The New York herald., 1872-11-23
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1872.

WASHINGTON NOV. ~, 1877
Organization OF the Third Housc-Bril-
liant schemes OF the Gentlemen of the
Lobby.
general activity is manifested among the lob
byists The current belief that short and closing
session Of is Congress always good for schemes OF
profit and plunder is the cause Of this; number
Of bills designed to benefit private purses at pGSltc
expense are on the calendars Of both houses, and
their managers are already arriving. Among other
measures Is one for the construction of
twelve iron sloops 9f war at private
yards and also Propositions to construct mail
steamships to be used as war cruisers, &C., II
needed. Attempts to revive these schemes are
alre ady manifestng themselves. They have
strong lobby behind them. Another one will be
that in favor OF ocean mail subsidies. among which
the notorious Mediterranean and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company will put in
an early appearance. This scheme has iden-
tilted itself as co-worker with the interests
now organizing for subsidies in favor of several
important canal projects. Southern business in
terests going to make vigorous appeals for aid
towards constructing the James and Kanawha
Canal and the one proposed in Georgia. by which
the Tennessee is to be connected with the Allan
tic. There are several minor schemes in the
South which propose to open and make available
interior navgable waters. There will be strong
demand made in this direction, but there will be
opposition equally vigorous against granting to
private corporations subsidies OF land credit for
such purposes. There is. without doubt, strong
current setting, especially West and SOUTH in favor
OF the general government doing something CON-
prehensive to unite by artificial channels the
navieable waters OF the Ohio and Mississippi
and Gulf systems. But it is shaping itself towards
having the work needed done by and for the gov
| ernment, and to be made, as the military roads
were, virtually free TO all the people. There will
be a number Of land grant extensions asked, and
one or two bills pending which, If passed. will,
as in the case OF one Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana,
slaughtered at the tail OF the session. transfer valu
able tracts in doubtful way to Western railroads.
The one referred to was a bill pretending to quiet
titles in Northern Iowa but which really would have
4 put the homes OF large number OF settlers at the
| will OF the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
i Company. This measure was and will be lobbied
again by lawyer who has succeeded also in FORM
ing strong railroad combination, to sustain cases
he has in charge, by which demand is
made by some thirty railroads for ad-
| ditional compensation beyond that al
lowed by the Quartermaster General for the
carrying OF troops, munition andsupplies. Another
project which is being Kept sub-rosa is to secure
the lease OF certain valuable fur seal islands in the
South Pacific, the use Of which we claim by pri-
ority OF discovery SO far as heard from, the
temper OF Congress is antagonistic to these
schemes, and there will not be rich harvest
reaped.
Appropriations-FOu Bills To he
Reported 20 the HOusc-Boutwen After
| wilson's Shoes.
The Committee on Appropriations have been In.
dustriously at work on the Indian appropriations,
| and finished it to-day, having gone over the items
| carefully and been enabled to make some modifca.
tions which will reduce the amount asked for by
| the bureau. They also commenced work upon the
legislative, judicial and executive bill There arc
fourteen general appropriation bills to report to
the House, FIVE Of which viii be ready by the
meeting OF Congress General Garfield believes the
committee will have these five passed before the
holidays and that the balance will be ready for i'm
mediate action thereafter. In conversation to-day
with visitor tom New England, who is interested