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Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-09

GOVERNMENT SALE.
LARGE SALE OF
FINE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Will be sold at auction, at the Medical Purvoyors
warehouse. Public Square. Nashville, Tenn, on
TUESDAY. February 10, 1866.
200 General Operating Cases
25 Minor do do
25 Exsecting and Trephining Cases
S. Post Mortem Cases, large.
100 Dissecting Cases.
200 Pocket Cases. two folds
$50 do do three folds.
$50 Stomach Pumps, part flute key valve.
$50 Teeth Extracting instruments
500 Dayidsons Self-Injectng Syringeg.
1000 Scarifcators.
1900 Cupping Glasses and Tins,
$500 Trusses, single and double.
400 Scissors.
5000 Tourniquets, all patterns.
1900 Hard Rubber Syrihges, assorted sizes
SOC sets Splints, all sizes.
Stethoscopes, Tongue Depresscrs, Syringes, hypo-
&C., &c.
portion of the foregoing articles are second hand
and will be sold separately. The balance is entirely
new. The general operating cases contain instru-
ments for amputations exsectons, minor operations,
and sets Of CatheterS and Sounds
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AUCTION SALES.
0XERNMEXT SALE OF sURPLU

GOVERNMENT SALE OF SURPLUS
YIN HARD BREAD.
SUBSISTENCE OFFICE, U. S. A.,
No. South Gay street,
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 81, 1866
SEALED PROPOSALS Nv DUPLICA TIE will
be received at this Office daily and opened at Y
o'clock NJ, on WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS
during the month of February, for the purchase of
surplus GOOD HARD BREAD, on hand at this
depot
The Bread is in boxes of fifty $50 pounds EACH All
the Bread offered under this advertisement has been
carefully and thoroughly inspected, each box having
been opened, examined, and then re-cOopered and
no box allowed replaced which did not come up to
the standard for issue to troops.
for less than twenty 0 boxes. Purchases will be de-
lvered on board of transports without expense to the
purchaser
Payment required in GOvernmentfund on notifca-
ton of acceptance of bid Twenty days allowed pur
chasers to remove stores. Should navigation he
closed during this time, the time lost will not be
considered Proposals to be endorsed the envelope
Proposals for Hard Bread. and addressed to
THOMAS WILSON,
Brevt. Lit. Col. and c. S. U. S. A.,
ja3l-tFN Brevt. Brig. Genl. Vols.
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BALTIMORE DAILY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FEBRUARY g. 1866
BUSINESS CARDS.

