Date: 1878-04-24
Result:
243-2
Vote Subject Matter:
Government Management
/ Budget Special Interest
Bill number: S15
Description: TO PASS S. 15 (96-20 STAT 56, 5/7/78), A BILL AIDING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH LINE FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND SECURING TO THE GOVERNMENT THE USE OF THE SAME FOR POSTAL, MILITARY AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Original source documents:
Congressional Record vol. 7-3, p. 2790;
House Journal vol. 45-2, p. 938;
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