, 1864-03-12
WARRINGTON, March 1.-THE President to-day
Psot to The Senate the following message:
MARCH Q, 1881.

WAeA1AGION, A&tC0 l1.--11e tfeotaooL tt-uay
rsnt to The Senate the following message:
MARCH ., 1881.
TO ths Senate Of tie United Stats:
In compliance with q resolution Of the Senate, OF
the first inst, respecting the points Of commcnce-
ucnt Of tho t'ante Railroad On tho huudfeath de.
% the tse al, hap o.
drcdth dcf1ce Of Longitude Transmit tho ac.om2a'
nyinE report Of the Secretary Of the Interior con
poe d sd sst e sssa 9 L q
vfmtcr last, m executive order was made
qeoa this subject a1a de,.,sssd p.',,tss t9 the
@ aed Ct pn on Hen hs 1ess,a q
Construct their hTsnch railroad to the i0Ih dog. Of
Sa
Omaha, In Nebraska. Since then the company has
reureacntcd to nc, that upon actual surveys made
o 81 Ser I'D bane @ ha
sceo@paoying, rcport Of the Secretary Of tho
mated in the order Of November iast, and inasmreh
as that order is not record In any Of tho execu
tire Departments, and the company desiring moro
dc1nite one, hare lnado the order Of which copy
ts herewith transmitted. and caused tho samo 70
tsfgncd,} AnnAnAu 1INco1x.
Tic order above referred to is as follows:
aet Of Congress- entitled an act to aid In construct
ing railroad and telegraph line ffom the Missouri
river to the Pacific ocean and TO- Hccure to the goT-
D ns pss 81 as M f. ess a aso
izlug md directing The President. Of the United
SGto 10 fix point on the Western boundary OF tho
SssosS se Gf 5Swa 9m E bv wass aa tsop the f s
tbcri.cd md required to construct singc line Of
railroad and telegraph upon the most dlrcct and
practicable route; snbieet to tue approval Of the
ncetion with The lines Of sid Company at some
point within the 1loth meridian Of longitude, In
taid section 9: !, Abraham, Lincoln, President Of
ssosts ana saa sae list q asovo
named point on the western boundary Of the 6t4te
Of Iowa. east Of and opposite to thu cast line Of
Of the It'll principal meridian. In tho Territory Of
Done At tho city oi Washington, this 7th day OF
h:1eh 1aih IT, ths year Of our Lori a xco,x
RI TIC PRECEDENT.
". II. Seward, Secretnry Of State
b. snS 70 s1 Ms9 1as 1Tas o Sffe o Ct ssts @
the Trtnkaty. sayinSin substance that that there is
no imperial or provincial enactment exen1pting
American resscle ttomtonnasc or other duties IN
Ii como Of these ports duties arc hid on them
nnde1 the name Of light dut.es; hospital du:
tics and tonnage . dues, for the repair Of
to exempt from tonnage duties vessels belonging
wholly Or in part 10 the subjects Of foreign power
including those residing in the British North Amer
.hcrn, northeastern md northwestern frontier
from the British North American Provinces.
NE In ysw 9 hse e 2na a r. wh
tho House to-day passed bill to repeal the second
section Of the act regulating trade fronlct1,
this takin. from her Majesty's subjects The enjoy.
ment ct the privileges which were not rrcfprocatea
to our own citizens By the British Goyernsnont.
The proceedings Of the Iowa Legislature were
Cressnted ~ the Senate, praying Congress to mod
the location of Sioux City branch rs to allow it TO
1un from Sioux City wcEtwardiy to unite with tho
main trunk by the nearest and most practicable
rcute Instead Of running north Of the valley OF the
Plctte: md ut right angles with the branches Of
Long, Fork and Arkansas River, involving heavy
cost for bridges End construction over foasa and
impracticabie route.
WAs111xaToS, March 11.-The following ,s the
Gold ELL us 1t passed the Senate today:
TIE GOLD ELL.
ury be authorized to anticipate tho payment Of III
tefcst on the public deb. by period not cxcco&l-
Ing opc Eear, from time to time, either with or
witllout rebate Of interest upon the coupons as
to hn may seem expctllcnt, ena lc Is hcFcby au-
thoriz ed to dispose Of any gold In the Treasury Of
tic interest on the public debt. -
4 Committee fr0m New York, appointed hy the
Executive Committee OF the Metropolitan Fair,
snated nEon Lent; Gen. Grant. today, TO secure
18Th inst. The General has communicated favor
able resnonse Though tho Chairman, anu may be
ING public dutic4.
Tic easc hcfore tho Supreme Court today ia that
Of Frederick sclqchordt and others - Phillip Al
len and othese. There On the docket for tho
drst Monday In December about SGi cases, OF
which 154 have been reached. Is the Court will
adiorrn cn tho LIST Of May, large number wilt re-
main undtsposed Of At that time.