The Nevada journal., 1860-10-26

Mr.. Hindman offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolrcd, That this Committee meet on
Saturday, 18th inst, at 10 o'clock a. m, at
which time the question of Il route or routes
shall be finally decided and no vote of ah-
sent members shall be counted in determin-
ing said question.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Scott offered the followin:
ResoErcd, That after this Committee passes
judgment upon any section or portion of
the Curtis Bill, which is now under consid-
Grafton before this Committee, such judg-
mcnt or action shall be final and not sub
ject to be revised or amended unless it be
in accordance with parliamentary rules.
The question was taken rira roce.
A division was called, which resulted
Ayes 5-noes 1.
So the resolution was adopted.
The consideration of 4th Section was re-
sumed. Everything in the bill relating to
the telegraph line was stricken out.
The word consecutive" was inserted
after the word fifty ; wherever it occurred
as relating to lands.
The 4th Section was passed over inform
ally.
Section 9th was taken up.
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend by providing
that in case Of the failure Of the contract
ors, Government should re-grant the con-
troll and Sc of the road to such parties as
it shall see fit, such parties paying the
amount of actual expenditures over the
amount of aid furnished BY the original
contractors.
Mr. Hindman moved to strike out the
words in the 10th and llth lines, 5th Sec.
as to all line of Railroad or Telegraph not
then completed"
This was accepted by Mr.. Tlylor as a
substitute and was adopted.
Mr. Curtis moved the following amend
ment to See. 9TH, provided that millions
of bonds shall be added to the gross amount
for every years reduction of the time of
completing the work.
The amendment was adopted
The word Citizen was inserted in the
blanks in lines and s.
Sec 5th was then passed over informally.
Sec. 9th was taken up and passed
Sec. 18th was taken up.
All in relation to a line Of Telegraph
which had been stricken out.
The It'll section was then passed.
Sec. 6th was taken up.
Mr. Stout suggested an amendment pro-
viding for the protection of present settlers
who may be occupying lines at the time of
the passage of this act.
Sec. 9th was taken up and passed.
Sec. 10th was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, the word " Gin
char was inserted after the word "silver"
in the I'd line, 10th Sec.
The 10th Sec was then passed.
On motion of Mr. Aldrich the following
words were inserted by unanimous consent,
after the word Gland in the 23d line. Sec.
lst. :. or if the land shall be actually settled
or occupied upon the passage of this act
Sec. IIth WAS taken up and passed,
Sec. 18th was taken up.
On motion Of Mr. Phelps the Section was
so amended as to read in the last line /" cou-
pon or inscription bonds as the grantees
may elect"
The Committee adjourned to Saturday,
7th inst, at 10 o'clock a. m.
SATURDAY, April THE Committee met
at 1890 a. m. Present-Mcssrs. Curtis,
Farnsworth, Davis, Rice, Phelps, Scott Blair,
Kellogg, French, Stout, Taylor, Hamilton
Aldrich and Tindman. Absent--Messrs. Fen
ton and Smith
The question then REQUIRED upon the
pending motion by Nj, Farnsworth,
The amendment was adopted by divis-
ions to c.
Mr.. Phelps offered the following amend
ment to Sec lst: Insert - or to the mouth
of the Columbia river, in the State of Ore
gon."
Mr. Stout moved to amend that by insert
ing "To Vancouver, in Washington Terri
tory. or to Portland, in Oregon"
A uira roce vote was taken. division
was called for, which rcsulted-ayes 10
noes ..
So Mr.. Stouts amendment to the amend
mcnt was adopted.
The vote upon Mr.. Phelps amendment as
amended was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Phelps, Taylor, Hamilton,
Stout and Hindman, 3.
Noes-Messrs Curtis, Farnsworth, Davis,
Scott, Rice, Kellogg, Blair, Aldrich and
French, ..
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Kellogg moved to insert, "or to the
navigablo waters of the Sacramento" in
Sec. lst.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Curtis. Farnsworth, Davis,
Rice, Taylor, Kellogg, Blair, Aldrich, French
and Stout, 10.
Noes-Messrs. Phelps, Scott, Hamilton
and Hindman, 4.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Hindman offered the following amend
ment.
Amend the Bill so as to provide for two
roads as follows: One northern road with