Butte record., 1857-01-24

Union have Deen rendered comparatively
harmless.
By the Congressional news received by
the last steamer, we notice shat Senator
Weller has given notice of a bill to estab
ish semi weekly overland mail between the
Mississippi River and San Francisco, and if
Republican professions concerning transit
across the plains, are to be relied on, it is
probable that the route may be provided for
before the adjournment of the resent Con-
gress on the 4th Of March next. 1t will be
recollected that similar bill passed the
Senate at the last session, but failed to pass
the Republican House, probably from want of
time. The effort now being made by Senator
Weller. may meet with like fate at the
present session of the Republican Know
Nothing and do-nothing House. But we
see in the action already taken by the Dem
ocrats in Congress, and by the Democratic
Senate, determination to push this matter
through, that will establish the route at an
early day of the next session, if the Repub
lican House now fail to pass the bill. They
will soon give place to national minded men
who, seeing the wants of the inhabitants of
the Pacific coast, aud the necessity Of a ma
tional thoroughfare across the continent will
take measures for its early establishment
Such route must necessarily precede the
construction of railroad and telegraph
across the continent.
A Washington correspondent of the Alba
ny Argus and Atlas, intimates that the Pa
cifc Railroad will be prominent subject Of
legislation during the present session. The
correspondent has taken pains to examine
the proceedings had at the last session on
this subject, and says that bill introduced
by Mr. Kennett, of Missouri, for which a
substitute was reported by the committee on
public lands, to whom the bill was referred
is now before the house pending molten to
re commit As the business Of last session
is to be taken up precisely where it was left
off, the subject will probably be called up at
IN early day.
Mr.. Kennett's bill proposes to grant the
power of construction, right of way, and aid
in the shape Of public lands, one mile in
width, along the line of the railroad, to the
Pacific Railroad Company, already incorpo-
"a ted by the State of Missouri. The sub
stitutt grants nearly the same privileges
jointly to the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail
road Company, and the Pacific Railroad
Company, of Missouri the Burlington and
Missouri River Railroad Company; the Phil
adelphia, Fort Wayne and Platte River Air
Line Company, the Mississippi and Missouri
Company, the Iowa Central Air Line Rail
road Company, the Dubuque and Pacific
Railroad Company, and the Northern Iowa
and Minnesota Railroad Company Of the
State of Iowa; each of these corporations
roads, with grants of land to each to point
OF junction near Fort Kearny, and not south
of the same, as may be agreed on the sew
eral corporations, after an actual survey.
From this point trunk line, between the
thirty eighth and forty y-fourth degrees Of
north latitude, to the Pacific, with branches
to Marysville, Sacramento, Stockton and
San Jose, is to be extended by the companies
conjointly.
This combination embraces powerful in
terest, and will command an extensive in
fuence. The Republicans are pledged to
they will act in the matter, or leave the
first move to be made under the administra-
ton of Mr.. Buchanan.