Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-12
PROM WASHINGTON.
WA5hINuIVNI NaICH IIs
The President to-day sent to the Senate
the fOIlOfing message:

| Inc ffeeldent to-day sent 10 the Senate
the follOFing message:
MARCH 9th, 1864.
To the Senate of the United States In
compliance with resolution Of the Sen
sse Of the 1st inst, respecting the points
Of the commencement Of the Pacific Rail
road on the one hundreth degree Of west
longitude, and Of the branch road Of the
western boundary of Iowa to the one hun
hundreib degree Of latitude, l submit the
accompanying report Of the Secretary Of
the Interior, containing the information
called for, and 1 deem it proper to add
that on the 18th day Of November last
an executive order WAS made upon this
subject and delivered 10 the President Of
the Union Pacific Railroad, which fixed
the point on the western boundary
OF the State Of Iowa from which the
company should construct their branch
railroad to the hundreth degree Of
west longitude, snd declared it to be
within the limits of the township Of Iowa,
opposite the town of Omaha. Since then
the Company has represented to me that,
upon actual surveys made, it has deter
mined upon the precise point Of departure
Of their branch road from the Missouri
River, and located the same as described
In tha. accompanying report Of the Secre.
terry Of the Interior, which point is within
the limits designated in the order Of No.
vember last; and inasmuch as that order
is not on record in any Of the Departments,
and the Company desiring a more definite
one, have made the order of which q COPY
is herewith transmitted, and caused the
same to be filed in the Department Of the
Interior.
TSigned ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The order above referred to is as follows:
In pursuance of the provisions Of sec
ton 10, of the act of Congress entitled
An act to aid in theIconstruction Of Rail-
road and Telegraph line from the Nilsson
ri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure
to the Government the use of the same for
postal, military ana other purposes, ap-
proved July 1st, 1862, authorizing and d.
recting the President Of the United States
to fx the point on the western boundary OF
the State Of Iowa, from which the Pacific
Railroad q by said section uthorized and
required to construct single line Of Rail-
road and Telegraph upon the most direct
and practicable route, subject to the
approval of the President of the
o. s., as to form g connection with the
lines of said Company within, the Tooth
meridian of longitude in said section,
namely /, Abraham Lincoln, President of
the United States, upon the application of
the said Company, designate and establish
such first above named point on the West
ern boundary Of the State of Iowa, east of
and Opposite 10 the east line Of section
ten, in the Township fifteen, north of
tango thirteen, east Of the sixth princi-
pal meridian in the Territory Of Nebraska.
Done at the city Of Washington, this
seventh day of March in the year Of our
Lord, eighteen hundred and sfxty-four.
TSignei ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The following is the gold bill ss il
passed the Senate to-day:
ResolVsd, That the Secretary Of the Tres
ury be authorized to anticipate the pay
ment of interest on the public debt, by
period not exceeding one year, from time
to time, either with, or without a rebate of
interest upon the coupons, as to him may
seem eIpedient and he is hereby author
ized to dispose Of any gold in the Treasury
Of the United States, not necessary for the
payment of interest Of the public debt.
Mr.. Adams, from New York, appointed
by the Executive Committee Of the Metro
politan Fair, WBIU1d tEEv.. L;o,ateuzzt Cen
eral Grant to-day to secure his attendance
at the opening of the fair on the 28th in
slant. The General has communicated q
favorable response through %ss Chairman.
He may be expected to be present unless
prevented by pressing public duties.
The Secretary Of State has replied to
certain inquiries Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, saying, in substance, that there
| is no imperial or provincial enactment ex-
empting American vessels from tonnage
or other duties in the ports Of Canada.
In some Of these ports duties are laid on
them under the name Of light duties, hos
pitsI duties, and tonnage dues, for the re-
pair Of harbors, etc. Hence there exists
mo good reason to exempt from tonnage
duties vessels belonging wholly or in part
to subjects of foreign powers, including
those residing in the British North Ameri-
can Provinces, on entry in our ports, OF
the Northern, North eastern or NoIth-Wes-
tern frontier, from the British North
American Provinces.
In view Of these facts and in sooordsnee
with the recommendation Of the Treasury
Department, the Honse to-day passed a
bill to repeal the second section of the Aol
to Regulate the Foreign Cossting Trade OF
our frontiers, thus taking from her Msjes
ty's subjects the enjoyment Of privileges
which were not reciprocsttd to our OWL
citizens by the British government.
The proceedings in the Iowa Legislature
were presented in the Senate to-day, pray
ing Congress to modify the Pacific Rail
road Bill 80 far as cnnoerns the location
Of the Sioux City Branch as Il
allow it to run from Sioux CITY
westward, and to unite the main trunk b.
the nearest and most practicable route, in
stead Of running north of the valley Of th,
Platte, and at right angles with the branehe
of Long Forks and Arkansas Horn, inVolv
ing a heavy cost for bridges and eonStruo
tiOn over a rough and impraeticable route.
The cavalry which recently cut the rebe
communications and made a dash at Rich
mond, is now arriving by transports at Alex
andria, en- route to the Army of the Potomac
FROM ARKANSAS.
FoRT SMITH, Arksnnas March 10.
Citizens from Santa Fe reached here to
day, via the Choctsw Nation. They So,
the people in New Mexico, ere in grea
fear of q rebel raid into their country il
consequence of the occupation by the Fed
eral forces Of the entire Southwest an
the necessity Of the rebels finding an out
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