The New York herald., 1870-04-12
FoRTY.F1Rsr CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1870,

WASHINGTON, April IL, 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 orered Q resolution directing the
Committee on Agriculture to inquire what legisa-
tion is necessary for the regulation OF the transpor
tatOn oil cattle and other animals railroads Of the
United States as to secure for the ANIMALS sum-
cient space and ventilation.
Mr. SUMNER reau from q letter explanatory OF the
wholesale torture practised upon animals in their
transportation from West to East, setting forth The
horrors OF the passage on cattle trains the over
crOwding, su1ocaton and trampling to oeath OF the
poor brutes and the disastrous consequences TO the
public health from the sale OF diseased catIe. The
COMMITTEES OF CONFERENCE,
The Senate insisted upon Its amendments to tn Q
Deficiency Appropriation bull, and Messrs Morrii OF
Maine, sawyer and Casserly were appointed a COM
mittee OF conference.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
At forty minutes past one O'Clock the NOrther n
Pacific Railroad Oil, allowing 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 require the sale OF sections OF land
to actual settlers except such as Is necessary for de-
pot and other sites for the road no purchase to ex
ceed one hundred and sixty the deed there
for To be made out until the purchaser shall have
occupied the and Two years tne price per acre n2t
lands not sold within fifteen years 10 revert 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
suflcient to build and equip the road, and argued
against the creation OF land monopoly IN the hands
Mr. UosBErT, Gep.) OF Oregon eulogzed the i'm
portance and commercial value OF the Northern
Psci1c road in the development OF an extensive sec
tiOn. The company had IN contemplation ystem
OF European emigration for the more speedy settle.
ment OF the country along the line OF the road In
view OF their disposition TO prosecute their vast
terprise with aacrity, be advocated a hoeral policy
Mr.. HARLAN, rep.) OF Iowa, claimed that no
authentic map Qf the line OF the road az required Dy
s nsd cers neS o ~ the 1s had
their ocial signatures tnat their land snbsldy was
enough 70 buld = road, and argued at .ensth tua,
capital to enter into the enterprise.
Mr.. WILSON. repl OF Mass, moved TO restrict the
amendment oil Mr. Thurman to the lands granted by
the DILL.
Mr.. THURMAN desired his amendments to apply to
| all the lands voted to The company, and imp0red
the Senators co pause reject before voting away
| the whole public domain. Bills were now pending
Tor giving TO railroads four hundred million acres
OF land, enough to make twenty States. The North
ern Pacific Company, having failed TO make sur
vey andf map OF their road. had never acquired
vested right under their charter, and therefore
the conditions prescribed by MS amendment were
pertinent.
Mr. Wilson's motion was agreed to-yeas 80, nays
9-and Mr.. Thurman's amendment as modified was
reected-yeas l6, nays 20.
Mr. WILSON moved to limit the sale Of the ad.
dtOnal land now granted TO actual settlers at not
81 SO per acre and In quantities not exceeding
100 acres. LOst-yeas l5 nays ~, as fOlows:-
Mesrs Anthony, Bayard, Casseriy, Cragin Davis,
Fowler, Harlan, Howell Johnson McCreery, Pool Thur
man, Upton. Trumbull and Wson-l5
NAYs-Messrs Ames, Chandler, Cole, Corbett Drake
Flanagan Gilbert, Hamln, Howard, Howe. ke ogg, Melon
aid, Morrill, OF VT, Nye Osborn, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Rice
Ross. Sawyer, Stewart and Williams-22
Messrs FentOn, Morton, sumner and Edmunds, IN
| favor OF the amendment paired with Messrs. War
| ner, Vickers, stockton ana Pratt opposed 70 1t.
Without dsposlng OF the bill the senate at ten
minutes past six, adjourned.