BUSINESS CARDS.
| X. ID. SEMMES,
coNN1s SENER Raj CHANT
| AND BROKER,
| No. Is SECOND STREET,
| REFERENCEs-J. J. Bankard, Esq. Baltimore, Nd
! Capt; j. Wiley. Florence, s. c.. Messrs. Thomas &
| Co., Bankers, Baltimore. Md teS-3t"
GUSTAV NUMBER.
| Havana and Domestic Cigars,
TOBA Geo,
Corner of Fayette and North streets film
ELDRTDGE STANTON. Us. BUTLER. sAM'L BUTLER.
STANTON e. BUTLER
Photographers,
NO. 20 w. FAYETTE STREET.
| One Door from Charles.
PLAIN AND COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS,
Either from life or old Pictures
Finished III superior Style, and OF any
size. f6-lm
SMITH & sT WILLS,
OFFICE No, q LEXINGTON STREET.
1.-TWO Doors from st. Paul.
g. W. P. SMITH CORNER States Attorney of Wor-
eester county, Md, and JOHN WILLS, of Baltimore.
have 1 formed Copartnership in the PRACTICE OF
Law: In addition to their general practice they
CLAIMS against the Federal RAJ and State
Also to Commercial Accounts and Collections gene
rally. fe5-eo3t*
GEO W. TINGEs. CHAs. S. T1xGEs
Eo. w. TINGEs & son.
ZEAL Ne E$ 5 Fl t ~ i BR6k Frs,
AGENTS FOR ESTATES.
Special attention given to the care management
and settlement of Estates
LOANS ~ IS NEGOTIATED. on REAL ESTATE.
MONEY INVESTED without charge.
on
ja22-eotf
HOHN HENDERSON * CO.,
- !, 6 GEM NE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
jasl fFA rT ANB B& G2fHM6kGf STREETS
JOHN H. H0FFM AN,
MANUFACTURER OF
@ Ell A M P A G. N e,
No. I6 MCCLELLAN ALLEY,
ial9-8m BALTIMORE MD.
a UGUST WAGNER, Manufacturer of Gas
u FIXTURES and BRASS WARE of every de-
scrlptlon, No. 30 HANOVER STREET Gas Pipes in
PRODUCED in all kinds of Buildings. Gas Stoves for
heating and cooking. jal9-tf
U w. BOND d. CO.,
~ BOOKSELLERS and STATIONERS,
and BLAN * ! b 81 Ef,4 M4k I, 5&S r,1,r
Jal3-Sm Between Gay and Holiday streets
RR. JAMES HIGGINS, Qate State Agricul-
~ tural Chemist OF Maryland ANALYTIC AND
CONSULTING CHEMIST and GEOLOGIST.
,.,o No. ST. PAUL STREET,
Jal3-lmN Baltimore Md.
SHIP and sTEA
MICHAEL & BRO,
I22 w. Baltimore Street.
Furnish to order every description of Cabin Furni-
ture, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Curtains Cushions Mat
tresses, Blankets. Counterpanes, Sheets Pillow
Cases. &c. large lot of White and Colored Blankets
and Hair Mattresses on hand. which will be sold at
reduced prices ja4-9m
DEAL d FULLER,
GATE WITH HUTCHINSON BROs)
Practical Lead and Iron Pipe PLUMBERS, 90 Park
street. between Mulberry and Franklin streets.
Plumbing in ali its branches executed in neatand
manner at reasonable charges. ja33m@
JEROME A. PENDERGAsT, PENDERGAsr BROS Co..
HENRY A EENwIck, New York.
ENENDERGAST. FENwICI1 q CO.,
2 COMMISSION AND SHIPPING
MERCHANTS,
de3O-tf II SMITH's WHARF BAIT1MoRE.
j IS F. l.; xPENDERGAsT; CHAs. H. PENDERGAsT.
4 COMPASSION AND SHIPPING
& BEAVER STREET,
deSO-tf New York.
JOHN LEARY. F. P. SCOTT
John Leary az Co..
IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN DRUGS, CHEMI-
GALS, PAINTS & DYE STUFFS,
No. 35 HANOVER STREET,
de3O-u BALTIMORE.
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EXPRESS COMPANIES.
La la -HsslEEsss7 NATiONAi. EMPRESS
sf2ENl47#E IND
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

