New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04

estimating the amounts included in the revived
oT offended crantsl 1870 miles the amount OF iahu
asked for. 6.24Oo0O acres. -.
So "a, ,vTs FOR CANALS AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
Con osborn by Senate bill No g. proposes 10 grant
400 900 acres for canal in Florida Mr. Kellogg oi Id"
wants $4,000 acres for connecting the MssisSipp
and Lake Borgue. Mr. Cole Of California wants zV
lions or 1851 200 acres, for Daygabc ailC III el
canal Mr. Howe OF Wisconsin wants SENATE NO. oo
100000 breakwater harbor and snip
of Cali OF the wants $50 900 acres for can
in his state Mr. Howard OF MD "a be appToprated
70 the construction OF ship canal from keeSeeha
Bay Lake Superior to Portage n LaRed aI Scint
Mr.. Ramsey offered Senate bill No, 1885, proposing grant
Of land to Minnesota consisting OF acre. a az
improving the navigation at and near tine rails h El 9
Anthony; Mr.. Pomeroy OF kansas Dy senate p 10 , 90
Ing and Ditch Company OF New.Mexico. Its length Is
believed to be about 100 miles, the rght or way anu
aIternete sections Of land gwen making tota Oh
obont s 600 acres Kansas asks through Mr. Pomeroy,
for grant Of acres to aid In the construction Of
make that river available for manuac turing purposes
The total amount of the land grants asked for canals
and other internal improvements Is 2,f9l,VVVacIe
TELEGRAPHs
Mr. Cole OF California offers Senate bill No. lib ITO en-
courage facilitate and establish international tele'
graphic communication" BY Its terms the NewfoK
and Western Telegraph Company are to have the 70
construct lay land and operate cables anu China and
the Pacific Coast This Company are 10 nave suDs'uy
Of three sections OF public LANDS LOT or II Is very in
S1ne hnt the lines they may construct If done IN good
faith viii be about 5000 mss IN Mr. eorbett
of Oregon by Senate bill No. Ill., proposes to give the
awe right for IA wears to land cable cables on our
Pacific Coast the said line to communicate south OF cape
San Juan Washington Territory and Work 10 DO pesun
within two years after act passes
MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs.
Mr. Mcdonald Of Arkansas, by Senate bill NO lOl pro-
to guarantee interest certain bonds to be issued
by the Memphis and ST. Louis and the st. Louis Noun
Az. h,Id nQn
from Morley Scott County, Missouri. to Helena, Arkan
sas, the road to serve also as leyee Inc amount "a
pSy per cent in gold. The distance will be about zoo
miles, and the total amount OF bonds about s5OOOOC the
annual interest on which, after completion or ROAD ana
leyee would be 100000 There some commendable
features the bill besides the fact that It restores ana
preserves TO cultivation several million acres OF the most
valuable lands for cotton, hemp, tobacco &c, III inc
great valley The lands In possession OF the COMPANY n.y.
homestead settlement in tracts Of not more than ~ acres
and on Of snnag DOR senate bin No
providing the guarantee by the United states Oh he
PRINCIPAL and interest 81 Snd 90 under
direction OF board Of commissioners 10 De projected y
the eynS Of tax iGT PnSd other o. state lands to the
United States the said bonds being issued 70 d tne con-
struction OF levees.
PACIFIC RAILROAD MATTERS.
Senator Howard OF Michigan proposes by Senate bill
No A. TO more eectuay insure the faithful completion
of the Union Pacific Railroad and its branches according
TO law" BY its provisions the Secretary Of the Treasury
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Central Pacific of California. and from each road con-
nected Herewith, Government bonds TO the amount OF
$4,000 per mile, security for faithful construction OF the
roads according TO law the decision that the roads have
been so completed shall be made after examination by
special commissioners.
STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES.
Mcssrs. Conkng Fenon, and Ramsey have bills pend
ING granting subsidies for Ocean steamship lines Repre-
sentative Hill Of NewYork, has Substituting the
Commercial Navigation Company Mr.. COnkling and Mr.
Hin Propose guarantee seven per cent interest on
bonds the senator's being on bonds equal 70 e extent
of threeourth Of the aggregate land and sea1mas con-
viewed by the ships Mr. Hs Is on bonds equal TO cost or
ships and he also applies all the postage paid for 10
Similar Mr. Ramsey's bill provides for line between
the United States and Mexico The trip TO be made IN
20 days. and the Company are 10 receive SO Tor each
These steamship subsidies amount 10 many mlons OF
dollars The details will be found in Senate bills Nos To-
III, 200, and House bill No 40.
SUMMARY.
without attempting TO estimate the number OF acres
involved in the revived railroad grants in the South and
elsewhere which amount to several millions OF acres the
bills VIC have reviewed propose NE Ie2nsetoniof 1890
miles of railroad dnC 10 Stbsdi-t them 10 ne ert Of
2644 l6 acres OF p6e lands. Beside these, are pro
pOsed canal, river, and other improvement grants
Amounting 600 The proposed grant Tor the emma
and Pacific telegraph cable 10 be constructed and ald
by the NewYork aud Western Telegraph company, Is
estimated 5000 miles in length, and so, VIII demand
land grant the extent Of 100000 There are also
Subsidies asked for in the form Of guaranteed interest on
railroad bonds, the principal OF which IL set down or
SIO4 800 600 and the annual S62js0O0 Beside
this is proposed levee bonds for the amount OF when
estimate is made. -.
out OF the treasury and Land from the poor mans an
OF which no details here given The number OF acres
called for in House bills not here noted cannot be less
than 100000 This GireS grand 0t OF "'es
The senate seems TO the favOrite body for the pre-
gentation OF measures Of this character
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