Arizona citizen., 1874-03-07
Railroads and Telegraphs in the Ter
 ritories.

, Delegate Mccormick introduced the fol- lowing bill in Congress February 9, which was read twice, referred to the committee on public lands and ordered printed. It is entitled Granting the right of way to railroad companies in the Territories of the United States":
 That in the several Territories Of the United Sta'es, excepting the District of Columbia, the right Of way across the pub lie lands, not exceeding two hundred feet in width, and not exceeding twenty acres of land for each ten miles Of road, for the erection Ofsuitable statiOn-buildjngS, turn outs, reservoirs, switches, and machine shops, is hereby granted to any railroad company incorporated under the general incOrpOration-law Of any Territory. And such company may construct, maintain, and operate any railroad in the Territory where such corporation is formed, and through and over such other Territories, or parts of Territories, as it may be neces- sary to cross In order to complete d con tinuous line of railroad between the term inal points named in the original articles of incorporation of such company.
 Sec. ?. That the legislature of the proper Territory may provide for the manner in which private lands and pOsSeSsOry claims on the public lands of the United States may be condemned to the extent and for the purpose herein before mentioned; or such condemnation may be made in ac- cordance with section three of the act en- titled An act to amend an act to aid in the construction of a railSOad and tele- graph-line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and 10 secure to the govern ment the use of the same for postal, mili- tary, and other purposes, approved July l, 1882" approved July ?, 1864: Provided, That any such railrOad-cOrpOTation whose right Of way extends through any canyon, pass, or defile, shall not exclude any other such corporation from passage through the same upon equitable terms. That any railroad company whose route lies across the route of any other railroad company organized under this act, or any act of Congress, or of any State, may cross the same, and for the purpose of so crossing shall have the right to acquire, at the dOu- ble minimum price, all lands, whether of the United States. or granted by the Unit ed States to the railroad company whose line it is proposed to cross, which shall be needed for a right ot way, two hundred feet wide, through said lands, and for de- pots, stations, side-trackS, and other pur- poses, not exceeding ten acres at any one station.
 Sec. 3. That this act shall not apply within the limits of any Indian reserva- ton without the special authority of Con- gress, unless such right of way is provided for by treaty StipuiatiOnS, or by act of Con- gress heretofore passed.
 Sec A. That in case any railroad pro- iected under this act shall not be complet- ed within five years after the formation of the company, the rights herein granted shall be forfeited as to the incOmpleted portion of the line.
 February 9, Delegate Elklns of New Mex ico introduced @ bill Authorizing the Secretary of War to construct telegraph line from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Tue son, Arizona Territory" It was read twice and referred to the committee on military affairs, and reads:
 That the sum of sixty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not oth- erwise appropriated, for the purpose of building line of telegraph from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Tucson, Arizona Ter ritory, by way of Fort Craig, Fort McRae, Fort Seiden, Las Cruces, La Mesilla, Fort Bayard, and Fort Bowie; said line to be built and said money to be expended un- der direction of the Secretary of War.