, 1877-10-18

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determined yet whether the extra session will
be long or short onr, but, from the talk Of
members wflo have already arrived here, 1t can
rcadtly be seen that u great number Of propo-
sit!ons have been prepared fur presentation to
Congress between now md next JulY. lrhcse
schcmes arc Of varied nature. Many OF them
Involve ihs taking Of large amount Ut money
frum the Treasury. Among the morc tmpor-
tant propositions likely t1 be presented will un-
| doubtcdly 10 found tho following. Railroad
legislation will Ut course occuuy prominent
place nlnorlg the various subsidy scllctncs:
Among tic bills which ilas received consider
able support ls Que providing fur the charter Ut
u passenger and freight railway from Lake.
Michigan to tlle southeast sea6oard. THIS
proposition received the attention Of the
CntnInittcu on Railways and Canals tn the last
Gou9ress. 1t IL supported by some prominent
Western rltcu. Ahlutsg thooc VIM arc interested
Mccormick ati Robert Hue, Of Chicago; u NUM-
bcr u lndsans cap!talisse; t!!e noted Cor.
Rertal' Mugo'!'n. u Kentucky; John baxter, "f
Vi lnen,o!ra, lust published Inns 50 severely ut
tackled Jcrc uluek un :argt,unt of bis secession
proel.viticsi Knd nu1lter of influential pcssuns
In New iork stntr., Tho object Ut the COM
pauy II to build q railroad from
c1IIcAGe TO THE ATLANTIC sEAnoAnp,
through Indiana tu ln.Iinenpofs, tcnce to tho
Ohio River, through Kentucky to Lexington, to
Cumberland Gap, to Ashcylllc, y. C., aud to
Charleston, S. G., with thu privilege ot muklnx
bralc|, rua.is IL Purt Koyal Savannah, Augusta,
Knoxville, A,Ml other paccs along tho route.
This sctaelne ts tasured by Eood many South
crn people, who are cildcasutIng to establish
t1,orc intimate commercial Relations betwccn
the Northwest atMl The southern svaboard, and
tu rrcute new European outlet ior tho erups
Ut tbs Northwest OIL tie Southern coast.
u1ACK-ulLLs RAILROAD.
Senator Spencer. II hc returns tu the Senate,
will undoubtedly co-opesatu with senators u
tho borles 6tateA to advance tho interests Of
tile Blaes. eouutrs. where he has made his
honIc. a bill has already lcen drafted tncor-
{sailloaa Company Ths Iii p1ovies for ssts The
construction of y RAILROAD from sloux City: la.,
westward through, Nebraska, Dakuta, Wyo.
tning, i'laho. an1 0reguu. to Portland, Ore, "
be completed within fifteen yeats. The usual
proyislun, vi COURSE Ii ATTACHED that the general
iau relative tO tho right Of way through public
lapds suay bc applicable to this Cotupany.
TIE CoTToy-TAx utIL. t..
Mills, Of Texas. one Of the 1nost arrogant Ut
tho blsbusters. will probably intern,tt Ills de-
nanclatlous oil the Pres1eni III a usurpcr long
enough to ask for votes upon his blll for re-
funding tue cotton tax to the producers OF
cotton. lis nropuses, In most general way. to
refund the entire amount of tux On cottou
which was collected bv tue Government Ut thv
United States. liz will also AJAX sutl,eicnt
proof TINT The producer prove that he rulsrd tho
amount of.cn.ton upon which he slaisns to have
pafd the taxes, and that he, through himself Or
others. paid tho tux 10 tho Government. lie
Will alsu orlcr thc sceIciary Of the Treasury to
stop my lMnding actions against pcrsuns who
hare not paid taxes.
