The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-04

OF those peculiar men who are arrogant when they
nave the power and sruckling when they are in The
has ed en as Ge 70 IN Songress sny yea,s pas
amoilion fitted by nature TO hold the whip he IS
also hsled oy nature 70 crouch under the lasn,
Feeoe even In MS grandest efforts he IL feebler still
wnen ne Is compelled 10 rely upon sophistry 10 for
tl ms position. HIS sopnlslry In tins case was
that The grant o. half an island to railroad corpo.
ration was not land grant. Then Mr.. Killinger
OF pennsyivanla, opposed the bill, and the subject
went over M the next morning hour. Tue quesSlon
was iuily distressed during The two following days.
Mr. Cox showed tnat the company asking Tor the
gait mad contract with the Pacific Man steamship
Uer rowe saan tns SWn ana M sargent qo RE-
Il was the jasiiacation Of one Migrant
wrong by the story Of another wrong equally
nasraut: Mr. stroag, OF Connecticut pointed
out the enormities OF the monopoly from Its corrupt
Credit Moollier, 10y which It's oicers subet the con-
struction OF the road for their own profit, pocket
Ing over forty millions Of dollars, to the act oI Con-
gress, which not only made It's bonds useless an
investment by the government, but their ultimate
ianty; and his colleague Mr.. Kellogg, replied Ia
speech lull OF the prutrescence OF tho Pacific RAN
ROAD committee. Mr, Mercur, OF Pennsylvania, ex-
paaed now view or the island had impressed
upon him the necessity Of giving II away, and MI.
M Mn o. Indiana endeayorsd TO prove to the
he was right, and was now certain he was right
when he was wrong. MIR. Sargent quoted the Ddiiy
OF the sentiments OF the people OF San Francisco
and pointed TO his own reelection and his election
10 the Senate as evidence Of the acceptaDiy OF his
votes Tor The job These are the main features Ur
the debate-the salient points oil The roaring and
rattllng battle. 1t was as II column after column
came up 10 the aLtack-lirst the one side and then
the other; now on the right, then on the lett
and then IN the centre. II was eqnlpolse, but when
the smoke cleared away the result showed that IL
was not equpollent motion 10 lay the bill on the
table was lost but the oil Itself could not be carried
anu II was recoLmlttel TO the committee with In
strucnon TO aneld 1t so as to provide for the ap-
poihtment OF three commissioners to determine
island. Mr.. Wheeler boosted that then he mad 1t
where he wanted 1t, and for moment il was doubt
just as beth sides claim many hard contested field
In the end II was seen that there had been not only
an ATTACK but yepqse. Its friends mad gone under
cover, from which they have since been unable 10
emerge. Ihe second battle OF the LOBBY was o
failure as unnislakaoe as The first, ana they have
not dared to renew on the same eld, but gathered
lheir strength for Il hnal effort on other grounds.
THIRD BATTLE OF THE LoBBY-TnE PACIFIC NAIL
SUBSIDY
The third battle OF The lobby-the effort to pro-
cure an additional SUBSIDY for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company--cahe without TIE signs which
evidences OF the powerful subsidy rag which
surseL about the capitol, Dut there were SO many
observing enielpriseso among Them that IL was
impossible to tel which would be first brought be-
eqtenlpg victory ir6 ne Jaws q defeat could have
in,iuceu me friends OF THIS measure TO bling IT for
ward at the very moMcnt they were smarilng over
the burial OF the Yerba Buena iop sIs plain, how
ana the Central Qna Union Pacific Railroads. mad
succeeded IN getting this subsidy increased, .ior the
bcne1t OF commerce." from 800 600 TO 100000
the same argument would nave assured the success
Of the other swindes The mode OF attack was very
Onlce Appropriation BIN instead OF an independent
subsidy VII. This 1t was hoped, would gave 1t Two
advantages II could not Otherwise Standardization
from the close scrutiny II must Otherwise receive
ana the van aye ground OF Tree neu on which to
hSnt the battle. Ihe plan OF attack was arranged
railroad rings which han been 50 successful in de-
pleting the treasury The outside subsidy interests
being brought up as d reserve only when 1t was
found that all suosdles were IN danger me battle
lasted Two dals-ilat is The MAIN battle, In which
over there were nine Distinguished dead ana
woanded soldiers Oh the feld. 1t began with
speech by Mr. Sargent. which was mounting more
tnan history oi the work OF me PaclnC Mail
Steamship Company, supplemented by specious
cisco mad been the result or 100000 annually appro
prlated to an expert TO make The subsidy blessing
TO the treasury. MI. Wood replied III gallant
speech, SHOWN. that this proposition was the enter
Ing wedge Tor many others, aud prctisate waste
inl ana unjust APPROPRIATION q me public money.
