The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-02

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AOV3H. Fa 4
/ House fegumed tie coasideratiop of q.
ameod9 d99sry tariff bin. - "
1 A unsuoossful steenp npt-was made !,
strike out che additiopsI duty Of is ~.
on 100 poduds Of raflrosd non
4 The bill = origiusiiy reported ~,
amended, but 10 no respect reducing any
Of the duties, and then passed.
Washburne, of Illinois, made . repm,
| showing the frauds and aisIoyalty arising
from the trade with the rebellious States
accompanied b. > bin to repeal so much
Of the lsw regarding such trade a. author.
ICES the sppointnest Of agents for the pur
pose Of purchasing products. The bill
vas passed.
House then took up and considered the
appropriation bill.
The coast appropriation bill wss then
taken up. Il makes appropriation for the
survey OF the coast light houses, patent
Office, Botanic Garden. surveying the pub.
Inc lands and for many miscella neous items.
Without coming to conclusion on the
bill the House took . recess till 7:3O.
SENATE.
Wilson reported adversely on the House
bill to muster ont Of the army soldiers
who have been enlisted for the unexpired
tsrm OF their rsgimenls.
The bill to provide for the publication
OF full army register was passed.
The six hundred million loan bill was
then introduced.
An amendment 10 strike oat the pro-
vision exenpiing the bonds from State
and municipal taxation was rejected. The
bill vas then passed.
A bill 10 relation to the Pacific R.R
Was passed 10 the Senate to-day. Ii spro.
provides AZ follows:
That section of the act of July, 1864,
shail be 30 modified and amended AZ
to allow the Central Pacific Railroad Co.
aud The Western Pacific Riilroad Co, or
California, the Union Pacific Railroad
Co. snd oil other Companies provided for
10 said act, to issue their 6 per cent thirty
years bonds, the interes. payable 10 law
iul money Of the United States, upon their
seperate roads; and the said Companies
are hereby authorized to issue respective.
ly their bonds to the extent Of SiO 900.
100 IN advance of continuous complet-
ed line from Sacramento.
Section 2--That assignment made by
the Central Pacific Railroad Company, OF
California. Of the Western Pacific Rail.
road Company, Of said State, of their
rights 70 construct all that portion of said
railroad and telegraph from San Jose to
Sacramento is hereby ratified and confirm
ed to the Western Pacific Railroad Co.
With oil the privileges and benefits of the
several acts Of Congress relative thereto.
and subject to oil the conditions thereof,
provided that the time within which The
said Central Pacific Railroad Co. shall be
required 70 construct the f:ss 90 miles OF
their road shall Be one year from the Let
OF July. 1865, asd that the entire road
shall be completed from San Jose to
Sacramento. connecting II the latter poio.
with the said Central Pacific r. r. with
In four years thereafter.
Tho Conference Committee on disa.
greeing on the amendment to the legisla-
tive appropriation bill BY which the House
makes appropriations for an increase Of
the salaries Of its employees, reported un-
able to agree.
An amendment was offered that the
Senate agrse to IN appropriation Of 843.-
600 to pay such contingent expenses as
may be directed BY > resolution of the
House.
Adopted-21 to l9.