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BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

NO. 342

ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE SERIES, VOL. 6, No. 1, PP. 1-336

A CONGRESSIONAL HISTORY OF RAILWAYS IN THE

UNITED STATES, 1850-1887.

BY

LEWIS HENRY HANEY, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Political Economy,

The University of Michigan.

MADISON, WISCONSIN

JANUARY, 1910

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.-INTRODUCTION.....

PAGE

7

13

BOOK I-AID

CHAPTER II. —LAND GRANTS: 1850–1870. ..

Time and extent of the grants—Development of the land-grant

question—(1) Land grants to states—(2) Land grants to cor-

porations--Rights of way-End of the land-grant policy.

23

CHAPTER III.-LAND GRANTS: 1850–1870 (continued)..

The movement to forfeit-Homestead policy and railway land

grants-Settlers on railway grants.

34

CHAPTER IV.-THE FATE OF THE "FREE-FROM-ANY-TOLL" CLAUSE.

Early provisions—War brings importance--Congress enforces:

1874–Supreme court overrules-Criticism of the decision-

Final settlement.

39

CHAPTER V.-IMPORT DUTIES ON RAILWAY IRON....

Demand and supply in 1850_Efforts to secure credit or suspen-

sion of duties-Railway lobby-Discussion of measures -

New vs. Old States-Introduction of steel-Movement of

duties-Labor influence.

SUBSIDIES AND SURVEYS (see Pacific railways)

BOOK II-PACIFIC RAILWAYS

CHAPTER VI.-FINAL DEVELOPMENT AND PASSAGE OF THE PACIFIC

RAILWAY BILL: 1850-1862.....

49

The Whitney bill: 1851-52-Growing prominence of the south-

ern route-Appropriation for survey: 1853–Various bills-

Bill passes senate: 1855-Inactivity-Renewed activity:

1858_Senate passes a bill-Final enactment: 1862__Amend-

atory act of 1864. Appendix: digest of act of 1862, and of

act of 1864.

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76

94

CHAPTER VII.-ADMINISTRATION OF THE Pacific RAILWAY Acts

AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS: 1864–87...

The Pacific lines as planned and as constructed–The roads

completed, further encouragement being given-Reaction

against them: 1868_The joint resolution of 1869_Adminis-

tration of the bond subsidy-(1) Interest payments_Time

of payment-Half compensation inadequate-Five per cent

of net earnings.

CHAPTER VIII.-ADMINISTRATION OF THE Pacific RAILWAY ACTS

AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS (contin'd)

(2) Sinking funds-- The Thurman act: 1878—Auditor of railway

accounts created–The Pacific railway commission of 1887

-Pacific railways influence legislation-Rates and discrim-

ination-Relations with other railways.

CHAPTER IX.-THE SOUTHERN ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC..........

This route once most prominent—The Atlantic and Pacific-

The Southern Pacific—The Texas and Pacific_The Galves-

ton, Harrisburg, and San Antonio - The Southern Pacific

Company–The New Orleans extension of the Texas and

Pacific-Resume. Appendix: Charter of Southern Pacific
Company, etc.

114

CHAPTER X.-THE NORTHERN PACIFIC....

142

OHAPTER XI.-ISTHMIAN RAILWAY DEVELOPMENTS..

145

149

CHAPTFR XII.-SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF THE PACIFIC RAL-

WAY MOVEMENT.

Rise and fall of the Pacific railway movement-Purposes and

arguments Means_Charter provisions (tabulated)—Accom-
plishments-Critical estimate.

BOOK III–REGULATION

156

PART I

RESTRICTION AND REGULATION Not BASED PRIMA-

RILY ON THE “COMMERCE CLAUSE"

CHAPTER XIII.-RAILWAYS AND THE PUBLIC DEFENSE....

Railway affairs during the Civil War - President authorized to

take and operate-- Proposals for government aid_Govern-

ment railways proposed-Inadequate facilities at Washing-

ton-Northern railways benefited-Indebtedness of southern

lines-Other military relations-Summary.

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