The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-13

1hc P1cte hdtfodd S0sHdte-Anothev Bal % DC Weu9N
before Congress
send herewith another scheme for Pacific railroad,
which picked op 3, day. I am inclined 70 think they
VIII change their tactics altogether ok upon another
bill. They cannot ANTE their strength upon any PROPOSE
iion that has been presented
ELL TO Provide FOR CONSTRUCTION or RAILROADS.
AND 1KiLGaAIH COMMUNICATIONS FROM rhK MISSISSIPPI
RIvlR AND LAKE SUPERIOR TO Tsx PAuuc OCEAN
Sec !. Be enacted ny the senate and House Repre-
sentatves Of the tnneu STATE, Of America Congress
strucon Of a railroad ana telegraph Communicative,
from point on the Mssssippi river, south OF latitude
thirty SIX 70 saa Francisco, with branch 70 san Diego,
The sisie OF California there be- anc there Is hereby,
and Their associates ana assigns thirty Of lana
for each and every mile railroad be BY th parties
above ramed lected rom toe nearest upsppr pratsa
vscaDt OF the United States shich lands shau a.
the request parties mentioned be wthdras
from sale entry, PIE tmpuon; ard required 80
TO be shall be surveyed unoer me direction OF me score
ary Provided fnat the parties IN this oil
named shall not comp-ed receive and pay for the
lands which be reported by the surveyor othe United
of The nds hereby granted until the psrths Aforesaid
shall pay cause 10 be paid, TO the United States, the
OF twenty i've cents acre for me lands covered
by such patent: Provided, however, and II sNdstncly
understood thst title 50 al vest IN the parties aore
said any aster inan tie road shall DO extended TO Som
peton toat 70 say not 70 exceed thirty 90 tons par
mile ofrsilroad when hnished.
SEQ. 3 And be 1t further enacted, that the parties
above nsmed shall depose Win tho Secretary OF The In
terror. within ak months after the passage Of this ac
two hundred thousaad dollars In good Uaited States
State lee that they viii
and prosecute The trnctioD Of paid railroad aud
telegraph lines unto compietlon-one hundred mites
thereoi 10 be completed wishn eighteen months from
the time the line, or rouie, OF said railroad shatl
be established And wren the said hundred mites
sha be ready for the track secretary Interior
shall allow parties the Of aiore
said two hundred ihousand collars 10 purchase the
therefor and shall take du thereof first mortgage
bord on the road for that emouut to ba he'd until ina
entire line shall % cong letsd.
Sec. 5. And be Il flrlner enacted, That the Uaitst
States shall pay 20 Inc parties before named three nun
ApaAd Nli will NJ ait fNr
ryisg the Uned states mails unu the completion OF said
railroad, and len years thereafter; ana for Transporting
the Untd States too Ps sid AL munisns OF var, sven
reasonable amount aso President Of the United
States and secretary q Var may determine
Sec 4. And De IL further enacted That II the parties
before named shall ISL 70 bad toe rar ,ad asd telegraph
line hers before provided Tor within the period OF
years from lac eas u tn+ ioc'non AND the establish
ent Of the line route then al right To the LAND herein
grated and =, that time not palC for ena be forfeited
Sec 8. And be IL further enacted, That the rgnt Of
way through tho public amos Of the United States 10 the
width OF four kuudred iest the purposes OF s,d
railroad and telegraph line be- and ne hereby,
granite 10 the oast before FAMED
Sec .. And be II iurIher enacted, That tne,e be- and
Ia hereby, granted 10 the Soulnwe branch Of
Pacific Raiircsd Com psny aud 20 the Iroa hounaa Raj
road Company, OF tho at Of Missouri ana 70 the CAIRO
and Fulton Railroad Company, and 10 the Memphis aad
Little Rock Rgilrrsd Conpaay, and TO the Mississippi,
Red River ana Na.hit. Railroad Coupany. II the state
of Arkansas Al 10 tn VcssDgrg and Shreveport Rail
road COMPANY ana - the New orleans, Opeousss aud
Great Western Railroad Company OF The STATE 10 Lpuisi
ana, the quantity o. Elk sctoGs Of land 70 me mile Of
railroad conrucsed, rom eir eastern terminus -
PORTS connection win tue
the one hundTedn degree Of Longitude the lands to b
selected IN alternate from aud
unspprcpTiasc ancs Of the United safes Provided at
from the Aforesaid quantity elk sections and
mile OF railroad there soa he deducted amour, OF
lands heretofore guntea BY the United Ssses to the
States wherein The. located 3r their and be1ed
that neither OF said snail receive, with What
heretofore been Rrantcc the srexa.s auany
OF six sections OF land per mile for Their entire Line Of
ralroaf.
Sec. :. And belt further enacted Tsa, G,y miles OF
railroad shall De oc1g'rpciea ~ ca 81 tbs coupsaos
" n
nom the passage ~ lhls act bssnce ave
years thereafter the lands herein granted snail
10 tie upied states from the company ls.ng comply;
tie Uaed states mails slal b. csrrIsd BY said
paniss a. the usual prices peio Tor suca services.
