The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-05-11

length OF the road, and alternate
sections Of the land, almost worth
less. which would only acquire value
by The building Of the road which is
to be done with the money of the
company and not by the govern
ment. The. State of Texas has al
ready made grant Of land to this
company, on each side Of the road
through the entire State and the
road is now being constructed.
This great enterprise is demanded
by the wants of that section of our
country lying South Of the mouth Of
the Ohio river embracing one third Of
the territory Of the States composing
the Union, furnishing facilities alike
to inland traffic and the commerce of
the coast States from Virginia to
Texas, and vet Mr.. Howard would to-
tally ignore the interests ofone-third
the territory comprising the States
to his pet monopolies. Last session
the House passed a bill similar to
the one now proposed, it was refer
red to Mr.. Towards committe in the
Senate, he, of course, never reported
it and thus defeated the will of Con-
gress, but he served his friends.
This year he had a subcommittee
formed of which he was one and
made report to the Senate, as COM
ing from the subcommittee, which
he desired printed When question
ed by the other members of the COM
mittee he acknowledged that he
alone made the report and that
neither of the other gentlemen on the
subcommittee were bound by or
committed to that report. The
opening of Texas, an Empire in it.
self and a great agricultural country,
10 settlers would alone make this a
magnificent enterprise, while New
Mexico and Arizona, the richest min
ing country on this continent, would
soon pour her treasures into our laps.
The immense trade with Mexico that
must result from this railway and the
trade with the Pacific coast cannot
be computed. This route is n miles
shorter from New York to San Fran
cisco than by any other and no dan
ger from snow as on the other routes,
thus advantaging even the great
Eastern metropolis. There is no diff
ference among Senators and Con-
gressmen as to the advantages to be
derived from these Railroads to the
Pacific, but in the manner of aiding
them to build their roads. Some
Senators denounce very strongly the
giving of immense tracts of land ask
ed for by .he various bills before
Congress. A fair discussion of this
bill on its merits is all that is neces-
sary to convince the Senate of its de-
STABILITY and of its being entirely un-
Objectionable to any, despite Mr.. How
ard and his pet monopolies. It is
stated that notwithstanding the re-
port that was sent all over the coun-
try by the Bullock lobby, that there
was nothing in the charges against
any one charged with bribing Sena-
tors to vote against the Bingham
amendment. The report sent on,
was deliberately false. The investi-
cation is just begun and some start
ling disclosures have already been
made. It is thought this investiga-
ton will develop something in re.
gard to the Alaska job connected
with a check or draft of very high
official of Georgia, in favor of a news
paper, whose record in the Alaska
| job is somewhat under q cloud.
The President wants reconstruction
finished up and IS opposed to th.
Georgia bill as it passed the Senate
The question arises has the Presi
dent enorgh persuasive power to car
ry the bill to admit Georgia as de
sired by his friends, Butler, Morton
Drake and Sumner2 Or will Bullocl
be sacrificed and the more conserva
tive Republicans carry their point
Butler has left Washington, no doubt
to be absent in order to have a com
promise effected, can it be done
Nous verrons.
TREBLA.
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