The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-03
vHIRTIBTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

CHIRTIBTH CONGREss.
SECOND SESSION.
wAsHIreroS, Jan 81, lsAs.
PANAMA RAILROAD.
On nssion Of Mr. DoucLA.s, the senate ltosk up the
hill providing compensation for the transportation OF
troops and suppss for limited time, over the 18th
l. That the Secretary Of tho Navy authorised and
directed to into contract with the Messrs As
Portaton Of oil sorts Of government supplies and the
psblio maid. by railroad to be constructed BY them
such transportation to $3.50 Goo Der snnum Road to
be opened within three years
E.ss tariff Of charges fos Sal; s road Citizens
soS for freight Alter avs years Ave dollar. p.r ps
years four dollars after fifteen years three dollars.
Contract subject to be rescndea ct the end Of ten
ar Of their Arrival three ourths Of stock to be t.
ken by citizens Of the United States.
the words directing tn. Secretary Of thsNs1y
to contract with this company, stricken out,
leaving the matter With the Secretary simple
Mr. UNDERwooD moved to strike out the public
mails nom the public to be carried over
would be required for the mails
MI BEsror submitted few remarks in opposition
to the motion, and 1t was rejected.
Mr. Mills moved to reduce the proposed annual
pay from $3.50 600 to $3.50 600 per annun and argued
Of sSa
the travel and transportation between our people on
the Atlantic, and the emigrsats to CALIFORNIA;, our
commerce with the west side Of the American conti
nent very limited the necessity Of transporting
provisions would only last for short time the pusc
transportation would necessarily be small. He there
FORE thought $3.50 900 sufficient compensation As the
bill stood in other respects he could not for It, 1t
must undergo material notifications before 1t could re-
Mr.. ALLEN said 1t was obvious that the Senate,
before passing hill of this magnitude, would give it
tln wnstNv tfNo1 AAl{h mat AnA
before entering into this examination, he desired to
know the Of the Senate upon the main question
thsrsioss not now proceed to the details though an
objection might be raised to the charge for freight of
RED to China sone 900 miles, for fifteen dollar. per
ton With the view, for the present, OF testing the
sense o. the senate upon the merits o. ne no
Mr.. WEBSTER was opposed to the indefni post
ponement. He should not 80 into the details OF the
this work do not say that better modes not DO
found for communication from to As between
this and the Tehuantepeo route, consider the 18TH
mus Of Tehusntepec the preferable one Nor do
view the matter in the light of the Senator from Con-
the present s.ssney Is to be short
this communication or some similar communication,
viii continue From the progress Of things, the ext
two oceans whether the mania for digging the gold
dust, working the gold mines shall continue or
portation the continent It this or some other
point. take this route because q passage IL de.
and TINS open TO- 70 u.s. and can bs the
what weuld be the proper limitation Of expense to
understand the road will cost some four Ave mil
one and judging from the costs of the most economi
cay roads In the United States taking
into the estimate the distance of this work from the
Of construction It's tariff Of transportation must
be enhanced in q corresponding degree. The advan-
tsges OF the road apparent 1t will shorten the
mnnioston With our territories on the Pacific some
COCO or 10000 miles, - compared with the voyage
around Cape certainly not less than 5000 miles
This must be great advantage in the transportation
and the only ready mode, for the communication 30
much desired. From the character of the gentlemen
The object is dssirsbls and it is attanable at req.
souabe expense. II there were the privilege OF
cAoic: between this and tho pass Of Tehusntepsc,
should prefer the latter but have but alter
native must accept it reject 1t; and would
cept 1t Is the only chance
MIR. BUTLER raised constitutional question Is to
the arbitrary sum Of 81 100000 to DO paid by the 60
verpment.
Mr. WEBSTER raid it was mere matter of discretion
left tho Secretary Of Navy He was not direct
MIR. BUTLER replied that it amounted to the same
thing, and he could only view the appropriation here
made under cover Of . contract q bounty to these
gentlemen in the accomplishment Of che WORK. Under
be claimed but he was not exactly satisfied With the
technicaity In question.
Mr CLaYrox said that, IN 1881, he had presented
petition In reference to procuring tho right OF way
across the lsthEaus for some such project; and We
obtain it for two millions Of dosrs and
voyage of 5000 miles let US haysit He agreed In these
views Of the Senator from Massachusetts, but there
were great objections to Tehusntepec. The north
srsA for instance in that sttute on both sides Of
the Isthmus, were very violent tor several months
In tho year. The very name of Tehuantepec in.
diested, when reduced to plain Euglish, "s he'll
some practicable road; and at Panama, with the
eoursgsment Of this BILL the road he believed, could
American road no patched up job; but such road
would be worthy the American name, the American
proper in acquiring such road that the sovernm.nt
should aid in the work. and whether it cost two Ave.
six twenty, atty millions, he believed there
enterprise In which an equal amount Of money could
be well expended for the benefit Of country,
and Of all the world AZ for the competition of other
tsgss and the command OF the Isthmus transit trade
must be always In our possession, II do this work.
Mr. JEFFERSON DAv. agreed with tho Senator
others he differed with him. He agreed with him
IN reference to the northers at Tehusntepec, 50
sides Of the country but tho measure which
he desired above ali others for commsnic alton With
and he dwst upon the necessities and advantages Of
railroad line from the Mississippi to San Francisco
the Pacihc through our new territories, binding the
California to the music Of civilization. with respect
to the present bill he moved to strike out the rate
altogether II that uld be agreed
to, he had another amendment proposed. His object
end extent OF the service performed
Nr D'nW'ssoN Moved to pass the bill over, and to 60
In w executive session.
indefinite postponement, IS first in order
Mr. ALLEN, for the accommodation OF the Senator
withdrew bis motion for the present. and the bill was
L. d aside for the day.
AID the Senate went into executive session.
House OF Representatives.
WEpNksDAv, Jan. 81, 1S49.
AhorHrR ExPLosIoc-sLAvE TRADE IN THE DIsrRIcr
COLUMBIA.
The committees were called for reports That ON
the Judiciary, through its chairman, had presented
several, when
Mr. EDwARps, of Ohio, from the Committee for the
District Of Columbia reported bill to prohibit the in
trodu ct ion into the Datriot of Columbia Of savsa