The New York herald., 1870-04-12
FoRTY-FRsr CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, April II, 1870.
PETITIONS,
Mr.. SUMNER (rep) OF Mass, presented resolutions
OF the Massachusetts Legislature in favor OF postal
telegraph service; also the memorial OF members Of
the Universal Peace Society setting forth their OBJ
ject to be the disarmament Of all the great Powers
and therefore asking Congress not to sanction the
proposed enlargement OF the West Point Military
Academy
TRANSPORTATION OF CATTLE BY RAILROAD.
Mr.. SUMNER ofrered q resolution directing the
Committee on Agriculture to inquire what legisla-
ton s necessary for the regulation OF the transpor
tatiOn oil cattle and other animals railroads of the
United States 50 as to secure for the ANIMALS sum-
cient space and ventilation
Mr.. SUMNER reao from letter explanatory OF the
wholesale torture practsed upon animals IN their
transportation from Vest to East setting forth The
horrors OF the passage on cattle trains, the over
crowding sufOcatl0n and tramplng to oeath OF the
poor brutes and the disastrous consequences to the
pubic health from the sale OF diseased cattle The
resolution was adopted.
COMMITTEES OF CONFERENCE,
The Senate insisted upon ITS amendments to tn Q
Deficiency Appropriation bill, and Messrs. Moril OF
Maine, sawyer and Cassery were appointed com
mttee Of conference.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
At forty minutes past one O'Clock the Norther n
Pacific Railroad bill all owing the company to issue
its bonds III the construction OF It's road, &C, was
resumed.
Mr. THURMAN (dem.) OF Ohio. submitted an amepd-
ment 10 require the sale of alternate sections OF lana
pot and other sites for the road no purchase to
ceed one hundred ana sixty the deed there
for TO be made out until the purchaser shall have
occupied the land two years. the price per acre not
TO exceed one dollar and seventy-nye cents All
lands not sold within fifteen years 70 revert TO the
United States and this legislation TO depend upon
the consent OF the company TO these conditions. Mr.
Thurman claimed the lands already granted were
sufficient to build and equip the road aud argued
against the creation of land monopoly IN the nands
OIL the corporations.
Mr.. ConBETT, (rep.) OF Oregon eulogized the i'm
Poetic road in the development OF extensive sec
tiOn The company had in contemplation sy stem
OF European emigration for the more speedy settle.
ment OF the country along the line OF the road In
view OF their disposition prosecute their vast en-
terprlse with aacrlty, he advocated hoeral policy
toward them.
Mr.. HARLAN, rep.l OF Iowa, claimed that no
authentic map Qf the line Of the road required by
iaw had been 1led la the General Land ONCE. He
said the officers Of the company had declared over
their official signatures tnat their land subsidy
enough W buud road, and argued at length that
the previous grants were suflcIent iniuoemcnt 10
capital to enter into the enterprise.
Mr.. WILSON, (rep OF Mass, moved to restrict the
amendment OF Mr. Thurman TO the lands granted by
the oil.
Mr. THURMAN desired his amendments to apply to
all the lands voted to tho company, and mplOred
the Senators 60 pause anu reflect before voting away
the whole public domain. Bills were now pending
for giving TO railroads four hundred million acres
OF land enough to make twenty States. The North
ern Pacific Company having failed 10 make q sur
vey and nle map OF their road had never acquired
the vested right under their charter, and therefore
the conditions prescribed by MS amendment were
pertinent.
Mr. wilson's motion was agreed to-yeas So nays
Band Mr.. Thurmans amendment as modified was
rejccted-yeas 10, nays 20.
Mr.. WILSON moved TO limit the sale OF the ad
ditiona land now granted 10 actual settlers at not
over 81 SO per acre and in quantities not exceeding
100 acres. LOst-yeas 10, nays "a as follOws:-
Fowler Harlan, Howell, johnson, McCreery Pool, Thur
man, Upton, Trlmbu and Wilson--l5.
NAYs-Messrs. Ames. Chandler, Cole Corbett, Drake,
Flanagan, Gilbert Hamn, Howard, Howe Kelogg McDon-
AID Morrill, OF VI, Nye, Osborn, Pomeroy Ramsey Rice,
Ross Sawyer, Stewart and Wiliams-22.
Messrs. Fenton, Morton, Sumner and Edmunds, In
favor OF the amendment, paired with Messrs War
ner, Vicker5, stockton ana Pratt, opposed 70 It.
Without dispOsng OF the bill the senate, at ten
minutes past six, adjourned