The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-05

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Mr. WOODRRIDCE would STATE, in reference 10 the
gentsans oteev~h0n. that d. existing railroad COM
Peny did notc1ginate the bin that they had no know
edge OF its origin. and that the bill far utterly
MI. BAGBY had doubt that the grant was intended
fG the case IN the beginning but he believed that they
alone were now 70 be benefited BY it. He was opposed
before them 1t called upon Congress- to appropriate
portion Of the public domains for the purposes Of internal
Improvement and to DO il At time when they were
imposed upon the necessares of life to sustain the OPP
sraticss OF the government He would ask where was
the difference between setting aPsI, portion Of the pub
directly from the treasury for the OF the
same object! He was aware that a fashionable answer
been 70 n: nS sa 2
difference His friend from Michigan would not resort to
and &c did not believe Il would be sbs 70 sas
the senate that there was any foundation for giving away
q the public domain for the purpose Of ncrsss
with such doctrine He thought it a very extraordina
~ course for States patriotic many Of the western
States had shown themselves TO be- to ask for appro
ton Of the Of the government. when the situa
ton Of the country required more than usual demands
upon the treasury It was most extraordinary, indeed.
for Congress to be called upon to make donation at this
tme and the practice Of giving away one-half Of the
public domain for the purpose of enrchng the other half
was at war with all experience and with the common
sense OF mankind ut any time He only asked that he
might be permitted once more to record his name in OPP
position to such course He called for the ayes and
Nh CASS desired to say a word. There seemed TO be
two three grounds upon which the bill was opposed
present-one of which OF general character; and
applicable to the present case Il had been said that
would Be- rscoscsd that the bill @
features similar to the bill OF the last session The grant
Of land however, hundred miles in extent less
that Cha b,,r
bred miles long, for hundred and fifty miles
Of which land was granted This fifty sixty miles
long. and grant Of sixty miles was to be made. The
honorable gentleman had said that the State might sell
the aroad and the benefits Of the grant accrue p
vate company, This remark was applicable to every
grant The State might sell the railroad What then
The railroad was valuable improvement to the-whole
country, and if it should go into the hands Of private
company the State and the nation would still derive great
advantages from it. and it would increase the value Of
land and other property in its vicinity. If sold it was be-
cause it eughtto be sold. There other railroads
in the State, but this no continuation OF either OF
them On the contrary i was rSnnng at right angles
ton between remote portion and the residue OF the
country The honorable gentleman was mistaken
property that this grant was to Be made There was an
other important consideration Congress was the great
andholder Of that western territory He did not believe
had done for that. They had done literally nothing
They simply their surveyors through it, and then
still They had done less for Michigan than for other
olate6 ana " was Improper Tor congress
refuse full share Of the public domains to State which
had won such aures for her country as Michigan had
DONE He could not believe that they would favor any
such party interests This railroad he repeated ran SOUTH
and was designed for the purpose Of opening commun
cation with of the most inaccessible portions of the
country AS laDdholders, he asked hemas object of
Of the much larger grants which they had made to other
States he asked them to pass the present bill
Mr. CALHOUN remarked that he had the same objec-
ton to make to the present bill, which advanced
the last eQAROnA and that ground then. he
should VOTE
The question was then taken upon ordering the bill to
be engrossed and read third tme and decided in the
affirmative, as follows:
rien, Beese, Bright, Cuss. Ciley Corwin Critenden
Maryland, Johnson, of Louisiana, Mangum Miller, More
bend Phelps, Simmons, speight Sturgeon Upham and
NAYS--Mcssrs; Archer Atherton, Bagby, Butler, Cal
houn Cameron, Thomas Clayton, John M Clayton, Col
guilt, Dayton, Dix Fairfield Lewis Niles, Turney and
Yulee-I6
LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER MINES.
The Senate then proceeded consider as in committee
Public Lands, establish additional land Office in the
northern part OF the State of Michigan, and to provide
for the sale of the mineral lands of the United States
s S at h the SUGGESTION sf Of
was passed over informally.
NATIONAL ROAD.
The Senate then proceeded to consider, in commit
tee Of the whole the bill reported from the Committee on
Roads and Canals, provide for completing the Cumber-
land road in and ceding the to, the States OF Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
On motion by Mr.. BAGBY the further consideration
Of the bill postponed to, and made the special order
for Tuesday next
EXECUTIVE SESSION
On motion by Mr. SEWER,
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration OF ex-
ecuve business and after time spent therein the
doors were opened, and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal having been read,
The SPEAKER announced as the first business in ORDER
the consideration of the bill reorganize the district
courts of Alabama, which pending when the House
adjourned yesterday.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. HARALSON, (by leave.) from the Committee on
Military Affairs reported back that part OF the message
by law for the appointment of general officer to take
command of all our military forces in the field and asked
to be discharged from its further consideration, and that
il be laid upon the table which was ordered.
Personal EXPLANATION.
Mr. PRESTON KING asked leave to make personal
explanation leave being unanimously given, Mr. KING
said:
Mr. SPEAKER: find in the Union, of this morning.
paragraph aIluding presume, bill which Yesterday
asked leave TO Introduce The editor of the Union, it
very evident, mistakes the purpose of the bill desire
me to propose the and that may be msun-
stood, have written what propose say. Sir, in pro-
posing TO introduce that BILL had intention to inter-
fere with anticipate the action of the standing
mee from which it to the House the last
but was governed solely by the desire to bring the
subjects, presented by the provisions Of the bill to the
early consideration and action Of the House The bill
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