| From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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| April 18, 1862 |
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| Congress, yesterday |
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| Only one bill was passed which
possessed any general interest, or which, so far as we are capable of
deciding, can have any effect upon the public mind in this time of
trial and national anxiety. This was the bill entitled an act to
provide for the safe and expeditions transportation
of troops and munitions of war by railroads. This bill subjects
the railroads of the country to the power and central of the
Government, and whether for good or evil, the House seemed scarcely
disposed to inquire. It provides for the appointment of a Military
Chief of Railroad Transportation, who
shall have the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and receive compensation at
the rate of $5,000 a year, to be paid in quarterly installments. This
is a very fair start, and a 1st. position is thus provided for
somebody |
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