The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-26

der me "nsJeuon OF the United Staos SAn Fsancsco
IN California, OF 10 other point the Pacific
10 as direct line practicable with lberty construct
branches or eivcrgag lines 10 Texas New Mexico, TO
Utah. and To Oregon, as il hereinaf er forth.
SSc. -1adts JarAsr enacted That said lne Of tole
graph shall be CONSTRUCTED OF durable materials thoroughly
insusted securely placed under the surface Of the earth
rock WATER with testing ubes every hve miles, and with
working stations averaging not more than one
hundred miles the thorough working OF the same
and for its repir and protection Said working stations
shall be supplied with the telegraph Instruments
operators and And SAID hne OF telegraph shall DC
completed and put - operation within eighteen months
from The e,acng Of thls bill shall thereafter be kept
in operation by ni2ht as well as by day
"SGc g. fad be it J.rhr enacted, That there shall be
granted and reserved the general forever the
free and prior of said line for the OF all ca
despa between said government and
its Ulcers Prorided hooerer, That said free dispatches
and communications shall not exceed monthly aggregate
OF more than seven thousand words but still reservng the
government The prior use TO any extent which said line is
capable Of tfa shifting by paying the fees paid by
individuals for like services, and no more. 4
"SEc A. Had be il further enacied That for the trans
mission Of all private dispatches and
the main line OF said telegraph from he Mississippi the
Pacific, the charges IN shall exceed dollars for
each Of words less exclusive of date nd
dress and signatures and not exceeding for
each added word
'sS1c. S. -andbe II further enacted That said Alden and
Eddy, IN associates and assigns, shall, their
pense, keep said line of telegraph working Older, and
shall at their own cost operate and protect the same aud
If they shall uneasonaby neglect do for the space Of
six successive monhsuness prevented by uoavoda-
BILE calamity arising from The sickness Of operators upon the
line. from Iaiian hostility and rprcdationsad line OF
telegraph, with its inst fixtures and appurenan
ces shall be forfeited to- and become the property of the
United Sraes.
ps,s 81 4 Ri 81 ' and 50 soon a. The the
shall be put operation, aud The fee thereof
said, rendered to the government of the United States,
there shall be issued said Alden and Eddy their hers
assigns land warrants for hundred thousand
land, which they may select and locate follows: From
and after the completion aforesaid they shall be lib
erty select from any Of the public lands along and
said line of telegraph not before sold appropriated any
flu natl pesth
In one body; and if more than township shall be taken
in the same oray, alternate townships only shall be
ected The President Of The United States shall the
unsurveyed lands said line Of telegraph which may
be selected aforesaid be surveyed and it, after the
expiration of two from the completion aforesaid said
lands shall not have been surveyed they shall be liberty
relocate the like quantities any State Territory where
the lands surveyed, and open private entry sale;
and as fast as said lands shall be thus located the Comm
sioner of the General Land Office shall on application
therefor issue patents for the Propidd That in the
railroad the Pacific shall be located
the selected for telegraph line the grant land
contemplated in this section shall be located
terfee with any grant Congress may make aid in the
construction OF said railroad
SEC. lind be further enacted That any material Of
foreign manufacture requisite and for the
strueton Of said line of telegraph and actually be used
therefor be imported in the United States free Of any
duty thereon"
Mr. HUNTER. hope the senator from Calfo rnia will
press that amendment 10 this bill. We have lime 10
consider the project for ,eegraphc line to the Mississippi
60 the merits of tie proposition II
TO me that IL would be better 10 withdraw it,
Mr. WELLER. ! might be disposed to yield to the
from Vsino, # the fact that he opposes
believe every measure which looks TO the interest Of the
particular section of country from which come think
this is the proper place TO make this appropriation.
shall propose amendments the amendment. In the
fret place, strikc ST. Louis" interfere
with any faphic lines successful operation The
State of Missouri, and insert IN lieu of Kanzas which
il The territorial line. | would further, for the in
formation of the Senate that the amendment proposes
after the line shall have been fully constructed the
tofs shall be entitled million and haf Of land
entitled the transit of all II messages free Of expense,
that IT you choose egird mail for the
trsnsmssion Of messages for the will be
found The cheapest made for The Post Office
Department There risk therefore, The part of the
as y % make h. n % s Ss
and upn the execution OF IT. and I'LL thn ey
grant million and half OF land. That 10 tie
Whole If this amendment.
Mr.. HUNTER think that the from California
has done mjusce IN saying that oppose everything
looking TO the benefit II his section of the country. There
10 90 into that question If there was, ink
could show that voted ibefa sppro rlntiop In
that section oe ,oulry any other section But if
had the case has nothing do with The proprety
Of ms ng this amrndm NJ. do not AJAX lin with
draw courtesy me- but for public considerations
submit him WHISTLER have time question
now. IL is an amendment which proposes TO thess
privileges in cerun individuals IL special legislation
there that objection 10 II once. IL the Is deer-
mined TO into The matter, why does he open the
whole world Why does he not let any come in and
compete Cor The cniracf
MIR. WELLER 1 have no objection to modifying the
amendment by striking the Of the gentlemen
mentioned and simply, that the Postmaster Gem
ers shall be authorized contract upon the most favor
able terms, with any persons who val and take
That obviates the whole objection made by the senator
from Virginia. | so mod fy The amendment.
Mr. HUNTER called Tor the yeas aud nays on the
amendment, a, d they ordered
Nj HAMLlN. ! desire TO call the attention Of the
Senate the provision Of this amendment l., the first
place, " The made provides thai the
shall fret make q line fon some point on the
Mississippi San Francisco. After they the
line their Expense without calling upon the govern
for a single dollar the bal provides the govern
shalt give them along the line million i've hundred
thousand OF land provides that the Of line
shall be guaranteed the government for certain number
of words preference all others To that extent the
government Communications shall have priority ali
others. Now, taking your public lands according the
which you have scaled hem yourself and making
the proper deducn for lands the quantity whrh II
is proposed give be worth than $500 900
taking hundred nud equivalent 500
which the scale you have fixed your department
Upon that the interest nj per would be $50 900 per
annum, and the for the which they will
PEELED communicate for the government the line
year will exceed that than three times. The
the bill about twice what the the old lnes
but leaves in the power OF Congress diminish then
at future period shall deem necessary to do
That is the amendment You have failed To take any
practical measure towards making railroad the Pacific
This wl many OF the purposes Of the railroad II
viii not To be answer means Of transportation Of
munitions of war, but II will afford communion
ton which will be instantaneous between that shore and
ours and viii do u upon such terms will 10 the
government cheaper communication than can be had
any Other way. | will say no more,
Mr. BELL. desire any gentleman to explain TO me, IL
ne can ths amendment carried into execution Why 1t
he of IN he