The Pacific Rail Road: Congressional Proceedings in the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, and Forty-first CongressesF. S. Hickman, 1875 - 332 sider |
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Side 7
... believe the peo- ple , with a unanimity seldom known upon a great measure of the kind , have been desirous for a long time for the consummation of this great project , that is to be the means of settling up the territory between 1 two ...
... believe the peo- ple , with a unanimity seldom known upon a great measure of the kind , have been desirous for a long time for the consummation of this great project , that is to be the means of settling up the territory between 1 two ...
Side 9
... believe it to be so , and that no loss can ultimately befall the Government from aiding this enterprise . But it is claimed by the anti - progressives that it is illegitimate for a Government to give aid in this way or in any way to any ...
... believe it to be so , and that no loss can ultimately befall the Government from aiding this enterprise . But it is claimed by the anti - progressives that it is illegitimate for a Government to give aid in this way or in any way to any ...
Side 17
... believe it will be our fault now if this work is not inaugurated . If the considerations I have presented are cor- rect , namely , that this work is a military neces- sity , and deserves present attention , all differences about rival ...
... believe it will be our fault now if this work is not inaugurated . If the considerations I have presented are cor- rect , namely , that this work is a military neces- sity , and deserves present attention , all differences about rival ...
Side 21
... believe , sir , that this bill is more perfect in its provisions than any ever before submitted to the attention of Congress . It is the result of much labor and thought by the special committee ; is drawn in view of the experience that ...
... believe , sir , that this bill is more perfect in its provisions than any ever before submitted to the attention of Congress . It is the result of much labor and thought by the special committee ; is drawn in view of the experience that ...
Side 23
... believe , an unheard - of feature . It never has been introduced into any of the railroad grants made so bountifully , not to say lavishly , by Con- gress heretofore . I think I am correct in that . At least , I know of no instance ...
... believe , an unheard - of feature . It never has been introduced into any of the railroad grants made so bountifully , not to say lavishly , by Con- gress heretofore . I think I am correct in that . At least , I know of no instance ...
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adopted amendment was agreed amount Atchison ator bonds branch build the road California CAMPBELL cent Chair chairman charter CLARK clause committee Congress connection construction corporation desire dollars ernment Fort Kearny Fort Riley gentleman from Illinois Government granted Hannibal and St HARLAN House HOWARD hundred miles hundredth meridian insert interest Joseph Joseph Railroad Kansas river lands LANE Leavenworth LOVEJOY McDOUGALL ment Missouri river MORRILL motion move to amend Nevada objection Pacific ocean Pacific railroad bill Pacific Railroad Company paid pany passed Platte POMEROY PRESIDENT pro tempore PRESIDING OFFICER proposed proposition question railroad and telegraph Republican river route Secretary Senator from Iowa Sioux City special order telegraph line Territory Territory of Nebraska Territory of Nevada thereof tion Treasury TRUMBULL Union Pacific Railroad United vote western whole WILSON words yeas and nays
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Side 154 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Side 172 - ... by the Secretary of the Treasury, in accordance with the provisions of this act...
Side 269 - An Act to Aid in the Construction of a Railroad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to Secure to the Government the Use of the Same for Postal, Military, and Other Purposes, Approved July First, Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-two,' approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Side 127 - And the better to accomplish the object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the government at all limes (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military, and other purposes...
Side 119 - ... every alternate section of public land, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of five alternate sections per mile on each side of said railroad, on the line thereof, and within the limits of ten miles on each side of said road...
Side 39 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend...
Side 64 - ... and on the refusal or failure of said company to redeem said bonds, or any part of them, when required so to do by the Secretary of the Treasury...
Side 79 - ... the President of the United States shall thereupon issue his proclamation declaring the same duly ratified, and that all the provisions of this agreement have become law according to the terms thereof : Provided, That such ratification by the Creek national council shall be made within ninety days from the approval of this act by the President of the United States.
Side 127 - ... of said telegraph line be made in accordance therewith to the line of said railroad and branches, such transfer shall, for all purposes of this act, be held and considered a fulfilment on the part of said railroad companies of the provisions of this act in regard to the construction of said line of telegraph.
Side 51 - Company. and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be able to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity, and...