The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-04
tho. senate efshs conference. tIaepoort.
The North west and South are not satis-
heds :. The detection 'invoivesnArkansas:


east, including Georgia and Alabama,
The House was occupied on pensiona
private bills. and hearing reports OF
committees Of conference.
In the Senate, the cable; telegraph hi l
passed, with an amendment making the
naxinur ccst Gve acl!ars in gold for
ten words The conference 'committee
on the Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad
reported that they were unable to agree,
and were discharged. The Texas Pacific
Railroad bill was adopted and goes to
the President.
The Texas Pacific Railroad bill has
passed both Houses, and now awaits the
President's signature, the report of the
committee OF conference having been
agreed to this afternoon. The text of
the House substitute, synopsis of which
has recently been published, was not
materially altered, but was amended by
the addition OF several new sections.
The main trunk commences at Mar
shall, Texas, and extends from that
point by the most direct and elieible
route, to be determined by the said com.
pany, near the thirty.second parallel of
North latitude, to point near Elpaso:
themes by the most direct and eligible
route, to be selected by said company.
through New Mexico and Arizona, to q
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 Rogue and
Vicksburg Railroad Company, chartered
by the State of Louisiana, has the RIGHT
to connect by the most eligible route, to
be selected by said company. with the
said Trans-Pa cific Railroad at its termi-
nus, and shall have the right of way
through the public land to the same ex-
tent granted hereby to the said Texas
Pacific Railroad Company; and in aid of
its construction from New Orleans to
Baton Rouge, thence by the way of
Alexandria, in said State, to connect with
tho said Texas Pacific Railroad, at its
Eastern terminus, there is hereby grant
ed to the said company, it's successors
and assigns, the same number of alternate
sections of public lands per mile in the
State OF Louisiana rs are by this Act
granted in the State of California to said
Pacific Railroad Company; and said
lands shall be withdrawn from market.
and patents issued therefor, and opened
Tor settlement and pre-emptions, upon
the same terms aud in the same manner
and time as is provided for and required
from said Texas Pacific Railroad Com
pany within said Stnte of California:
Prouided, That said company shall COM
plete the whole of said road within five
years from the passage of this Act For
the purpose of connecting the Texas
Pacific Railroad with the CITY of San
Francisco, the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company of California is hereby author
lied, subject to the laws of California,
to construct a line of railroad from a
point at or near Tehachspa Pass, by way
OF Los Angeles. to the Texas Pacific
Railroad, at or near the Colorado River.
with the same rights, grants and priyi-
leges, and subject to the same limita.
tons, restrictions and conditions as were
granted to said Southern Pacific Rail
road Company of California by the Act
Of July 27, 1866: Prorided, homerer.
That this section shall in no way effect
or impair the rights, private or prospect
i've, OF the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company, or any other railroad com.
pany.
Synopsis of weather report for the
past twenty-four hours-The rain which
was reported yesterday evening has ex-
tended principally North and Eastward.
Fair and threatening weather has been
experienced at few points on the South
Atlantic coast, but it has generally varied
between light rains and clearing up in
the gulf and Southern States. The fair
and clear weather of to .dav on Lake Mi
chigan is now being succeeded by an
other disturbance, approaching from the
Northwest. Rain and snow have pre-
vailed on the lower lakes, middle and
Eastern Atlantic. The weather is clear
ing up, with occasional light rains from
Illinois and Tennessee to New Jersey.
The lowest barometer has moved from
Illinois Eastward to Maine. Probabili-
ties-Cloudy weather and fresh winds
will probably prevail throughout the
country. A serious disturbance is an.
pretended, as advancing from the ex.
treme Northwest.
New ORLEANS, March 3.-The Legis
lature adjourned last night sine die.
The Picayune says the city and State are
to be congratulated on the adjournment
of the Legislature, which has brought
upon itself as body the contempt and
odium of well-thinkipg men of all poll.
tical creeds and persuasions.
The firemen are making great prepa-
rations for celebrating the anniversary