, 1869-02-08
WASHINGTON.
Leading FEATURES Of the NON
Railroad Bill.
How the Government Is to
Aid tho PfoIec<os -
The Proposed Reduction Of
fhs Army. :, - (:
Pardened Rebels Refused Regis
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WASHrxorox, Fea.7.
TIN XIV rAcs2sc kAS11oAn Ely.
Tho uew Railroad bill. II reported In The Ben
ate, On Saturday, IL in eighteen long see1ians md
esTct1 s,x lines of rosds, s1z.: The Horthe1n FL
1dc. from LaHe supe.,or 10 Pugeti Sound the
A:lan:tc i Ps>1de> from Springfield, No., eoosh-
welt 10 The Cauadl.n Hver, and tteaee, On tbs
[Mrt,.ti1h parallel. BY Albuquerque, to the coast
the Southern Pselde, Of Otlfotnta, from s1n
n juueuou with the th1rty.dn !
parallel nae, near the eastsrn boundary ot Qx11-
foruil lie Goioa R1eidc, Eaaietn DitIstnn, On
t preaect terminus to junction With ,hs through
iine,. It = point no. we.t Of Albuquerque;
the Atk1asAs Valley, from Little Z ,ck, bJ Fort |
Smith. to junction With The Ihropgh line at the
creating oftke C4aadIaa R,yct, and tho Oregon |
Pacific tEom Portland, TO thn north head Of Hmm
bclds River, In Ne ra3l. The Aggregate length |
OF these seve1sl Ines Ia ahou: fre tho7aand
zallcs. Tho government nd Asked Is bJ lAnds
md 1 EuAr1nksa oi Interest on railway bocds.
The l1nd grant cor FISTS Of the alternate secuena
oa each side Of tbs respective roads. within
twenty miles through Terfttostes, and within ten
1nile1 through Eta:es. Esct road gets ont Sec
ttan pc. mile outright. II toon Il selected
Ard approved BY the President. The tito Of the
Etnatnt1k 1A1os rtnu1 in the United 6taics.
~Aeoever twenty Consecutive Iples Of real arc
A1lshed. tho soverIment 10 10 sell tho lands bor-
tentC or ttat tec.ton ior not 1ess than r. 50 per
acre, In law!ul mo.cy, lhe proceeds to be put IN
the Tt&4a1y ct tbs United 8tltes To tho Credit Of
tbs railray company. which. in no eseut, Is Il
lowed to hu1 or bid fo1 tho lands. Thr pecuuItsy
aid safed uf the government to the roads l. SIX
Pa cent enHeIcJ Ruarautee for thirty
5exrs On $4,000. gold bonds, per
mile. The bonds are to be Issued md recorded
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, with coupons
endorsed b. the T1easurt1 Of the United S:sles,
and paythla half ye1ty. and the principal Of these
bonds coEstttuies tie ntst lien upon the toade,
Tollirg s:ock. azd Ill Other property. The cov-
cIrnent nndertakce to zccuse itself from lose In
guaranteeing il. lrteses. By retaining tho pro-
ceeds Of ali Gales cs LAID b. covering. With the
Irrasury, nj cues f1or, TIC uri,ed States to the
rtfpcctite rotts On 4ceocti Of transportation,
Sc, md b. requiring each company to pay oIe1
to The TrtAsury Of the United Sates, half
yearly, ten per eert Of itt Sross seIstpts.
from theae Htec sources, the GoTetnmEnt u TO
dfaw In paying tho company, 1ld Whateres re-
Hoa1ua of the laud funa goes 10 tne prop<x road.
