Mr. STEVENS, from the same committee, reported back House bill No. 527, to remote the construction of a line of railroads between the city of Washington and the Northwest, for national purposes. The bill, which was read, is as follows: A bill to remote the construction of a line of rail ways ctween the city of Washington and the Northwest, for national purposes. Whercas there is now a completeline of railroad between the city of Washington and Cumberland.in Allegheny county. in the State of Maryland. which is about beingshortened ncarly 50 miles by a line from said city of Washington to the Point of Books on the Potomac river. in Fred 'ck county. in sai State' and whereas a company has been incorporated by the state oi'Maryland toconstructa railroad from Cumberland aforesaid to the Pennsylvania line in the direction of Pittsburg. designed to connect with arailroad in Pennsylvania to the latter city; and whereas the Pittsburg and Connollsvillo Railroad Coinpany.incorporated by the State of Pennsylvania. Has completed a railroad from Pittsburg to Connellsvillc. on a line toconnectwith the Maryland road aforesaid; and whereas but a comparatively short distance betweenCumberland and Pittshur remainsto be completed tofurnish. with the railroad betweenWashington and Cnmborland.s.direct railroad communication, by a short and advantageous route. betweenWashington city and Pittsburg and the connections with the Northwest from the latter city: and whereas the Legislature of Pennsylvania has attempted to createimpediments in connecting the railroad so asaforesaidauthorizedto be built in Ifcnnsylvania and Maryland. which prevent at this time the completion of a work of national impor of ii. franchise under which i o citizens of Maryland and Pennsylvania. have made large investments; and whereas it is proper for military and postal purposes and especiallyto facilitate and regulate commercial intercourse amongthe States: Therefore Be it enacted by the Senate andHoRep the U.S.A. in (impressanem bletl. bat the Pittsburg and Connclls Iille Railroad Company of Pennsylvania and the Pittsburg and Councilsvillo Railroad company of Maryland be and theyare hereby. authorize to complete their respective works and to unite thesumosoas to form one continuousline between Cumberland and Pitts bp aunrgie.asccordin to the powersgiven to the said coin in and y their respective charters as origi nally granted and the supplements thereto.so far as they are not inconsistent with the proviswns of this Mt. Site. 2. Abife: That if any person shall willfully do or cause to be done. any actor acts whatever wherebyany building structure or other work or any er igiiioc, ar, or machine or other property appertaining to the railroad soto beconstructed shall be injured. iinpiiired. destroyed or stopped.the person or persons so olfending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.and, on conviction the reofhy an court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished y fine not lessthan $1,000 nor more than 5.000 or by imprisonment not lessthanone year nor morethan 5 years or both.at the discretion of the court.and shall also forfeit and pay to the parties aforesaid.their associates.successors or assigns. double the amount of damages sustained by iueunsof stich offcnses.to be recovered by the parties aforesaid, with costsof suit. by action of debt or ens. SEC. 3. Abife: That the lines of railway carrying the mailsof the U.S. which may be or are now constructedunder the authority of either of the States throughwhich the railroad hereby authorized shall pass, and all railroads in the U.S.by their connections shall have the right to connect for the purpose of transportation with the said railway company.as aforesaid.onfair and equal terms.as now customar upon main lines in the U.S.: Provided. hat the said lines of railway so claiming the right to connectshall ro ciprocatein traliic With the ins herebyauthorized. upon the same terms and without any discrimination or prejudiceagainstit. such connectinglines shall have the right to sell through tickets, check through baggage and transport freights in such manner and upon such termsas are customary between connecting lines ot‘railwuy. And through tickets. through checksfor baggage and through receipts for freights shall be furnishedby the line hereby authorized over “such lines of railway as may connectwith it and as the heroin and shipper or consign ormay select and without discrimination or preJiidicc to anyone or more of said connecting lines of railway. SEC. 4. Abife:.That if any suitor proceeding.either in law or equity or an, criminal prosecution shall be commencedin any State court againstthe snid companies. their successors or as signs or any person authorized or employed by the m. for any not doneor omitted to be donein and about the construction and useof the railroad hereby authorized under and byvirtue of this act, or to by restrain. imuiiction or otherwise. the construction.corn in g of a military and postal railroad from Wash tuncc and has thereby attempted to impair the value I 3 l l l l l l l l i Elation or operation of the said railroad or for any amages growmgout of the useof the same or construction thereof and the defendant shall at the time of enteringhis appearance or within 30 days thereafter.in such courts in said action or proceeding. lilo a petition. statin the facts and verified by nihilavits. lor the remova of the causefor the trial at the next circuit court of the U.S.to be holdcn inthe district where such suit or prosecution 15p.ending, and 050; goodand sufficient security for his filing in such circuit court. on the 1st day of its nextsessiou. copiesof the processand other proceedings against him in such State court and also for his a pouringin such circuit court and entering special all in the cause of proceediull.(if special bail was originally required therein.) it then shall be the duty of the State court to accept the security and proceed no further in the causeor prosecution; and the bail that shall have been originally taken in scuocphic State incgofiulretdshaasllabfoerdeissacihda.irngesdu.c And irucupiotnes ouucrht of the U.S. the causeor prosecution shall proceed therein in the same manner as if it had canbrought insuchcircuit court. Whatever may be the amount in dispute or the damage claims or whatever may be the citizenship of the artics. any law to the contrary notwithstanding. nd any at tbaycohrmigeinnatol fptrhoecegsosotrdosionr such State of otuhret sdheafellnhdoalndt the goods and estate so attached to answer the final. Judgment.in the same manner as by the lawsofsuch State they would have been hold on to answerfinal Judgment had it been rendered in the court in which the suit or irosccution was commenced; and from anyfinal ju( gment rendered in anysuch suit or prosecution by such circuit courts.a writ of error shall lie to the SCOTUS.what evermay bethe amountof such judgment. any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Sac. 5. Abife: That the saidline of railroad. with the ferries.crossings.bridges and roadway.hereby authorized to beconstructed and the parts of fXlStlnBriiil was which may becomea part of the said road shall a doomedand considereda national public highway and post read. with which all the principal railway lines and mail routes in the U.S. either now constructedor here after to be constructed shall have the right to c on ncct for transportation purposeson fair and equita b loterms. And such connecting lines shall at all times. have the right to sell through tickets and check through baggage.in such manner and upon such termsas are now or may hereafter be custom ary between the connecting lines of the country. And the corporation herein mentioned shall so far as may be practicable furnish through ticlicts to passengersand through checks for baggage over such connecting hlines of railway iis the travcler may select and without discrimination or prejudice to anyone or moreof said connecting lines. And the company shall provide all their night passenger trains a sufficientnumber of 1st classsleeping cars with all modern improvements and all proper and necessarybeddingto fully accommodatethe public, and the tariff of pricesin addition to the regular rate of fare shall not exceed 3 dollars for a state room. one dollar for a single double and filly cents for a berth. SEC. 6. Abife:. That said corpo rations shall mako an annual report oi' their operations to the SecInterior‘in such form and containinglsuchitemsof information as he may prescribo sai report to be verified by the certificates. under oath. of the president.treasurer chief engineer and Generalsuperintendent of sue corporationsor rai ways. Sac. 7. Abife: That the said corporations shall as soonas practicable so commence and prosecute the work 0 constructing and e nip ping said railroad that it shall befully comp stud and equipped in 3 yearsfrom and alter the passage sco.t this act. 8. Abife: That this act shall be deemednnd taken as a public act and as such. noticeshall be taken of it by the courts without the necessity of pleiiding the same.