Mr. MCDOUGALL. Mr. President, there is no rivalry between the port of SanFran cisco and a line of road from the central part of the Union to the bay of SanFrancisco, and a northern line to Puget sound. There would be no rivalry as between them and aline of road down on our southern lines. The termi nus of the line of road now proposed will be 800 miles north of p the terminus of the Union Pacific road. It was my opportunity 14 years ago to present the 1st bill in the HoRep for a Pacific railroad. Before that time I had studied the subject with great care, and had gone over 3 lines of this continent somewhat with reference to that same enterprise. The bill introduced and reported by the committee in the HoRep involved 3 lines, this northern line, the central line, and a southern line. It was thought that the interests of the Republic not merely commercial interests, but great political interests were involved in all those communications. It was thought that economy on the part of the government was involved in them. I think I then demonstrated clearly that economy on the part of the Government was involved in the construction of them all on the terms then proposed. I came into the HoRep on purpose to urge that railroad communication; and I came to this Senate of the U.S. for the particular purpose of again urging upon Congress to establish this communication. When the meaure I had the honor to introduce had become a law, and it possessed vitality, I surrendered it to other and abler men, or at least if I did not surrender it, it was usurped from me. when the bill to which this is an addendum was introduced, I regretted that it had not sufficiency enough in its provisions to achieve the result. I said to gentlemen who were in favor of the northern road, who came to see me about it, “Gentlemen, I am in favor of building that road, but this bill will not accomplish it; it is not strong enough; it has not got material enough in it to induce enterprise and command capital.” I was pleased to see this measure come in here with strength enough to achieve so importaut a result. The wealth to the individua is the wealth to the nation. What will be built up on the line of this road will multiply the wealth of the Republic 50, times her investment. These things are not well considered, and some gentlemen have a habit of discussing these great public enter prises as if they were in a banking house, and taking bonds, mortgages, or indorsed notes. That is not the way great Governments transact great affairs; and it is against large policies that tend to large development an make the strength of nations. When you run a line of road alon our northern frontier to Puget sound, there 15one of the most beautiful waters in the world. All the nnvies of the world could ride there at rest. It is our own land. It does not belong to Queen Victoria. Vancouver’s Island lyin across there, the boys could take any time, if they chose; but we do not want any controversy of that kind. There is a little quarrel about the island of SanJuan which is not yet settled; but so far as the terminus of this road on the west is concerned, it is in American territory, and one of the most beautiful countries in the world. As to running along the line of the British possessions, as a matter of military policy, it would be sound within our own lines; and then, as to British capital going into the enterprise, I hope it may. They cannot hurt us by helping our own enterprises and building up our own country. The time is not far distant we all know it when those possessions will be ours by the common consent of States. What is the objection, then, to English capital coming in to aid this enterprise? I understand the objection of the Senfrom Ohio. There is a system of railroads in his art of the country, and he thinks the rail roa s of Canada in connection with this will carry 01?a portion of their trade. That is not a general, public reason; it is a local and personal one. We cannot do a better thing, in my judgment, than to pass a bill that will secure the connection of our country over our own soil with our northwest frontier by rail, and we should also have a rail down to our South west, and then with a rail along our coast, we could maintain at least the Austrian Quadrilat eral. I say this bill should be pusedflmd there is no conflict between the Union Pacific and the Northern Pacific railroad.