The tsu per cent ol the gross receipts IL to be
paid into tie 7feas1TJ ten days before each semi.
anrual tnstai1ncnt Of Interest becomes due ; tnd
wherever my road fails In this eauIseuent It1s
to 10 proceeded aGaIrst unde: the Bankrupt law;
tic hfat no1tGsge bonds On which, II 10 gua1an,
tee6. are 70 be delivered on tho completion md
equipment ot twenty mile sections ct
Hood, except that en- thu mountain portion
H the Northtru Pacific. TFethl1ds
ol the ss1o72t On caea such section rn4J bo de-
arered when the road bed ha1 been made ready
Ter the ttes. The provisions Of the bull. with Re,
specs 70 annual stpasn, f,sht1 Of pse-enptozs,
Sc, hetrn to be like thnse Of Other Ealroad BILE
Each Of the roads named Ia the bill Is reqn,re4 TO
accept ana etfeLt to lis p.ovtatuns within s.x
months. OF be detarfed from shar1ug in It's n:ne.
nt1
7ae vote In coc,at!tc on reporting The bill.
tteoc: feas-cou1est. Rau,seJ, Stewart, Dsake.
Abbott, Ltd Rice Ssy4-Howasd, she.u IN.
Morgan, Waison 4rd Harlan.
The Oregon Branch Of the Ceutrs, p.r,nr ,na
the Onion Pacific Eastsru, DtY1ston, Conuan,c.
se authorized, by Combination, to form 4 eoroo-
Iau1A. ahasf the styln Of thu Uu1ted Etatea
Southern PAeth: Railroad Company, to construct
"A fslifasd md telegraph '..c bety a tho thtrty
yourth &ad thts1-s11>h 2a:.lle' ugh Nev
MEXICO. 70 jarciion with the N pAs.ac
OF calfornls, On tho Coloraf II, Tho hill
going almost Immediately TO the government
printing once, It IL !mposatble - RtTo further
details, which relate to : description Of the
eouthe1n trunk line 10 b. eonstruetca by tha n,
aous companies. aId to the ulaunes Of recstriue
end selling the ands. nskirs reports, DC,
n1ufotrn kxp1o11oI Or TEE ARsv
4 hill for this ,..,,or ,f ~. .,-v
will b. brought in tomorrow BY General Gar
Geld, from tho House A1I!sary Canmtttse, and
moved a. an a1oeudnent-in accordance with N
u1de1st1nd1ug reached On Ffiday-to tho Army
4, preparation bill II IL based, IN larse pfrt,
upcn the Recommendation ol Gcnerals Tnona Il,
-Echudeld. uarcoct, AcDowcH and Other oA-esr
who nave recently been examined BY General
Gasdeld'e coumitiee- It provides for reducing
tho rpnte1 ot lnft1try Regiments from forty 3tTe-
The 4fe,eut rnmber-to thirty. The msn OF tho
regiments broken up ars to be mustered Into 9TH
err, 70 - to E1Ea \ ml1tuum strength
to thoso retained. Tho pay deptrneuta Of
he Gsan 1uissasy md Qrazterr1a1tef Departm en8
-sre 10 be consolidated, and the new branch Will
be called the Supply Department. Tho ordnance
arm Of the service u 10 be broken up entirely,
And a1f Its officials s.e 10 be mustered IL pGeers
Of artillery, with Chief ol Artillery and bureau
In the TH Department There IL to be I reduc-
<lou ut about ore-fhtsd in each Of the Stat De-
pattnenis. The It6iin Bu1ean u 10 be Haas
fosred to the War Department, and the extra Lint
and stat omcerz arc 10 be put On duty
IN plsee Of the present civil ofnees,
a1nsn9 the indians. These ne merely tho out
IInes ol the prpposed plan. 1t lpaEt Il
n1e3uction oI 1t lcast euo In The uunba: Of arm
omega; and 1t II thought the adoption Of ii
ueMu.e will reduce the expenses Of ii
ko.ernment faily fto,oco 600 PEI year. No cc1
-otlccrs 4xe 70 be mustered In, ind the Commits
think that, By death, dieeharge md zessRcarot
the present forte Of oct1it cx in lesh thsn thfe
years, be reduced to the average requirements {
the service. The d7t s;cp towards the new orte
OF thtpKs waa taf IN IL the Hou4e, On eAtufaA,
whc1 ten millions reduction ~ made a
one stxoks in the aggregate Of ii
xmornt appropriated By the Army bill. The Ii
dim Du.eas md the 6taT Department. will. (
eoutse, oppose The adoption Of Tho ptopote
schema.
