, 1873-10-13
WASHINGTON,
Preparing for Congress---Public
Waste and Popular
Want.
The Great Jobs Expeotant---Abusos
Of the Olaim-System.
Cesarism Studied Out.
From Our O,c1 Correspondent.

From Our 0,cn Correspondent
WARRINGTON, Oct. 8, 1873.
Tho near approach Of tho session Of Congress
othor, Of 1yers mud detached parts Of tho lobby,
-that houso which mover oxptros, aud always laB
plonty Of busneas on tho Speakers tablo.
TIE LonnY
has uninsured its resources md moral character
will, Congress aud tho Government, and has
felt for tho past four or I've years that, If not
tho mastor, It. is tho cqunl OF both Of them to-
gelher. In other words. tho cougrogatod ontor-
prize, perseverance,, auggostivencss, and manual
Of parliamentary practice of those who have
achoines Of private money-making to prosent to
Congress-, can omnibus with each othor and have
tho money voted. Whou nation, III it's Parlia-
ment, gets to this state, common taxpayers have
no other resource but to look up their groom
backH. Whom tho President Bays that "All We
want ia confidence" perhaps he means that we
ought not to be afraid OF tho lobby. But look at
Bomo OF the schemes which mean to die dos
pcratoly, II die they must, poudtng before tho
uext Congress-:
THE TEXAS rAc1F1o.
Tirst-We have IN association composed OF
public men, bankors editors, Territorial Gov
erdors, and tho largest kind Of operators, WHO
we're induced by Tom Scott, M'Comb, Dodge j.
Co. to put from 81, ,00O, 900 to $4,000, 900 in tho
Texas Pacific Construction Company. Thoy
woro assured that tho, stock would pay several
hundred por cent, and that but small part Of
tho original subscription would DO called for.
Bat sir. 8cottB elownoss IN negotiating foreign
loan, aud Tho speed with which his engineers
laid down tho track, cauRed n demand for nearly
tho full amount subscribed for by those people.
Having lost their money. 1t is necessity with
thon to get 1t buck from Congress in some way.
II thoy can throw 81, ,o0o, 900 into Congress, may
they not carry Government indorsomout
through
Second--We have combination Of somo OF
the same mon, and others like them, under tho
form Of
THE PUGET SOUND LAND COMPANY
an equally interruptions concern, which went
ahead of tho Northern Pacific Railroad and
picked up every water-power, town-sito, and Sta
tion-sito. Thoy had to plank down their money
to got into this Company. Mr.. Scost-who Is q
Trustee, boeyo, Of tho Northern Pacific Com
pauy-put $4,000 into this parasite concern.
Tho tailure Of tho railroad, which We may as
s,1mc for the present. will bring up tho question
of itH Immigrant, aud therein involve tho aforo-
said operators. How much can they pay not to
DO disturbed?
Third--The last Congress-, Just before It's de-
cease, passed blu introduced By Senator Stew
aud other works Of fiction, providing for Board
Of Commissioners to report
sisIEM or IRRIGATION
for tho San Joaquin, Sacramento, and Tulare
Valleys Of Cahfortla. Senator CaRaerly, the
California Democrat. put in weak amendment
to this bill. 1t WAS the entering wedge to stu=
pondous realeBtat0 speculation in tho intereBts
Of fow capitalists on that coast ; md British
T..zisr 1.a,,H Srksx.
Which, at,a,i afinb,r tem ruize nu that ferte
basin for their employers.
PAY THE sTATE DEDTB
of the South, first officially presented by Gov.
Walkor, OF Virginia, but at tho back Of which
cssa Gsgs and got osrs, ct 13anA'nS iii s. Snss aas
tle more pressing because Of tho
disastors which have ovortakou tile confederatos.
Cotrcspouuingly, tho thinuoss Of their .pursos
Feauces their chanss to b1y tso,r 1on
up at 1925, ,0U0, 900. There his been no aalo for
More thau ono-fourth Of these bonds since tho
closo Of tho War. Twenty cents OH tho dollar
will represent the very highest marketable value
ginia bonds bring At the moment only s. cents !;
North Carolina bonds, II !; and tho bonds OF
Arkansas will not bring : conta on the dollar.
Not only, havo the yagabond aoyernmenta Of
without Limitation, but they have gono into the
business OF royiying ropudiated debts, aa was
tie caao with tho Halford bonds in ArkanahB |;
aud d like experiment was made in Mississippi
with the old repudlated bonds OF more than
forty years ago. II tho banking gharps
who bought those bonds can get some money
together. thsy will oxpect to charter nearly tho
Whole Southern vote, and tt3en combine with one
or moro big lobbies from the North, 30 as to oar
rv ul through at once.
Ffh-Ths lobby which wants
THE COTTON TAX
Of 8 cents pound refunded to those who paid
therefore ouncoustitutonal represents 315 ,0U0, 900
Of the so-culled cottoll-claims. Il will be In
Washington again this winter, rapping ut the
doors OF Congrosa with q proposition for the
long-running bonds. This particular lobby may
not be strong enough to be worth coaloscipg with,
but hero it IL.
sizsh-Thcre are three aietinct
CANAL. LpBnIEs,
ready to unite or to fight with each other as chance
may direct, Tho Kanawha Canal rcrrosenta
e50.00 1000; tho Potomac d Yougliiogl,eny
Canal Represents @2o, 900, 900 tho fenaosnoe
Two Of these stupepdons. Jobs woro undertaken
with tho groatost vigor By Virginia, Maryland,
and tho sTederal Government, backed up by
Washfngton'a own influence nevertheless, they
engipoors.- Il is very doubtful wAethor enough
water can pe found on tho tops Of tho
AlleghanieH TO feed any canal whatsoever In the
Bunimer-soasons, at which time alone canal
would DO available. Thus Jou SOC that; tho
Bonth has great Expectations out Of the Foleral
Treasury. Tie President Of tho Unitod States
bus already 1nnda recommendation OF two Of
thoso canal-schernea, and nothing stands be-
tween thom and. the Taxpayers except public
sentiment.
OTHER SPECIAL. sonEuEa.
TO tho above WeHnght add currency lobby,
which is Just now prlcAlng up it's ears to get