DEPOT 1E0 SOUTH EUIA W SIREET,
BALTIMORE.
Tho NATIONAL EXPRESS AND TRANSPORT
TATlON COMPANY Is prepared to forward
God and Silver Coin, Currency Parcels, and Freight,
to
Boston, Mass; New York City: Philad elphia Pa;
Washington, y c.: Georgetown, D. c.; Harper's Fer
ry Va; Chariest0wH, "a; Winchester, Va; AleXan
uTia. Va; Fredericksburg, a.; Richmond, Va; Pc
te'sbUrg, Va; Norfolk, Va; CharlOttSyuie, Va;
S-rnton, Va; Jackson River, Va; Lynchburg, Va;
Lexington, Va; Danvi.te, Va; Bristol, Tenn Wei
don, \. c.; GoldsS2ro' N. c.; NewberH, n. c. Beau
fort, n. C.: Morehead City. n. c.; Raleigh, \. c.;
Greensboro \. G.; Salisbury n. c.; Charlotte y. G.;
Chester, ). C.; NndSburO. ). C.; Charleston, ), c.;
AND Way Stations on the following roa;=: Winchester
aud Potomac Y. r., connecting with different points
in the valley Of Virginia. Orange and Alexandria
i. r.; Virginia Central Z. L.; Richmond and Dan
vile L. NJ; Virginia and Tennessee r. R.; Peters
hnre and LynchburE z. r.; Petersburg and Weldon
K, H., Raleigh and GastoR X. r., " eidon and Viii
iuin-tun r. r.. Wilmington and Ruth cTtOrd L. r.
North Carolina Central r, r., Charlotte and Column
bia X. r. Western North Carolina Il. r., Atlantic
and North Carolina r. K. As the lines Of Railroads
are opened it will extend its business 10 all points
South in addition to those named and fast pos
sihc to points in the North and West.
The tariff of charges viii be based upon fair bust
ness per ccntage above the cost Of transpOrtatioR
without being oppressive, nor Will it be made less
than the cost OF transportation with the view to
break down drive III any rival upon this basis the
Company solIctS public patronage.
II orders be left at tho Office, Goods will be senttoi
without charge and forwarded promptly.
NATIONAL EXPRESS AND TRANS
PORTAIION COMPANY.
n. B. Office No. 13i W. Baltimore street. Depot
No. lli South Eutaw street de2O-tf
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nFFEUE OF THE
" ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.,
New YORK, January q, 1866.
The Trustees in conformity to the Charter of the
Company, submit the following statement of its af-
fairs on the 3lst December, 1866:
Premiums received Marine Risks,
from LIST January, 1865, to 3lst Deem
Premiums on Policies not marked off ist O''' i'oO
January, :2O19 32i. 70
Total amount of Marine Premiums S. 952. All. SO
No Policies nave been Issued upon Life Risks, nor
upon Fire Risks disconnected with Marine Risks
Premiums marked off from lst January,
1865 to 3lst December, 1865 ......... 764146 50
Losses paid during the same periOd..... 1853 17S45
Returns OF Premiums and Expenses. 99234l A
The Company has the following assets,
United States and State of New York
Stock, City Bank and other Stocks 81, S28, $50 90
Loans secured by Stocks and otherwise $3.50 $50 90
Real Estate and Bonds and Mortgages. 81, 26000
Dividends on Stocks, Interest Bonds
and Mortgages and other Loans,
dry notes. reinsurance and other
claims due the Company, estimated at 14,96i43
Premium Notes and Bills Receivable. 1898 sol Sc
Cash IN Ban -Gon '..........;4...:;.... SO,l62OO
renoy 3O5y7S
Total amount of Assets SIP, 1876. 975 II
Six per cent interest on the outstanding certificates
of profits will be paid to the holders thereof or their
February next.
Fifty per cent of the outstanding certificates of the
issue OF 1904 Will be redeemed and pad to the holders
thereof, their legal representatives, and after
Tuesday the 9th of February next, from which date
interest the amount redeemable will cease. The
certificates to be produced to the time of payment
and cancelled to the extent paid.
A dividend of thirty-fye per cent. is declared on
the net earned premiums of the Company for the
ending 31st December, 1865. for which certificates
will be issued on and after Tuesday the Sd of April
next.
By order of the Board J. II. CHAPMAN,
Secretary.
TRUSTEES.
John D. JONES' VIM Sturgis,
Charles Dennis, Henry K. Bogert,
W. H. Ii. Moore. Joshua j. Henry,
Henry Colt Dennis Perkins,
VIM. c. Pickersgill. Joseph Gaillard Jr.,
Lewis Curtis. J. Henry Burgy
Charles Ii. Russell, Cornelius GrinneII
Lowell Holbrook, C. A. Hand,
r. Warren Weston, B. J. Rowland.
Royal Phelps, Benz BabcOck
Caleb Barstow, Fletcher Westray
A. P. Pilot, Robert b. Minturn Jr
VIM. E. Dodge Gordon W. Burnham,
geo. " Hooson, Frederick Chauncey,
David Lane, James Low,
| James Bryce, Geo S. Stephenson
Leroy NJ. Wiley VIM H. Webb
Daniel S. Miller
| JOHN D. JONES, President.
| CHAS. DENNIS, Vice President
W. Ii. H. MOORE, I'd Eice-Presdent.
JD. HEWLETT, Sd Vice President.
Applications on all descriptions of MARINE
| RISKS received and forwarded to the above we'll
ja3l-f Exchange Place.
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Passengers Transferred to and from all Depota and
Baggage handled free Of charge.

