The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-29
TINE ELY TORIES.
Gen. Bussey on the Brazilian Mali Cen.
tract ana the Leyee WiH.

gen. Bussey On the Brazilian Mali Gem
tract ana the Leyse BiIl.
Inst evening representative Of the DEMO
GRAFT had a most interesting interview with
Gen. Cyrus Bussey In relation to the various
interests of this city and the Southwest before
the last Congress. Gen. Bussey thought that
the two measures of paramount Importance
we're the
BILL.
Democrat Man-Now, General let us take
these measures separately, and tell us what
interfered with their passage at the last ses-
sion, and what prospect there Is of passing
them at the next session.
Gen. Bussey-Well, In the case of the Brazil
contract 1t Is q notorious fact that
RANDALL DEFEATED THAT.
The manner In which he did it you have already
detailed in the DEMOCRAT with sufficient aC-
curacy to show up his course. 1t was this !:
when the post route bill came back from the
Senate with amendments, the House passed
resolution which provided conference
Speaker Randall, who opposed the Brazilian
mail contract, appointed as chairman OF the
committee of conference, Cannon, of Illinois,
who was the only member OF the Post Route
Committee opposed to the measure, and a Re-
publican, the chairman OF that committee. The
committee of conference was to consist of
three, and in order to secure a majority OPP
posed to the measure on that committee,
Speaker Randall was
OBLIGED TO Go OUTSIDE OF THE
Post Route Committee, and select as mem
Der of the conference committee Mr.. Carlisle,
of Kentucky, who was VIGOROUSLY hostile to
the measure. In this way Mr.. Waddell, chair
Sc hA loot mil yuhinh
originated the BILL and who should have
been. by every consideration OF right or cour-
tesy, the chairman of the conference COM
mittee, was left in a minority. The first con-
ference failed, as you have already shown,
and second one, with more extended powers,
was defeated by an understanding between
Randall and Cannon that technical point
raised by the latter should be sustained.
Democrat Man-Why was the Brazilian
mail subsidy tackled on to the post route billH
Gen. B-Simply because that was the only
way to get it before Congress at the last ses-
sion. AS a separate and distinct bill
IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN REACHED.
Yet, cannot see that it is out Of place. 1t is
nothing else than the establishment of a new
post route and should have been embodied
In the original bill.
d. M.-Had the measure O majority In Con-
gress
and will have larger majority at the next
session Of Congress, Nearly all OF the oppo-
sition to 1t came out OF sheer ignorance. Al
most invariably all that is necessary to secure
the support of q member of Congress, eSpe-
cially from the West and South, is to inform
him in relation to the South American trade
and our superior facilities for controlling 1T.
Even Cannon himself is
AMENABLE TO REASON,
and it is by no means improbable that he will
withdraw an active opposition at the next
session. 1t would astOniSh you, though, TO
know the lack of information, even among
Southern members Of Congress, upon this
vital question.
| d. M.-How do you propose to remedy this
Gen. b propose that
A CONVENTION SHALL BE CALLED
about the middle of November, just preceding
the meeting of Congress-, for the considera'
ton of the interests of the Mississippi valley
and the South American trade. Let this con-
vention be held under the auspices OF the city
of New Orleans and her various commercial
bodies and besides the regularly elected dele
gates, let all the members of Congress be in
vlted to attend. Let them be shown our levet
system, what it does and what 1t means, anC
let US impress upon them the Importance d
the South American trade. | am great be
lever In such conventions. The st. Paul con-
vention accomplished everything that was
done during the last session of Congress fol
the Mississippi and its tributaries. To q sim
liar convention held in this city
IS DUE THE EADs JETTTEs
and the opening of the mouth OF the river
The result of such conviction as | speak 0
would be to inform people, and Influential
people, and every man you inform becomes
Immediately an advocate Of the Brazilian
mail line at least.
d. M.-How about our levees? Do you be
lieve that an appropriation for a levee system
t on its own merits can be obtained from Con
gress?
Gen. B-No. Emphatically, I do not. TIL
levees must be built
AS NECESSARY ADJUNCTs TO A PLAN
for the improvement of the navigation of tn
} Mississippi. 1t is generally conceded tina
levees are necessary to any plan for that pur
: pose, and we may get our levees built on tina
:. theory, but on no other. The people of tn
! West say, eve have plenty of land for SCI
tiers and we won't be taxed to reclaim land
that were subject to overflow when they wer
settled" But if you begin to talk to then
; about the
] MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS A GREAT HIGHWAY
] for the transportation of their produce
l market they change their tune. Then, a
that is necessary is to show them that tn
, leveeS are necessary, by combining the floods
to secure them navigation, and they are q
once your friends.
Gen. Bussey went on to elaborate at fengt
! his views on these two interesting subjects
+ He believes that all New Orleans needs o
,, asks in connection with either or both can b
secured, and he is decidedly of the opinion th
: convention is the medium by which our OF
: jects are to be obtained.