, 1874-10-12

ae:. ~ ~. Thst usyrs 'hl ',"' LIZ, r. A.. A..
nomalultsoner,, whirh ,ha ro.tlst of nsno mehora,
yo a r. 1tai: tvH NJ" " b f. rfftni 9
'ias "a. ths efnros Of raid posra .ha hola taeir
eeF:osa a,o antd s quuli'is,l, ,in!tts aoontr r..
nors y M tsIr ss sy s. ., geefs e g
rer annata each, ind thcr aetnal mud eeeasary tras-
I'VE Ta1 a1adaHnis .sia noar It nsra oo.ns.o,,ers shn
lie rhlpt Of toll and compensation charged for trant.
Ret"s re- It t''s Israsa sd i Srs hersin sass and
feafsnased. and into the raaeonet,eles' thnr;.
G a ' aa ts no fsar Sr o mi
oreraers sae e .uc' Nss tyseept st.eh u tnay 70
omitted herc!nhf:ee rrordt> aera!nte scnetttllo
rorntion Of nsacirnts and freight, aud cars loadei
Or unioadca. on or uvsr sytd linea rcspcctasclS
1t further pgovdos that tho Board nlnll eatab-
ind hppont clerk EitG salnry Of 93.9U0 4
yoar :, Tint they may travel ovor tho Unltcd
f,latea, Auying their expenses naid; that tl'oy
,pny hold cuufts In various paccs, wherever
lhey pleaae, and examine witnesses from anv
dlntance, tho wltncsBos TO be pad osll of tile
Treasury OF tho Utlilud Htntes Tho Ba1ne fscs
that witneBBaa recclve IN tho United States
Courte.
EFFEtr or TUE Nft.f.
You see, my tricudn. that, IN luE.thuce. this
tilt transfers ia Tho i,,rhdie'ou OF consrsas a;,d
tito Federal ccltr:a uearly eyorv railroad iu tlic
Un.tcd Staten. for it applies to Ill ta!lroa1a
which crops state lines Or arc q, cot'uectef with
goale which troas Stato llnrb. Tho railroads nro
pl1arto,ed hy tts Etatcs They afo tic crcntnsea
Of tho Htntos In ran,1y inatancrH. Tho stntb
Loeialnturo. III charterinS tloso ioAte. las put
iu owu scst,lesion upon Their tar!if. a'ats 'nauo
it, own ragunlorn al to tlicr eovnsnno'"
Dy tho It'll which, was advocated by t!cii - l.
hut-tl,e, atcGraty hlI, whiull phssod tic Ho,'go
jurisdiction Ii takcn FROM tho sta,ea aud ttaIln-
scsrcd to tho Fcaefal GorGrtnnans' ! am oll-
nyscd 10 tl,Gt lind cf legislation. It wHs re-
hurled to tue IIoune Of Representatives from tho
,so,n.nittca o1, Rosda aud Ca,,als, thk by uul,.
I1urlnut.-at lcnHt it received his nsseu:. Il
providoh lur ssu constr1icaun OF u noub,e,trtck
raruad from tho Mga1saippi to tho Atlantic
Oceau. iIs atlvucl.aE the construction nf TINT
yoed. THO bill dues not provide Tint lho
Government should coustruct the road. but 1t
prop"sed 70 ncotporae a. comsay ~ rsa Hna TO par
tho uultca stataa; Or. wlict nniost!,tB to the
same thilg TINT tho United Stated should gu1r~
t.uteo their bonds to tho amount OF 225, ,VW. o00.
What bbuoriing Of MI tho RESOLUTIONS Of The Ne-
rublicgn Conventions a8atpEt
yuDsrD1Es 70 UA11wAy coa.sANlrs, -
which you havo bcan adopting for yta!af we
ut ..b1iaea . rhiyoad to tho Pacific. both ny
la'ld6 aud touuoy. There uas some oxc''ao Tor
lla,, '..ralluo 1t WAS 10 biud tho continent to-
,!uthsr to tlneolop the interior Of ihe continent,
rhd tu provide II lneans fut tho tranaportaGao'a y
Tor t,oops mud mnnitione Of Wns. n,a's' etc' BAY
do no.you kI,aw thnt lhnt has built mp gleat
San' 60. v1 110"1os reeer y s aho e0aae cae oSsS 3
that was organized under Il and M r. Y It. Mi'ich
cca! this Goves tsuent over f*5o, o,oo1,G3uf Eow,
in tho face aud cyua of tl!s Legislation, and all
lie resolutions of a,l yonr conventions against
subuirliaa, tt In proppte1 to sui siliEo railroad
con1rahy; aud that bill WHICH ho re?oltetl tles-
ignates tho lnco,poratoss 1T tho dtIercut
Status, aud they arc nloslly old 4aliroaa rl1s
met.
