The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-26
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Huntington, the Railroad Lobby King - Som
Of His 1mpudent Triekery Coming to Light
Death Of Civil Service Acknowledgements Takin
the Tax Burdens from the Rich and Heapin
them upon the Poor.
Washington Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer
HUNTINGToN's SCHEMES AND HIS INEFFABLl
| CHEEK.
MIR. G. P. Huntington, of Kentucky Short
Line and California contract and finance noto
riety, exhibits his customary audacity il
making his demands upon Congress. Hi
bill proposes to change the line of the south
ern branch in California, so as to run one
hundred miles westerly along the coast, and
yet to retain lands upon the old line of the
road occupied by some two thousand settlers.
The change Of route would leave out in the
cold the city of Los Angeles, although Los
Angeles has aided his railroad by large sub
sides.
more important thing, however, is the
proposition to secure to his road the exclu-
sive right to the Teton Pass of the Sierra Ne
vada Range, which is the key to the Pacific
Coast. The fourth object, and the vital one,
| is the authority to extend his road, which
now runs to the California line, to New Mexico,
and there meet the Texas Pacific Railroad, by
which connection he would hold the reins of
power, dictate terms, control freights and
fares, and practically maintain the existing
monopoly of his road. The net profits of the
Central Pacific Railroad up to 1878 were nearly
thirty-one millions Of dollars, and yet not
one dollar Of the five per cent of the earnings
has ever been paid to the United States, as
required by law.
The report of the Hon. jeremiah NJ Wilson,
OF Indiana, from the Select Committee on the
Credit Mobilier matter shows that the Central
Pacific Railroad had like organization to the
Credit Mobilier Company, for construction
purposes, under which nice little arrange
ment Mr.. c. p Huntington was large bene-
fciary. Huntingtons recollection when under
examination of his profits was as vague and
shadowy as Mr.. Schumaker's in regard to the
Pacific Mail subsidy; but enough was admit
ted to form the groundwork for subsequent
investigation. The report of the committee
of the last session, of which Philetus Sawyer
of Wisconsin is chairman, is held back, and
the game plainly is to smother the whole
matter, and this although the Legislature of
the State of California demanded the investi-
cation.
Why the committee does not report is as
proper a subject for investigation as the
Pacific Mail jebbery, or any other piece of
rascality. Meantime Huntington, feeling
secure against report, is actively lobbying
to defeat the Texas Pacific Railroad, and shut
the South out from any Pacific Railroad ex-
cept one that he can himself control. Hunt
ington is aided here by one Franchol who
testified before the Credit Moblier Committee
No. that he was paid $4,000 per annum by
the Central Pacific to look after their interests
in Washington City. This sort of force, it is
believed, has been largely increased during
the last few days, and they are actively
operating upon the Southern Senators and |
END OF THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
The Civi! Service Reform Committee have
come to the conclusion that it is useless to-.
make any further efforts toward securing eff
cheney and honesty in the administration of
.he Executive Departments of the Govern
nent, and have resolved to abandon the task
upon which, some years ago, they so enthusi-
lstically entered. The first blow to the pro-
posed reform was given by the President him
elf, who again and again violated every rule
md regulation which were laid down when
'ver they interfered with the appointment or
of a favorite, or the nominee of the
ing by which he is surrounded
AN IIPUDENT FALsEHooD REFUTED.
The statement Of the Indianapolis Sentinel,
eproduced by the Cincinnati Commercial, to
he effect that it has the best possible author
ty for stating that Mr.. Holman is not in favor
f imitation, is an utterly false statement Mr..
iolman to-day informs your correspondent
hat he has not authorized such announcement
r said any thing to justify it. His record of 5
be last session shows him the steady friend !
an increase of the circulation He has for |
ears favored and still favors, the substitution
greenbacks for National Bank notes. He
sys that this measure would restore the re- S
srves to circulation, and also the five per U
emit required for redemption, and that in q
lis way there would be an addition to the 6
rculation of from sixty to eighty millions of v
pillars, with which addition he woull probably I
g satisfied. Mr.. Holman has now bill n
ending to substitute greenbacks for the
ational Bank notes.
THE JAMES RIVER CANAL. a.
The report of Col. Craighill, of the United "
ates Engineer Corps, giving the result of
e fuller and more detailed SURVEYS of the W
opposed James River and Kanawha Canal, u
Is been received It confirms the surveys "
,retofore made by the United States En- ia
neers and others who have examined the Pr
ork, and is a strong indication of the su- CT
riority to the business interest of the IN
ater line over the proposed freight railway te
le feasibility of the line is demonstrated, and u
e expense shown not to exceed the 500 OOO,-
0, as heretofore estimated. The audacious r.
Elements OF the Cincinnati Commercial and -
correspondent on this subject find no con-
nation in this report 70
THE INGENIOUS COMPILATION OF JOBS MI
own as the Little Tariff Bill was rushed nc
'ough the House of Representatives yester- lei
7 in spite of the earnest opposition of the nc
Messrs. Banning. Beck, Sayler, gr
Standiford were especially earnest in ar
hting the bill Burchard, of Illinois, TO
nnard of Missouri, and other Republicans ro
operated. The bill is drawn entirely in
interest of the manufacturers and money su
yer. The bill presents no increase of the u, In
enue; but the tax on gold sales by brokers' IL
ch would have yielded SS,OOO,OOO per OF
um, was Knocked out, SO as to save rich lie
! and spectators from taxation, while ad- me
onal burdens were heaped upon the con- Du
lers of hops and other consumers. The ma
eff to the smaller growers of tobacco, by al ;,
ing them to retail 500 of their own pro- tne
ton was stricken out. This bill is only yo'
prelude to another bill to raise the tariff ma
increase the burdens of taxation. me
CASES UNDER THE ENFORCEMENT ACT.
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