The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-18

panies. II the ffty-fve bills In question had passed
both houses the lobby OF the Forty first Congress
would have been full thousand million
dollars richer. Only two, however succeeded in
getting through. Fifty-three were defeated by the
HERALD exposure, and expired with the F0rty.1rst
Congress.
It IS not too much to say that $1,000, 900 900
saved to the government Dy the defeat OF the fifty
three jobs In question.
THE ATTACK REPEATED
The opening Of the Forty-second Congress on the
4th OF March, 1871, found the rngleaders OF the
lobby on hand. large portion OF the jobs that
were defeated In the previous Congress were re-
vived and relntroduced with additions as the fol-
lowing list OF land subsidy bills introduced and now
pending will most abundantly testify
BILLS PASSED THE SENATE AND PENDING IN THE
Senate bill No. Amending Leavenworth, Lawrence and
the route Hs and raSs
Senate biii No. Dos ST. croiz and Lake Superior.
BILLS Il INrRoDgoEp AND NOW PENDING IN tn. SENATE
Gasn Psa aad ss sonSsro sssosa
the Of OCEAN mai.
ship service between the United States and Australia
d. Mail steamship service between New Orleans and
44a For the opening OF post road At Walnut River
500 TO reduce the limits Of the military reservation at
40 An increase of United States service between San
TO extend time sOr the completion of the Asch,son.
li6 Reyivlng grant to the North Louisi.
sou. To authorize establishment of ocean mail steam
As % ana M %
e. Ar line from Charlottesville, N. c. to Atlanta, Ga
g. Incorporate oklahama and Side River-wallace.
s.: Incorporate Idaho and Puget sound-williams.
H. Telegraph and railroad line through Missouri and
ia. Green Bay ' and Lake pipin-sawyer.
PssiScS6anaeu. ''''a ''An''' 'A'' WIN northern
Iss Great salt Lake t to Portland oregOn-slatsr
1854: Kansas Pacific to lines to New Mexico
ls4 cheyenne Mountain o. ut IN Mon!ana-Jonss
Pacific 2 extend time Dakota Armstrong
265. Confirming Huron and Lake Michigan
aasstS S s % nroaS
s ssma an ana u Ms%Pss OF
81 Monroe Fulton and santa Fe.Morsy.
$685. LANDS and right Of way Locke and Fort seba-
$40. Hastings and Dakota-Averill.
k Arssnsa; and NeT sss,So Esrcsd-nank'
sSS Missouri Missouri Texas and Kan.ss.McCormiek
Sss Lxtend time for building ST. Louis and Iron Noun
ion. Sioux City and Reobina-orr
St. Crcix RsiroadwRusk ""'- -''''' -"Ae a"'
i5s. Right Of way to Utah Northern Railroad-Palmer
lies wnOna and ST. Peter to change direction route
i4si. Right of way to Green Bav and Superior Railroad
AlaDome--oO1o.
1862 Railroad and telegraph line from Great Salt
i7Ss Chicago and Northwestern change line in Mnch
i7S6 70 amend the act Incorporating Texas Pacific
iiss Utah Southern right of way-Hooper:
I7sa Utah Railroad Aiming and Land Company incor.
E:at way OF Albany and Buffalo
lS4s- Right Of way to Eastern Nevada Railroad Com
iSSl. AID to Railroad from Denver to FL PasoCharee
561. Atlantic and Pacific Railroad job
All the bills In the above lists, slxty-one In mum.
ber are now pending in Congress- Some Of them
are new and some are old acquaintance, having
been revived ana reintrOduced In each successive
Congress for the past six yeara The Central
Branch Union Pacific. known as Senator Pomeroy's
road, has been before Congress since 1885, 1t has
been killed and revived more times than can re.
member It one Of the Jobs that will not stay dead.
There are Jobs however, that when once killed
never again make their appearance.
THE LEAvENwoRrH PAwNEE AND WESTERN RAIL
ROAD
additional bond subsidy Dill Is q case In point, and
Is OF especial interest at the present time. 1t was
the last OF Its race.
The last session of the Fortieth Congress found
Senate bill upon the Speakers table granting the
above named railroad company, then called the
Union Pacific Eastern Division, an additional bond
subsidy OF about 100000; the original bond subsidy
being $68e3, 00e The bill had been quietly pushed
through the Senate during The heated term OF the
previous summer session, and 1t was known to have
majority IN the House. me Presidential election
was over and nothing appeared In the way Of Its
obbed by experienced operators, at an expense to
the company, 1t IS said. OF about seventy thousand
dollars. Indeed the subsidy was considered as |
good as secured, when the HERALD gave the whole
scheme thorough exposure, def eating 1t com.
with It or any OTHER bill Of Its class.
About eight columns OF tile HERALD were devoted |
to the subject saving thereby to the government
same time putting stop forever to the bond sub |
silly railroad business.
pernicious system, nearly four years ago, no bill
giving pond subsidy to railroads has ever been |
pressed seriously upon Congress and now they are |
not even Introduced Us experiments.
DISGUISED JOBS.
The sixty.0ne blls named III the above list do not
include all the land Jobs now pending In Congress-
There are innumeraOle jobs sandwiched between
sections OF bills that have every appearance being
Then there are bills to 'explain the meaning OF
laws" bills o quiet land ttlesn and bills ITO con-
firm the decisions OF tue General Land oflice',Ntne
latter being the near0us of all the practice
being TO get decision rendered to order and then
lobby . law through Congress In accord with 1t.
This last dodge Is particularly handy for Cabinet
officers who wish to violate the law during recess
OF Congress- They act and decide regardless and
In plain violation Of law, and then trust their lobby
TO get bills through 'confrming'' their decisions
or investigating committees TO whltewash their acts.
secretary BoutwelPs Syndicate operations exhibit a
case IN point The dsgusned jobs will be closely
THE ST. oRoIx AND bayfield, LOBBY,
the most persistent that has appeared mere for
many years, Is now In full blast. rms bill makes
mee gut OF about ST. $50 900 worth Of public land 70
me Oh Crolx ring leaders; or 7247l8 acres, worm
full $40 per acre on an average. Other rings OF
and operators are laying low to see how this pioneer
job tares at the hands o the committee The Atlan-
tc and Pacific Will be next In order II the pioneer
LANDS GIVEN AWAY.
On the 9th OF January, 1872 Mr. Willis Drum
m0nd. Commissioner OF the General Land ONCE |
prepared and transmitted 70 the Speaker Of the
In FOLLOWING