1HE BoElRr CN1xIRfr3T BUILDING NATIzfA1
The sceond se1ies OF experiments to Aseefta1
The s:1reglh Of the pate1t Unlret.!tJ brick,
use herr. wE1e continued, with government n
cklrery. At the n14y Jsrd, during F1idly and u
testsy, the machinery having been 10 adjusted I
to ADMIT Of tea,ing wtnlc brick. Ths 1eani
fully tnEtain the opillon gwen By asthlaec
Cl1,ke trd In1lett- OF sixteen specimens u
beet sustained Etc ropads 10 tho equa
inch, 1rd the poo1est ia: the Arera
being s1s: OF II tonnd' lsss
gre 70. chatk, "A tpeeinen x All~aus
pieesed brick suetainsd 3G10 ponoas to I
square ireh, and spsctusns nt COMMON rcd bslt
ls3o pounds to the aQutrs Inch. The Oldest spe
1nen of thc psse1t br1ek hero tested sustained
pounds to Tho tqutEe iIth. ut 81 pounds 1s
ttan chAlk. TEE average p.easuse which cans
Apetetplthle compression before dual e1usht'
Wa, for iwclse specimens, only 1a3 pounds
the E9razu itch.
pAp1I1 r1xrxns DxArH 70 1EraAc11ok.
1,ere On Saturday. 7le tsbarsed Bradley
peared and ~snlcd to kno~ wbethes he wonld
allowed 10 rrtet!ce. Judge Carter Irtdm&tcd l
be could restore himself in good standing
spo!oRtflnf 10 Judge Fiber, whom he had
ful,ed atd etsllsrStd. MT. Bradley replied
he wcnld not 90 thif, That his homer would
allow ht1a 10 do It: that he wontd dis frss;
+: wonld 10 to jail and rot as1t, etc. The C
at ones paAeed IN ortt, that he shoald no'
n!fnuxH n t+&e*fen tjtl h6 did Apo1ne1xA.
Bradley 1ef: IN wrath. It IL e1p<ctsd that he
again invokelthe aid of the Supreme Court,
fAApoAnp kxAEIA 1xTu1xn E11IlIhAfIoa
The annual regiatzxuon Of ~otefa In Geo
town 10 taxing psee. 1hs registers feiuss *
eu!re the nxsaea q persora who fo1Ths In
rebel army, though they p.rsented pardon
the President. Ihla they hars tore In aee
Hrte With 1rs1petpos from this District suPF
Court. h3 whom 1hey Hete appointed.
CAUCUS Or sor7HxRx BKxAso1s.
The Southern Senators held = eaucus On Fl
Eight which mikes good deal Of talk from
xact ttst uatnJ ConRrelsmen believed It was
the puzpoee Of dtItslnG means to force the &c
to give them back pay 10 March, 1867. Tw
the gentlemen present assert. however. that
question WIS not brought forward, hut III
wto3o ohsett Of The eAucas VIA 70 seeate
rtEi.y Of action on-1hs pa1t Of the bout
seratarz Nth retefente 70 he EreA! ouE
railroad bill reported on Saturday. II ts q
stood, ~ 1 result Of tho 'e1ueot. that ths Tic
line, g ~ thirty; es;ona pas.lls!; III = H,
eTaly 70 for The bill ~ rtrofted. thlcdnx
ny g ksEphis. Little Rock. tao can'
Nfef a1n tht Albuquerque Soute.
To TIE ASSOCIATED FREEs.
AKE1F41a KIIlTIA4
WAs11k1Tox. Feb. ia despatch from B
pafement q Lou,,isss, eo9osot1ies S II tne = :
report ef osneE.la aot1ee Poster, On tie sabj,