The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22
The Combination for Subsidies.

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Inc ComDinati0n Ior SuDsiuicS'
S.oor Robosor ord h;s confadarates
IN tho House hsva haar exerc;sed 40 tn
tho ,,,ost aa;ac.;ve ,nathod of hr;no;no
s sou u' t Yn soha,~a CO.. s,,hs;5;es
Wan,hars 80 tha Coynr,;ttoos IN Naval
ATa;.s ~ C .nv md On Post
oa;css have conferred and the nIan ia tn
ra,,o S+ : hi co. snhs;J;-;na ocean mail
sorv;oo hv steau On tho has;s of that
now ~. sIlo,yod ~ ra;lrosSs This scheme
i o r.eiIv The ;nvant;on ~ John Roach.
S Icy s - ~ S Sn .aUoostad hv h;r,
"D Ths - oon,h;Sat;on CO.. Subsidies ia
s+-onr ond 18th h-.roho. ~ Copcresa
NOV ee sa;d 80 10 orrsn;~ed In their in
tar9st IT, Thst !. - say tha committee
arc MAINLY r.cted to{svor ;obherv and
nothinc hit the threats 81 nublic ex-
nosnre snch "a bannened when the
Tbmrman act was drivan thronch the
Senate IN The fsce Of a ros;o,;tv niadoed
ara;nst !, vii, i" nrevert Tho snccess If
ssva-ai !. 80 -,rp;ents ~ ,,I,,rdar
These ;ohhers do not axnect IN mass
.rv hi, ,,,,r. and s;,n,,,a IN ;ts pwn
merits Rnt : when fhe;r scheme ;s
GOT in sbane before the House thew in
fsnd tn r,1,,rt r. 90 a r;der ~, ono ~ the
arnrorr;at;ors and finally In case NJ
nnexnactad onros;t;on 10 foil back op
the coun;ttsas of conference 60 faI
90 az Uo,,se - ooroer,,aJ Saaor Roho.
60, h.s tha 1870 - =, h;s ',..,,, r.nd. IL
T. The nj iaaJar on tha Panrhl;csn
side and he ia not .hasbed hv his recent
defeat in attamnt;nc IN cnlarce the
comm;ttees The Sne.ker ohevs his or.
Sers and tho alect;dn If Mr. Ke;fer was
a fortnne tn this Notorious trader in leo;s.
iat;n,, 49, " ''' w. '>''''' : ''>'o' - :
Precoderts ard crstor, b.va bereto.
fora Controlled the action Of tho Senate
in such meters In other words the
rras;d;nr off;cer If tho Senate Inv usaco
accents fbe names HANDED to him bv t5e
rorspr - oharo. - orv r;von hill
whan conferaes arc anno;rted thoncb
ha - srrrosad ,,rSar tba ,,,los 70
salect thaI, h;r,soN whathor Tndre
n.,,;s Iii $500. 80. h.a ,rao+;oa -, r.
onr.;n, m I'll; i's sS Sn,s - ha nomn He
csnnot s,1ow th;s ;nJ;ract ,,smrnat;on ~
Tho r;rh ta ~ The cha;r w;thn,,t ;ncur-
r;no resnons;b;i;tv for had iso;slat;on
H. 1ahhw a. W.sb;nrt a tI;s w;nto.
exceeds IN nnmhars s5d IN exact;ons
snv that h.. No., 49,, =, tha so,,.;do-s
of Corrrass for rnarr 800 For,
1875 f. sItho,,ch The ro,r,cr.t;c 70
form Ho,,sa of Rsnrosont.t;vas tool
,,ossass;or - 1e7s r. .rrrorr;.t;ors
had already been made for the fiscal
wear 1875-76-the lobby had a hard
time until near the close Of the last
CONGRESS. II came to be understood
| that bio iobs and stale claims and hich-
| ly favored enterprises stood little
chance of success while the guardians
of the Treasury were on duty.
The Star-route robbery went throuoh.
however. and as Is we'll understood Il
cost the Contractors a very round sum
for the black list of natriots which Is
said to he still in existence. r. thew
had consented tn nav the syndicate 81
blackmailers. most II whom turned re-
| formers. the TWENTY-FIVE thousand dol
lars originally demanded. il is ouite
probable there would have been no in
vestigation at all. and certainly the con-
! tractors would have had mich fuller
rockets TO-DAY.
But the record shows that the great
bulk of the Republicans, aided by a few
venal Democrats. voted for Brady's
Deficiency bill OF two millions. and
subsequently, for the regular Post-of-
fee bill. which white-washed his corrup-
ton. g
The snrr,us in tho Tre.snrv has at
tracted the creed Of the ;ohhars Tbev
swarm at fbe Csr;,oI I'm With hncs
nlans for deniet;nq the nnbi;c vanilla
Eort.;n roJs ssLs an $500, .rt Co.
nr:s. . ne %n ss. anu WINES tesa Inc