The national Republican., 1862-05-06

Idspredations and los,es. Referred 10 the Com.
|nittee on Claims.
y ARxY APPROPRIATIONS.
On m0,iou Of Mr. STEVENS, the consldsra.
Aon of the bill reported by him from The Com
0ittee o. Ways and Means on the second In.
|stast making appropriations for the army, was
made The special order for Wednesday next
=. rR1AsoN AND REBn1LioN
nr. THOMAS, Of Massachusetts, introduced
The more e6ectusl suppression OF he rebel.
lion. Referred 70 The Committee on u Judi.
sfAfn ADVANCES CREDITED.
NJ. 0TEvEe0, ffoaieAs Oonnittss Of Ways
cad MsaSs, Npofts1 . blll 70 credit ths eta,es
witA The, aa6uA6 aAvAaosd b thsA In the
trsasportalloes a keops. q a ofbst V their
portions d - dltsea oAx. RaoeA "a -fNssr
go Z SSrz0vlo hAlLNoAn a'ssrE avt q
On motloa q Nj OAMPBHLL, Of Psnusyi.
vsuSa, ~ House resolved itself Into Commit
Ne. OriSAsld Of Maryland. In he chsir,) and
rssu1sd ths oonsidstaaoa Of lhe bill 70 con-
stfuct Q railroad and gtslsgraph line from the
Missouri river 70 We Pscidc ocean, and 10 se.
cure 10 Tie 0ovefpment The use Of The ame for
postal, military, anA other purposes.
Ths eighth section was then 70 amended "a
70 euect that TIE said railroad and telegraph
line eball ooumsnos q ths l02d meridian Of
longitude west from Grsenvioh, ss the termi.
nation d the Leavenworth, Pavnee, and
Western RAILROAD, thsnce running westerly
upon tho most direct, central, and practicable
route, through the territories Of the United
States 70 The western boundary Of IL territory
" Nevada, tbsre 10 meet and connect with the
line Of The Central Pscinc railway Of Califor-
On nsuoo Of Hr. sARGEANT, Of oslifor.
Ole, hat PORTION Of the ninth section was
struck out which authorizss ths Nevada Rail-
road Company, corporation created BY the
enactment OF the Territorial Legislature of
Nevada. to construct railroad and telegraph
Iins acrcss said Territory, upon the same terms
sod western railroad, and 70 meetand connect
With the same on the eastern boundary Of
Nevada.
On motion II Mr.. STEVENS, of Penusylva.
nia, The provision Of the ninth section authori-
1tng the organizA alton hereafter Of companies
10 The Statse OF Oregon aud California 70 con
struct, within the limits Of their respective
states, branch railroad lines OF the Central
Pacific railroad, was stricken out
Ar. LOvWOY offered IN amendment, which
| vas adopted, striking out the provision 10 the
,ssu oevssuup euu tu51tuuk Clhuo0 ptOv1OluR
that II the eaid railroad from the Missouri
river 70 The Pacific Ocean be not built against
the Lot of January, 1876, It shall be forfeited
70 the United S.ates Amendments 10 other
sections were made.
The amendment submitted by Mr.. Campbell
on the 9th inst, a a substitute for the original
bill. was, with the amendments made thereto
BY The Committee Of the Whole, then adopted.
On motion Of Mr. CAMPBELL, the com
mittee rose and reported back the bill with
Is amendments, 10 the House.
hr. STEVENS spoke briefly In favor Of the
construction Of railway TO the Psci6c and
roped the bill might pass at an eaKly period.
He considered . communication Of this char.
acter between The Atlantic and Pacific coasts
are absolute necessity In time of war. The
route via Panama would be impracticabie for
ahlppipg freight at such times. Hethought the
best timeSb begin the work; labor is cheaper
now than II may ever be again; provisions are
cheap and plentiful In the country, especially
ln The West. II would also furnish employ
Imoot for thousands Of men now out Of business,
besides furnishing market for large qusuti-
ties Of American lron. i'a''f
Mr. STEVENS moved that the bill, with i's
smeodmeutss sbe printed. General consent was
obtained, cpd u was 80 ordered.
The bill was then Fead the third time, when,
o. motion Of Mr. CAMPBELL, Il was agreed
that The vote thereon bs had to-morrow, at 2
O'Clock p. m.
The previous question on the final passage OF
tho bill was the ordered.
Adjourned.