, 1878-04-13
RaISs oT .su,erIisIn-:
The Northern Pacific ca;lroad

" kSHtNGIoN, March -. -- he blll
allcwine tiglt5 years additional time for
the completion Of the nam Ene Of tho
North Pacific Railroad, from Portland to
ka'ama, Washington Territory, which
was almost unanimously adopted By the
senate railroad committee to-day, Is IN all
It's estenti.l features Senator Aijchell's 5
proposition. with certain moilii,SitlCaS set
forth III the following abstract. The COM
PAM are REQUIRED within nine months. to
| commence II the mouth # Snake river,
a',d bu;,I cas,varGly on the souto side of
!-yke Columbia river twenty-five miles Of
road d,1,us The frst year, and AZ least
forty r.ilgs annually .lte~yard. They
must also, within one year from he en-
actin.at of this h:,i, coInmyTce work at
tie Lower Cascades "f the ColClnbia
river. and within one year thereafter
complete aud rguip rua1 around that
portage, AID within tie following year
thcy must cJmpleto their railruad around
the Cascades 1t the pa!ies on the south
side 81 tEe river. The l.Gc from the Jsua-
tilia 70 Portland, Is wei - tn rnar, f.um
Portland L. kaaiaa, mast be bulls on the
south side # he Columbia. The COM
panv are required g. construct 1t least
one hundred mile, Of the ru-d each war,
inclusive u The Pacific coast operations,
above indicated. The extension cf tin.o
is granted on lie express condition,
whice Nitcar'l considers 81 great Iurog-
tarce tp western commercial iuiurc5,s,
thar III tie Use ut said portage roads the
North Hae.aic CampgTy shaH aot make
any Discrimination - regard Jo freight or
passengers, and shall receive from and
deliver to Ill boats, persons or companies,
at any time c'sy@".j n The navigation ct
the ColuaS:;. r.rgr. II frcie:lt5 and
passengers, on c,,u@l terms without dis
elimination. H. Is further provided that
these terms shall il ailrcsPcots he rcaynn-
able and just, and therigh,s % al persons
urdc- tins net may be enforced by judi
cal proceedings in aly court Of competent
jurisdiction. The hi also generally Iv-
serrgs the power jor cnngr,S; 10 Iroyido
by law AGAINST unjust Determination and
excessive charges On any part of the Whole
roaI.
1iitchcl'S provision in MD Of -ccHstruc-
ton az IN Independent rcai 10 Salt Lake
CITY Is retained without alteration. The
Iii s,nrel:@,gs to the government about
1904. .GJG acres Of land heretofore reScTv-
"a for lie abandoned branch across no
Cascade u:gUH.a.nl, and provides for 4
grant of precisely the sane number Of
acres TO the - ur,lai.j, I. Il. Lshe and South
Pass i;ai.goa;, Company, on condition
that It shail commence re.rl ~ r.at!i'a
within siy months; bdi!d - mics the
iifst year, AID - l,a5t - nils annually
thereafter, and co!na.ete the whole road
within hyc years rom The enactment Of
lie bill In caae EoEcror, the Nnrthcrn
FaeiGe Company falls 90 comply with the
conditions prescribed rc@ar,t.u.; the COM
menc2M-Et and prosecution a; the WORK
at tie Cascade, the whole land grant
from, Portland - Uaat;ila Is to lc trains
fer7ed - The SAILS I-;;he Company, which
shrll tLercapou construct - miles III the
first year. and b n.icS annually after
ward toward Uuaciiia This part ot he
line Is. III any event, 10 Jo common road
for the use a both companies Tho
provisions rcg.Tc.H% ths protection Of set
jiers' ri@!.ts az ihe same IS those report =
even numbered slciipnsarc To be sold as at
present for = - per acre 10 prc-emptiCn
settlers lat Ec.lcaccad settlers, eithe.
present or Prospective, may take lGo m
stead of the - ac..s 20 which they arn
l.ow limited within railroad grants. Al
lands in 0di-uTmaorcd sections are 10 be
sold b. ,he GOV -raiGagt % actual lirc-enp-
tioa settlers at s! - per acre until the
al aiaccnt - n;;io section Of the road Is
completed and accepted vhereuPon the
government IS 70 10y the company the
proceed O! lands a.ready sold, and also
aiys It's patents foE such la:.js IS have rot
been sold, OF 10 which a-e.i2.ioI rights
hare no5 -.l.aaly attached n The latter
case, TIC sctt.e-5 asss he allowed to per-
feet ihei. titlos and oAtain the!r lands Z:
government il1ee-