The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-07

NJ Cox reported the senate bin. approrriatirg
$40" for iui"nuhcs,ion To the owners aud
'Mcers of tie spanish bark Providence, Illegally de-
tsiuei ~ the Die, adr.
Mr. Colftx in,roiu ',i a iii to punish frauds On
a.. Government with penalty - Imprisonment Or
LOt less than six months, nor more than ten Yeas
aud fine not exceeding doubie the amount Of the
fraud, and all o'rers required when frauds arc
Mr. Bingham IN ~ offered resolution that Q
Committee OF two he siipnted 10 60 10 tie mate,
and At the bar Thereof ia the name Of House 81
kerr, s.nts'ives aud 81 We people q tho tinted
states, iinr.sch West II. Huinphreys, Juds u tho
District Court Of tho United States Tor IL. several
bstricts o. Tennessee, OF high crimes and nj -de.
m.anors: and, acpuaint tie Seuate that the House
Of Representatives. will, ia due time, exhibit paft-
ct.lsr articles ut imp.schmsnt against lin and make
good the same. st4i that tile Committee detnsnd
thst the Senate take order for the al esrsuLe IL
said West IL hunrhreysp answer said impcaeh-
m.nt.
The report % tic Judiciary Committee was road.
stating In eject. rat tie Judge Las acted vut U. lis
secession proc.iyihes.
Resolution adopted.
The Pacific Railroad aud Telegraph bill WAS taken
The IN contains the names u 70 persons In dlfcr.
ent sections u the country, who, with Ave comns-
sonors H. be appointed by the Secretary u th. In.
terror aud all persons wi shall or may lie asspci.
stei with them, and their successors are created
uto body corporate aud polite, by the name, style
| and title of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
They are empowered ~ lay out locate, construct,
a. ruish and maintain Q continuous railroad, with
| tie Appurtensnccs from such points on the one
\ hundred and second meridian ~ longitude west
| from Greenvich ~ tue Western boundary of Sevs-
da Territory. Tho capital stock IA H. cons 4 Of
| loo, OW shares Of 1000 each The rrh, % way Il
granted for the construction oftLe raj road and tsle-
graph line T. tie extent Of 200 ic< In width each
side Of the road, etc., ETC. The rails aud all other
iron used shall be q American anufacture, etc etc
Whenever forty consecutive miles of the rosd shal.
lie constructed, patents shall issue for the lands
| well AZ bonds " $1,000 each, payable IN so years
| after date. bear. sx per centuin Isr annufn inte-
rest payable semi annually, " the amount OF six
teen Of said bonds per mil. for each section Of forty
miles, u secure tie payment OF which the company
| isl give a lien upon tie roal. The Government
At all times IL e. have the preference for the trans
| ports,lon Of the mails, truoy-, munitions Of war,
supplies, and public stores At fair and reasonable
| rated OF compensation, not 10 exceed the amounts
| paid 10y private parties for the same kind Of ser.
vice. and s compensation for services rendered for
the government shall b. applied TO tho payment Of
bonds aud Interest unit, tie whole amount ~ fully
| psid. The company may also pay the tinted
States wholly or Ia psrtin the same other bonds,
trotsury notes, OF o,her evidences Of debt against
| the United states. t. lie allowed At par, and after
the road ID completed, until the bonds and interest
Isd at least Eve per cent II ths net earnings Of
sad road may lie spilled 10 tue payment
thereof. The company is ~ locate within two years
so'r thc pAs-s.e Of his act the general route In
hNug the points Of connection Of the main trunk
with eastern connections u shall Ice fNed NJ ne
most ptavtC allie point fr tne construction Of the
Iowa aud Missouri branches tn" llne II railroad
and telegraph shall commence at the WA meridian
OF lougt t1de, west rom ,irronwish at TIE termu-
tl' % OF tAN IsthNcLNhibI, WHY, hiiN W frteru
Railroad aud Telegraph lin' t. comes, y .rev,h,
a. thc At provides, thence running v,st'rly upon
tie mos, direct central and Irsct.'.t.s route
through iac territory % the United sssvs D. NE
western l..un Larry 81 Nevada, there To- ns,, md
connect wit the line Of the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company of California
Tie hill a 40 extends aid ~ other companies on
| certain conditions
III, l,l ps,sed-T9 against 80.
| Nj Dawes called up tie Virginia contested cleo
ton case, sni Ldyocat d the admission u Joseph
sa.ar
| barring the remarks of M Dawes, the proceed
in.s were INTERRUPTED by the reading Of copy Of
the dispatch from Genera NcC.eilsn,
M Wick lia!e said he had leen panied during the
f,r.IsIt Of this session, AMI almost during the
whole # H. at tie whispers oi combinations with
| view t. i ?. rbing tie post % % General Cel-
| Ian lie tWck,ltrl did not know Genera. McClel-
| Ian, personally, but had great confidence in him
from tie reputation given him from various 'irceH.
He felt sat SIZED with lin. lie tW.ckfl rse
more t. appeal To- those gentlemen who have been
disposed b. aud fault with hin sni 10 have him re-
| moved from his command to let him alone u IN 10
rAss a complimen, upon him. lie tWieklif
| torrd he woli not hegr any more whispers ta'
Gensrsl Mcclellan should lie removed 'Tom Lis
| command
Mr.. NOEL o~er.d resolution, which WAS adopt
ell ly "a majority, ,Gat Mr.. sesar be admitted 10 a
Mr.. segsr then qualified by taking the oath 10
sippoit the Cnnftitutiun 81 the United States.
| Mr. ws.hhurne sppo-i2ed for previous IN ust
remarks to Roscoe Conf Ling.
| The House then took up the Nebraska contested
er, tou case, but without dsposins o! tie question.
Adjourned.