The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-20
HOUSE.

of the bill reported by Mr.. Ashley, OF
Ohio, from the committee on Terrific
ries, to preserve the purity of elections
in the several organized territories.
Delegates Cavanaugh, BuTleigh, Chill
cott,and Bashford argued in opposition
to the bill as being unnecessary and un-
called for.
Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, advocated and
defended il.
Mr.. Phelps offered au amendment
providing for the representation of mi.
norities, and argued in defence of the
proposition.
The amendment was rejected.
The bill passed. 1t provides for the
appointment of four cauvasseTs i'll each
county, two from each political party,
and makes detailed provisions for the
conducting of elections.
The House then proceeded to the
business on the Speakers tabls, and
disposed of it as follows:
The Senate concurrent resolution re-
qniriDg the joint committee TO revise
Houses was passed.
The Senate substitute for the House
bill amendatory of the act relating to
habcas corpus and regulating judicial
proceedings in certain cases. The sub
stitute provides for the transfer from
State to Federal courts of suits brought
against express, railroad and steamboat
companies, etc, for loss of property in
transitu caused by the la'e war. After
discussion, the substitute was agreed to.
Senate Bill granting lands aud right
of way to the Denver y Pacific rail-
road. The committee offered an amend
ment to the bill in the shape of new
section, that no subsidy in bonds shall
be issued for a greater length of road
than fifty-four miles from the previous
ly completed terminus of the road and
nothing in it shall be construed to au
thorize the Eastern Division Company
to operate or fix the rates of tariff for
the Denver 4 Pacific Railroad and Tel
egraph Companies.
Mr.. Maynard inquired whether the
bill could be considered after the reso-
luton offered yesterday by Mr.. Holman.
The Speaker said that was qIes-
ton for the House, and not for the
Speaker.
Mr.. Price remarked that the House
might as well, on this bill rs any other,
fight the battle as To subsidies in
bonds and money. He presumed there
was no objection t. letting the matter
be fully discussed.
Mr.. Walker offered an amendment in
favor of making the point Ofjunction
the Cheyenne Wells.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, offered an
amendment providing that the lands
granted should be sold only to actual
settlers, in quantities not exceeding one
quarter section, and at not more than
$3.50 an acre.
A long debate egsued on the proprie-
ty of recommitting the bill, which
terminated in a refusal to commit by -
to 10.
Mr.. Julian offered an amendment to
the same effect.
Mr.. Logan offered an amendment pro-
vidiug that the lands granted shall be
subject to entry at the Government
Land Office at 81 80 per acre, the money
to be deposited in the Treasury of the
United States as sinking fund, for the
redemption of the bonds of the compa-
ny; also, that instead of the issue of
bonds of the United States, the United
States guarantee the interest on the
bonds of the company to the amount of
- dollars per mile, and that, in event
of the company failing To pay the inter
est when due, the Government shall
have the right to take possession of the
road.
Mr.. Delano offered an amendment,
that no subsidy on bonds shall be is
sued under this act to the Union Pacific
Company, Eastern Division, until the
Company shall furnish evidence 10 the
President of the United States that it
will, within O certain period, complete
its line by way of Denver, SO rs To form
a connection with the Union Pacific
road near Cheyenne, by the shortest
route.
The bill and amendments were order
ell printed.
Mr.. Price, chairman Of the Pacific
Railroad Company, said he had been
instructed by the committee 10 have
the bill put upon its passage, but he was
himself opposed to 1t. There was, how
ever, one good thing connected with il
The men at Denver Were building the
road from Denver to make a connection
with the Union Pacific railroad ware
doing it with their own money md
they asked by this bill the trans.
fer of lands granted for that
purpose to the Pacific Railroad. Eastern
Division, but asked no subsidy. The
item for subsidy had been, he was in
formed, put in the bill in the Senate by
those not in reality interested in the
construction of the road. The bill came
from the Senate as a double-euder His
friend Washburne suggested that one
end be taken off. If the subsidy were
taken ont, it would. be q meritorious
bill, but with it in, it. was an exceed
ingly Objectionable one.
Mr.. WashbuIne, of Illinois, addressed
the House in opposition. He claimed
that in the subsidy and privilege of is
suing the first mortgage bonds, the
Union Pacific, Eastern Division, road
had been aided to the amount of