, 1873-10-18
Politicians Uneasy.

Washinton correspondence Of the
/ Boston Globe:
! Letters from many CongreSshfea
and other prominent republicans
I have been received indicating
alarm at the effects likely TO arise
from the present agitation between
/ producers and corporations. Poll
I ticians are casting about 10 see
I what Is TO be done. Among the
public men who have been here OF
late there Is a d9Sire expressed 10
do something, both TO satisfy the
/ people and to get at the real dan
gers and issues. \ proposition was
under consideration last Winter,
/ but not urged in Coggrcss, to cause
an inquiry 10 be made into the stat
Us Ct the several land grants, rail
reads, schools, colleges, etc, with 4
( view Of ascerraining how far the
conditions of law have been fulfill
ei. 1t was urgel on members Of
the Public Land Committees that
inquiry would show that there are
considerable number Of railroad
land grants, embracing an area Of
many million acres, which have
legally Iap>ed, and should now be
included within the public domain,
I in consequence Of non-tuliLIment Of
conditions as to the time Of con
strucyiou and other requirements
One Of the shrewdesJ party man
ayers here, one who was in the first
republican Convention, who has
been mos, efficient worker, con-
tent with results and not asking for
hon0rs, declares, as q result Of care
fuI survey, That the republican par
ty in Congress must take in hand
the question Of publication, 50 far
rs corrup,ing Influences on lcgiSIa-
ton or administration : concerned.
In a periodical controlled bv the
politician referred 10, which repre-
sents the PARTY TO some considerable
extent. there was a strenuous effort
to make an initiative in that direc-
lion. Investigations into the rail.
roads buHlt by Congressional aid Is
in order, as is also inquiry into the
land grants and their legal status.
\ RIGID investigation of the nation
al banks and their management,
with 4 aTr!joct f1v the establishment
of . postal savings bank system,
this g be indogsel by The Admins
,ral.on, vii. be among the measures
Of policy urged early IN the snsUing
session, and that TOO, by reuubIi-
cans, General Butler himself will,
il Is said here, offer a bill repeating
the increased salary LjIl. Sa FAR As
II relates to Congress The postal
sarirgs bank proposition l. 10 he
based mon q Ing bond bearing
. o. or funr per cent interest that
Is. dcTo>its are 70 be 50 invested.
Senator Morton may he expect
ed TO take the lead in such rcmedi-
al measures rs may Seem necessary.
That Senator, unlike some of his
cculpeers, is rcgaled IS unaffected
by railroad or other corporate in
hucnces, as he i not known 10 have
ever been 4 railroad attorney, or
Tcc!eYed important fees as counsel
10 thcir behalf The TranSpor;a-
Gsn Comrany'- Ycrcrt will he
loohcd for with great interest, but
Il doe not seem probable that, in
view ut the effects G! the present
crisis, there viii he any appropria-
tions made tor the water routes
talked aboEt. Congress Is certain
30 be very c!iaTy oi this class Of ex-
pcEdiIurcS, aud the safeguards 20
be thrown around them. Several
prominent Western politicians have
already begun 10 face towards the
Oranges. Genera! Garfield for in
stanc , has been lec,uring all the
SUmmcr 10 them. Othcrs see that
the questions involved demand con-
SileTauJn, fair and candid at least.
These signs are looked upon as
healthy ana show that the repuJI-
can masses are not disposed to give
up their snip.