FARE:
From Baltimore to Fort Monroe .....a,..... s. 90
Norfolk ................... 90
City Point ......~......... s %
Richmond ............... 50
From Washington to RihcmOnd..........~ G 50
- Passengers taking the A. NJ. train from New
York, ll.45 A. NJ train from Philadelphia, and 2.
NJ. train from Washington, will make connection
sure with TIL Is line at Baltimore.
Be sure and inquire for tickets by the New Line
and take no other.
Information may be obtained on application to
j. BIRCKHEAD, JR., Agent.
sel9-eotf Baltimore.
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CONVENIENT SALE OF SURPLUS

OVERNMENT SALE OF SURPLUS
VI IRON SAFES.
SUBSISTENCE OFFICE, U. S. A.
No. S SOUTH GAY STREET
BALTIMORE, Jan. 80 1866.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in duplicate will be re-
9eiyed at this office until u NJ, on SATURDAY.
February 10th, 1866, for the purchase of the
SURPLUS IRON SAFES,
On hand at this depot
These safes consist of Counting Room Paymasters'
and small Field Safes, and can be examined at any
time on application to this Office, between 9 A. NJ
and P. NJ. The safes are numbered from No up
wards; Proposals received for one or any number of
amount bid for it, must be specified in the proposal
or twill not be considered
Payment required in Government funds on notif-
cation of acceptance of bid.
Proposals to be endorsed Proposals for Iron Safes
and addressed to
THOMAS WILSON,
BVt 1t. Col. and C. S. u S. A.
ia2o-tF10 Rvt Rrig Gov VII
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MAGISTRATES NOTICE.
ANA L. r. HERA,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
OFFICE, No. SIS WEST FAYETTE ST,
Opposite Bdrn,tns Hotel
Legal Papers Of all descriptions prepared at the
shortest notice. jag-Im
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AUCTION SALES.


DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
HARPERs FERRY, VA, Feb. 2, 1866.
A large quantity of serviceabe and condemned
QUARTERMASTER STORES will be sold Mt Hair
per's Ferry, Va, on TJ ESDAY, Feb. 20. 1866.
cles:-0ne Commissary Store House, one Forage
House 1913 feet long, 25 feet wide and Is feet high one
Bake House, and one Cook House, each 30 feet long
Y high and Il feet wide with number of Sheds the
whole containing $4,000 feet Of LUMBER, more or
less.
100 ARMY WAGONS,
10 TwO-horse Wagons 600 Spr. Chains,
2 Spring Wagons, 200 Wagon Bows,
l6l Field Desks, 200 Buckets,
d Tables, s. Dust Pans,
Al Lamps, 1872 Breast Chains
al Chairs. 100 Bearing Chains
3 Iron Safes, $50 Double Trees
Il Stoves, Isl Fifth Chains
$50 Sets Wheel Harness, 637 Halter Chains
zoo Sets Lead Harness, Horse Medicines.
20 Lead Lines, 7 Travelling Forpes
200 JOcky Sticks, Is Wheel Barrows
l,50O Single Trees, 1,060 Lights Of glaz d Sash
30O Spreaders i Chains, 80 TBS. 0akum,
900 SpreaderS, $500 TBS. Rope,
With other articles too numerous to mention
a large quantity of Backsmiths', Carpenters and
Saddlers TOOLS.
Terms cash in Government funds.
88-Sale to commence at 10 o'clock and continue
from day to day until all is sold.
Byt. Major and A. Q. NJ. Vols
fe6-tl9 CHAS. NJ. FUTTERER AuctiOneer
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DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
HARPER's FERRY, Va, Feb. 2, 1866. !
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-04
EXPECTATION.

We have all heard Of the fellow who
,snsa,ed the notice Of his master, that a
certain matter was in stat" QWo, under the
impression that q reputable place was
thereby designated. II ever this phrase
could be applied, in a personifying man
ner, to a purgatory Of suspense. 1t can be
so used at the present time. "Thlngs
National, State. municipal. are on the
vivacious point of uncertainty; yet threat
ening to be precipitated into a rush and q
row at any future moment.
Are we going to have a foreign war
Or is Napoleon going to back down: is
Max. going to get up and dust: is John
Bull going to pungle for Semmes & Co.'S
plumber: These are prime questions that
now rise before the school houses Of the
And incidental with these is
the question: Is there going TO be a
Fenian raid into Canada: Or is there to
be Il Donnybrook fair fight ut the next
Fenian Congress:
Then, on the question Of reconstruction
much remains ahoat, undetermined, on
the first, about TO be resolved BY the
climax action OF Congress.
Lo! in Nevada, what a rumpus! The
Specific Contract Law declared unconst'
tional, and debtor and ~creditor-we are
all in one or the other class-are in s
quandary about payments, etc. The
Legislature having just convened, there il
some excitement on the score Of anticipa'
ted measures for financial liking up" o
disjointed affairs.
Locally there are many questions o.
interest, and very diverse opinions as &c
the character OF legislation we need.
Taking it all in all, times are uneasy,
We won't be down in old stGtH quo long
we will adjourn to sine de pretty soon,
sure.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-04

