New-York tribune., 1872-04-30
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WASHINGTON.
ANOTHER RAID ON THE TREASURY.


fOURTEEN RAILROADS COMBINED FOR THE PUR-
P0SE-ALLEGED CLAIMS FOR TRANSPORTING
SOLDIERS DURING TIE WAR-oNE HUNDRLD
NuLLkONS INVOLVED.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
WASHINGTON, Monday, April q? lS'2
gigantic scheme to deplee Treasury for the ben
eft of railroad companies pretcnse Of paying Claims
for services rendered the Government during INC "i'
to the surface to-day in the House. assuming ~ "'
outsct the form OF BILL which Mr. Negey oi ton'S i'"
MA introduced and had referred TO the 0o"c y" 'o
Judiciary The scheme looks TO the reopeng OF the ac
counts OF all the railroad companies IN the country lor
,hs transportaou OF soldiers during the entire period
81 the Rebellion and up to August l. 1861 and the pay
uent OF the difference between the usual passenger
rates OF the roads and the uniform price OF two cents
me allowed and paid by the Government Is impos-
sble 10 estimate how much money there Is in TINS ]oD
nn, IL would probably '.r exceed a hundred millions
Ine bill names rair0ad companies only with when
their settlement Is to be made, but as these companies
have claims other than every other railroad In opera
ticu In the Northern States during the ReDeloh might
present apparent that If any legislation Is to be Sc
cured It is expected to apply 20 oil other roads as well
s TO those specified These companies PROBABLY the
only ones which thus far been willing 10 join III the
conspiracy against tue Treasury They are the flt's
barch Fort Wayne and Chicago; the Michigan Iehud'
the Old Colony and Newport, the Northern Hampshire
The Chicago and Northwestern, the Ohio and MisSlS-
sppi the Chicago Alton and St Louis; the Chicago Bur
.ipgton and Missouri; the Chicago, Burlington
ana Quincy; the Chicago, Rock Island ana
Pacific; the Milwaukee and ST. Paul. the
and Joseph,th ST. Joseph and Council uiis
the Toledo Peoria and Warsaw, and the Toledo, WABASH
and Western. At the end OF these names blank space
was left in written b if TO give room for others
might be heard from at the last moment Deor ts
Introduction. The bill Is couched III very pauslpe Id
qua re- and forth that the railroad companies were
rpclled by order from the QuartermaserE Echers
Dew ment TO accept two cents mile Tor the transport
at, OF soldiers that this very UNJUST because Tue
ccS Of transportation not equal Oh Inherent rotds
th.t in many this only OneldlI the regular
fare and that II did pay the expenses or Transports
tou great deal is said about the yailaDle services
the roads rendered the Government, ana the uouoe
th,.v were put in running special taius ana
cIyiuc preference 20 Government business Alter ths
arguentary preamble. the Di directs the accounting
OIL ers of Treasury to audit the accounts OF the ran
roads 1T the passenger rates charged Dy thc M
re time the service rendered the Government, ana
tsay lhen difference between what they received ana
ghat they would have been entitled to had they been al
lowed 10 Car such current rates. 1t seems scarcely
pbe that Inc promoters of this Transparent JOB St.
Ously expect TO get through Congress, hut the r
road interest has formidable that there is
reason fear almost anything from 1t in the wa! 9I
raius ~ the Treasury. The claim these IdiIoaus
mako A. said by those who know TO be totally devoid OF
u,eI The in which they transported the sol,
dles cYOwding them in all kinds OF cars, freight as Wen
as passenger, and hauling great numbers on single
train made Part OF their business the most rOh'a
their tic, instead OF paying less
man their expenses, as is inserted III the bii