The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-07-16
The Pacific Railroa1.

Dispatches from Washington to the Los Angeles Sar of recent date bring intelli- gence of the passage by the Senate of the Southern Pacific railroad hill
 It is also stated that the Atlantic and Pa- cific railroad bill was under the consideration of the Senate, and an amendment by Harlan was adopted,
 Further. that the Texas Pacific railroad bin was under consideration, but Un an objection by Cassery, it was laid over under the rule.
 And lastly, we have the announcement, that the President has signed the joint res olutiOn concerning the Southern Pacific railroad of California.
 It will be seen that this information is con siderably mixed, but we lay the dispatches before the reader so that he may judge of the matter for himself
 Washington, June 27.-In the Senate at the evening session, the Pacific bill was re- sumed, and Wilson's amendment for a uni form five feet gauge, from Marshall to San | Diego, was adopted by 36 To '. 1 An amendment by Stewart, authorizing the Southern Pacific Railroad of California 10 connect with the Pacific, with A branch road, was adopted; also, an amendment by | Sawyer, that all iron and steel used shall be purchased in the United States. The bill | then passed.
 The Atlantic ard Pacific blll was made the order for the morning hour on Tuesday, and the Senate adjourned.
 In the Senatt the Atlantic and Pacific Rail road bili was considered as business Of the morning hour. An amendment by Harlan
 that neither the or1ginal or present land grant shall apply to lands within the Indian terri tary, and requiring fail compensation to own
 ers fur lands taken from the Indians for de pots, etc, was adopted, by 2s against 2O.
 Cameron entered a motion to reconsidei
 the vote on the Texas Pacific Railroad bill
 so as Co amend by providing that the amount
 for foreign Iron to be used should De limies
 ,o 2O.Oc0 tsns He asked its preseut censid
 erAiiou Casserly objected.
 4 f'rhe President has signed the joint rcsolu
 ton concerning the Southern Pacific Rsil
 road of CaliioruiA.
 The importance of the passAge of this bi cannot well bc estimsted. II will impart con ndcpce to the people along the line tbroug
 which it passcs--it will encourage the drooI ing, give energy to the active. and strcngthe the hopes of all. The line through th ! Southern eouut.es must be pusbcd along san Francisco can no longer play the indihei ent spectator. Her supremacy trembles | the uAtANEts " AAk NaAh AfAhlaaf4 tAt tAfitt V
 her--Saa Diego sonth ol her, if sue renIair
 inactive, there is but 0nc result - We have this, in addition, from the fila ( 5 the 29th. As the Senate has passed the bil r it is not likely the House will make any SC i- rious objections;
 f Tie passage of the Southern Pacific Raj road bill by tbe United States Senate will : :.cTsP;oa Sy ;hs PeVPir generally as \ renewe e indication of the desire of Congress 10 fosi' i. those great enterprises which eontemplai , binding the shores of the Atlantic and Pi ' [ cife together We have already one PAcii
 railroad in successful operation, and in th
 North a second one has lately been autho !. ized and will be built as speedily as the na i. ural obstacles in the way of the work ca . be overcome. The Southern railroad has f' its termini San Diego in California, and Ma a shall in inc southern corner of Texas; n '. line has not yet been located, but its gener x direction Is along the S2d parallel of latitud
 and it's length Is about l ,2uo miies.--Ii ., sherman amendment, substituting the nan ', of Fremont for that Of any other at the n " of incorporation, was ipslly adopted. Fl A land grants appear to be liberal, but that ou n side of Texas is net of hrsi rate quality, Al Ii the line along which the donations are ms' ar is only 600 miles in length. The bill DO in goes Co the House -..e...