The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-24
Ghe @ailg Atens.
COMING JOBS
Some o. the Leading Schemes TO Com
Before Congress this Fail

Before Congress this ran
7sl,eraphie corrsspondencs Of TIE Courier
Journal.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct, IL,
Enormous quantities OF jobs are already
spoken of as likely to be pressed at the
next session of congress, and there Is no
reason to believe that Republican ma
iority of two-thirds will constitute any OBJ.
stacle to their passing. Some OF the lead
ing schemes involving jobs, are the follow
ing:
First--The Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. with bill similar to that OF the
last session, asking for guarantee OF the
interest on their bonds, which will amount
to from fifty to one hundred millions OF
dollars. in lieu of land grant. This, JOB
will be backed up by a powerful lobby,
embracing some of the most influential re-
! publican leaders in the country.
Second-The Texas Pacific Railroad
| Company is also embarrassed, and asking
for like guarantee of the interest on its
bonds. Both of these roads are in MIR.
Tom Scott S tender care, and will have the
help of the powerful Pennsylvania rail
road influence in congress.
Third-The Pacific Mail Steamship
company, Will piS ioopy, anu "Sn ~, .
for five millions of dollars subsidy. The
White House influence is supposed to
have been secured during the excursion to
Newport this summer.
Fourth-The Oklahama territorial bid
looking to grand grab Of the lands in the
Indian territory, and the valuation of GER
tain very large land grants to railroad cor
porations. The president is travelling
that way now, and is expected to recon-
mend the job in his message.
Fitth-The increase of the army at the
cost of 81 900 per annum for every man
and 81 100000 for each regiment, with
liberal promotions to such scoundrels as
Major Merrill, who got $1,000 from the
negro legislature of South Carolina.
Sixth An increase of the duties on coal
and iron, and other article OF consumption
coupled with the defeat of any reciprocity
treaty with Canada.
Seventh-An effort to break down the
engraving and printin bureaus SO as t,
furnish rich Jobs for three private bank
note establishments. 49,,
Eight-The agricultural college bill
with large grants of the public domain.
Ninth-Mr. Hoar's grand educational
bill, covering splendid opportunities for
the New England hypocrite who will run
it.
Tenth-The assumption Of the district
debt in all forms, bad and good debts in.
cluded, and ranging from $l0,0O00OO tC
SO, 100000.
Eleventh-An appropriation to cover
the special and extraordinary expenses in
Cured by the department OF justice IL
, order to keep Louisiana, Alabama an'
other southern states in the thands OF tint
radical thieves.
, Twelfth-Claims by the railroad com
panies for the postal cars, which they al
ege have not been properly compensated
!, Thirteenth - The postal telegraph
= scheme.
Fourteenth - The French spoliatioI
scheme.
Fifteenth substitution of nation
al bank issues in lieu of greenbacks.
Sixteenth-The maintenance Of thu
, present oppressive steamboat law, passed
in the interest of patentees and jobbers.
Seventeenth-The appropriation OF 50
, lOOO,O in aid of the Philadelphia cen
: tennial.
! Eighteenth-Divers and sundry Ian
grabs and extensions Of land grants.
: Nineteenth annexation OF tn
, country between the Rio Grande and IN
+ Sierra Madre
Q Twentieth-The assumption of the carpe
: bag debts, aggregating hundreds of mil
0 ions of dollars, chiefly owned by certain
loyal republican bankers in the easter
: states.
!. Twenty-frst-Th third term movement
@ with far more money in it tor the lobb
: and benefciaries than all the rest OF II
jobs put together.
9 In the pressure for all these fat thing
&, and by the government for new measure
It of hate and reconstruction for the soutl
d it is not expected that any serious effol
.. will be made to help the crippled bushes
), of the country, or even to consider IL
% interests of the many thousands OF unen
10 ployed laborers now waiting for somethin
q to turn up.