Another cotton scheme IL one whict, provides
''r!,at the Secretary Ut ths Treasury be author
tzed anl directed u pay to tho lawful ownert,
nr their legal representatives, OF MI cotton
seized aftcF the aJth day ot JUNE. Isis, By tho
agents Of the tiovcrnn,ett unlawiulIy, tho net
proceeds, without intercst, OF tbs saIcs OF Tic
cottoll actually. paid Into the ,TtrasurY Ut tho
Unitcd States." And the Secretary ot tho
Treasury IL to bc authorized to rcoren all cascs
flied ta tho Treasury, Including, ot coursc. tho
great number OF rejected claims.
sourakNN ctA!As-D1HKcT TAKES.
Anotl!er nr,u of tho Southern clat1ns Is COM
preleasiyc b!ll to provide for the payment OF
all lanus sold for the aon-paylncnt Vt direct
taxcs under the act Of Aug. +, loHl. 4 great
deal ot property belonging to taisloyal owners
MS sold after tss act, a,l bought In III thu name
OF the United ssases, fhts j. truo of the prop
esty upon whtcl, the National Cemetery q, Al.
i1gtUil ls loAtct, and Of tho 1.rc essatc In VIZ
gnla. Tue titlcis now IN PROCESS 0f decision. A1.d
the result will determine the ownership OF very
considerable portion Of these ,''insurrcetionary
lauds ia Virginia. The huuthcsnerx think that
the }uiey ot reconciliation requires that they
sl'ould be relieved tro.n any further burdens Oh
sccoant vi their dsloyalty, aud urstsc that
within swo years VII such lands may hr 70.
deemed by the former owners, OF thelrAeifs upon
pay1urnt intu the Treasury of tue United States
ot the amount of the direct tax &asessrd shsscor,
and all costs iururscd by the tiovenmcnt III
assessing as,l selling. with pcr rent interest
from tlls date Ut sale. Ths cx. x.Conicderatra In
trnd tu be !uaEnaniiA0us enuugh III submitting
tins proposition to exempt from the provislons
Ut st!eIr bill all lands which IRE now used ~
national cesctcries, or upol which public bulu-
ings Or works have been erected by tho Govern
ment Ut tut United States.
Another scheme for the relief Of thu ex.Rcbel
owners ot lands so!d lor direct taxes in the In
surrcctLonary States provides that the ow,lees
lnay redeem shtln upon the payment of tho
amount VI tar fur which they were sold without
any Interest to tha Government.
CorHr or CLAIMS.
Another means taa oi Est'tins At th' Treasury
Claims. Hills hayc bcrn prepared upon this
subject. They give the prcAcnt Court of Claims
almost Unlimited Jurisdiction over claims III tho
;ep t.rceu ~ lis yefy W uys tsss otheen
Claims Cunlii,issiuu; transfers frntn tho Trras-
usY Department 10 tue Court Ut Claims the
power TO aljuutcate cares under thv art 7clatiyv
tho Court Of Claims III claims pending 10 tho
Treasury, Waf, md tluarteEtnastey.ti funerals
Department; u,m gives the Court Ut Claims
Jurisdiction oycE all claims growing out of the
Rebellion which may bc 1icl Within year aftxs
tbs passa:e ot the vt. This proposrs " open
the doors ~ thc cudIeSs millions Ut elalmx which
haye alFeauy been Fcjeetcd, and to opcn wide
the duus for fEaua, mud the manufacture VI cyl-
deuce Ut ali sorts Which the Government ut this
resnute pcEiui would be powuFlcsa to rebuL
Thry RI even further than this, and wish TO
have dfstiller1 who sllakv less than lUl tarrels
year Girsn special advantages not granted under
thu general heyenue Law u other pessous.
LETEk AILLA.
Hooker, OF Mississippi. aud probably most Of
the other Representatives iroIu tho Lower Mis-
sisslppi River country, iutend 10 introduce tt!ls
to protect LuuLxtaua aAd the xeatu4st Of Mt4-
si&sippl lrotu the inundauons Ut the Mississippi
River from tho Bonnet Care eresassg. Thlx
cfeSasso Is situated ubovu the CITY vi New Or
leaus- The suiu xake1 for The purposu Of ef-
fectually stopping il Is S.ssdJo, ,ooo.