New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

vice as the Chairman OF the Committee.
Mr.. BURNETT Dem, Ky.) hoped this would Lot
be granted, as the gentleman was little excited.
JOHN C0CHRANE Dem n. Y.l-Now that the
anti Poly gamy bill had passed. enireated his friend to
remain in his position. Laughter.
Mr.. CARTER did not hear his colleagues words,
but his eloquence f1sted as a feather on the wave,
leaving no ripple behind. lLaughterl
The question of excusng was pas ed over.
Mr.. CAREY Rep, 0hiOl asked leave to introduce
resolution instructDg the Committee on Agriculture to
report bill for efficient reorganization Of the Agri-
cultural Bureau.
Mr.. BRANCH Dsu., n. Cl objected.
On motion of SIR POTTER (Isep., Wis., the Com
mittee on Revolutionary Pensions was authorized 70
employ Clerk
Mr. CURTIS, BY unanimous cOuseJt, introduced the
following bill:
BILL to contracts and make provision io % sas cs
tain and speedy trsnsp9rtaston By raIoad Of mails
the Atlantic and those Of the Pacific and for other
Re enacted b. the Senate and Houre Of Representatives Of the
Ued Sores Of in COagye'' d,se~bied Th9i 70 insure
nDbc 6 'I the called our
States by railroad to Wit starting from two POINTS Que On
western border with converng lines bearing west
and uniting within two hundred miles Of the Missouri INV
err and thence proceeding BY single trunk line BY the nearest
best route BY the vicinity Of San Lake y 20 tao MY
in The State Of California there be- hereby t. granted
TO William H. swift samuel T. Dsns and John sertTsm, Of
ton Fish John A. Dix Daniel G Azgnah Bloody and
SPs td CIR q Jop OH H. cn MooD ohae
PeDnsyysus; Edward Pennsl,oD, Of Virgins, BENJAMIN u.
liam Case g. s. LHomnedeu, and henry CgIti, Of Ohoi
Thomas A. Morris Leslie l. Williams. and Dsyid G. Bsnham q
William l. Walls Of Mchiranj John wentworth \ B. Judd,
4PhP moo md md q lam Of S,oa
Charles Mason Lucs Hps5 hsa .s aOy
McLaIe q California Herman Leonard, and g . Aims.
wS Of % o Crowded S Il 4 cut
the provision Of this act person shs Ss permitted 2
yane Of lis estate, to be determined by. the par
ties herein named BY oath or oheTyise and 70 such
eas to TIE amount Of every srnse section within
mile each side Of such railroad Line a. such Pson may
And when the United States have disposed any such
same sI be CONDEMNED BY the United surveyor
9Is' 1S his dee sS .a = q asd Or Il.
hal SssgsS the sss Of Rs.ny i 'G s s q 3
road nom lands Of The United which q the afors
said objections spgy po'sss That % iGon ?, the term. s
services herein provided for duty Pedent ofthe
Unite sss upon s application s g. a n ash rsas s
the parties indicate to be Withheld from settlement sale
alternate sections selected, provided In this act:
made in this bin to the parties soreI made
and conditions specified this set and condition that said
parties sbs transport by railroad the mails troops end public
route dsfnsed in this III a. nesf ss may practicable
railroad to be supplied with all Grains crVers vi
depets and ali other eqapmsnts furniture OF
;s sS al obs4 d E Aeau Fl ts y &
| road In the approved and W0rkmallife manner
SEC further enacted That the road coniemplssed
by this act shall cary over each section as It e finished al
AZ , md bs he ao .d for these services such SUNS az the
Department behalf Of which the service il rendered may
Sas @ lac e p psscs on ossf first class rail-
Of ike character until the whole amount Of money adj
vancsd by the United States TO said parties shall be rnbursed
by services 20 rendered. yoridsd United States shall
,ad road and telegraph ns and for services
deed the Government sha Piy such sun q the Department
ssc and be further enaoied That whenever either Of
ld parties shan hsyo nifty miles Of any portion OF
plated by W so sod ha report the same 70 TIE rIod.n OF
point mSe dsely three Comu.onef who shall examine tho
and make repOrt him in resca ihereto ana II shall
line have been compelled in GOOD substantial workn,n
1r,cS & AZ 81 Ppg bail5p. md turnout.
sad road and go,d working order capable
duty tie Secretary the Treasury under the direction Of the
s''snt 20 issue to he party OF parties s may nave sse
Of The Tntsd States, in the following amounts ami IN
al the rsss Of twelve thousand dollar. mile,
and at the crossing o. tho ninety.seyeuth med,
dollar. per nile and the .hl be made At the
Of zach saseeeas dss Of osds as' eD tas ONE
meIcrg At the rate n twelve Thousand da nile to the bse
four thousand dollars mile aud at the crossing Of !ae cert
degree longitude after resehns the SUNNI, Of said Nevada
Mountain proceeding esw this amount sha &c iacr .ira
BY two thousand dollars milo and the same increase 1--WE
hundred and nine degrees OF longitude reseheo And as
sections hey are approved sfoeIsid bond. shan DO
issued for each mile completed according to the above rs;cs
ties Aforesaid sha operate h nosse lien 20 me United
Stses the Tcadted ro-d rolling stock iron and al the hd
pgs ana sppunsDce belonging - said road and all the pl
ehases made Of materials OF outds to secure 20 me United
Sta the OF tn advanced by the Cacd
States: p,otdc1 Tfa the advanced aforesaid shall
sixty oas Of dclsn and provided also that
before nlh advances shall Be nade %. worS IL me STATE o. va
onia legislative provisions aud auth iiy shall be procured
nom California cteT state though which the Td 1L
tssc And the parties undertaking the service hsen provided
shall b. have eve hundred miles OF their ad a. Telegraph
line within sx years ater the passage Of t act ad
this the parties sla BE- s a. each eud And wBcn hy
consecutive miles Of fid fOad completed Ia ths
ia stated the parties heretofore mentioned shall nave the lanes
hereby grsrted conveyed by patet to them o the lac Dis
this bin aud Ey consecutive miles OF land Tor
eecb fifty consecutive miles Of ircsd and telegraph ne eoa
Ioed by parties until said rs-esd telegraph line shau
b entirely copeted esVDe the mortgages aforesaid npon the
beds OF road and all the rolling stock building and de2o
thereof security That The amount OF tie bonds or re9J
notes .dyai eed to the unee States Aforesaid a % rem
bursea in mail and other service according TO the poVon'o
tiis act
ing the provisions Of this IN the construction Of said
the said road within one
year sppo, the set by the President m 70 ooed
annual rats OF hundred and nifty ~ miles per
the fret year, shall fail to complete the whole o.
aid ne finnish the railroad unSpor,son eontenp
and contracted for by h Get along the entire line within nee
aof the passaee and approval OF this ac the Paf
tctine owning fha foI M al the rig and pYi
hereby granted either IN Ttps0s 70 aid rsn; o.
yet disposed By them shall De the isut 80
Of provide the construction %
the by other peftissi aad to this cad AZ tls plops
fishts franchises improvements belonging 70 OF cohs1
III this road s comp eted IN progress enuis 70 sna
become properly such second parties herein feeeo 20
pom the Conditions It tejonged 70 ing prr-s
ins provided the falling parties shsl be pse ~ ssu
company parties vbat said road propeIy ard
sc sctuIy woh md above the Government ao 2. ,ae
tire sba be possession 81 BY SID second
The ssid eeeond psfies shall hOm that Tune Ieesie
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