnee Misst5n, fairly shtngl.d
tver Kansas Territory with acta Of incorpo-
ratlon. CHARTERS were granted for railways
In every dir, ctiou. for bridges, towns. cities.
fe'ry privileges, &C.. &C., the members, or
their ri nds, always hc1nc named in the In
strum' nts As ccrporators. The Ka7 sas
Statutes Of 1856 contains two hundred aud
sixteen pages Of lavs granting exclusive
p1tyiicc icces-incorporAting railroad aud other
companies.
The paper upon which they were printed.
There " ere. however. aeveral rotab1e cxcep-
tfons, as will speedily show. Chapter SU Is:
Van nc. to incorporate the Lcavcnwnrth
rawncc Il Western Railroad Com oany."
It ,nukcs Wm. II. Aus-e'1. Of the, Fln,d =
t!ety; s. .. Lecompt. oi border ruttlAn fame.
md others o. lkss kss:A s}Hfhhcir Hfhhcir oces nn.li sho,r
tn'n " RTFs nsc elected; and atnenG olher
pow ers. tac cx,ra"rdlnary onc or detc min.
ing how man, Ut thctr number thalI cunsti
tutc Il quorum. SEC iuu II Of thu. cxtraor.
dtasry stntutc slatcs that, " Tho company
shall hare rower to, receive. and hold g!ns.
ponsls ftou' any s'atc, Territory or thu UuItcd
| eiatcs; md tray soil. convey, Pledge Or
INT s1gngr, ar ottirr st,c t.p 80 of said 1anas,
money ur Fonl!a, or my nsrt thereof, mud nr::
| ply tho i,roce.ds To this conetr,ictlot Of snta
ra'lroa4." !" That y II ssy. II 1nay sel1 ~hat.
Tho construction VI the ruat. or II .l,hy not.
! Tn, te u IL i,o w eontpnlstnnlr rsgnrd to The
| IlBp0.fi!nn uf dpnAt tuns. Thu coinilan Allatl
r. c!yt sut,sllie+ Aha |. may llspoto Gf than
Oh tho wtulc, II u Jnat about such Z
et"r,r a. ayf tv.n s1peS;c4 t4 81
Legislature Ut 1855. 1t cnyc lts Mlsorab't
corpnr ators md Directors poWrr 10 lfa,,suci
1usincss Iu,t about as their lawlcss nature'
might desire.
TINS FfnsT Brrstpr.
/ Astonishing rs It tuny Arofn, the wlll.ca
horti. ruttlun corporation has + en- rnntie th
| custodian ot millions upUn millions of aol
lsle 10 hot tla frut51 thn Natlnr II Treasury
ard millions UPON III lions of lniiara' wertl
oi tho public dvmsin. This Il tho way
Il, Auxu.t, 1861, when tho attontlon Of lh
rcnplr nl,d Ho,erL mcDt was FULLY 0crupfc
| With tte rebellion, thc Leavcnwnrlh. RATnr
& Wcttetn knllsUnd Company was petmltly
hy tbr govethtltnl 10 Rpt possession Ut
laigc part If tho Dclawn'c 1n1ian Restrra
.tn.,'a. ~ NJ, .aIu,,,nu t,tnfr.n f1,rinnds thi
nhto,,s.i *rrr ti,c tnyst ,.rntnr md limb
ianes ct, ,hr rt,,,,sucui. In 1Af, lilo cam pat,,
i,y thc tnls}u procpt4, nsualp".l = ,tvl. To
: ''t', l. ,,t.n Hc,arva,,nn
"'n H., H., rs,.d c,,m n, ,at t,r thn .or,,rr RI,
d,,, r,,,,,,nnv ~. Ihrir "thlnr'i In tllr ~
Of tulrFr.. Iuuor,a,s.tlng ts,u t'ac,l!n Il 4
Yuud. snpruyrJ JiIly !. is4l!. n II ~ M
I tIlry lutti tlrir asr,,i> lii tilu lobhy Ut ca
i ;as,ru N. ..ms,.'yss ~ II rldur Ia uuy hi tn
nr"sr,,ted ,hrirasi otnortl,uity,
= fThr nri ri cpnytcs, rran,in: u charter Il,
j. sutsrl{z,ur thc lnlon Pacidc lta!lraal Col
T 1any j., us my nuw hn seen, '.tlr ot' the Il.
