Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-03
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
Pacific Railroad.

WASHINGTON March l9.-Mr. Phelps, of
Missouri, the chairman of the committee on the
Pacific Railroad, has introduced bill which
was referred to that committee, to aid in the
construction Of railroad from ST. Louis to San
Francisco.
1t proposes to pass through Albuquerque, the
Zune villages and the TETON pass One half of
the road is to be built by the State of Californ-
ia, and the other half BY the State of Missouri.
The United States to grant money and lands to
aid in building it after 20 miles are built-fve
per cent. United States 80 year bonds to be
issued to the State building it, at the rate of
$4,000 per mile, and so on for two hundred
miles west from ST. Louis and east from San
Francisco. Then for two hundred miles fur
Their bonds to be issued at the rate of $4,000
per mile. Then for one hundred miles further
at the rate of $4,000 per mile, and for the re-
mainder OF the way at the rate of $4,000 per
mile. No bonds to be issued until each section
of twenty miles is built, the whole amount of
bonds not to exceed S3O,00O,OOO. Twenty-Five
miles Of the road to be built and equipped the
first year by each State, and thereafter not less
than one hundred miles each per year. The
road to be hmshed In ten years. The United
States to have as a consideration for its aid a
legal right to priority of use for all govern
ment purposes. Five years after the road is
finished all mail pay and pay for troops, sailors,
munitions OF war and Indian goods to be APP
Piled to pay the bonds advanced by the United
States, until principal and interest are refunded
II, when the first bonds are due, and indebt-
edness remain, California and Missouri are sew
orally to pay the balance. The mail pay for
daily service to be 5000 per mile until after the
road has been finished ten years. Government
to pay no more for its freights than individuals
and ii the President of the United States deem
that too high, Congress upon his special recon-
mendations, may by law fix a reasonable rate.
Twenty sections of land per mile granted to
create a reserve of good lands in Missouri and
California, with which to aid in building the
road over the plains beyond. 1t is provided
that no patent shall issue until twenty miles of
the road are finished, and then the State build
ing it is to have one-tenth only of the amount
to which that division of twenty miles would
be entitled, &c
Missouri is to begin to build at st. Louis, and
California at San Francisco, and proceed con-
tinuously. They are to meet on the l0Sth me-
ridian of longitude, near Zune. The aid of
money is given upon the same principle as the
land for two hundred miles, at each end, on
ly $500 per mile for the next two hundred
miles $1,000 per mile for the next hundred
miles, at each end, $4,000. Thus, for five
hundred miles, at each end, in all, one thou
sand miles, aid is given only to the amount Of
S9,500,000. The balance of the S30,000,000 is
devoted to the remaining eleven hundred miles
There are to be four branches to the road
two north and two south. No aid but lands is
given to these. One southern branch to begin
Vicksburg, running by Fulton and the other at
Fort Smith, running up the Canadian, until
they connect with the Pacific Railroad at or near
Auto Chico. One northern branch, beginning
at the mouth of the Big Sioux, on the Missouri
and running by the way of Fort Kearaey and
the other at st. Joseph's, on the Missouri river
and both to connect with the Pacific road at OIL
east of Albuquerque These four branches are
so TO Gated, it is asserted, as to well accommo
date every important road in the United States
with an easy connection with the ST. Louis ant
San Francisco Railroad.