Butte record., 1854-03-11

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found another route, however, where only ten
miles cutting is necessary to give inter OCEAN
&c communication, with seventeen feet depth
of water, which can be increased 10 thirty
feet by locks. He proposes to return and
make thorough survey.
GREAT NG-NEBRAsKA-THE Com.
PRoMIsE-There has been an immense meet
ing at the Tabernacle, in New York, on the
subject of Nebraska and the Missouri Com
promise. The subjects of the meeting were to
call upon the South to join in protest against
the proposition which has been made to re-
peal the Compromise far as it would effect
Nebraska, and to appeal to the President to
veto the bill, should it pass the other branch
es with the contemplated clause in it. The
proceedings were very animated, and resolu-
tions to the effect indicated were passed by ac-
clamation.
We take the following interesting items from
the letter of the correspondent of the Herald,
dated Washington, Feb Sd:
On the 18th Jan, DR.. Gwin asked and OBJ
tained the unanimous consent of the Senate to
intoduce bill for the extention of the pre-
emption privilege in the State of California,
which was referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Lands. A few minutes later he had OBJ
tanned its report from that Committee, and OBJ
tanned the permission of the Senate to take it
up Immediately, and it was passed forthwith
and sent to the House Of Representatives
where Mr.. Latham took it in charge The
Bill modifes the acts of September 4, 1S41,
and March 3, 1850 as to give two years
more pre- emption privilege on the land sub
ject to private entry, and two years time for
payment of lands taken up by pre- emption in
the surveyed districts. Of course the meas
ure applies to surveyed lands only This bill
has met with some obstruction in the House
of Representatives, where, however, it will
doubtless pass when it comes up again, with
out the credit clause
bill has passed the House of Representa-
tives, allowing certain land claimants further
time to tlle their claims before the Board of
California Land Commissioners, said claimants
having failed to present them in time under
the general law, IN consequence of the illness
OF their attorney, Judge Shuttock This is
the first time in the history of California leg
islation in Congress, that bill has passed the
House of Representatives first.
Senator Gwins bill granting lands for local
railroads in California, from San Francisco to
San Jose, and from Benicia to Marysville, Sac
ramento to Nevada City, and Stockton to So
nora, had been reported back from the Senate
Committee on Public Lands, with q recon-
mendation that it should pass | should not
be surprised if it should pass that body be-
fore this mail closes, as the principal has
been established within q few days by the
passage of a similar bill granting lands to
Wisconsin.
Senator OWNS select committee on the Pa
cifc Railroad has been waiting impatieutly
for several days for the arrival of Mr. Rusk,
who is looked upon as very important mem
Der of that Committee, and whose opinion is
deemed essential before the Committee reports
upon the plan on which the majority have al
ready agreed.
The bill authorizing the appointment of u
S. District Judge for Southern California, and
giving the right to the Judges of the two Dis
tricts to alternate with each other, has also
passed, and Mr.. J. X. Ogier has received his
commission and been confirmed by the Senate
as Southern Judge. Mr.. Ogier leaves by this
steamer, or by the steamer of the Goth at the
| latest.
| The several bills for railroads in the State
| of California, of which notice had been given
prior to the sailing of the last steamer, have
all been introduced, and will share the COM
mon fate of the numerous similar bills for
| grants of lands in the various States What
that fate will be, it is somewhat difficulty now
| to tell
Bills for the establishment of line of
steamers from San Francisco to Shanghae have
been introduced by both Weller and Gwin.-
Mr.. Gwin proposes to give mail contract
over this route to the lowest bidder. Mr.
| Weller proposes to pay very large specific
sum for carrying the mail under contract
authorized to be made by the Post Office De-
partment.
A bill has been introduced in the House of
Representatives, by Mr.. Churchill, of Tenues-
| see, which is designed and calculated to Sc
cure prompt, efficient and cheap mail commu-
nication with California
Mr.. Weller has introduced into the Senate
bill to establish weekly mail route via Mica
rague.
Commodore Vanderbilt, few days since,
! entered into an engagement with E. Mills, of
New York. and Garrison, Fritz s. Co., of Pan
anna, for the immediate establishment of an
independent line of steamers, via Panama,
composed for the present ofhis beautiful steam
yacht North Star, on the Atlantic, and the
Uncle Sam and Yankee Blade, on the Pacific
Vanderbilt has bought the timber for five ad-
ditlonal frst-class steamers, which he also
proposes to build forthwith
Mr.. Douglass has introduced into the house
his railroad bill which was sent out to Califor-
MIA by the last mail and has obtained an or
der from the House for the reference of the en-
tire subject of Pacific Railroad TO a select
committee, of which he will be chairman. The
Pacific Railroad question is now in the best
possible shape, so far as Congress is concerned,
and will succeed if there is possibility of sue
cess
There is a number of Californians in town
at present among the rest is Major Graham,
who seems to have pretty smart eye on So
nora matters in general, and the Consulate at
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