Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-04
TIE HOUSE

! mas Dren making history tor the past
week. The past history Of the world
seems largely made up of war, and the
House having respect for established
! nsageS, made It's history true to the past
IN this respect, We never heard of a
four days battle fought with such deter
mlnation and ending with neither party
making an inch of Roadway before. The
railroad war has been the one enrross
ing feature of the Congressional week.
There has been nothing like it for a
long time, 50 long that the lesson which
1t teaches :. ms almost new. 1t pre-
sents a serious question to the progress
slVe American mind to see the aggregat-
ed wealth, centralized power and COM
bined interests so effcctually welded by
one Ortwo men, as to enable them to en-
ter the Congress of the nation and force
legislation with despotic exaction. Still
1t Is nothing new. 1t forms much of
the historic past. Scott, which means
the Pennsylvania Central, and Garrett.
which means the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, have fought this ground over
many ttmes-have entered the arena as
tanner does cage Of animals, with
1ayors in one hand and menaces in the
other. The Baltimore and Ohio has
long been Washington's only outlet en-
cept the river, and it has dictated the
most savage terms on passenger and
freight transportation. The road had
two advantages in this. 1t swelled the
dividends, and, also. the higher the fare
the more readily an uncertain NJ. c. |
couiG d"terThine (bv the aid Of a 31oxy)
that Justice lay on the side of this road
1T said Nj. {. absolutely refused to he |
subsidized III the interests of this ROAD |
and did 50 rash a thing as to vote to |
charter a competing line, his official !
prospects were in no way frightened hv |
having powerful corporation down ON .
him.
The Pennsylvania Central fought tn"
thing through and secured a charter ry- /
tending its road through Washington.
In tins Gas" victory was upon the side
ot right and heavy battalions This ca
tension Is called The Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad and being nearly
Scott in casting about for a
location for his depot let fall his coyp-
tous eyes upon the Government Re,er-
Walton. extending from the Capitol to-
The river. He forthwith enters Con
5ress and asks for this site Now. Gar
rett has been long i'll state of perpetual
quarrel with the city, agitating the tues
ion of new depot location, the present
me being inadequate and unsatisfactory
The location demanded by Scott il
within one square OF PENNSYLVANIA Ave.
md near the heart of the city. As this
ocatlon possesses great natural adyap-
ages over the other depot. being near
hotels, horse cars and steamers Garritt
makes fight in Congress against Scott
md demands that his road be allowed to
lulld its depot alongside of that of the
Baltimore and Potomac road. Pennsyl-
'ania Central has the heavy battaljons
cpresenting three millions to Baltimore
nd Ohios one. 1t has secured the CO.
operation OF the Territorial Government
nd of the House District COMMITTEES
nd that Committee reported bill Civ
az Scott all he asks for. When that
Ill came before the House for action 3
lrge majority were committed in it, ,
ayor and for various reasons many no
oubt because it represents large figures
theirs, because their roads wanted fayors
)metimcs, and others because to locate s
depot on this reservation would for |
yer set at rest the idea of converting the (