, 1875-02-06
Washington correspondence.


TuSie sClEr remarks thereon The senator aT,ISsFv'
iJ-cible >pee b. AM irst nd % " III mai kei az
trn'loa sy She rruate. AfJcT TVs-sTlpS Ve ''7 -
that The L-ss'Ature= q ure1Gn- y AsAlnsloA 4Ll
ltSAo have asu'0rsllE0i CoRsgyss - act iHvs'Asly
upon The bill he S-Uljor 6ircIr1 TIE attsnIsO5 OI
the Senar 20 the vast extent oi country NHlih TINS
Ilai Sou.i open up, country e1E''ilA NJ w Sln
cTsi AMI KY thousand uriss greater than al NeN
Englass1, New York, New jersey, Lehilss lama
DvlsSETe Msrylsn5, OhiJ aud intItua Act TINS
vast eNeut Ct country, rich IN uftur-l "saiii OWING
u he lack O. trans o; ;.ltlJn, has lulu--uu uI
only 49, eco no. sutf tent tor single t'-P'e-shts
tive II CJnssess- Referring - lie p-o'-so-s o4 I7
Jlll, the SENATOR sid: -.
In my u !-ra-rr. WIN, is asked for IN this bill
VIII really he more beneficial % the cover tii
- the CC.npIuy organized 70 cOnsL!ltt n I'Sti
That CIuIuuuy p-0iV,ses 10 CllrTy the u!tei S-es
tlsl-s, military and initan sufF les AhA 60 AZ ne
transportation the Government Teg res, lhc.ulI1i5
the t-lUsruiss'on OF teegTsphsc GIspatehss NthooS
any ITllt 10 Ilns from All aiteI tEe ltioA NHeh
.ha Rad shall be ecu.plst-l Fox all these SCI S->
they ask that the government OF ths CnlteI statse
shall paw the int thr company toa- at the
rate u iYep-T cent. on $500 per mile iE ten yeais
the whole distance, however, not 10 eAe-y1 seven
hUulrei miles from salt Like Valley 20 Portland
makIny altogether the sum Of s-eb,otO PEI ah1uii
after the cJmPlrtlOa OF The road, "LhcA te CDlI,1
sates viii D. required 10 lAy, anI ms sum lG4 onS
ten years. Fu- several years PRIOR 10 G-s iat t4-e
contractors for carrying the IuItel St1Le' IAalis
from k-tOu = Portland were pan 81 ,OaO- IN
July. 1874, . contract was lei 70 Gury iLtLn l.cA
he.tnII 4Ul yu- u .ati4ts- -
go u str..SJ.iler, who forfeited his ooHti'.et on
the ist OF December last Tie Postmaster VrHrI1l
since then catered .gtO suOthrr contract, t5
On Tie 3DtA oi lar, 1873, by which the tls VA! o.
carried from keitOn 10 the DteS for sSt.uo per Al
mum, and well satisfied that tins sum Il quite
low they be claTlri By the present isS1e Ot
gOuyeyluce From the Dal,cs 10 Portland the cost
ut trtuspoEtatloh - think, Z SOJ' making IA Al
Sl5!, ,u1 nov pad Tor CIIT! l1g ihT hi!IS over i-Ie
line q. the psoPusel rlAolI For she transportation
uf military supplies anu IclsTGpllr aIl SgEI! ser
vices, over tie sam ine tbs government pail Ia
1875 the SUN Oi SE,-Il, which no dyutt Is "A less
amount than Wl u- bCUeEitcJ nall annually Tor the
same ssTVIc-- have no dsta - show how much WAS
paid during the past yrIr Tor &Dp r;tIDu u Indian
supp!Its and annuity EUots Tor the several lnAHtn
tribes the different V2tGs IN oregon and IA
Washington ant IIhO IeTIltsras hut cert t!uly II
IucOusI!rrable sum Il addition 10 all thIs
the Inal route BOISE CITY 20 MIHnemu1c.I could
we'll te dispense! with II the Proposed raIlrUIi were
completed, joI the mats could tLeu be speedily
carried between those points by railway 10 ke!tcn
au3 thence 10y tie Central Ptc,1, RtrOIl TO " Inne-
alucst than they now CIuIei by stage c0Irhes