A. rr,..,t..t r .,r,,ot c11o%r pa1t IN n.afra
that misthho. 1ncto arc nu nanos. aud no s",n
provided for In tho bill. ,.
Gen. Furnswortl--Have you The bill
Gen. 1urabus-I have It; Il In only a sketch.
Gen. Farms vortf,-DooH not tho bill provide
for tho guarantee OF tho bolias7
Gan. Eurlhut-Costainiy pot u any OF them;
tho amount is not Eottlpu YET.
Gen. rhrpawurth.-SU nlucl, The worEe II the
United Stutcs is 10 guarantee tonds ad ll!1stuin,
ii Gods name that ID wolso than 70 limit tho
snto,lnt 10 S75,too, ,o0O. iAppianse.1 hive not
read tho bill recently. and give It hubsta'tial-
~ III ,1rtnils uanv be .M erTar. 1t is really To
male tho Government Of tho United slatcB ro-
Bporaible fur tue road. ...-, -....-,
an, opposed to TIT, devernnant engagins in
tho construction OF RAILROADS uut of tho rEeas-
[Applauue.l Why, gentlemen, this road rsoviica
for 4 monopoly. 4 railroad neyer accom-
tnodatcs nnythins morn ,!iaa certain lara1lelo.-
g,"n, Or strip Of territory anA Witch you Eos
DA*Q0u tAE AAE1 W LINN i3ht"'SS$*Hl1 EaS fNV
p!o have to soex other channels for
thoir commerce, freight aud rahaage. ny
shat tight uro yon, going to tax t,io
p,oplo Of Indapa to build rnilroad acrosa ILL.,
ilnis, nniesB you buiil them n rosH too !? I3y
what ,1ght can Won ax ihe people Of ohlo for o
road acfoas In:lsHuh, unless sou give Ohlo >
rokd /? And 40, if you nulM road across this
nurt1eraa torr,tory, Ncar tu the iakna. fvu." tho
eouth you will BIZ cAlletl to build another aud
anothor rnrd, until y>u reach Tho Gulf Of
Mexico. uu, opposed to It. ,,
nm oppo>et 10 tho bill authorizing the pses!-
dent tu eEtallsh
4 BUREAU or Slss MEN
to fx tho tariffs Of freight and passago uron tue
railroads OF tho United S.ates. I aui oppoEod TO
transferring tho Jurisdiction Of our State roRtB
" the Federal Government. [Applluse. And
Wa soaa sts be- ' tho ' esst s Il d as fW
Your Legislature controls tho subject CT ial{-
roads in lals State. Tho membels are elected
only for . few months, usla coma hame to So1l
they look you iu lilo lace aud siye you an ac-
count of ,hcir stewardship. Theyaro responsible
to you. iUu hold tAeni accountable tor their
ruts-, They como. to you for anoiher
election. Transfer this matter 10 Cougrcss, and
the mcnlbors OF Congress from Texas sud othor
distant Statay vote With relesauco 10 your rail-
road Interests in llls!,us-iuun who nra uevBr
cur:ing to you, vino never snw You, and knoH
nrah,iE abuus your Interests, nnd csyo less.
Again, the etlect OF flliB Liquidation 10 to
CONSOLIDATE THE RAILROADS.
Of the United States IN ona political party
throughout the land. You ebsab'sl leailruad
B1l.cau in Washington, with itn eloskB and ali lts
u ino United States establlsl,es H. head
stiartors i'll Wa3liugton, with itR lawyers
ind tB treasury; ard ut ,cscsy session t!,one
lawyers with th1s sauney will buzz nbput tho lob-
bioA ".th their lassca and their exruraions in
Pullman paiaca-cAra, and will all tue appliances
shat5ailroad nao's ,ow ael! ho to uAu 10 o'1ec:
legislation. [Apnluuso.] inn have coinpiane<t