The true Democrat., 1857-03-31
New Orleans, Shreveport, and Kansas
 Railroad.


 Railroad.
 We have received copy of the bill to in- corporate a railroad company with the above title, as introduced in the legislature of Loui- siana. The names of the gentlemen compos- ing the company embrace large number of citizens of Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Kansas Territory, and the following citizens of this State, viz: Thomas s. Drew, W. II. Roane, Robert w. Johnson Alfred B. Greenwood, Albert Pike, Elias N. Conway, David B. Greer, William R. Miller, John II. Crease, James W. McConaughey John R. Hampton, Samuel R. Mitchell, Christopher c. Scott, Thomas John son, John J. Ccndenin, E. w. Gantt Lalay- cite Gregg.
 The bill provides for the construction, opera ton and maintenance of railroad " from the | city of New Orleans, or from some point on the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Wcs- tern Railroad, or from some point on the Vicks- Kansas River, at Kansas City, in the State of Missouri, or at some point on said river, as near as practicable to said Kansas City, by such route as may be proved most practicable, ad- vantageous, and convenent;" with the right to construct lateral branch "having terminus at Galveston Bay or any other point on the Gulf of MeXico or the bays or estuares thereof, or may make and construct connections with any road or roads having terminus or termini at any point or points on said gulf, within the State of Texas or elsewhere" The capital stock of the company is limited by the bill at ! S20OQ0,OOO, and divided into shares, of one i hundred dollars each. The bill provides that the business of the company shall be transac- ted at its domicil at New Orleans, and at such branch offices as the board of directors may es- tabsh. The charter is a good one, and fully empowers the company to prosecute the plan set forth. We have not learned whether it was granted by the legislature or not, though, con- sdering the railroad spirit which pervades the western country at this day, we may reasona- ply suppose it was.
 Lands entered under the Graduation Act. It will be remembered that we published abouta month ago bill to confirm certain en- tries of the public lands under the graduation act of 4th August 1854, as the same passed the House of Representatives of Congress- The following act, with some amendments and the addition of the last proviso to the bill as it passed the House, we find among the publish ed acts of Congress. As it relates to subject of general importance to the people of this State we publish it:
 l AN ACT to confirm certain entries of land
 herein banned.
 Be # eaoctei bj the Senate ai7d House Of Re- Presentqtice8 of he United .Stqtes of Anaertca ia Congress assembled, That all entries of the pub l lc lands under the act to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands subject to entry to actual settlers and cuitivators, approved fourth of August, eighteen hundred and fifty tour made prior to the passage of this act. in which the purchaser has made the affidavit and paid the purchase money as required by said act and the instructions issued and in force and in the hands of the register at the time of making sail entry, are hereby le5aized; and patents shall issue to the paltcs respectively, excepting those entries under said act which the commissioner of the general land office may ascertain to have been fraudu'cutly or eyasive- Iy made: Prortet, That this act shall not be so construed as to confirm any of said entries which have heretofore been annullel and va cated by sad commS Ssioner on account of fraud evasion of law, or other special cause: Ind proride3 .ftotier, That nothing herein contain- ed shall be 50 construed as to deprive any ac- ual settler and cutivator of his right to any land on which he resided at the time of an en- try by another person under the act to which this act is an amendment.
 Approved, March 8, 1857.