The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, March Is. 1879.
RAILROAD MONOPOLY.


Mr.. SC0FIELD. Tep.) OF Pa, by unanimous
consent, offered q resolution, which was
adopted instructng the Committee on Com
mercc In carrying out the resolution OF the
oath OF January. directing certain inquiries
concerning injuries to commerce BY reason OF
railroad combinations or monopollcs, to inquire
particularly into the nature extent and objects OF
alleged combination OF railroad interests known
as the Southern Improvement Company, designed to
control all the avenues Of transportation from the
oil region in Pennsylvania to the seaboard to the
oppression and injury Of the producing classes.
THE GLOBE REPORTS.
Mr. BEATTY, (rep.) OF Ohio, Chairman or the Com.
mites on Printing. MADE a statement in referesce
to reporting and publishing the proceedings OF Con.
gress in the GLOBE. and IN reply to an article pub
lshed by the proprietors he said that the committee
had prepared bill which would provide perms-
and which would reduce the expense $4,000
. year; but the ,proprletors or the
ing the Moor and appealing to the sympathles Of
members, IN order to get the House to pass, under
Which we rules Give t Monday Ss
more than the work was worth He asserted
Themselves they had been Compelled TO Sorow
money to carry the business; IL was because they
would not agree to any lair and reasonable terms,
but wanted more compensation now than they had
TIE WISCONSIN LAND GRAB
The House then resumed consideration OF the Sen.
ate bill to extend the time to the State OF Wisconsin
10 complete a road from Lake st. Croix to Lake
hlr. KErcuAM, Tep.) Of N. Y, who reported the
bill, being entitled 10 an hour to close the debate
divided the time between the friends and opponcnts
Messrs: STRONG, rep.) OF Conn.,, and BUTLER,
e Of Mass replied 70 os goe a ads
all the pubic lands within their limits, aud the now
States having received none. except by special
Mr. STRONG spoke Of corporations OF cormorants
haunting the halls OF Congress- and said that II any.
be It's presumed opposition to land grams and the
presumed support or them BY the republican party.
and called attention to the fact that although Tie
Committee on Public Lands approved the Senate
an enemy OF 1t. The chairman of That committee
Hay, OF Illinois, wanted his constituents to know
W Ns 'hf time %as grained e him 0no
oppose the bill. He reasserted that the
state Of Wisconsin had received more land In ran!
and Illinois. But the reason OF that patent for all
Oft had not been taken QUIZ was because the mo-
referred to the statement OF or the Name Senar
torstnat the most extraordinary chapter In Ameri-
can legislation was the land grant legislation or Con-
gross.
Mr. HOLMAN tdem) OF Ind sent up to the Clerks ns
lion OF workmen against the land grant system.
MIR. DuSNELL displayed, amid much Laughter: q
more volnnlnous and nunerousy slanco Pc''No" III
favor Of this bill from actual settlers ,. -
Mr.. RANDALL, (dem.) OF Pa, argued sgsnst .ne
bill ana de1ed the production OF any resolution 10
any democratic convention that was not opposed to
Mr.. STRONG said that twenty democratic ,Mat, mem.
bers would vote for this bill and twenty more
would dodge IL IN the cloak rooms (Laugnter.l
Mr. RANDALL said he could not help that. He
pronosed nm amendment requiring the State or
Wi.comsiu 10 refund all moneys received from tim
Der cut aud sold Oh these Ianus' VI roni stumpage
or penalties from trespassers.
remiv 70 an intimaiion by MIR. Dunnel that Indiana
wanted the House TO pass the Senate bin granting
To tnat state the land reclaimed from Beaver Lake.
stated that that bill was not In the interest OF the
peope OF indiana, but In the interest Of swndlers
Mi. HAzLEroN. GepJ OF WIS, advocated the bill,
and dWeC upon the point that It's defeat would
inure to the benefit OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, the greatest monopoly In the country.
The discussion was closed by Mr.. STEVENSON, (repl
OF Onio in opposition to the bill. lie argued THAT
the proposed road was not needed; that IT was a
mere speculation IN the interest OF spectators living
In st. Paul, and who wanted to
BUILD At THE NATIONAL EXPENSE a.
rival road TO one already built at the national er.
pense These lands were worth $l5,OOO,O0 Ac.
c0rding 10 the estimate or the chairman Of the
Committee on Public Lands they were among the
richest timber lands In the country Or IN the WorO.
and would build ihe road twice oycc. The road