The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-04
LAND COMMISSIONERS REPoR
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Passage of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road BIll-ImPortant Grants OF Lama
to Southern Railroads-San Francisco
and New Orleans to be United In Five
Years.
WASHINGTON, March 3.

The Texas Pacific Railroad bill has passed
| both Houses, and now awaits the Presidents sig
nature. the report OF the committee Of conference
having been agreed to this afternoon. The text
of the House substitute, a synopsis Of which has
recently been published, was not materially alter
ed, but amended by the addition OF several new
sections. The main trunk commences at Marsnail,
Texas, and extends thence BY the most direct anu
eligible route to be determined By said company
near the thtrty-second parallel OF north lautude
to point near El Paso; thence BY the most direct
and eligible route to be selected by said company
through New Mexico and Arizona TO point on
the Rio Colorado, at or near the southeastern
boundary Of California; thence by the most direct
and eligible route to San Diego, California. The
New Orleans Baton Rouge and Ficksburg Rail
road Company, chartered by the State OF
Louisiana, has tie right 10 connect by
the most eligible route to be selected by
the said company with the said Texas
Pacific Railroad at It's eastern terminus, and shall
have the right of way through the public land to
the same extent granted hereby to tie said Texas
Pacific Railroad Company, and in aid OF its con-
struction from New. Orleans to Baton Rouge,
thence by way Of Alexandria, In said State, to
connect with said Texas Pacific Railroad Com
pany at Its eastern terminus, there is hereby
granted to said company its successors and as
signs the same number of alternate sections OF
public lands per mile in the State OF
Louisiana as are BY this act granted
in the State OF California to the said Pacific
Railroad Company; and said lands shall be
Withdrawn from the market, selected and patents
be issued therefor, and shall be open for settle
ment and pre- emplions upon the same terms and
In the same manner and time as is provided for
and required from the said Texas Pacific Railroad
Company within said State of California: Pro
vlded, That the said company shall complete the
whole Of said road within Eve years from the pass
age Of this act For the purpose OF connecting the
Texas Pacific r. R. with the City OF Sac Francisco,
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company OF Call
fornIa is hereby authorized, Subject to the laws
OF Californla to construct line OF railroad from
a point at or near Tehachapa Pass by way OF Los
>Angelos to the Texas Pacific Railroad at or near
the Colorado River, with the same rights, grants
and privileges, and subject TO the same llnita-
ttons, restrictions aud conditions as were granted
to said Southern Pacific Railroad Company OF
California by the act Of July q, 1866: Provided,
however, thatsthls section shall in no way AFFECT
or impair the rights, private or prospective, OF
the Atlantic aud Pacific Railroad Company, or
any ether railroad company.
TIE House conference committee on legislative
appropriations failed to agree. The appropriations
involve eighteen millions. new committee
was ordered.
The committee on abolishing the Offices Of atmi-
raj and rear admiral failed to agree. Anew com.
mittee was ordered.
The cable telegraph bill passed :he Senate with
an amendment making the maximum cost SO IN
gold for ten words. The conference committee
on the Mobile aud Chattanooga Railroad reported
that they were unable 10 agree and. were dis
charged.
In the House, business being we'll up, was occu'
pied during the night session on pensions aud
other private bills.