Mr. D. Rice an of Hon. D. M. Swift, a former member of Congress, who, according to the theory of the Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. DEL aso] belong to the swarm of men who have come here for the purpose of do ilcting and robbing the Treasury of the U.S. for the purpose of putting the spoils into their own poc ets. Sir, it must be a weak case, indeed, that will not be met by argument on the part of those who are opposed toity and because these men have been unable to discuss the real merits of this question at all, I have taken the trouble to investigate it and see whether these charges of wholesale fraud and corruption are true. It is said by gentlemen who oppose this bill that this bill has been attempted to be at through under the previous question. his objection was raised by the honorable Gentfrom Illinois, [Mr. wASHBURNE] who is himself always most ready to take advantage of the previous question whenever it answers his purpose. An yet he comes here and under takes to brow beat members who take the part of these honorable people, by howling against the attempt to make use of the previous question. I ask the gentleman to remember when my own State was interested in the passage of a bill, when one of her railroad corporations that had plighted to it the faith of the State of NewJersey, was attempted to be shielded by this Congress, then the gentleman was willing to shut my mouth and refused to allow me one minute to be heard in the defense of my own State, although millions of dollars were involved in the interest of that corporation, and 100s of 1,000s of dollars of taxes in the interest of the people of my State. I say, sir, that it is with a very poor grace that gentlemen of that character, men who have taken the position that that gentleman has taken in regard to the demand for the previous question upon measures heretofore pending of a like character to this, come before the House now and tell the country that this is a gigantic scheme to rob the Treasury of the U.S., simply because by a vote of the House the bill was authorized to be brought before it at a night session, and because notice was given by the gentleman who had control of the bill that at some future time the previous question would be called upon it. Now, there is no fraud and no taint offraud in this bill from the beginning to the end of it; and there ought to be no imputations of that character upon honorable gentlemen who are here endeavorin to advance the best interests of the country y establishing this great railroad route which is to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans by bands of iron and by the iron horse, which is to transport our troops in time of war, thus enabling us to bid defiance to GreatBritain by locomotive power which will run our troops and munitions O war alon the ver frontier of the British domain i the nu ertake to hurl their lion against the rights and liberties of this country. Now, sir, lam moved, in my consideration of this bill, by nothing but what I believe to be the interests of the country. I do not wish to put it in the power of thieves to deplete the Treasury, but I believe that the U.S., instead of being damaged by the construction of this grand enter.rise, will stride onward in the nth of proserity; it will invite the legions of the Old Vor d to these shores; and it vill enable the people of this country to protect their rights and liberties whenever an invasion shall he made upon it by an foreign Power. But the Gentfrom ois [Mr. WauBURNE] says that another reason why we ought not to support this bill is that a great lobby has been here to secure its passage. The gentleman knows more about the lobby than I do. The Gentfrom Ohio [Mr. SHELLABARGER] and his colleague [Mr. DELAKO] say that they have been informed by somebody that the persons who originally went into this enterprise sold out and got $150,000 in money for their charter. I ask the honorable gentlemen how they happen to have such information unless the themselves have come in close contact with this immense and powerful lobby which is said to be employed to advocate this measure. I hurl back in the teeth of those who charge that there is a lobby here for the purpose of advocating this bill, the fact that the most pow erful and gigantic interests known to exist among the railroad interests of the country are here to advance their own interests and prevent the passage of this bill.