, 1869-03-18
sUBbIDY LEoIsLAT1oH.

the Senate during the last lew dsys, We
find tie following:
"a bin granting lands for sa.1,otd rrom r.k,
snptsto1 to Vcrniililon Like. Refcrr,n - ,ne
'.Also, . rsfoslnu set.inE spart rort,an oftse
Fori tntiltfR Ealltuy tete1vstton Tor pesmr.
Iens military pott, and 10 setiie III claims r.
.anse nitste !hsss'' Referred to 'A' S4'ts'rf tom
mi hfI1oun lntsr trccd bill 10 ru.tsu,ce
ctrnn Loo,st.na, :.Arksr.a. a. Als.itrippi H.
yee bonds. Referred 10 Tho Comm.rce Commit
tee.
c,,1,.c, 70 ice.Trtate tse soaths1n Ezp,ess
Also, erlntlnG the r1ehs Of sav 9,r = 1s,i.,sd
tIp@ IT sn of,ns to Rto Gs.nde IN the e,teean
ite Lanop. - 49, S'A'-'''''' Va ~
x,.s..,nn 11 oposs ., p1ee land' e Alab1u
TO .hs on nst,ee cn rualle L.nds.
csph Ines 10 3a:.eT oaa Fsia.1s e teis
cennerss Com ait!se.
aid Of inf sing e.nss IN Cs1tso.1,aa Reei,rd ID
TO nc COMMITTEE 11aEa. e. on n, taole Lands
TIC eu,ldins Of snips Ii tte uuited M 5 s,.9es n,
'e:sa ..n. 'e S sas commit ,2it on n conmetes.
grsrss Of laEds to 4iaosmas '' Rsfensd ii @ n to ihs
tem@atse !. H. Rss..1 g. f1r,sS t L.nts II, ,
Ain1tso:a 10 imosose shs sf.si..,op, Eycr ~ near ~
ccpam,ttea' nnea' A' ae'es'ed to Tic PnSl'c I.nds
~. roaraor introduced jolrt resolution In
hi1cS Of she unou Pssac Rn9n.a FTah'oad'
M: n1c1 intocn:ed b1li TO a,d in the en-:
ron csito, III 10 the Mo Gssnds n ~ nToao aifnx
nsn of saa b,ss or A.z.uan. on ne Pae1ne coast
companies ia 10 p;ovaa - f1 1,an,eta
On g. tne read. Referred to The Committee on the
tere.t to H. exert III III nono. ne9 1a,o o. IN
~ Mr: How4sn ntrodnetd hlll 10 grant land1 10
1ensien Of fbe MINI Fem R.,1n.d "a n.
fer,ed to Ito connitsee On tas Pacific Rall1oaa."
ouls similar to these, and numbering
several nunofeds, were pending before
congress a. us adjournment on the fourth
o. helca; y was then undelstood THAI
.ne Only nope iof these snosldlz1ng bills
was IN aAVip8 them passed and approved
Delete denefai Grant becsme President.
we 40 not particulsrlze any bill In the
ltss we have quoted, but ~ 3 geuerAl
thi1g al theae measures were very much
In the cordition OF the convicted coun-
te1feilerB and revenue officers, whoseonly
hope this side the grave was in obtaining
Executive favor before Grant became
Ptesident- Hence 1t WIS that the va
flous schemes to mortgage the national
revenues for 5orty years to alcore Of rail-
way companies, we've so pertinscioualy
urged upon Congress at the late session,
As separate measures, and then in consol-
idatcd form. The lobby seemed to re-
gard the coming Of Grant as that of the
Avenging angel, and that whatever va,
| not secured before his Inauguration
I wcull bo lost. Ia this ASSUMPTION, we
| think, the lobby was about rjpht. We
think Grant in his inaugural gave formal
notice that be did not consider the
Treasury OF the United States and the
national credit In condition to make
loans, or to engage in anv sYs-
itm Of expenditures not absolntc,v
demanded By ths national safety. In,hs,
declaration we think the Prcs,deu, p,ve
expression to the universal sentiment of
the American people. It WAS neycrthc-
lcts the dcsth kae'. Of all corrupt leri.-
la,ion, and all subsidies, and ait toau..
either OF money or credit, to railroad or
other private measures. Que ol these
jabs last year got into the form OK law.
Il Was the loan Of five millions of do,lsrs
TO q private COMPANY In New Jerscv tn
enable 1t to build ships. This measure.
however, owing 10 an oversight on tbn
part Of the managers, has never bean
executed, and VIC srus. there Is too IN ach
horcs'y md patriotism in Congress 10
permit lis revival. II may be 1hIs these
bills sre introduced merely to cn>bte
Senators 10 show their anxious ard par
-han& UnhNnnv rnnstfkNenYv tntarcstot q,