The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-23

everybody knows, vast deal depends upon
favorable report from the Committee for
If the House or Senate were frequently TO
reverse the reports of Committees, tho bust
ness Of the latter would suffer inca1culeblo
injury. Therefore the verdicts Of Commit
tees are generally affirmed.
The lobbyists begin their work. A mem
her of the Committee 10 visited in his room
by appointment atcr dinner. The door is
pulled down.
"1eay," whisper. the lobbyist "how do yop stand
bill so.nnd-so ?"
NfEsBKR--weli, don't know.
LoBByisT-I'll give you $500 to vote for H.
MEnDrR-fiOOl l. that all? Why, damn your eyes
I have been offered 1900 to vote against It. THE
rogue les.l
LoDpYisr-Thc deuce you have who offered to
you2
Mammalian not going to tell now. what do you
take me for2
LoppYIsr- on never mind. m take your word for
II. can't give you much moro than that. My orders
arc not to spend more than ten or twelve thousand
dollars In the Committee. You sec We anticipate
trouble In the Hous".
MENnrR- How much win you give me then7
LoBuYisr-For your vote In the Committee and your
vote in the House III pay You twelve hundred dollars.
MEMrER-Done It's q bargain. but viii you give
my friends 70 audto and .o-and. 30, also the Conn
mittee, the same pricep This the Committee rngl
LoBRYrsr- Certainly with.
MENDKR-All right then. That's 20. The votes are
yours
The money s paid over. The opposition
lobbyist, nsccrtaning that the Committee will
report the bill favorably, now goes to work
in the House. lie visits the heads OF the
several rings, but learns that they have al
ready been fixed. All hope is not vet gone.
Tho bill has still to pass through the Senate.
Accordingly, the gentleman rushcs up
there aud enjoys an interview with The Rail-
road Committee, and with several very hon
orablc Senators. The result of these inter
views is that the bill is lost in the Senate.
This is, we are sorry to say, a too frequent
mode of proceeding. sometimes--butr rarely
"a bill is passed on it's merits
The most wonderful stories are told of the
way in which the Western plains are losing their
former ard and barren character, and becoming
well watercd, fruitful fields when the first
emicrants crossed the plains 10 California, the
great objection urged to the trip was the scarcity
of water on the greater part Of the route.
Within n few years this has been all changed,
and in the beds Of old streams that were dry
when first found there is water Tor all the rur.
poses required. The Laramie plains have water
where some years ago there was none, and the
traveller had TO carry water IN passing over
them. For the last ten years there has been a
continued increase Of water throughout the whole
desert country between the Missouri and the
Sierra Nevada. The Arkansas was dry
in 1869 from the pawnee Forks TO the
Cimaron crossing, and previous TO that time the
Pccos was dried up that at many places the
inhabitants we're obliged to dig for water And
the Moro valley aud plains at that time al
most destitute Of Vegetation. Now the vegeta
ton is luSuriant, and It is ono Of tie very best
| whcat-growiug sections. Denver was built on
| the banks Of an extinct creek, which it was sup
! posed would remain dry; but after the settle,
/ rlcut, 20 the nstonishmcnt Of the people, IL be
| came quite u stream, rnd is now crossed by
bridges. The Hueriano the Roysobecos, and
others that were dry during the summer months
ten years cgo, are now con family running ia flii
! streams. Along the whole Inc Of the Union Pa
cihc llailr al there is more moisture in the earth
/ than there was only few years since. Sal, Lake
! is scyou feet higher than twas ten yorrs ago
! .id Is constantly risinr. When 1t rises n sew
! f,'t li Lot b.. overflow will reach the Shci
/ Creek rau"c. Tins remarkable increase Of water
will work great revolution In the capacity Of
The plains for agricultural purposes. Various
explanations ore given Of thi, striking physi
cal p enomclon one Of which is that il is due :,
the long continuous lines Of iron rails rcccutl,
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