Mr. HIGBY. Well, sir, they do not ask the Government to appoint any such men, nor do they ask for their services. They are ready to give the Government information when 20 miles of this road is done, and if the Government accepts it they get their bonds. Now, the Government has entire control over these commissioners, and yet it is assumed that this corporation shall pay them. I say it is repudiation when the Government employs men to do a certain service and then refuses to pay them. It is well said by the Gentfrom NewYork that there is no legal obligation on the part of the company toward these commissioners. If there wasI have. no objection to their paying them. I do not know but it is right and just that they should pay them. but they are under no legal obligation under the law to gay them, and they cannot be forced to do it. at these gentlemen are employed by the government Without any means being provided for their payment and I know one ol these commissioners who has come on here from California at the call of the SecyInterior, at great expense. He has been in the service of the Government and the railroad company have no control or dictation whatever in the matter. The company certainly is not obliged to ay these commissioners. I have no objectiont at there shall be an amendment passed that shall require this Government, or it you please the rai road company, to pay them, but let them not be bandied backward and forward between the Government and the coloration. They must have somewhere to 100 for their pay, and why should we turn them away alter having employed them? his law simply provides for one commissioner. The original bill provided for 3. One of them has actually come on here at the call of the SecyInterior at great expense. EMr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. I do not propose to be satisfied with limiting this for the future, but I propose to save $40,000, for the reason that there is no obligation on the part of Congress to pay this bill to those commissioners. Certain things were required to be done before the company could get the benefit of the grant, and the company is bound to pay the expense. I understand that we have as sumed obligationsto the amount of $95,000,000 for the benefit of this company. We have given them nearly all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific, [laughter] and subordinated all the securities of the company; and yet they come in here after they have got all these things and ask us to ay the expenses of these commissioners. think it is one of the most imudent claimsI have ever seen introduced into congress. Look at some of these items: For mile a of said commissionerfrom SanFrancise o to Was lington, 6,00056usiouo miles and back, at ten cents permile, I protest against. voting away the peoples money in this way.