j, carefully drawn Of any at ever passed ltg
:, }n.{yr .cruliuy, Unc hundred and sixty
Ii the mo,t reliab,e and best Known hu+lnt
,f men in 1l,r lii trtd stutea ucre mined as CT
a no.n,nra. Tne list ttal IL the names
q. Nossrs, ]. Edgar homfson, Preside
Il q: The PenLs, !yanta kaiIro d CO
- pan, Henry ksse., PRESIDENT Of the v
niUuk AGuleb4 R&lgAbAA +ItHAfAA3 %'
ID LII. mmedicu, President Of the Cinclnna
Il. Hamilfnn x DAYTON Railroad t'ompan
OF Me.srs John Drou.h. William Deni,on, "
ss B, OgdGu, John Corby, and one III
to 5red ann fitty.thrre others cqua
On mon DISTINGUISHED aud Isspons."ls, NE ne u n
Ip-- ness were made put OF the charter, t"get
I'D 1lTh a proy,sipn fnr the appointment, bv
ID. President III the UnI:c States, OF Two Dirt
t7t ers, " ho eh,,nld represent the government
20 the hoard aud, 70 secure impartiality,
for rs should moi be stockholders IN the {.
a:e nanT. 1he names cf the company aud
In rpnT1oratnr.. and The regulations rea ard
cou5mop sea., power OF the corporation,
~ nini cl road, capita stock, Board of Cont
eli .,nne.s cnor,,m nee,ines. orcanizattop,
uc- css nt he hnard. snbsc,fption cooks, meet
be oT,uh.criberr. met,tincs Of .Direcunrs, "a
m s,cckholnrr; 10 eonft}tute oodv cnfpor
be- G Dirtcsnrs % pars d shr govefumert, P,
I'd. dyrt; Vice President, Secretary nud Trease
sln- whc may DC Directors, bylaws, power ol
ter. poptuenss hy Directors, term OF Office. .
hs Hs ber Of D.rectcla to Sonsnas 9a1sa%' ~ o o
rIghI Of nav, mlte1ials, construction. {
not nsnr rnorts' fc,. to government: under {
itn- honds Wntn and how Issued. int
.ttif proceedings upon sallust 70 redeem b. =
l.n. the oeslgnanon OF genera soAss .uo >
og olher possib precA nuonaFy nfotislo9
ul1 1i.n-af tne chatter.
/ for rSTESTIpy or CoyGEEss
one lava. ma i'e=tlS the inten; ion Of cong Y
the hnyfur Determined 10 suh.fAi1e sue y
road Pacif5c kai ruad, 10 create company
hall 1sr worthy OF. the trust, If p,sslhle1
OF AZ s11,e r,oarr fha{ F.dnte<3 fA+ subsidy hostt
=: taiaiy e1<r.ix IL iaa prerogttvv et srs m
nent h. s5,nz,any that ,r1s to ma,ss,e a.'d Gps'
vide TIE cQrr p'ETAT-sEctSD sEbsto1
htch - While the Senate Eas e-gnEed u cfc!
HTee I n r,r1oraiion worthy Of the tfGfI 10 oe
nent 6aet3 10 It. Senator Lap., Of Kansas, IT
rom- sona unaccaun, able ctersight permttt
inert q clause e1ap:irg that Wild :: "a !
onai rorat,on, the Leareu ~orth; Pawnee
max eA4 AsAt toa1 sSr ~ ,he one. hun
i ~ | MAe- u ootus H.u 49,, @s,;,ss-sa vas pr