New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-07
uorSE oFKEpREsENTATIvtS

foreiGn AHails, reported tL9 oeihte tlh apP'oPIa'
ing - 800 for indemniii,aticn 20 the owuers aud
ofice.s of the Spanish bark Providence. Illegally
detained by the blockade.
Mr.. COLFAN lsep., lnd.l by uuaniao"s consent,
introduced "a bill TO punish iauds On Tie ,'oveInnehl,
which proyiles iha. all persons engaged in fGlnis ing
suuples oi any kind for any Department Of the Gov
ernircut bv contract Otherwise, or reforming any
service iherefor who shall be ioand g'Dis oi baad
in any United States Court and all acce' soe- there
to- shall lie sentenced 10 imprisonment Tor not efs
has elk months, nor more than ten years. and fine
.ot exceeding double the amount of the fraud, and
ali officers are required when frauds discovered 10
institute suit. Referred 10 the Judiciary Com
ui.!ee.
Mr. BINGHAM tRep., Ohio, from the Committee
on Judiciary offered resolution that a Committee
OF two be ann tinted 20 20 70 the Senate, and 40 the
bar thereof, in the name Of tie House OF Repre-
fentatvos and Of the people Of the United States,
imp, ach Wert ii. humphreys, Judge OF the iiisnc1
Court Of lie United States Tor the several districts
or Teuuossee, Of high ca mes and nltdeneanois ana
acouanl the Senate that tho House Of Representa-
tiyes will in due time exhibit particular articles OF
imueaelment against him, and make good the same,
and that the Committee. demand that the Ser ate
ke older for lie appearance OF SAID Wesl H. huh-
uireys 10 answer said Impeachment.
L. res Jonse 70 question for iniornation the re-
Dor; of he Judiciary Committee was read. In eject
The judge has acted ont bis Secession lroch '1ies.
Mr. MAYNARD I'm, Tenn showed the justice
Of .he present preceding TOR Tor impeachment
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. DAWES Rcp., Masa.) called up the Ca'ifor-
ma election casc The resolution reported from the
Committee on Elections declares +. /. Lowe not
entitled TO q seat as representative rom 'hae
State. NJ. Dawes explained that the prayer oi
; the ncmC,ialiss was founded upon Statute o. Tie
United Si.fes as well ~ the construction Of The
Cns1 nt .li Oi tli- United States California claim-
ing ttIoe atiyes IN tie present Congress,
tle number 20 " ieh size + entitled under the up
pOrtiounont based on the last Census.
IL 4 Mas. f4In
+ California under tho Icw appoItionment was en-
titled TO thIee Representatives., every other STATE
NAV claim the advantages, but there coald nOt
be representatives nuder different laws, and hence
the adverse report IN this case.
Mr PHELPS lUn., Cali stated some OF The cir
ctnsiances of lie care. claiming that in the aD.
se,ce OF any law determining when the census shall
take effect for tie purpose OF representation, the
rghtoi every State accres at tbe very moment ne
number of Representatives to winch she Il entitled Is
aacertainod.
n Tie resolution If the Committee wac adopted.
1 The Pacific nailload and Ieegrai pa bill was taken
TILE hin contains tie names of - persons in dier
emf sections Of the country, who, with live CoInIE-
sioners to be appointed by the Secretary OF the In
tenor and all persons who shall or may be asso-
a .ated with them, and their eucce sors, aie cIealed
: into body corpora,e ard polite, by the name fyie,
! ond title Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
i They are empowered 10 lay out locate, construct
d, furnish and MAINTAIN "a CONTIGUOUS rslhOan, VIII
fle afpulteIunccf, from Iolbts oh ti.S Vht
b.. hundred and second meridian OF longitude west
. from Greenwich, 70 the western boundary Of Ne
. vada Territory. The capital stock If 10 consist OF
4 100, eco shares Of $1,000 each. The night oil way
is ,1anied for the construction OF the arosd and
teleOrauh line 10 the extent Of 200 feet IN width on
Z each side OF the road &c. The rails and all oil CT
: iron usod shall be Of American manufacture, &c.
