New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-04
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Ratification OF Treaty Exchanged
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON. March }-The Texas Pa
citic railroad bill has passed both Houses.
and now awaits the Presidents signature,
the report ol the committee o. conference
having been agreed to this afternoon.
The texc OF tie House substitute,
synopsis OF which has recently been pub
lished. WAS not materially altered. but
amended by The addition Of several new
sections
The main trunk commences AT Marshall.
Texas. and extends thence by the most
direct and eligible route to he determined
by the sad cOmlany. near the thirty-second
parallel OF north latitude to a point near
Ell Paso: thence hy the most direct and
eligible route 20 be selected bv the said
company, through New Mexico and Arizona
to Il point on the Rio Colorado at or near
the southeastern boundary Of the State of
California; thence by the most direct and
eligible route to San Diego. California.
The New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vickshurg Railroad Company. chartered by
the State OF Louisiana, has the right to
connect by the most eligible route TO be
sell ctel by the said company with the said
Texas Pacific railroad at its eastern tel1ni-
nus, and shall have the right OF way
through the public land to the same extent
granted hereby to the said Texas Pacific
Railroad Company. and in aid OF its con
Rouge, thence by the way OF Alexandria.
III the said State, 20 connect with the said
Texas Pacific Railroad Company AT its
eastern terminus.
There is hereby granted 10 the said com
pany, its successors and assigns. 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 Cali
forna to said Pacific Railroad Company.
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market selected, and patents issued there
for and opened tor settlement and pre-emp-
tionhlpon the same terms and i'll the same
manner and time as is provided for and re-
Quired from the said Texas Pacific Railroad
Company within the said State of Calitor-
MIA; provided, that the said company shall
complete the whole OF the said road within
five years from the passage of this act. for
the purpose OF connecting the Texas Pacific
railroad with the city OF New Orleans.
The Southern Pacific Railroad COMPANY
OF California is hereby authorized, subject
to the laws OF California, to construct a line
of railroad from d point at or near Ie-
cachapa Pass, by the way OF Los Angeles.
to the Texas Paclf railroad. at or near the
Colorado river, with the same rights, grants
and privileges. and subject TO the same
limitations restrictions and conditions as
were granted to the said Southern Pacific
OF July -, 1856; provided. however, that
this section sha1l in no way affect or impair
the rights. private or prospective, of the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, or
any other railroad company.
ScnaN.-The cable telegraph bill passed.
with an amendment making the maximum
cost five dollars, gold, for ten words
The conference committee on the Mobile
and Chattanooga railroad bill reported that
fl,<ny- 1,In IL,
charged.
The Texas Pacific railroad bill was adopt
ed. and goes to the President.
The Senate is in session tonight.
Housc.-Business being well up, the House
was occupied with pensions and other pri-
vate bills, and hearing the reports Of COM
mittees of conference.
The House is in session.
The following nominations We're made to-
.lay: William Storey, judge, Western Dis
trict of Arkansas; FL. Il. Yanyan. collector,
First Texas District, b. Mcpherson, asses
sor, First Texas District; Sidney Cooper,
collector Of customs at Cape Vincent, North
Carolina
The Senate held no executive session To-
lay.
The railroad men have q Jubilee to-night
Friends of the New Orleans branch say
this bill gives an outlet from the Gulf of
Mexico to San Francisco. New Orleans
and Mobile by this bill are made the ruIf
,erInini OF the road and the connection III
virtually an air line from both cities to San
Francisco.
The New Orleans, Baton Rouge ana
Eicksburg railroad people have secured for
the connection over four million acres for
their line
The consummation of the enterprise n
yolyed will give New Orleans two routes
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Diego, the other via Denver and the Union
Pacific.
There was considerable excitement in the
Senate during the pendency of the bill AR
Casserly, from California, wanted time to
examine it. Mr.. Rice, Of Arkansas, threat
ened a speech. Notwithstanding, a motion to
table it, with the tacit understanding that
1t should come up tonight, failed. and the
bill passed without 4 dissenting vote.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The New York
Times of this morning has the following
The New Orleans Opelousas and Great
Western Railroad Company, at the close OF
the war, were indebted to the United States
for railway material. Bv a general order of
The Quartermaster General the d;sbursipo
officer of the War Department was author.
lied to deduct thirty three and oncthird
per cent from the credits of the railway
company against the Quarternasters De-
partnent for the transportation of troops
and supplies Of the United States
I'm q settlement made with the companv,
his disbursing officer failed to make the
deduction, and allowed the over credit upon
he company's Indebtedness Afterwartl, |
oy a decree Of the United States Circuit |
Court, the Marshal for the district of Lou !
slana sold the road, with all its franchises. |
l. he purchaser paid to the United States !
The balance due from the road for material, |
out the over credit was not considered III !
,he settlement the railroad company hav |
ng wound up its affairs and ceased its cor
porate existence. The Second Controller |
iecides that the only party, excepting the |
iisbursin. officer, to whom, in any event, |
the government could look for ,ndemnifca- !
ton is the guarantee of the United States |
Marshal, but that "a the terms OF the sale |
we're in conformity with the DEGREES OF the /,
court, the purchaser has q valid title as |
against the United States, and no trustee, |
process, garnishment or attachment would |
be for an Indebtedness Of the defunct rail
road company to the United States. The
stOppage, therefore, was properly made !
sg.inst the disbursing officer"
WEArHER REPORr-The rain which vas
reported yesterday evening has extended
principally north and eastward. Fair aud
weather has been experienced
1t few points on the South Atlantic coast,
put it has generally varied between hight |
rains and clearing up in the Gulf and South
arn States. The fair and clear weather Of
to-day on Lake Michigan Is now being sue