Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-12
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The f0!!OWlug Is the tcXl OF the Dill now DC
fore the Senate to aid the Washington and
Ohio Railroad Company in the construction
of their road to the Ohio river.
Be it enacted, &c That tn, Secretary Of the
Interior be, aud he is hereby, author'z2d aud
directed to iudorsc the guarantee Of The Uni
ted States upon the bonds Vi the Washington
and Ohio Railroad Company 10 Tie AMOUNT of
thirty thou and dollars thereof for every ;ullc
Of The said coupauy's railroad bctwecu the
cities of Washington and Alexandria aod tie
Ohio river, between the mouths of the Great
and Little kanawha rivers, being Tor the pur-
poses OF this ac;, total distance OF ncl cXc4ed-
ing three hundred and twenty-five miles the
said bonds to be SO ndurScd and delivered to
the company, at the rate aforesaid, upon the
completion, ready for use, ui every ten miles
of said road with single track aud The nece>
sary turn-outs and sidings 10 he satisfaction Of
the Secretary. upon the favorable report OF IN
examiner, who shall be an experienced civil
engineer, to BE- By him appointed; The examl-
patton Of the said Completed sections 10 be
made within thirty days after their conrlctou
Us reported by the company: PrOriGct That
the iron rails used in the track oi SAID stc;ioGs
of said road shall not be less than fifty Fix
pounds per lineal yard in weight, aud shall be
Of the best American manufacture.
SEC ,. That no such Endorsement shall be
made uutl the said company shall have made
aud executed and duly recorded, a deed Of
trust 10 the satisfaction Of the Secretary OF the
Interior, upon ali the Company 5 railroad, built
and to be built, and all its lands, lots, rolling
stock, aud real aud personal property Of every
description, providing for the Naturalization
of the United States against any and al! loss oy
reason of any such guarantee or Endorsement
which indemnity may be enforced at any flGc
after the completion OF The said road as far
west as the town Of Beverly 10 Randolph
county, in West Virginia, by the sale Of the
said property, as shall he directed by the said
Secretary. 10 accordance with the said deed.
SEC. 3. That the said road shall be couple
ted within years from aui after the pas.
sage of this act aud, IN default thereof, the
Secretary of the Interior may declare all rights
ADD cialms of said company uHdcr this act I"
be utterly void aud at an enc : and upou such
declaration, aud notice thereof 10 the company,
the same shall DC void and al au end accord
ingly.
SIC 4. That, as an additional indemnity as
aforesaid, the pay which shall, from tune to
time, be owiug to said company for carrying
the mails, shall be retained until the compile
ton Of the said road to the OHIO river, and
shall BE- applied, whenever necessary by rea-
sou Of default on the part of the company, 10
the payment OF the interest upon said guar
anteed bonds, and ultimately TO the rayncnt
of the principal thereof
SEC. 5. That the bonds aforesaid shall be for
one thousand dollars each, aud shall bear
rate Of interest not exceeding five per centum
per annum, payable halt yearly, on the fist
DAYS of and in each Year, aud
shall be rcdeemabla at the expiration Of years
iron, the passage OF this act; and the form
thereof shall be prescribed By the Secretary
of the Interior.
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION. The full
Congressional Committee on Southern Affairs
met yesterday morning 10 confer with the sub
committee VINO went to New Orca:S 10 inves
tigate the condition Of affairs - Louisiana. Il
is indicated through the evidence submitted
that they will report first. that at the late elec
tion 10 Louisiana there was no Intimidation oI
colcrcd voters; q, that the White Lcagu@ dis
cussed, but voted down, proposition TO dis
charge servants who voted the Republican
ticket; Sd, that the Returning Board WAS a
fraud; 4h, that United States troops executed
orders issued By Marshal Packard on election
day; 5h, that the disorder ID the Il :ulsana
Legislature had ceased, and the meeting was
entirely orderly and quiet at The time Gen. De
Trobriand eutrred the hall to arrest tile mem
ber,; 6,h, that the only request Speaker WIZ
made of Gen De Irobraud Was to keep order
in the lobby ou side Of the hail; 9TH, that the
people Of Louisiana generally have 20 sympa-
thy with the Kellogg government and thar
coorcd men who say they are natloua repubI'-
cans proclaimed themselves as State Democrats
10 order to get rid of Kellogg; Sth, that the
police force in New OrleauS is demorallzed. !