The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-03-20

As Congregational Globs, March Srd.

Prom ns Congregational Gloas, March srd. ~.
The next business on the Speakers
table was tho bill e.. No. l,8o5) for
the extension Of time to the St. Paul
ana Pacific Railroad Company for The
completion Of it, roads.
The bill was read. It provides that
the time for the completion Of the rail.
road from St.. Anthony to Brainord, in
ths State Of Minnesota, and tho rail
road from St. Cloud 70 St. Vincent, as
now located, may, With the approval Of
tho Secretary Of the Interior, b Ok.
tended for nine months from the time
limited BY tho not Of Congress, and if
the roads b eoupletsd within the nine
months, they shall b entitled to al
tho benefits and provisions Of oil acts
Of Congress II relating thereto in the
same manner - if they had bssn con.
plsted within the time limited by the
Law.
Mr.. HOLMAN. I hope this bill will
not pass.
Mr.. W. r. ROBERTS. A bill Of
this character ought not to pass At two
o'clock in the morning.
Nh. SPEER. HISS tho bill ever been
considered BY 4 committee Of this
House,
Mn. AvER1LL. Iask the House to
allow mo 4 word. This bill has been re-
ported by the Committee on the Pueblo
Lands, aud no more ner'torious or just
bill was ever considered BY the House.
The road and its branches is entirely
in my district, end I speak Of its Gen.
dition from = personal knowledge. The
company have acted 10 the best Of faith
throughout. No more efficient or faith.
fal officers ever managed the sffairs Of
. railroad in this country. The iron
is al in the State, and the ties are
ready, and the road would have been
completed only for tho unprecedented
severity: If /. winter, which has no par.
sllel IL the history. Of the State. No
ehsngeis contemplated in tho control
Of the road, nor j. there sought an sd-
dltioual acre from the public lands.
Mr.. Holman This graut VA made
in 1857. Nothing was done towards
tho construction Of the road for Eve
years after~ard, and the grant vas re.
newed in 1862. Two hundred and
fifty. seven miles OF tho road is still uu.
completed, and most Of the stock in
the road is held by Europeans.
Mr.. AvER1LL. That is not correct ;
not dollars worth of stock is held
there. Capitalists Of Europe have ad.
vauoed money upon the bonds Of the
road for Its construction, and those
men have done 80 from the inviting
features Of this country, and the COO.
fdenoe they have placed in the Gov.
srament to act justly in the event Of
misfortune. To take advantage in .
case like this, aud divest the read Of
its grant, would be AZ act Of extreme
Injustice.
HR. HOLMAN. The road is held by
foreign capitalists, and it is against tho
policy Of the House to pass thus class
Of bills. I hope the House will not pass
the bill without the most careful con-
alteration. :. -. =.
j. Mr.. AvER1In. I hope tho House
will pass the bill, and thereby promote
tho commerce OF the country, ADD also
save thousands Of settlers from disaster
and distress.
The question was taken ; and upon
division there were-ayes 76, noes 10 !;
no quorum voting.
Tellers were ordered aud Mr.. Hol.
man and MI. Averill we're appointed.
The House again divided ; and the
tellers reported that there wsre-.yes
los, noes 20.
Before the result of the vote was an
noanced,
q. Mr.. HOLMAN said: I call for the
yeas and nays. This bill is FOX the pur-
pose Of renewing land grant Of over q
million acres.
The question was taken on ordering
the yeas and nays ; and upon: . division
there w'rs-ayss ID, noes SO.
= s. Zone fifth not voting in the affirm
.tivs) tho yeas and nays were net o.
dered. ~. ~
Accordingly .ot~o.thirds voting i.
the af6rmat;ve) the bill was passed.