, 1866-01-24

4 Gigantic Transportation Scbeue-A
Fost Ofiice Building for st. Paul
Prospect of1hc Loan B1ll-Tho Freed-
mems Bureau H11l-The Rcconstruc-
tton AmcndmeDt-The Pohtmasser
Genernlss Rfll-Ffeedmensx AGnlrn In
Florida.
Especial Despateh to the Chicago Tribunal
WASHINGTON. Jan. q.
Senator Pomeroy has introduced bill iucorpo
rating ahout btty gentlemen various parts OF the
country, under the name and style OF the sColorado
River and Utah Transportation Company The
capital etock Of the corporation ia nxed al ona hun
dred thousand dollars, and The project whfsktthe,
have On tand Is nothing less than establishing q
tins Of steamers on the Colorado nyer, to connect
Win ecean steamers md express freight line fo1
sni salt Lake. One section Of The blu provides fol
~ 6s Eaen dasaEne nd xisenuc "a co''tSs ,as
Channel and grants alternate sections Of 1.nd On
zach si5e 81 The river from the southern boundary
OF the United STATES 70 the head Of navigation.
Ano:hef section e1np0wers the cofp1rztion TO con-
etruct about four hundred miles OF wagon road TO
connect the head Of navigation with Salt Lake CftY
roads are to Be surveyed and constructed under the
direction Of three sIone1s appointed b. the
sece:a[J of The Interior. and . gfapt Of land il.
for six miles tn width. Mineral lands arc reserved
to the United States. Gisantlc a. this schema il
Tor connecting the heart OF the country with the
dent thai II Ia hpsib1e End advisable.
Senator RAM ey has introduced bill constitut-
ing the 1ostmaster. Collector Of Claims and D1.trtc
ect and purchaee, with the approysl VI The secFe.
tay Of ihc Interior, site. and erect thereon suti.
able building tn that city tora Post onen, Custom
id0 h0Pee nd unned s,asss Court House and $780,
The Nays and Means Committee Ind a short
restion thts mornlng but reached no conclusion fn
Eeepect to lhe loan bill II is understood that at
four for and four against the clause authorizing
foreign losn. With Wentworth ahsent. Present In.
dications are that the committee will not report
The seuate Will probably reach vote on The pas-
sage OF the Freedmcn's bureau bill Tomorrow, un-
less Nf. Sumner concludes to make speech, The
teGion authorizing the President to sci aside three
million tcscs Of Government land for The use ot
loo freedmen. gave rise to much discussion, bnt
..ns finally aSreed to b. rote Of a6 to l. The sex
t,on regarding he re- Island titles, which confirm.
them 10 negroes for thefe REPAIRS promises to pro-
duce mnch debate Tomorrow. a. Mr. summer de-
snes 10 cone eophim ~ them lorsyer and GaTet Davis
The House Is very mueh disposed 10 thoroughly
debate the Reconstruction Committees pspposed
constitutional amendment. and 1lr. Stevens has
t!o9, Ha!fa dozen speeches were made today, and
tight OF len gentleman have indicated thelr purpose
to speak TOMORROW and ncu day. 1he prospects for
Ing passage Of the amendment. which must receive
a tMoahisds vote. are not very favorable.
1he senate Posi- Otfice Committee will probably
report .he Postmaster Generals bill requEing posi-
age On neFepapess to be prepaid nom tho oii1ce Of
publication. bnt Senator Dixon, chairman Of the
COMMITTEES, will oppose 1t when It is called up In
the Senate foF kctfnn.
Col. osborn. Assistant Commissioner Of Freed
men for the Flnsidn district reports 10 Gen. How
a1d. under date Of December 81, comparatively
encouraging state oT aairs in that Srate. He sAJs
that The crops hare all been gathered and that Tho
planters are promptly paying tho freedmen their
wages. No Government ralions were Issued during
the month o| .uecemlEr. except to the destitute
freedmen in the hospitals. Ten schools, With near-
Y txo thonsana eeholars, sre now in operation in
that State Under the &nfplces Of the f1eedmen's
Bureau.