The amount pad Tor this seT.Igr Is 81 COO per
mum. To recIpuulate what have already stated
IN detail, the Government would pay 70 the POrtlani
DIllcs AMI salt LIke RIIiruIi Company $50 OCO an
nUaily for ten years, and receive IN return services
IOT Which u - NOW paying SI-A,94 yeLly. while
these tuT ta- Government WJIii be llM-
lied 70 ten yelTS but Wuull be performed without
any limitation 10 IlIc or amount, AMI with the
absolute certainty that they would constantly IA
Vl!uC Iul upOyIaEcr. Il nov takes a:;ie
dlyS winter AMI seven II summer % transport 'Ae
mails from he!tOa 10 Portland. With tins railroad
completed II could easily he done II two, and II once
IT wOgli Jerome the great EII! route tor the Column
bt River bas.n tlr Alaska and for British Columbia;
and COGImeEuc WOIld os greatly increased between
cur own country AMI tL- EItISh possessions on the
north. IT, ali ell BIS, the public lands IUN
aIn st V.llUrless because Inaccessible, would speeI
be settled ami uc-UnIei by fIom the Atlantic
States, many Of whom IOw desiring 10 20 there
IYrlNll4 homes 3llfu-alv.S FINN
Mr.. President, this bill provides that nothing shall
b. paid ly the United States GoveynInent rlc g.I
read couIany. and 10 guarantee of interest shall be
ma le until the road shah b completed d>t-class
TOId and accepted such that l. until Il shall ba
cOmpl ted IL sections ot = miles.
The bill further prOviI'S. Iuat this guarantee az
Interest shan not b. luqgSrd upon tie bOnls Of tie
company until shall be made 20 appear that there
no hens of any KIND whatever upon thero4I II
j. also provide that the TO be rendered the
Unite! states by Lhl company sti inheTe IN AMI be
come part Of tie cooperate existence OF the
pIuy Gut b. lien upOu and attach 20 the ruGl and
IT'S equipments, ant I've performed by the POrtlan ,
bal - and salt Lake Railroad Company, OF is
as~Iuees or SUCCESSES whether such transfer Or slIc-
ceSsIon De made vot rtsry or by act Of the Legs Ia
tUre ot Oregon or by sale under process Of any court
In short, every precIUtIOn has been taken hy the
Committee on Railroads 20 secure The Gav-ru,n. nj
against any loss and ag inst all danger Il may he
sui that the financial condition OF this country Il
sucA that It wOuli Hg IUpJt!r 70 PISS Ils bin Al fba
present s.S>.ou Of Congress | DO not think rLis q
pIop-r lection 70 be uggi against its pasSlge II
TOuri E.-tly be possible 70 construct n section Of
tTeaty -fYe M within year from this time and
until that II done tn GJvernmeEt Viii h. ;lule I'd
oAliation % pay eayftunE HtrTraJ upon the COIL
plnyS bonds IL ICED VIII IL have anything 10 nav
until SIX months after the lDd0IS ment by the >erre-
tary Uf the Treasury. l. VIII b. app tr-lsi th=rfrn
tat Tor a. least year AMI half tie United States
Viii ic required tu pay nJtLIng Meanwhile | hope
IL t.ei have lat H-t!e GCu1t-;iIat tie financial
JoQ iI-ion OF the country ani of the treasury Will -
restored 90 4 cuHiI.Ir e comparative prosperity,
and the Government qilta able and Willing pay l-
small sam trat might tc 5.ae interest upon the
oomqtnya boatS, over ~ above the aa.Uu' l: VIII
an.e Of o'her $ ly Il riirori co.apa,y.