TREASON IN TESSEssEs.-lt appears
tina. the loyal people of Tennessee some
how fail to appreciate the plan which their
fellow-citi=en. Andy Johnson, has adopted
for making treason odious." In add
ton to the ~stringen, laws and restrictions
which they have instituted to prevent the
too rapid Reconstruction Of the men
who were lately committing outrages
upon them. we observe that the Grand
Jury Of the United States District Court,
ct Knoxville, have just found indictments
for treason against cover nineteen hun
dred persons. L, appears from this, that
the c~ruelties so lately imposed upon the
Union people Of East Tennessee by their
rebel n~eighbors, have not been forgotten
by the former. and that they are not in
clined to cancel all those outrages by en-
bracing the traitors whose hands are still
red with tho blood Of men guilty Of no
other ofense than that Of loyalty. They
start with the President from the same
premises-that " treason IS the greatest oil
all crimes;" bu. they seem to reach a dif-
ferent conclusion as to the way in which
the chief of crimes should be punished.
They lack faith in the pardon process.
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in this case, after much sincere and anxious
elaboration: The question discussed IN the
last point is now and we had consequently to
rely upon our own reflection and judgment,
unaided by light from adjudicated cases. II
is indeed true that the Supreme Court OF CAL
ifornia, in Carpenter VS.. Anterior, % CAL,
565, have held n doctrine different from that
We here maintain.
It is not from disinclination that we fail to
approve the opinion Of that learned Court
upon so grave n question as the one involved;
but a sense Of duty and responsibility to our
convictions of what we believe the law really
is, forces US to a conclusion opposite to that
declared by that able and highly respectable
tribunal.
Our opinion is that the Act Of January 4,
1865, is in conflict with the law Of Congress
to which we have referred, and that 1t IL
therefore void. "
The judgment and the order appealed from
must be reversed 50 far as it demands pay
ment in gold coin, and the Court below Is
directed to enter satisfaction Of the Judgment
upon payment by the appellant, in any legal
tender recognized by the laws Of the United
States, the full amount Of the judgment and
costs.
The costs OF the appeal will be paid by the
respondents.
1t is accordingly so ordered.
concur: BEATTY, J.
dissent: LEWIS, C. J.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-04

The CRY "ExrRAs."-Mayor Jones,
in a communication TO the Virginia Board
Of Aldermen, officially promulgates the
facts and opinions rs to Gillespie's and
Eddy's extras" which we published on
Saturday last. We have not yet heard of
Mr.. Eddy's ~resisning; although the fact
that he had not actually received his quota
of the extra alone saves him from prosecu-
ton. His intent Wa good for the 800 /;
but our exposure rather snapped the
morsel from his mouth. How about the
former "extras" Of the City Clerk-are
they to be refunded? Alderman Piper
complains that the "extra" resolutions
would not have passed the Board. but for
the favor Of Mayor Jones. It seems we
enlightened the Mayor in exposing the
imposiions on the City Treasury.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-04

Observation-Disclosures has been given tc
the Senate, by Mr.. Sumner, of a bill ex'
empting the capital Of such National
Banks as may be established in this State
prior to January LIST. 1867. from taxation.
AS a guaranty, supportive Of the laws Of
Congress in the same direction, this is a
c~ommendable measure. Mr.. Cutter, in
the Assembly, has given notice of an Act
to repeal that provision Of law under
which State officers are paid their salaries
in coin.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-04

A. WARD.-That true humorist, and
perhaps mos, original nan Of the age,
Ar,emus Ward, is reported as dead. Poor
fellow, he has had so much TO do with
" wax-6ggers, and sich," in his short life
time, tina. he has at last turned into one
himself. We hope the telegraph will wake
him up again. We don't believe he is
dead. How old Death could tackle such
a humorist as him. is more than we can
comprehend.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-04

