Mr. WILSON. of Iowa. I wish to show what there is in this bill, and I affirm. as I did when the original bill was under consideration, that fliere is a great deal more in it. than this House understands. It was told this House, vhcn the original bill was under consideration, that the hill created no new land grant whatever. It was so stated in the debates and in sisted upon by all except in colleague, [Mf K.ssos.] who is not now in is sent. He did state in effect that the bill which we have passed creates an additional land grant. He uses this language: “And I have only to saythat iffor this samcgrant. withont‘onendditiona‘ldollar of U.S.bonds. and with nothing additional but the grant of land. there is an man or act of menwho are willing to take that and and build that road in preference to goin'vup the Republican and crossing over the “AVRIL!fictive i. in. Republican and Platte to the Omaha route. near the pne /100th parallel. I say it is a duty we owe to the peopleof this country to allow it to o done." To what land grant did he refer? The land grant contained in the bill which we passed the other day. And what kind of ngrant is.that'.’ “That the Union Pacific Railway Company, eastern division is hereby authorized to designate the general route of their said road, and to file a map thereof. as now req'iired by law, at any time before the 1st day of Octo' ber, 1866 and upon the filing of the said map, showing the g'cneral route of said road, the lands along the entire line thereof, so far as the same may be designated, shall be reserved from sale b order of the SecyIn terior." ihat kind of a land grant is that? We were told there were none in the bill. And yet you have heard the provision which with draws all the land, odd sections, even sections, mineral land and all, without any limit as to the width of the grant, for the benefit of this Union Pacific Railroad Company, eastern division. And I may state here that I was told by a member of the other Houso, who took art in drafting this bill, that he was astonished that any person in this House should in sist that'it did not contain an additional land grant. Now, if it contains an additional land grant, I want to know if it is not just of the character I have stated, without limitation as to width, without limitation as to odd or even sections, and without limitation as to the mineral lands of the Government. That is the character of the land grant contained in that bill. Now. as to another point raised by the Gentfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. STEvnssleon cerning the bonds of the Government. He says there are no bonds in that bill. more than are contained inthe original act of 1864. He provides essentially in his amendment to my bill. that nothing contained in it shall interfere with the right of the Union Pacific Railroad Company to receive lands and bonds for every mile of road that company may build. There is no doubt, then. that his amendment is for the purpose of securing to the Union Pacific Railroad Company lands and bonds for every mile of road which that company may build. What more ‘I I say that the same bill secures to the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the road on the Smoky Hill route, precisely the same amount of bonds that is secured to the other road; or at least gives them the opportunity to demand and receive from the government the same number of bonds. Now. how is that? Under the 9th sectioupf the act to which the entle man referred. the act of 1864, it is provided that if the Union Pacific Railroad Company, eastern division, shall reach the 100th meridian before the other road reaches there, or if the other road shall not be procressing in good faith in the constrnction of its road through the Territory, then this Union Pacific Railroad Company, eastern division, running on the Smok' Hill route, shall go on and construct the nion Pacific railroad. Now, suppose it should do that, what right does it acquire by the construction of the Union Pacific railroad? The same rights the same privileges, the same benefits, and the same su sidies that are provided for in the act of 1864 for the construction of the Union Pacific railroad. Now, sir, as I was remarking. if the Kansas company, or the Union Pacific Railroad Company, eastern division, shall, under the terms of the act of 1864, as construed by the Gentfrom Pennsylvania, construct the uion Pacific railroad on the 100th meridian of longitude, it, b that construction, secures all the bonds provided for in the not of 1.864for the construction of the Union Pacific railroad. Now, what does the gentleman’a amendment propose? After the provision that the bonds originally intended for the Union Pacific railroad line may go to aid in the construction of thE Smoky Hill line, what.does the gentleman’s amendment propose to do for the Union pacific Railroad Company in that regard? It provides that the Union Pacific Railroad Company shall nevertheless receive the lands and bonds to the full aniount provided for in the act of 1864 through the entire line of their road, or so much of it as they may construct, thereby duplicating the amount of such aid. This is the construction that will he put upon the dprovision by every person interested in the roa. Now, all that. I ask of this Houseds to let this legislation rest where the country has had reason to believe it would rest upon the action of Congress in lBG I except so far as may be necessary to allow the Union Pacific Rai road Company, eastern division, to file a map of a new line, if the company should desire. to build a road on that new line. This was stated, as I have proved from the Globe, to be. the only thing contained‘in the bill which we passed the other day. I am willing they shall have this privilege. I have no objection to it whatever. In addition to this, the 2nd section allows the California company to build their road eastward till it shall meet the line of the Union Pacific railroad. I am willin they shall have this privilege. It is proper andright that they should have it; for the country do. sires that this road shall be built. at the ear liest. possible moment. When the company have secured those 2 thin, Iallirm all has been secured which this house was willing to believe was contemplated by the bill which we passed the other day, and to which the bill I present this morning is designed as an amendment by way of explanation. Now, sir, I have prepared my bill, as I stated at the opening of my remarks, in strict accordance with the understanding had here the other day. I have embodied in it precisely what I said I was willing to grant to the Union Pacific railroad, eastern division, and to the California company. I do not propose toiaterfero with them at all; but i do propose to ask that this House shall carry out the understanding which we then had, and pass the measu rewhich I then desired to offer as an amendment, and which it was asserted should pass as an independent bill without objection.