Mr. H WARD. Mr. President, I did not expect the bill now under consideration would have encountered so earnest an op position on the part of the Senfrom Ohio, Mr. Sunn MAN.] I had hoped that looking upon the measure in the light in which I am compelled to regard it, we should have had the benefit of his support; but for some reason his convictigns lead him to o pose the passage of this bill. In the fervor of his opposition he has made some statements to which it is my duty to endeavor to make a reply. His 1st and leading objection appears to be that the Northern Pacific railroad is to be a rival line to the Union Pacific railroad. I do not regard it in that light. What is the route of the Union Pacific railroad? Proceeding from its eastern terminus, already fixed by an order of the POTUS, and running to the Pacific ocean, you will find that its average latitude, so to speak, is about the fortieth degree. That will he the line, generally speaking, upon which that route will proceed from east to west. This will leave a region between that road and the northern national boundary line of 9 degrees of lat itude, a space no less than 625 miles wide from south to north; while its length from east to west is not less than 1800 miles; making asur face of not less than 1100,000 square miles. By the charter of the Northern Pacific railroad, the company in laying down its line is required to run it, so far as practicable, upon he 45th degree of latitude, from Lae Superior on the east, commencing either in Wisconsin or in Minnesota, running westwardly and terminating at Puget sound. The probability is that the general line will lie somewhat north of the 45th degree of latitude. But if it shall run upon that line as required by the charter and to this I desire to call the attention of the Senfrom Ohio the distance between this line and the Union Pacific line will not be less on an average than 347 miles. The space lying between the 2 lines will be just a out that number of miles in width, while the space lying between the Northern Pacific railroad route and the divisional boundary line between the U.S and the British possessions Will not, upon an average, be less than 270 miles in width. I am utterly unable to see how it can happen that the Northern Pacific railroad is to be a rival of the Union Pacific, lying, as it must 350 miles to the north of it. The internal business that will be conducted upon theso 2 roads will, of course, be furnishedto the one and the other by the industry and the enterprise of the American people, who shall proceed' into that distant region and settle an become the permanent owners of the soil, can ing on all the branches of industry and trade by which the necessar patronage is to be furnished to both roads. l have yet to learn that railroad men have regarded 2 roads lying 350 piles apart as necessarily or practically rival mes. Sir, there is no rivalry, that I can perceive, except the very remote one in the East India trade; and I take it that my friendfrom Ohio would not oppose a measure like this upon the sole ground that the 2 roads might become competitors for the American trade in the East Indies. I apprehend that rivalry will have hardly a perceptible effect upon the revenues of either road. It will be so small, in comparison with the other business which both will transact, as not to be felt in the estimates; but even if it be felt, I can perceive no reason whatever why the northern portion of the U.S., of which this region constitutes so large a part, should be deprived of any benefit which their industrious and enterprising population may be able to derive from the employment of the Northern Pacific railroad, and the East India trade in connection with it. It is useless to disguise the fact that it is the determination of the people of the northern States to open this great avenue to the East Indies, and to have those facilities which are necessary in carrying forward settlement and enter prise of all descriptions into this wild, and at present unsettled region. Gentlemen may dep recate it; the may doubtit; but, sir, the decree has gone fort, and it will not be in the power of Congress to reverse it, that a Northern pacific railroad shall and will be constructed through that region, and that northern capital and northern enterprise and northern labor shall have the benefit ofit. The 2nd objection made by the Senfrom Ohio to the passage of the bill is that it “gives” to this company a no less sum than $122,000,000 without security. I was not a little surprised at this statement. I cannot conceive what are the elements out of which it is made. He did not see fit to in them before the Senate, or to refer to any ata in his possession or within his knowledge justifying im in making so gross a misrepresentation of the scheme of the bill. I do not suppose the Senator designed making a misrepresentation of the contents of the bill. He possesses too much candor and too much honesty of heart to justify me in bringing such an imputation.