New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-06
kLTsr CONGRESSES SESSION.
SENATE. WARRINGTON, April s.
A NFw TEST OATH.

sons who participated IN the late ouI VINO are
Amendment TO the Constitution Of the United States
once trust or honor he United States Government and shall
take the oath prescribed Jay ss on account o. par
spon TAKE The c. prescribed IN The set Of July u
ieSsi diss6iHtiss shall have teen removed"
IIlE nor SPRINGS RESERVATION 49,.
Mr.. THURMAN Dem. Ohio, from the same Com
nee reported with amendments the bill for the sale OF
ST. LOUIS AND CINCINNATI .
Mr.. SCHURZ rep, MOI introduced bill to create 81
louis Cincinnati ports OF entry, and TO regulate the
appraSement and inspection OF imports there.
Mr. SUMNER rep Mass) introduced a bill to prevent
Courts OF the United States from enforcing contracts
concerning slaves. Referred to the COMMITTEE on tue
Judiciary. u..,,, ..
S e H and London ee
graph Company TO land its submarine cable on the shores
Tue pending amendment was that offered by Mr..
STOCKTON authorizing any Cable Company chartered Dy
the laws OF any state land its cable the shores OF
che United States, subject ultimately to regulation by
Nj STOCKTON Dem, N j. declared himself opposed
all legislation upon thi: subject but II 1t must be leg
Committee the Judiciary, because II involved the
company to land It's cable on the of Of this
Union He believed that Congress had no snch right,
1s Sr s but ony he right to Tesate
upon roads aud canals when made by the State In the
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
expiration Of the morning hour brought the I'M
finished business OF saturday-the Joint resolution TO
protect the interests OF the United States in the Union
Mr. CHANDLER Rep Mch) moved to postpone 1t,
aud continue the consideration OF the cable bill Lost
Mr.. SHERMAN (Rep, Ohio authorizing the President OF
the United states to fix the point Of junction OF the Union
purpose if he deems it expe9ent to appoint board OF
nDe and repo1 in to the proper point Of june
1On and also IN regard to the cOndon OF eaeh road ana
what sum will be rs t to complete " as
Mr. HOWARD rep Mich) opposed the amendment
Suc an extraordinary discretion nor did he believe that
seSdeS sSS the Of the had established
"a line between Monument Point and Echo Summit upon
Hhe Union Pacific Company, however, had seen fit to di
Verge to the north OF the line fixed by the Secretary OF
5nR their roads eastward and the other westward
h Of the Fespectve Companies to be settled either by
fhe Courts by Congress and he greatly preferred that
suit between the Companies might result in deprving the
country Of the benefits OF through railroad TO the Pacific
amendment appointing Gems sheridan; THOMAS McDow-
ioners with authority TO resstabsh the point Of june
hon of these roads which point OF Junction sna % on
Or the Board report such point TO the Secretary OF
Mr. SHERMAN Rep.. oho) agreed that the point Of
junction be fixed the general route contemplated
10y the OF the G om S Gs because u
uired the Commissioner 70 select some point on desg
rated line as IL line had been definitely fixed by law,
which, in Mr.. sherman's judgment, was not the fact 1t
we'll known to every Senator that the llne claimed 20
have fixed the Secretary Of tina Interior was in
dispute and that charges had been made IN connection
Nyit 1
resentatiyes It DOW necessary that the point OF
junction should be fixed by some competent authority,
The Union Pacific Company had already completed its
'o Mr. WIITfAMs sep oreeon) suggested to Mr. sher
man amendment 10 his amendment so as to direct the
president fix the point of junction according to the
legal rights Of the respective companies.
+ Mr. SHERMAN rep, Omo had no other objection to
royersy when he believed that fact neither road had
sny legal rights beyond the point to which 1t had actu
81" 'ar HOWARD dsep, NIich) asked Mr.. sherman
heber ne did not consider that the letter OF the Seere
tay OF the Interior OF the 2h OF october last had the
'l mr. 81 SHERMAN rep, Ohio, had not examined the
question closely he did net believe that the Secretary
n the Interior had any right to 40 more STa var xng
Sine OF survey He denied that the Secretary OF the In
terror could by the approval OF map OF questionable
accuracy, fix the exact line OF the road
Mr HOWARD kney mat certain persons ms had been
(otrfss fhat lie map in question was fraud and hum
aug ana could not laid upon the GROUND at all but he
aud insisted that the line laid down on the map was
genuine line capable Of being laid on the ground ana ne
thought difference Of opinion very important reason
1Yhy Congress should nerpose and settle the question
being built upon the line laid down on this map. and
where that line pretended TO be located no portion OF
Sir CoNKIING rep n. W said that If neither com.
pany building on the line then the question was
fne President of the United states and the Secretary OF
to refuse 70 issue subsidy bonds upon the
ground that the companies not having built upon this
line have not complied with the law In this view the
Mr. THAYER (Rep., Neb) said that that line was
anerely an imaginary line, and that upon the map con
tanning IT, wrODgfuly He'd inc Central Paclhc isarOad
Company had obtained from the Government bonds TO
Mr CONKTING Cisep. " Y.)-Wly wrongfully fled
from NcwYork regard TO that and then had read as
Zen O. NJ Dodge Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific
Ssroad asserting that the map in question was per
iectly useless engineering point OF VIEW ana i9r
s, tbe line uDOD the ground that IL received IN
direct violation Of the Instructions ol te interior IT.
senator from Michigan whether he Thought the Union
Pacific Company authorized 10 Dlu ltb rOu on tho
same line aud to get bonds from the GoVernneht upon
Mr. HOWARD replied that he certainly did think So
MIR THAYER thought that view pTepOserous; III nis
Sndent either the road the other must nave me
line aud the Central Pacific Company claimed IL Us tS
line. .. -, s,r,,od tb.t fba Zen.
4ol Company claimed that line as It's line exclusively
aud he did not believe that IL had ever uono VI o''
plated doing so - A., ,, e,o tho man,
Mr. HowARD-They filed map because they mao ,,
right 10 suggcat to the secretary o tne ~ bai, ~
line should bethc same right that eTscd IN De1hli "
fe Union Pacific Company. But thc secretary "a 'o
1eror having under the act OF ss9 g!ytl LIZ t
approval to it became the Inc lor Dh nc
Sir THAYER said he had difficulty in DeIeyluKl tno
SeuaI0r Michigan was serious ~ tnaL view =, ~
"a 10 Locate y line for the Union Pacific Railroad
Mr. HOWARD denied that II was so authollzed ana
r.ad fter addressed 10 him the Secretary OF the III
ta ~ tbe iTt Of March last stating that the action
Of his predecessor in approving tue iOchuon luue ~ ~
Central Pacific Company was not ee1gd no oad over
the route the map there hied, ana mat the eq ns d
each Company continue the m ~ VI ~ t
in continuous and complete liue until ~ shouu ineel
The other road was not all called IN question OF ahec
ed by that action. ,--.., 40 .hot ,oro
40 that Central Company had obtained DohuS ior 'n"
route in adVaucef .,o,
ond h was i'm sequence of their having constructed
Certain sections OF their road Oh that inc -. 81,
Mr. COLE rep Cai regretteH eHeeTgipg" EVEN now
that il would be serious obstacle ~ the way OF thc coi