316 
Sanborn—Railroad Land Grants . 
After a conference with the Senate on the amendments the bill 
passed both houses, 1 and became a law September 29, 1890, al¬ 
most exactly 40 years after the signing of the Illinois Central 
bill. 
Madison , Wis ., October , 1898. 
1 In the Senate all those voting for the bill were Republicans and all 
those voting against it were Democrats. Ibid., 10085. 
