New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-10
WASHINGTON.

ciProcity treaty.
WASHINGTON.
The Senate Caucus.
WASHINGTON. December 9.--Tbe confer
ence OF Republican Senators meet tO.nigh
20 consider what they shall do with TN
South.
viii Oppose Secretary Jeweli's Cenfir
nation.
On dit that Cameron, of Pennsylvania
and Flanagan, of Texas. will oppose thu
confirmation of Jewell rs Postmaster Gen
ku.Klux Pard0ned.
The President has granted pardons, to bt
issued to morrow, to John Whisonante ant
Jerome WhisOnante, of South Carolina
both convicted of Ku-Klux offenses, ant
sentenced each to five years Imprisonment
at Albany and 500 fine. They have served
two years of their term.
Action Of the Republican Caucus.
The Republican Senators spent about an
hour and q half in caucus this afternoon
on the subject of Arkansas affairs, but al
journed without coming to any conclusion
Only few Senators expressed themselves
in favor of intervention, and even these
were not agreed as to the exact form OF
movement. The others were disposed to
postpone action, as the present condition
of the State did not seem to justify con
gressional measures, all accounts represent
ing the people generally to be satisfied with
their present government, with no cause Tor
violent disturbance.
The question of the condition of Louisi-
ana also becoming involved, several Sena-
tors said it would be found on examination
that one or two of the other Southern
States had no more legal existence than
Louisiana. and therefore there should be an
investigation concerning all OF them in
order to establish their validity.
The expression of views separated the
Senators widely from the original topic OF
conversation. The next caucus will be held
on the call Of the chairman.
The Alabama Claims Court.
In the Alabama claims court to day, ar
1ument WAS resumed on case No. 81, as to
the character Of damages, the counsel for
the government taking the position that
the court had no jurisdiction in the matter
OF personal injury by acts resulting from
General Roberts spoke in opposition. A
decision will be rendered in q few days.
Case ll8, involving the question OF Cit,
zenship, naturalization, etc, will, with a
case involving the same points, be argued
tomorrow.
Prob ably the hearing of cases will com
meuce regularly next week after the argu-
ments on the demurrers are closed.
The Railroad Memorial.
The memorial presented to Congress to day
in behalf of the Texas Pacific and the Allan.
tic and Pacific railway companies is signed
by Thomas A. Scott aud A. Pierce as the
respective presidents of those corporations.
and sets forth the following among other
arguments in favor of the enactment of the
bill, whose main provisions were published
last Monday. They say q southern trunk
line of railroad to the Pacific is a necessity,
and it's construction should be insured by
the government as practical means OF
settling the Indian question aud enabling
ats vast territOrities to be safely inhabited
and developed.
The completion of this line would, it is
claimed. enable the government to move
troops cheaply and rapidly, dispense with
probably three fourths OF those now en-
ployed in Texas and the Southern Terrific
ries, and thus release the government from
m expenditure amounting to millions OF
dollars yearly, and it would, moreover, be
of immense Advantage to the nation by
bringing into market hundreds of millions
of acres of good land which are now dead
property to the United States, by adding
millions of population to tho present mum
Der OF producers and taxpayers Of the coun-
try, by more than doubling, or, indeed. in
definitely increasing the annual yield of
Che precious mstals in the United States,
by q vast increase in our revenues
to be derived from impOrtatiOns from
she Asiatic countries of the East. by the
general stimulus of production, manufac
lures and trade in all the States east of the
Mississippi to supply tho wants Of settlers
in the new regions to be traversed by the
road and by all that diversified good in the
pursuit of which England, France, Belgium,
Holland, Russia and Austria have spent
such enormous sums of money, pledged
without stint their public credit and found
their reward in the control of the commerce
and trade of the world. 1t is further argued
that the construction of this open highway,
unobstrDcted by SHOWS during the entire
year, across the continent would prove to
DC practical measure of reconstruction for
the South. and that the increased yield Of
cotton and tobacco from the newly devel- |
oped territory would swell the volume of
our exports and thus aid materially in the |
retention of our gold and silver for home |
|
The memOrialists assert that it is con- |
clusively established that the saving in |
transportation alone of government sup
plies has averaged $4,000 per mile per an |
mum for every mile of Pacific railroad here |
tOfOre built, and call attention to the fact |
that the entire amount of interest which |
TIC SoNcTuutuL Is askeu 10 guarantee I'D /
order to secure the construction of this
Southern line is $3.50 per mile per annum
No guaranty Of the principal OF the bonds
is solicited, and as security for the guar
antee of the interest on the bonds. the gov
eminent is to have first mortgage on all |
the property franchises and net earnings of |
the railroad; the entire proceeds of sales of
lands heretofore granted by the United
States to the two companies; q restoration
to the government of about 80 600, 900 acres
of land heretofore granted and receiver, to
aid in the construction of the two lines t., |
the Pacific, some 1900 miles, of which all to
be dispensed with under the plan proposed:
and tho retention in the United States
treasury of one eighth OF all the bonds
issued to be sold by the government if at
any time during construction the sale Of
lands, the government transportation. and
the entire net earnings of the road shall not
prove sufficient to p ovlde for the interest
guaranteed and the sinking fund required.
The memOriaiists say. in conclusion, that |
they do not purpose to besipge Congress by |
personal pressure and solicitation. but IL
rely confidently on the merits of the case as
now presented.
NE" WORK.