The Pacific Railroad: The Relations Existing Between it and the Government of the United States ...S. W. Green, printer, 1871 - 55 էջ |
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... question of the relations between the government of the United States and the Pacific Railroad Companies , and of their respective legal obligations and rights , under and by virtue of the act incor- porating said companies , without a ...
... question of the relations between the government of the United States and the Pacific Railroad Companies , and of their respective legal obligations and rights , under and by virtue of the act incor- porating said companies , without a ...
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... questions he has raised . But a rigid con- struction of the law , while it would fully maintain their legal positions , would now satisfy no one - not the government , as it would still be paying , yearly , a large sum by way of ...
... questions he has raised . But a rigid con- struction of the law , while it would fully maintain their legal positions , would now satisfy no one - not the government , as it would still be paying , yearly , a large sum by way of ...
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... questions considered was the preservation of its Pacific posses- sions . It was seen that , cut off from communication with them by sea , they could be retained only by means of a railroad , which should unite them , through our own ...
... questions considered was the preservation of its Pacific posses- sions . It was seen that , cut off from communication with them by sea , they could be retained only by means of a railroad , which should unite them , through our own ...
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... questions which had stood in the way of the work . The South was no longer in Con- gress . The North was reconciled to one route , which , com- mencing at the hundredth meridian , was provided with branch lines , so as to be almost ...
... questions which had stood in the way of the work . The South was no longer in Con- gress . The North was reconciled to one route , which , com- mencing at the hundredth meridian , was provided with branch lines , so as to be almost ...
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... question , as the following extracts will show . ( See Congressional Globe , p . 599 , Part II . , Session 2d , 37th Congress . ) " The position of the people of California , and of the whole Pacific coast , " said Mr. Sargent , " is a ...
... question , as the following extracts will show . ( See Congressional Globe , p . 599 , Part II . , Session 2d , 37th Congress . ) " The position of the people of California , and of the whole Pacific coast , " said Mr. Sargent , " is a ...
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2d Session 37th Congress amendment ammunition annually annum argument army attorney-general bonds and interest build the road built California capital capitalists carry charge Collamer commercial Committee compensation Congressional Globe construction continent cost debate dollar enterprise equal expenditure five per cent FORECLOSURE forts freight government bonds government transportation hereinafter provided Holman House hundred induce issued JUNE 30 land legislation loan mails maintain means ment military necessity millions Mississippi River Missouri River mortgage Mountains munitions nation navy necessary Nevada never Ordnance Pacific coast Pacific possessions paid pany pay the interest payment population proposed railroad and telegraph railroad company reference repaid repayment road is completed Rocky Mountains round numbers route saving Secretary Secretary of War Senate souri River Subsistence supplies take possession telegraph line terest territory thing tion tonnage transportation of troops Treasury Union Pacific Railroad United Utah whole wholly
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Էջ 30 - ... over said telegraph line, and transport mails, troops, and munitions of war, supplies and public stores, upon said railroad for the government, whenever required to do so by any department thereof; and that the government shall at all times have the preference in the use of the same for all the purposes aforesaid (at fair and reasonable rates of compensation, not to exceed the amounts paid by private parties for the same kind of service...
Էջ 23 - ... a public highway, for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.
Էջ 30 - ... 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...
Էջ 29 - And be it further enacted, That the grants aforesaid are made upon condition that said company shall pay said bonds at maturity...
Էջ 30 - ... to secure the repayment to the United States, as hereinafter provided, of the amount of said bonds so issued and delivered to said company, together with all interest thereon which shall have been paid by the United States...
Էջ 27 - I give no grudging vote in giving away either money or land. I would sink $100,000,000 to build the road, and do it most cheerfully, and think I had done a great thing for my country if I could bring it about.
Էջ 29 - ... by the Secretary of the Treasury, in accordance with the provisions of this act, the said road, with all the rights, functions, immunities, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and also all lands granted to the said company by the United States, which at the time of said default shall remain in the ownership of the said company, may be taken possession of by the Secretary of the Treasury for the use and benefit of the United States : Provided, this section shall not apply to that part of any...
Էջ 43 - 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.
Էջ 29 - ... which interest may be paid in United States treasury notes or any other money or currency which the United States have or shall declare lawful money and a legal tender...
Էջ 29 - That for the purposes herein mentioned the Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon the certificate in writing of said commissioners of the completion and equipment of forty consecutive miles of said railroad and telegraph, in accordance with the provisions of this act, issue to said company bonds of the United States of one thousand dollars each, payable in thirty years after date, bearing six per centum per annum interest, (said interest payable...