least able to contest the CLAIM 10 be considered
1.-THE Great American Traveller and went for the
Thea General Garfield favored the bill and
General Butter opposed It,, MI. Dawes favored
Kelley ana Mr.. Kerr closed Inc discussion or ihe
day by a releratlon Of tile weli-worn themes OF
protection aud Tree trade. On the following day
Mr.. Potter took W the theme ana argued that we
ought TO throw this money into the lap of the
Paci.lc Man monopoly because Great Britain. the
weak to give SUBSIDIES 10 the rich and powerful.
Ths man and the speech were lifted wcii together.
as ne takes oil his gloves III the presence OF the
House Mr.. Coburn answered HIM, ana then Mr..
argued that me money sought TO be taken rom the
Treasury was ''trtst money! and for this reason,
y NY n ne was ws to Dm oae the
idie to follow the discussion further. on
the the one hand, actively opposed to the jop,
Butler; on the other. actively favoring It, were sar-
gent, Br1oks, Potter, Garfield, Dawes Kelley aud
Congcr The final struggle was delayed, however,
Tor some days, ami, in the meantime aided by Inc
timely exposures OF the HERALD, the Bayneld and
ST. Crox Job was destroyed SO lar as IL was in the
power vi the House 10 destroy II.
THE EFFECT OF TIE HERALDs THuNDERBoLT.
The edect OF the HERALD's ihuDGerboIt can be
time the bolt lel In the early part oil the session
the lobby was wonderfully quiet But the men
whose regulations are tainted with the crime OF in
luencing legislation for improper ana private ends
had been quietly pursuing their disiasteful work
though they dd not reveal themselves Till after the
illousterng mad begun on the Bay field and st.
Croix bill Then however, the strength OF the LOBBY
began 70 appear and the lobbyists became more
numerous as the light grew warmer. 1t is a popular
belief at the Capitol that nlIbustering never set
killed big job backed by powerful lobby. In tins
bayfield, and ST. Crox Dill but ali the great Jobs Of
the session. When 1t came from the Senate to the
House II mad clear majority OF twenty IN It's favor.
Win earnestness and zeal, and 1t was not believed
that ANYBODY could successfully oppose 1t. The
prise as wei as discontinue to It's trends. When
It was recommltted the lobby was 50 lar dsorran.
the icrba Buena JOB Also Then the Oaly hone re-
naming was III q successful uatte over the addi.
tonal subsidy Tor the Pacific Mail. But Ia the mean
time the amended Bayfield, ana st. Croix bill had
been reported back IRON the committee and two
great conflicts were Impending There was deter.
mlnation II not confidence, AMI zeal, Ii not hope
The moment was critical one, and the friends OF
corruption were resolved TO gam great victory or
sustain crushing defeat. Should they succeed
they felt IL would be Vlcksburs ans Hering 10 Get
vsDurg-lhe march TO the Sea vyng In splendor
with the slrrenoer ut Appomattox. The Capitol
was alive with the vermin o the lobby, and the vu.
lures on the moor OF the House gazing moodIIy
al the spoil OF the battle al was security every
where and the rascais III Congress and out Of 1t
thought themselves sare from the only fear they
know-the fear of being found Out. just Then the
blow FELL and, ike tall oak shyered TO ashes by
missile from The hand Of Jove the decayeo trunk OF
the LOBBY was scattered to the WINDS. But for this
even the nlIbuseltng Of Cox ana Holman might
nave iailed "a me end ana The immense jobs BY
which tho treasury was to be depleted and the pub
lis domain to be sluandered might have succeeded.
The greatness OF the HERALD's wrath was felt both
In and out OF Congress, and the effect OF the
tDluuert0lt In IN