, 1866-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
The St. Lon1a H<1dEe-L1nd Grants for
RailFoads-1mprovem Of the Hlls-
AtAAiPpf Rnpjd*-PFtvate Land Claims
appropriations for Lighthouses.

RAilFoAds-1mprOvem ement OF the NA8-
AtAaippf RAplda-PFivAte Land Claims
Appropriations for Lighthouses.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Ttibune.1
WAsnrNGTax, Feb. 13.
The sera.e Committee On Post Offices and Post
Roads this morning reported bill providing,
l.t. That the st, Louis aud Illnota Bridge Com.
pany, a corporation organized under the awt Of
Missouri, aud confirmed IN It's corporate powers
under the laws OF Illinois, IL hereby empowered 10
erect, maintain. and operate bE,dse across she
river betNeen St. Louis and East st.
Louit
I'd. The bridge may be built with unbroken or
continuous spans, or q a d1aw-bHdge., II hni1t
Nth u9b,ale I 11a be not les tasn 1Sy n:s
fcss than go feet N length. Il built - draw.
e I'd @ i Sn1 sas hasf .t e .aa q 5 ,i e efsha sn
b It lesst two hundred and txenty feet, and the
dfed lei on m zach side Of he plvot. ~>'S'
Sd. Tho bridge anal be a lawfol strnetnre, and
rfal1 be recognized ~ posi- road, and the officers
Inc Nhaitsippi zyef, ars required 70 rrgulate .hs
neys belonging thereto. 30 "a mt to interfere with
:. .4th. Any litigation .IiAng flom sn1 o6::,.13ur.
lion Or alleged ohstrue- 70 INC stea navigation
Of the FFe r.sy be tiled m ibe United States Dis
trict Court Of any State which any portion Of said
onstncnon of of1uEe toacnea; ,. ,.n, y. ,....,
for ten years the act OF February, 1868, GFantins
lands TO aio tn the construction Or railroad from
the mouth OF the Ohio river BY The way Of Little
with branch TO FoEt smith. Ali The i}nes men.
toned In the ORIGINAL act are tesetved from entry pr
appropriation for 'sn 5ears.
lands 10 aid In The construction Of railtoad aad
Telegraph line nom ElWood. kanEss, Westward
is.s ~ Mat X H ~ 1nnG.aua Will ine rae'ne
senator Brown has also Introduced bin to pso-
vide Tor The improvement Of tue Upper or Rock
1;ana rap!Gt, &ou the lower o1Oet MONIES fag!ds
.+1e+-r1 ~ Wst IN r. mssI p.s ~ - s ~ ~
Hoard of cpr1Dccr ot1ccrs viii View 10 Erch TN;
prosemenss ~ will secure navigation dnrfn: The
Seas0n Tor ~ vease]s drawing not orer four feet
III, u ~ Sa M oe p pS1soos M sxea ~ sae nasl'
cineer- md Tho ioan shoi he M Ia. INN sbras
Or more 1han five persons, and shall have charge Of
the surrey and improvement under tho Secretary
nfesterc ith tRe chanuai ~ tns, * si Eth 10y
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iih r,ro 1nI1mn tnif.rS ~ air mr. .o,t t,c,tv
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The Hnntn Cn1nISTi;co ~ ~ ~ p.fVsta c,.,,
have reported bl authofi{'ng documentary eyl.
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already agrrsa TO: ror the completion q M s9teEs.
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Ray. flhiS 3inmn: foT rnnrr ifrht At
poTtasc, Mich. $1.50o; for new Keepers
dnelsnG at Beaver Island HKnt station,
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