Show Vit ellic the following is is a synopsis of the pacific railroad bill now pending in in the senate of the united states an amendment offered by mr poll polk of missouri to strike out in in section 1 lines 7 and 8 the following words viz from a point on the missouri river between tn een the mouths months of 0 the big sioux and kansas rivers and insert between a point in in the boundary of minnesota on the parallel ot of north latitude and the southern boundary line of 0 the united states was lost by a vote of 17 to 29 c ec cc 1 the ile enacting clause for the construction st of a railroad from missouri river to san francisco authorizing the president to appoint point five file acting engineers citizens of the United the united states to constitute a board to locate the route for the transportation of if the mails troops seamen munitions of war ac ac through the region between batu een and parallels from a point beav between een tile the mouths of the big sioux and kansas rivers to san francisco see sec 2 that tile the commissioners take an oath ath faithfully to perform their om own n duties they shall appoint a secretary or secre secretaries secretary tari es also tube sworn morn said commissioners shall have lull fall power to summon summon and cause witnesses witness ness es to be sw sv orn illey shall meet at the city of washington to organize said commission and they must terminate their duties within two tn 0 years from the date of their appointment see bee 3 the salary of each commissioner shall be live five thousand dollars per annum annual and their secretaries two thousand five hundred dollars the president is also authorized to prepare for and meet contingent expenses sec 4 the commissioners shall determine on the selection of a route within two years and report their decision to the president v who ho shall announce it by proclamation as aa the route for the pacific railroad see sec 5 when the location is is announced by the president the secretaries of war and interior literio rt postmaster general and attorney general shall constitute a board of commissioners to direct the construction of said road they shall from time to time issue proposals for its construction by contract in in sections of twenty tw enty five miles they shall report annually to the president who shall report to congress sec 0 6 that for the purpose of constructing said road the president e it be authorized beginning at any time with within int twelve months after the date of his proclamation cahng locating said road annually to borrow on the credit of the united states such sums as a are needful not P ten millions in any one y year r sec so L 7 bonds shall ie be issued in sums not less than a thousand dollars each for the amount so borrow ed I 1 the he to be paid in thirty years from I 1 the lie date ate of issue and I 1 I 1 shall bear interest not exceeding five per ct 1 payable semiannually semi annually with coupons attach attach I 1 c ed d and the secretary of the treasury treasure be au thorild troia from time to tune time as the president ma may require to issue such londs lends ant tho the sag barn secretary cere tary shall report to congress at the commencement of each sessions sessi session ont the amount of money borrowed under the act with an abstract of all proposals distinguishing those accepted and those rejected 8 sec cc 8 from and after tile the passage ot t this I 1 act until the location of said railroad be announced noun ced all public lands between and parallels be withheld old from sa sale lebut but shall b be 0 open to preemption pre emption by actual settlers a alter r the date of 0 the said proclamation by the president the proceeds oi of all sales ot of public lands foi for a distance of miles of each side of said ralli raili railroad oad NN with ith the exception of reserves for the purposes of edu education catLon shall constitute a fund for the construction of tile the road and for payment of the interest aad and redemption of the principal of the bonds issued for the said construction |