The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-04-27

War 70 reimburse the State Of Kansas Tor the ser
vices Of her militia called ost daring the late war
and asked that the committee DO discharged from
the further consideration Of the same. Tbs com
mittee were accordingly discharged, and Che bill
was referred To the Committee on the War Debts Of
the Loyal States.
AND A. r. n. co.'s pzPof.
Mr.. Ingersoll, Of Illinois, on leave, introduced
bill To aathoriIe the sale Of piece Of ground ID
the city Of Washington; which was referred TO the
Committee for the District Of Columbia.
THE bill authorizes the Comafissioner Of Pebble
Buildings 10 sell and convoy to the Washington and
Alexandria Railroad Company that small parcel
Of land" which has been isolated from reservation
No. by the making Of the Washington canal, be.
ing all Of said reservation owned by the United
States that lies Sixth street west, and which u
bounded by the Washington canal on thu west and
SOUTH and runs back toward Missouri avenue, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets west provided
that said land shall not be sold for less than ---
per square foot Ii, syails arising from said
sale 70 be applied by the Commissioner for the i'm.
rrovsmsnt ofths streets and avenues Of said city
Of Washington.
The bill Is accompanied BY communication from
b. d. French Esq, Commissioner Of Public Build
ings, setting forth that the piece Of ground In
question Is about S. 900 square eet Is Of no use to
the United States and Is nov public huisance,
and he does not see how II can be converted TO any
practical use for the Government The Washington
aud Alexandria Railroad Company are very do.
sirous, he says, to purchase this piece Of ground
30 as to establish their main railroad depot in the
heart OF the city, and he tCotimissioner French)
therefore recommends that an act be passed au
thoriEing the sale Of said "now worthless piece Of
public property" to the said railroad company
CHOLERA IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr. Ingersoll also reported from the Committee
on the District Of Columbia Joint resolution ap.
propriatins $25 000 to be placed at the e6ntfo bf
the Commissioner Of Public Buildiugs, TO be ex-
nl.A A,,l - l.. -
to put in proper sanitary condition the avenues
and reservations under his control as To prevent
If possible the appearance Of cholera other OPT
demo in the city Of Washington.
He said that he hoped that the House would act
without delay upon this resolution. The city Of
presence OF the cholera and the committee had d.
rected him to say that In their opinion; no time
ought to bo lost In taking proper precautions TO
avert that calamity lie would ask that the reso-
luton should be taken up for immediate oonsdera-
ton.
Mr.. washburnc, Of Illinois, said that, as the res
oution involved apr ipriation, II would have 10
be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union. He had no objection to such
references.
Mr.. Harding, of illinois, was ID favor of suspend.
ing the rules In order to act upon the resolution at
once He said that the condition Of the city called
urgently for measures TO cleanse and purify Il
fresh aif.
On motion of NJ washburne, Of illinois, the Joint
resolution was then referred to the Committee Of
the Whole on the state OF the Union.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On motion Of Mr.. Aneona, Of Pa, the House then
the vote by which the bill TO extend
the jursdiction Of the Court Of Claims commit.
ted to the Committee on Military Affairs; and the
bill was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Ashley, Of Ohio, asked but failed TO obtain
consent that the House should take up
The business the Speakers table fOr the purpose
of referring the Senate bill for the admission Of
Colorado into the Union to the COMMITTEES on Ter.
ritories
Mr.. Delano, of Ohio, introduced O bill to declare
the obligations Of the United States subject to tax.
alton under State authority; which was referred to
The Committee on Banks and Banking.
Mr.. Darling, of N. Y, introduced the following
resolutionj which was agreed tot
Resoired, That the Columittss on Commerce be
instructed to inquire into aud report upon the ex.
pediency Of establishing Of Duboll's fog trum-
pots at Sandy Hook
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the
unfinished business Of yesterday, namely the bill
10 secure the speedy construction of the Northern
Pacific railroad, and to to the United states
tho use Of the same for postal military, and other
purposes.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, addressed the House
in support Of the bill. lie dwet At length upon the
vast and undeyeloped resources Of the great West
1 region now indeed wilderness, but which needed
'nly to be opened up to Immigration and labor TO
become the fairest por ion Of the globe This great
,xpanse Of territory with its shores washed by the
Pacihc-an ocean on which our Gag was now seen
only when borne by few coasting vessels an oo-
,asional whaler but which wac yet destined to benr
ipon Its broad bosom a commerce vastly greater
han that OF the Atlantic--this immense tract Of
and would have impaired To II by this great rail-
'oad enterprise market value which would render
! the most ample security for the guaranty which
his bill proposed to give.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, appealed TO the
gentleman from Illinois fMr. wentworthl to with.
iraw his motion to commit the bill to the Commit
ee on Public Lands, In order to allow him TO offer
IN amendment thereto.
Mr.. Wentworth said in reply that he was per-
ecty willing to delay his motion, not only to allow
opportunity for amendment, but also to give every
member, who wished to speak on the bill, chance
o DO heard
NJ Highly, Of California, inquired whether the
Committee on the Pacific Railroad had not been ap-
ointed for the special purpose Of considering this
ill
The Speaker The Chair Is Of opinion that the
committee was appointed with that view, but the
House has the right to refer the bill to any commit
GO that II may see ft.
Mr.. Farnsworth, Of Illinois, said that be was in
syor not only Of one, but Of two or more railroads
o tue racine, When the business OF the country
their construction. When the first bill
n relation to this Northern Pacific railroad was
Introduced he had supported 1t In consequence Of
rovision which 1t embodied, declaring that In no
ase was any money to be drawn from the treasury
o aid In the construction Of the road. In viola.
ion Of this pledge the company were now asking
he passage Of q second bill; aud If we passed this
ne, what security would we have, that In q short
ime another demand would not be made upon us 2
10 referred to the powerful lobby influence that
ad been brought to bear upon members to secure
he passage Of this measure lie was willing, whom
he country required, to have several roads to the
'acihci he was willing to make liberal grants Of
and to assist in the construction of these roads;
ut he was not willing by the passage Of this bill
o render the Government liable to the expense Of
ixty-ni or seventy millions Of dollars of railroad
while financial affairs were In the
resent condition. Who was to be the Judge Of
hen this railroad was begun 10 good faith 2" A
uryeyor might be sent out to survey the route, and
OF 1t might 10 years afterwards before ground was
roken. He, for one, did not believe In the good
nth Of this company. The bill afforded great op-
ortunities for speculaton-opportuntie which be
ould rather have the benefit Of than to control
be fortune of VIM. D. Astor.
Tho whole case might briefly be stated thus: We
ssist them In building a road The company after
while comes back hero and says, "If you give US
he money to build the road We will give you back
Alf the land" This was plain and practical way
stating the case. [Laughter.l For, by undertAk.
g to pay the interest the bonds Of the road the
government would in fact be paying the sxpen'ss