The Madisonian., 1840-02-01

forty. The second class those which ACQUIRED
from explosions. and Of these there twenty three
The third class Is from he Of which there seven.
teen aud the fourth from collision, OF which there
were twelve.
! From the cause Of ERE. seventeen sneh disasters ere
known have happened within The last ten years, and
of many Of these the particular known, though
OF seyeJsl il WAS known. Bot. from their report
there was Of those thai were known. in which
there Was any considerable loss OF property and hic
which not owing 10 negligence IN The owners
conductors. Mr. w. specified theT suceessreiy, show
ina the truth Of this statement.
The inference dpw from this 10, that legislation
has yet much do this subject, and. from new Ind
terrible dsasiers, Congress bound TO their
power tis subject 10 he greatest extent and pre-
veni FAR possible .he recurrence Of the iaefsby
horrible incident 10 which have alluded.
Mr. GRLNDY expressed his desire that Congress
would exercise all Their power OF legislation TO prevent
these accidents and he suggested 10 ths Senator from
Massachusetts, that 1t would be best for him 10 draw
up AdDs the Law sscerdApst with has views
that the comnltiss nght oDi, nothing e ~hs, he hsa
suggested
| Nj. WEBSTER sssentes and said, is the resolu.
iios should lie the table, be wosa dsaw up q sec
tion temorSe@ u would graihy ihs SENATOR ffons
| Tennessee.
So ihs resolution again .is on ,hs ,sbls ill to-
I mossoS.
cuaBEELAKD BILE.
| Mr. YOUNG moved 10 Dss,peae ihe es5ers Of tho
day for hs papose of taking sp ths bin oT the eontnu
s,ioa of the Cumberland Road isrcngs the States of
Ohio, Indiana, ard Haeis, " make u lks order
Of the day jor Wet0esSsy ssxt.
On the question Of po.,ponemenr. ths yess and
called for by Mr.. CLAY oS Asaosns- when sheis
Appeared as follows
| YEAS-Msssrs Allen, Benton, Belts, Clay, Of Ky
Clayton. Csntssdsa, Dixon. Fulton, Grundy, Knight,
Linn. Nicholas, Phelps, Pientss, Robinson. Sewer
Spsiih, OF lnssans. Svshard Spence, Sturgeon, Tall
mssge. Tspp.n. Webster, White, Yosng-a5.
NAYS-xessss. Brown, CsIhosn, Clay, oS Ala
! Coihben henderson, Hubbard, Lompha,. Now,l
! Rosne. Sntb. Of Connsrtivus, Strange, winsms--l2
| Nh. DAVIS asked il any ss,nna4ss ef The amoun,
IeqsfeS oT 'b's road we're befase the Ssnais.
Mr. YOUNG replied the. ,hsse had been no es,s.
mate sent 70 from the Deparnsn,-
Sr. DAVIS said he made the monty in esdsr 10 as
cs,tsin was. were the views sf ths ADMINISTRATION Ia
Tegas5 to lbs road
| Mr.. HUBBARD opposed taking up the bin, because
The responsibility m regard the sosd did now resi-
on Csagtsss, but On the Department
| Mr. TAPPAN said that. IS II shond be taken No, n.
would give notice Of bis Intention to 10 give thf
States msnsy snsuga 70 asmpIes .hs read wihis theiy
| respective limits.
| Mr. CLAY, Of Alabama. moved that it should be-
made she special ordep TOP this day thres weeks ths
question lost.
Nj SMyTa, OF Iodans, said he hoped the motion
Of the ehsrnan Of the eomaieer tNr Young, would
prevail and that the bill would be taken up aud made
The special order for day csrs distant period
II very iupossns that the action Of the Senate
should be had q an early day 'his measure He
desIred that the people Of the Stses should kns what
be the fate Of this gesi rs pos
sibls was very true the Administration bad not re-
ported nsorsb, rs tsther construction ezeep, so
far suffer the report Of the engineer shayge oS
the wafk to accompany ihc aosumsnts But Mr.. S.
bound by ,hs, consideration lie desired to-
know whether il resolved to abandon this great
,onsl work IL So let the People know il Eei the
spoasibify where must and should rsss those
IL 49, Al
No appropriation made ms, yssr thoaghA biz had
passed the Senate The work bad besa nd ed Of
great sacrfes 10 the Datioo Soms,bsng
be done, and that prenptb economy required Il JUS
cc to the States and people through which passed
required it, and the fauh Of the Ns,iss required it, II
may possibly BE that the worR may Sc sbandonee BY the
Government. but he would never believe il tn he saw
The ysis Fhis . party, niber, sfl-Party
qoestiea IN The West kte solernn!y believed lha,
party soos be suesane5 who sga,nst i, very
large and highly respectable ention hsH been held
al Terrs Hsate last composed Of boA pohtcaa
psytres, relation to il, and most earnest and able
appeal made .o.the Government to prosecute this
work without deioy He had not officially received tho
repovt but he had il. In reply To- the Senator
iIo~ Ohio Mr. Tsppaa. he desired TO say one ~osd
Mr. ) entirely eebeursd with thai SeDaor IN his
desire 10 see socieni sum appropriated TO finish the
WORK at oacs, payable BY nstslmesis aad he had at
early day introduced resolution that eject, which
had been Teened TO the Conmittss Roads and Co
Dsls, Of which he was nsber. That resolution
frzMsd with denbie aspect, rather, IN two-foC
character: fsE 10 inquire INTO the proprety OF making
appropriation tho work for rhfs year and, 2dy,
to inquire the whole subject and especially the
pedensy Of making On appropriation Of sufficient
to finish the work fhe report Of the Department III
70 the resolbtioS ef tbs Senaia requiring the
for the work had only been made day or two
Since and printed bus had been referred the
cowmistee at his instance The committee had thought
1t besl 10 report the frs, branch Of the resolution
the ball now moved to be taken up leasing the other
mo hrapr IN he nrtnd hon thn
cosnmittss had received the estimate. j. believed
that ths the proper course would require the
appropriation for ihss year be DC pot the work
in pssgrsse Of eouphtsn. rn.iP the Leg,ssture coud
act upon transfer 10 them OF the work with the spprn
praiioo, If Congress shoold THINK proper he hoped
il wsald, TO pursue thar course lie would Therefore
thai report would be made from ihe csmmittee
tba, branch ef the subse hoe he hoped thai the ye
seN hli would psogsss, as there for Sc
laying Of the proposed Measure making
FINAL disposition Of the suhjccr fRe anew il de-
srah@s TO dispose OF this matter IN o way satisfactory 10
the eeunry, and he did believe the proposed by
the resolution 10. he ihs correct one
To the Senators from xlsbama fNrr Cisv) and Nsw
Hsmpshs'e- eMT Hubbard, who seemed to Alsk that
this measure could not be defended, he would merely
say, bet the day be Aasd lei that day Ne ea<h day
and VI those Senators requ rcS argument, noeTlih-
standing Ne had supposed thc stect familiar every
one. As he'd doubt ba that she Senators would DO
answered To- the satisfaction Of the Sensts, sheogh 'o
b,u,se v, he should not propose srgvmsnt Still he
woua never shsins hsm The performance Of duty
which he owed his Stats, to defend her atsres and
her wishes all proper occasions.
Mr. YOUNG then mo~e d 70 make il the spes, or
de, Cor this day two weeks /; which agpesd TO
SPECIAL sapEna
The Senate then look up ths bin to rpesr certain
acts respecting navy pensions, and making nrther pro-
VISION in relation 10 navy pessions.
Tho hill shgtkly amended ana, afef beng et