At the eNFlT''i1n Of - tie uu.ul; hour the bin
Wen, over uF lie rules. Il wlI je faker, ~, ~ an
early next We l. when Senior Mitchell x:l .i!r-ss
the senate I think tie bill Mi pass iAe Senate;
but have some :-trs - 70 tie action 81 tie H0usa
ILf ir.rn.s " tn measure Tever conf lent os
success.
rir LoU.sr,S, e9ssgios,
the exclusion Of every thing else oatiuues (, oc-
cgTy the attention az Congress. ! caucus Of the
republican Senators wIs bel on yesterday A. on
former occasions, during the nous Celebrations
among republican Sen ttJgS th= discussion Va, uf u.
exciting character Me>srs I-ggl, OF Virsln44. ami
Robertson, Of south Clro.Iu Who are both native.
of thr States from wh'i, lhey cJalc 'Ou Iy iouruuee
toS- familiarity Known as cIIprJ-UIe-,. rS - ass II
Iu that the present unsettled rUnIl II. Sulh u
due 10 tins element No finite line O: action va,
agreed upon; hu: II i certain that he S-1tte Will
pu=S a resolution admitting Fnehbc,k 10 the saIt
c'aJF' ~ him ss Senator nom Louisiana T!.i,
acton so far ~ tbs senate j. VIII yrtu-
ally SIT e the legality Of thG Kellogg government
In the House, On yeste-'!As, Mr.. H,ar, from the
CoH.mitte on the
c,ND TToS or IL SOUTH,
submitted aTcport from the II-counlIttee relative 10
the aHtIT1 ot Lou Siam ,Uf winch The full0Win syn
OPS The committee N session eight DAYS all
the time at NV orleans IN rirst ptIpl gj WITNESSES
were examined. The Uuumirtee Undertook no inves,I
CATION Of th- -=.,1po OF l-7a They first rrlsFrI 10
an examination OF the returning hotri Of the STAT IN
respect To the late ClrC-Iuu anG then 70 an inquiry n
reference 10 the White League. The law pow e, tLlt
the board shall CONSIST Of five PERSONS representing
all parties. It consisted az iLs opening I tler lasr
session OF ive TePu1l..ns uEsa the resignation OF
ONE Of whom General IOuy,frr.t1 Mr. Arroyo 4
conservative, Wgs taken T. fill the vacancy Aftsr
protesting against the action v tna bOlri IN secret
session he resigned before t- conc luSOn Of their Ia
h0rs and hiS piior no, t.lei ~ chat: - y.-ur
c,Iasltt-- think, tb law 70 the constitution II
the board was UJt compiled with The committee
detail tie machinery Of the election laws OF the State
and the clam oi the conservatives that the bOari,
notwithstanding the law prov. ling that they shall
not do -, Vt read the returns from protested polls
leiure laying them aside, WIN TIE design tHGt
they should 1t th= clOs- s them without beng
biased by knowing " hat was the result A. finally
anupGnsei ~ k-l!- recorded IL the fi1iIugs give
70 the Legislature rf-y-three republicans AMI htjy
democrats one Of wLDia regarded not stay
li4 Alie lNi-4hA Aii-Es DO Ltr>tA Ill-
rsIlainln-, five seats The private zrs-ious t!s
board, held after the proofs had been put publicly
IN 10th hnuSro. alluded TO- in which the decisions
were secretly arrived AZ. Oi WHIrh the mInut make
DO record fhe committee % II length into different
cases, Inclulin- the parish OF Ruplls. from which
three conservative members were returned with 4
certificate from the Cnltai SJ4:es supervisors that
the election far, full and tve= and the elscte!
members pIo'seiei % New Orleans. there having
been no !utmat:nu thar auv -ue CONTESTED their
salts, yet they found tbIt a. ems q ne last meetings
Il the board II had decEre tie rsprbc czluis1tss
elerte7l fer that pIrIsh
The committee found this to hss1 been done on an
am ilvIt OF Mr. Nils of IrtIIuic-u n certain polls
81 W-Ch the COUNSEL OF the democrats weIe not IN
ior!u~! aud tad a. opportunity 10 refl-e Mr. Nils
could not 1e got before the committee to testify after
warisOr te eNdmIuei. aB! tbeTef1Te tie committee
declare The action o! the retu-Io board n giving
tn SEATS q that IArsl - tie rsTIbhan> without
warrant Of law. Ihey oOUi5 not, after Investigation