New YORK. January l.-Mathewson
& Aliens large block on Broad, Dorrance,
Eddy and Liddle streets, Providence (R'
~. occupied chiefly by jewelry manutac-
turers, was damaged by fire on Saturday
to the ex,en. Of $4,000 or $4,000. The
victims are Steer s Crocker, S. NJ. Lewis
s Co., J. A. Brown 4 Co.. Nathanie,
Grant s Co., J. b. Mathewson x Co
All of whom are insured.
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INTERNAL notwithstanding to the
repor, of Commissioner Rollins. lately
made to Congress. the total receipts OF in
ternal revenue for the fiscal year ending
June 3Oth, 1868, were Sill, 003, 1872 SO
for 1864, Sll6.S50,672 A; for 1865,
5000, 99l, 1886 81. These amount are ex-
elusive of the direct tax Of twenty millions
levied in 1861. and the duty upon the
deposits and circulation of the National
Banks. The Commissioner says:
1t is a matter for sincere c~ongratulation
that, thus far, the people OF this country
have so patiently borne the burden which
has been put upon them, and have so
freely contributed of their substance to fill
the National Treasury. With few excep-
tons, the demand Of the tax collector has
been met promptly and willingly. And
when il is recollected that the present
generation only know by tradition or by
reference to obsolete statutes that taxes
have been imposed in this country upon
articles Of their own manufacture and the
objects of internal traffic, or upon the vari-
Gus crafts or professions in which they are
employed and when, too, it is considered
that the amount Of revenue thus collected
for the single year ending June 80, 1865,
amount to a sum nearly OF quite equalto
all the receipts Of this Government from
its organization to the war Of 1872, we
may not only be justly proud that the
material strength Of the country has been
FULLY equal to the burden imposed. but
that it has been borne so quietly and 20
willingly.
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The following preamble and resolution
were this morning introduced into the
Senate, by Senator Doran, OF Esmera!da {:
WHRRAs, There are ut this time two
railroads being constructed from the navi-
gable waters Uf the State Of California to-
ward this State; and
WHERRAs, One Of these roads (the Gen.
trail Paciic) has received large grants Of
land and liberal subsidies from the Gen.
eral Government, besides liberal donations
from counties and cities in California, and
| from the State of California and
WHEREAS, The Placerville and Sacra-
mento Valley Railroad, connecting with
the Sacramento Valley Railroad, with the
terminus Of the latter as aforesaid, is
already built to Single Springs and, it is
believed. will be completed to PlacervillC
early in the ensuing Spring; and
WHEREAS, A Company known as the
San Francisco and Washoe Railroad
| Company has been fully organized, for
the purpose of constructing a railroad
from PIacerville to the capital of the State
Of Nevada-thence TO the city Of Austin
said company having caused a thorough
and survey Of their trans-moun-
tain route to be made. and the line To-
Gated. which was found to be in every re-
spect. feasible and practicable and
WHEREAS. Neither Of said last men
toned roads has ever received any aid
from public sources, except the subscrip-
tons Of the county OF 81 Dorado and the
city Of P~iscervillc for three thousand
shares Of stock, for which their bonds
have been received; aside from the aid BY
said bonds. the work on said roads having
been prosecuted entirely by private enter
prise ; and
WHEREAS, The amount Of travel and
freight flowing to this State is already
great enough to indicate that two railroads
leading hither from ~navigable tide-water
in California will be remuneratively en-
ployed at fair freight charges /; and
WHEREAS, The interests Of the State OF
Nevada, as well as the whole section OF
territory between the Sierras and Salt
Lake City, imperatively demand the
speedy constructor Of at least two rail-
roads over said mountains to this State
and across its boundaries therefore, be It
Resolved, That our Senators in Con-
gress be instructed, and our Representa-
tive requested, to use all honorable means
to secure aid from the General Govern
ment. both in lands and money, to the
said San Francisco and Washoe, and the
said Placerville and Sacramento Railroad
Companies. to the same extent rs the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company has been
and is now being aided BY the United
States.
Reso!red. That His Excellency, the Gov
ernor, be requested to transmit a copy oil
the above preamble and resolutions to our
Senators and Representative in Congress.