The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-02

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brave public opinion and risk their repu-
tations ss TO make no recommended to
congress in the Credit Mobiler frauds re.
lating to congressman, but will merely
present the evidence for its action. There
are quite q number of Radical
congressman who are for the
expulsion of every member implicated
in Credit Mobiier, as they claim that the
Republican party cannot bear the odium of
being the champion of fraud and corrup.
ton, and the defender of criminals. 1t is
the hope Of Amcs and those innocents who
took the dividends but didn't know that
they owned the stock, that the investiga-
ton will be so prolonged that congress
will no. be able TO act in the matter before
adjournment; thus Ames will escape ex.
pulsion, and . very dissgreeablc business
DO tided over and probably forgotten by
next session. In view of the facts devel.
oped by the Credit Mob,lier investigt-
tors, that the millions bestowed on the. Q
corporations went to enrich bold, sharp
jobbists, and not, as was intended, TO dc.
velop the country's resources. The propo.
sition OF Senator Edmunds that
no more payments will DO made
to these companies by the United States,
and whatever ia due them for government
transportation shall DO applied to tho pay
ment of interest on their bonds, will no
doubt meet with as much favor in the
house as it did in the senate where it
passed almost unanimously. If the COM
panies do not like this, the court of claims
is open TO them for redress, and there both
tho rights Of tho government and the
companies will be protected. Since Ames
has allowed on his pals and grave,
moral and heightened senator's are Of that
gang, an Investigation will be made in the
senate. In the case Of Mr.. Collax tho ZEN
alto has no power, as he 10 not member
Of that body, only its presiding officer, and
all they can do is to try him when i'm
peached by tho house. Poor Cofax he
looks badly, the s,creo,yped grin on his
face is now turned to chsgrin.
THE CENTRAL WATER LINE.
There is now before the house commits
tee on commerce, proposition on the
part Of Virginia and West Virginia t.
cede to the United States q completed
canal 1871 miles long, reaching form tide
water at Richmond to the western bas,
Of the Blue Ridge at Buchanan in Bote-
tourt county, which with ether collatera'
works cost 100000, on condition, as IL
generally known, that the government
will finish tho canal TO tho Ohio river
The committee will report the bill favor
ably in short time. This is d measure
Of national importance, and in which the
people Of every section are deeply in.
terested. A canal connecting the james
and Ohio rivers will open great
central outlet for western trade, max
ing great saving in distance
and such reduction in freight charges
that wheat and other grain can be broush l
from the remotest sections Of the West
and Northwest at profit for the farmer
Besides this, We will DO enabled to com.
msnd the gram markets OF England,
which requires annually 200 100000 BUSH
els of wheat alone. The great advsnt ages
to the country from this enterprise were
very clearly set forth by Hon. r. w.
Hughes and Col. Darlington in their ex-
haustivs speeche, before the committee
The West and Northwest are as much in
terested directly in the completion Of this
canal rs arc the Virginias and the people
Of every section will DO benefited by the
results which will follow its completion.
This is not in the remotest sense job, but
a donation Of 10000, 900 to assist in fin.
ishing a great national work, which it will
own until the money expended is repaid,
when it will be free. On its merits alone
this bill is pressed, and on them it will
succeed.
THE CoTroN-TAX.
The friends OF the cotton-tsx refdndin &
bill are getting tired of tho diatory action
OF the committee on ways and means on
it yesterday u motion was made in the
house to suspend the rules and direc. the
committee TO report on it at once. The
vote was los against &c. This is no indi-
cation Of tho strength of tho measure, al
fully one third Of the los voted agains.
suspending the rules for other reasons than
hostility to the bill,
IT IS DONE Al LAST.
The Thanking privilege is abolished
The house, contrary to all expectations, es'
pecially that of tho senate, accepted the
senate amendments to their bill abolishing
the franking privilege, and the thing is
done. The people may now make up their
mind, to receive no more "pub. docs" and
when they write to members or the de.
partmcnts had better enclose stamps to pay
for return postage. The law goes into Of
feet July ], 1873.
| IN A FUCKER.
The Radicals in tho house seem IN be
out of keller rs n party, and sadly neei a
| bell-wether The New York Times
| bowls that Sam Randall is the real leader
of the house, and leads the Radicals in all