The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-22
CONGREssI
WASHINGTON, March 81

to aid in the construction of the Kansas
Valley Railroad, connecting the great
lakes with Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas
with Texas and the Gulf of Mexico, and
to secure to the government the use OF
the same for military, postal and other
purposes. Referred to the committee
on Public Lands. This bill authorizes
the above road to construct road and
telegraph line from the eastern terminus
of the Union Pacific Railroad, eastern di-
| vision, to the mouth of the Kansas River,
! through the eastern tier of counties to
Red River to connect with the railroad
from Galveston to Preston with branch
to Fort Smith, and gives the right OF
/ way for two hundred feet in width and
| the needed material from the public
lands. 1t extends to the original grant of
| land through the entire route subject to
the same conditions.
1t empowers the company to negotiate
with Indian tribes for the lands granted
through Indian reservations, it author
ICES the issue of construction bonds of
81 900 each, and guarantees that interest
upon said bonds for twenty years shall
be guaranteed by the government. The
guarantee shall be on conditions that
the company shall pay the bonds at ma
turity and keep the road in repair. All
government Of the road shall bo applied
in satisfaction of interest. in default of
such fulfllment, the Secretary Of the
Treasury may take possession of the
road Patents of lands shall be issued
upon completion of each twenty miles of
road. The United States must extend
as rapidly as is compatible with public
propriety the titles of Indians to the
lands granted by this act
Mr.. Cowen presented petitition for
protective tariff, numerously signed,
which was referred to the committee on
Finance
Mr.. Cow&n presented petition Of AS
sistant Assessors fer an increase Of pay,
which was referred to the committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Pomeroy called up the Senate bill
to grant land to the State of Kansas, to
aid in the construction of the Northern
Kansas railroad, which was passed.
Mr.. Cowan presented two petitions for
protective tariff, numerously signed,
which were referred to the Committee
on Finance. Mr.. Cowan also presented
a petition of Assistant Assessors for in
crease of pay, Referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr.. Pomeroy called up the Senate bill
to grant land to the State of Kansas, to
aid in the construction of the Northern
Kansas Railroud, which was passed.
Mr. Harris reported from the Judiciary
committee a bill concerning appeals,
writs of error and injunctions
The pending question being on Mr..
Sherman's amendment to the last section
of the West India bill authorizing Con-
gress to fix rate to be charged by the
Company, Mr. Chandler said the commit.
tee on Commerce had bestowed more care
on the pending bill than on any other
bill before it this session: He regarded
it as the most important bill before the
Senate.
Mr. Fessenden said that when the prop-
or time came, he intended to offer an
amendment striking out the provision
giving a sale privilege to this Company
and inserting in lieu of it provision
that no Company shall be authorized TO
establish telegraphic communication be-
tween the coast ofthe United States and
any foreign country through the waters
of the United States without the consent
of Congress The yeas and NAYS were
demanded on Mr. Sherman's amendment
which was disapproved by yeas Il nays
49,
Mr.. Howe moved TO amend by requi-
ring the completion of the work in three
years instead of five, as in the bill origi-
nally, which was adopted
Mr. Harris said Congress had exclusive
jurisdiction over the Marine League,
but the company would have to get au-
thority also from Florida for jurisdc-
tion over territory between high and
low waters
The bill was then read third time
and passed
Mr. Chandler gave notice that he
wonld at all early day call mp the bill
to regulate cOmmere between the several
States
Mr. Morrill, called up the bill to incor-
pOrate the National Union Protection
Homestead Company
The joint resolution authorizing Com
modore Rodferd to accept a badge from
the King of Italy was passed
Adjourned.
HOUSE Mr. Price, of Iowa, from the
committee on the Pacific Railroad, report
ed back bill to secure the speedy con.
struction of the read, telegraph lines,
&c, which was recommitted and order
ed to be printed.
Mr. Julian introduced bill to equal
iZe bounties of soldiers and sailors who
served in the army and navy of the
United States during the late rebellion,
which was referred to the committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr.. Henderson presented a joint res.
olution of the Legislature of Oregon
III regard to Oregon war claims.
Mr. Ward, of New York, made a state
ment to the House that he received nu-
merous letters from friends and rela-
tives of deceased soldiers buried in the
cemetery of Arlington Heights as to the
title which the government had to the
property fearing that the bones of the
soldiers there might revert to the heirs
of arch traitors. He had addressed
communication to the Secretary Of War
on the subject, and had received an an
swer which he deemed of sufficient pub
lie importance to have read The letter
from the Secretary of War was read,
stating that sale for unpaid taxes had
taken place on the llth of January, 1864,
of the Arlington estate, including the
ground of burial.
Mr. Hubbard introduced bill grant.
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