Mr. DELANO. h, no; Ideclineto answer anyI more. Our contract is closed. rant there is an over estimate. It only shows how we are imposed upon by these men who come here to ask us for this grand and magnificent donation. It shows how we have always been imposed upon. But I will allude to this again in a few moments. Let me say here, if this estimate exceeds the actual value of the grant to the extent of 50%, still you have a grant worth $32,000 a mile. If this estimate is correct, you have already donated to this company lands of the value of $04,000 permile; but if you only given to this I have company $32,000 a mi e in lands, how much ore sha 1 it have? Can its a petite for lun inever be satiated? I say t at. in m 9 inion, the grantalread made is sufficient to build the road. I do no suppose the estimate is overdraivn to the extent of one half. I suppose it was ov rdrawn to some extent, because they wante to delude this House again, because they wanted to get more, and therefore wanted to make as strong a showin as possible to induce us to give the road alarger bounty. Ithas been suggested to me that more faith is due to this estimate, because it was made by members of Congress. 1 will say to my honorable friend, who sits near me that I do not see exactly how that, can be. [Laughter] When we made the grant to this road what did theyn recto? I call attention to the conclusion O section 3 of the charter. Let us see what bargain they then made. Ipro pose to hold them to the contract unless they made a contract so manifestly unjust to themselves that we ought to relieve them. What is the contract? It is provided in section 3 “that no easy sha be drawn from the Treasury of the aU.S. in aid of the construction of the Northern Pacific railroad.” They agreed, if we would give them this land, amounting in the dgross to 8y eigbt million acres, if we would open ourliearts and confer u n them this munificent grant, that they would by nd themselves not to come back and call for money. Yet, sir, here they are today a fresh and thirsty swarm, for that is what they are; they are here today, in violation of this contract, asking this Government to pay them a large sum of money.