The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-04-24

Portland, 10 Oregon, approved July
25, 1885," respectfully reports:
That on the 25th day Of July. 1866,
Congress passed IN act granting lands TO
uid 10 the construction Of railroad and
telegraph line through tho State OF Orc.
gon, in which IL is provided that the
lands shall go "to such company organ.
iEed under the laws of Oregon as tho
Legislature of said State shall here
after designate"
On the 10th OF October. 1866, the
Legislature Of Oregon adopted the follow.
ing House joint resolution
Whereas the Congress of tho United
States at its last session passed On act
granting land to aid in the construction
Of railroad and telegraph from tho cen.
trail Pacific Railroad 10 California, 10
Portland, Oregon, aud madc il the duty
of the Legislative Assembly of the State
of Oregon, to designate the company or.
ganized under the laws of Oregon, which
shall receive that part of said land grant
lying within the State Of Oregon There.
fore,
BE IL resolved by the House, (the Senate
concurring) That the Oregon Central
Railroad Company, q company organized
under the general incorporation law OF
Oregon, be, and the same is hereby des.
ignaied as the company which shall be
entitled TO receive the land granted, and
all the benefits Of an net Of Congress. np-
proved July 25, 1866, entitled IAN act
granting land TO aid in tho construction
Of railroad from the Central Pacific
Railroad in California TO Portland. Ore.
gon," 30 far as the said land grantapplics to
the State of Oregon.
On the 25th OF October, A. D. 1868.
the Legislature Of the the State adopted
the following Senate join. resolution
Whereas, the Congress of the United
States, By an act approved July rs,
1866, entitled "An act TO aid in the con.
siruction Of a railroad and telegraph from
the Central Pacific Railroad TO Portland.
10 Orcgon," did grant certain lands 10
the State Of Oregon, and confer certain
bcncGis and privileges upon such com.
pauy organized under the laws of Oregon
as the Legislature Of such State should
thereafter designate;
And whereas the Legislative Assem-.
bly, of Oregon, at It's fourth regular scs-
sion. did adopt a joiut resolution, as
House Joint Resolution. No l3, designat.
ing in terms the Oregon Central Rail-
read Company as the company entitled TO
receive the land granted by, and all the
benefits and privileges Of the said act Of
Congress;
And whereas at tho time Of the alop-
ton Of the saii joint resolution, as afore.
said, no such company as tho Oregon
Central Railroad Company was ever or.
ganizcd or in existence, and the said joint
resolution was adopted under misappre.
hension Of facts as to the organization
aud existence Of such company.
And whereas the designation of the
company TO receive the lands in the
State Of Oregon granted. and the benefits
and privileges conferred by the said net
Of Congress, yet remains to be made /;
therefore,
Be IL resolvcd By The Senate, 1.-THE House
concurring.) That the Oregon Central
Railroad Company, corporation organ.
lied at Salem on tho twenty second day
of April, in the year one thousand eight
hundred aud sixty. seven, under and pur.
suant to the laws of the State of Oregon,
be and the same is hereby designated Us
the company entitled TO receive the lands
ia Oregon, aud the benefits and privileges
conferred by sail act Of Congress.
Different railroad companies are de.
scribcd 10 these resolutions, though both
are designated by the samo name.
One, the company described in the
first resolution, Is q railroad company
whose articles Of incorporation were fled
on the 2lst of November, 1866, and
whose line of road is located on the west
side of the Willamette river, and may,
therefore. for convenience, be nominated
the "Wes' Side Company"
Tho company described in the second
resolution is one whose articles of incor-
poration were fled ON the 22nd day of
April, 1867, and whose line of road is
located on the east side Of the Willamette
river, and may, therefore, be nominated
the Fast Side Company"
Both of these companies are contend
ing for the grant.
Section six of the said act of Congress
provides that the company designated by
the Legislature shall file its assent to the
grant within one year from tho passage of
the act.
The West Side Company flcd its assent
within the required time and if it was
designated according to tho act of Con-
gress, there seems to be no necessity for
any further legislation upon tho subject.
Bearing upon this point, however, is a
correspondence, of which tho following
lis copy:
SENATE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON,
January 10, 1869.
SIR 81 respectfully invite your atten-
tion to Section Of an act entitled "An
act granting lands to aid in the construc.
tion of railroad and telegraph line from
the Central Pacific Railroad in California
to Portland, in Oregon, approved July
25, 1885," providing for the disposition
of the lands granted by said act in the
State of Oregon.
Enclosed pIeOsed find pamphlet cnti-
tied "Statcment OF Facts" which fully
sets forth tho rights and claims of COM
pany designated by the Legislature of
said State in October, A. d. 1860, com.
monty called the "East Side Company"
Enclosed please also find paper, sign.
ed by nine members Of the Oregon Sen.
ate, protesting against tho action of said
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