Mr. DODGE. I do not ask for more than 5 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I will come directly to the point which I had in view when I rose. I believe the interests of the country demand not only the comletion of the Central but the comletion of the Northern Pacific railroad. differ entirely with the remarks of some gentlemen here that the demand upon the Government on the part of the N ortheru Pacific railroad will shake the credit of the country. I have no hesitation in saying that the aid granted by the American Congress to the Central Pacific railroad has done as much as any other thing to give credit, substantial credit, to Government issues both in our own country and in Europe. Why? They know well there is in the center of this continent an immense deposit of the precious metals, and they knowif we build this railroad that instead of producing as we have done in the lastten years $300,000,000, for ten years to come we will produce $2,000,000,000, and will have the precious metals as the basis not only for the circulation of our own country but to gay the bonds not only in this country but in urope. I believe if it were known today that by some magic the Central Pacific railroad and the Northern Pacific railroad could both be completed in a couple of years and the Government had to pay $100,000,000 for it, it would strengthen rather than diminish the credit of the country. These gentlemen that have now taken hold of this thing expect to put their hands in their own pockets down to teelbow and bring out the money that will build this road. They will comlate the 1st 25 miles before they ask or the guarantee O a dollar and when that is done, $750,000 to $1,000,000 more. They do not expect simply to spend the money they receive here, and they cannot think of oing forward to build.the road, relying for Their pay upon the proceeds of the sale of lands until the road itself shall be remunerative. Sir, I believe that the country generally and I believe thatmembers of this Congress honestly feel that this road ought to be built. I know the men in whose hands the enterprise is. They are some of the best railroad men of the country, and it is not for speculation that they have embarked in it. They are just the men that the U.S. Government can trust to commence it and carry it on to completion.