SEE g. And be urlher enacted, That for tse parp,se
o. siding "a ths ooasucii1n Of rsrasd aad Geographic
ceDnu1icanon irem point tne Missouri yer,
north Of forty degrees Of Bcrtn srtaGe aai soun o. for
~ three degrees OF north iRtituse 70 Saa Frueci-
CO, win ors-eh 70 Msrysyills; SACRAMENT,
ssO,kien and san Jose 10 ne sis,e o. csd
fornia, thefs b. and there Is hereby granted To
and their kssocsses and ns-ges he quartity OF
laods granted b. tins Al T. me a1ri named Ia
the hTss src'oo Of tois % he same condlons unit
iaiiors aSd Restrictions exefe.tsd provided
sec. .. b. la-.ner enacted, Tns. ta~Tc be and
sno 70 he Hsapirsl ara :, Josees Rsrosd oone.ay,
Of the state Of Ml'sourt, sra = iae Burlington,
10 the PhilacCPtia, Fort wayne ap1 P.u
Valley Railroad Company, ant toe Mi
ss,,ppl N4tovri Rauroad Company. and TIE Iowa
arc Pacific Haiirr ocmrany. and ths NDria Ioss
Biusesoa ard NsbrassN "a Iosa Company OF the State
q,
o. railroad contracted hem their EASTERN terosiaus 10
Missouri Iowa 70 po'nts o. connection
With we main uHps rom me Mnour ver, eass o. the
soub Pass On the sFme e0naiiioas, In tsoas AMI 70
riSctoEs IS have been lrAnted % The companies name;
In the sixth sscroa % tina act
Sec. 10. AID ce fItaer rhactsd, Tas, Tor tee p1-
pcse q sidnA r oecorsYuation q rsruai and teis
grsph mmuiesuon fstm pori on sage Snps
ricr sr tht : e.e II wscousion. 70 tnc nsvelHe
Of Puget s,und, branch 10 TIE moasn Of Viii
lsnSt r.str. there b. AID y ner1ny granted 70
And sher 1ssocas ana ssggns tse sane quaauiy Of
tanNN vail M Inn
conditions, limitations and ratyictions have
been granted BY It's At 70 the parties named IN the urst
and eighty sections q ias at.
see IL And be Il suftnsr ensc,ed Tnst there 20 ard
hc~ehy grn'ed 70 tAr rransr Rsrosd Company, and
70 the North Iowa Mane'oA and Ntbrassa RNrosd
cempsny the ssme run yer 81 accnonr q isnd pr nle
oi railcad eotBtructsd from their eastern terminus
ZONE pon' en@ e,1eeP na ~ voc nan
gree o. loo gu6e, upon the saue csndons limitations
and rescir ~ that bsye bern granted o he c)npanoe
rAmed ~ the sikh sLd bibtn sections OF this
IL And be further enaCts1 Inst y sh.li be the
duiy o. SAD psrsee and companes to ctnsraci their
rosoy, or esuso hsn % be oonstyucted. n good aud
substantial manner, with AL Necessary draDr cuverts,
bridges visducss, furnnuis watering pace,
snd sAious psrg iron rails Of the bes, quality ~cig
lees than sirii pouud. 70 the ysrd also 70 farush
Their with roirg stock sufficient for al ihe busi
ress % their respective ms 70 De done with conv ani
aud derpics. The 81 eac1 az SAID reads shall
be uuliofn, whsa etaer lateral rosds u the
gsegs C0nEecrg attn in'"rs cirg SAID mau hacs or
Ehsil NJ time BE- constructed I'D campars she'll
tabln 9TH such eouuevnng rcadr fire.. equal auf 70
ciprcca intercourse sno, IN adjusting Their tsrins or
runntrw Fuerts. there snail DO cicr nAods
for sg.nst say Tor against aay
-ciAs niersst Shatsocver
sec "a AID be i further tDscted. Tha, .sid ,alroais
roiln srd all otnsr property be
iortirg N said 1ariss o. wrA.s nature, shall be
exempt frur usrston the Territories OF the Unitel
States krg they reran Territories ard either Of
sad PARTIES ns~ may sfort part Of their Inc
OF read tho read II sry tther company, anv part
thcveot upon ter be sgreer upon ~ and
bevcfn the pres control o; Interests OF the
nversl Yoscs bertin named.
sec IA And be further enacted Ina, neither OF said
through The ianda OF any Indian nation tribe, without
such indian nation tribe having been arst
obtsinsd IN such form and the Secretary Of
the Interior may prescribe
Sec Is And be further enacted Thss tho parties and
companies named In this act shall sell And convey
bali the lands granted by this within Ave gears
from and aer The issuing Of the pat II IRON tho United
states, and the balance within tsn years and all lands
not sold within the In years from the Issuing or the
patent shall be forfeited 10 The United staes
wAm1sgros Dec IL, 1859.
IL Ia Al.