Whenever forty cJnsccuiiVe mies OF the road shall
d. be Constructed, patents slaIl he Issued Tor lue
lands. as well as bonds Of ; 900 each, payable
q Z. IL.
cenfum per annum interest, payable senl.annualiy
20 the am cunt OF sixteen OF said bonds per mile Tor
each section of 40 mles, TO secure the payment OF
which the ComI any II TO Eive lien upon the road.
The Government a, all tiues is 10 have the prefer
cuce for the transportation Of tie mails, noorr,
munitions OF war. supplies, and pnthc stores, ai lr
aud reasonable rates of compensation, not 10 exceed
toe amounts paid by private parties for tie sane
kind Of service ana al compensation iyr
he applied 10 the payment Of bonds and
interest until tie whole amount IL fully paid. The
Company may also pay the United Staos wholly OF
in part in the other bords, Treasury nofe-,
or other evidences OF debt against the United States
10 be allowed at par and after the road is completed
until the bonds aud interest paid, at ieast five
per cent of the net earnings OF said road may
be annually applied TO tho payment thereof.
The Company is to- locate within two years
after The passage of this act the general route In
fixing the point Of connection OF the main trunk
| with eastern connections, 1t shall be fixed at the
most practicable point Tor the construction of the
Iowa and Missouri branches. The line Of railroad
and telegraph shall commence on the one hundfed
and eecond meridian Of longitude west from Green
Wich, at the termination Of the Leayenworth,
Pawnec, and Western Railroad and Telegraph
line, 70 connect Herewith, as the act provides,
thence running westerly upon the most direct cenrsl
and practicable route through the territory OF the
! United States to the western boundary OF Nevada,
there to meet and connect with the line Of the Cent
raj Pacific Railroad Company Of California.
! TIE bill also extends aid to other companies on
certain conditions.
| Tie bill passed-79 against 40, follows:
! YEAs-Messrs. Aldlich Allen. Alley Arnold Ashley
Benmsn Bildie Bingham, Blair tMo,, Blake, Brown (a
Delsp aine DueI, Dsnlap Edgerton, Eliot, Ey, fonou
fesfenden, Fisher frauehot, Frank, Gooch Goodwin
Grange, Gurey Haigh. Hale Hooper Horton 1lu.cils
Julian, Kdly, helosy lMehl keinger Ln.ins' Le.ryl
lainel Nixon, NOEL Notion, Ola, Perry. tLeps (ClilOf
MAJ Piiee, Rice tNsss Riddle Rollins (No.l, Sergeant
sedswict sheiiAbaTser steele a. " Stevens, rain,
IrOwbddge Van Hon, Neec Wallace, Walton lhiaine).
MsId, Wl.hbure. Webster, Wheeler, Wheey Wi!ion,
MiIdom, Worcester.
RAls-Aes.is Ancona Balhit Bailey PENN. pokcr
bsh NAl, Browne i Buinton Calvert. Chamberlain,
CO5b, j. A. CouAi,ng, Cox, Cmvens Cficd Clusndeu.
Dixon, Dunn Insii-h Grider, llafdirg Hgui.on joins
Kellogg ut) Knapp. Law Loy'jly Mcknight Mallory,
houii (tl, Mouis. sobl, Odel Pike Porter Richardson
Robinson, sh4nks sheffield, steele (N. Thoms, fsias
Thoinss MIDI Imble, Ye.5ndi.hsil yooIhees W.dswouh
Naton NLl. White tlnd.l Mickiae, Woodruh.
Mr. DAWES called up the Virginia cCnie tod-eloc-
lion CAGE, ana gave hil reasons why the House
should adopt Tie resolution reported by the Commit
tee on EleeiOns and asked that tic Committee he
discharged from further consideration Of the subject
Of the memorial Of Joseph Segar asking adgifsion
TO seat in the House as Representative from the
Ist Congressional District Of Virginia.
UGIipg The Ienarbe Of MIR. Dawes the proceed. !