The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-01

to be paid and the government of the United States will
be left free stpulate, for reasonable sum, Tor tho
transportation of persons, munitions OF war, and public
stores, rate which may in no case exceed that liked
by the tariff the second section OF the bill The gov
certainly make better contract with this
company than we could and there is 10 sup
pose that the will reach that proposed in this bill
But whether the amount be more or less, II will
be for services actually rendered. and nothing will
be paid for services which not rendered AS
the bill stands, if should abandon the road or
better line should offer, still thus contract would
stand aud we should be obliged 10 pay this sum,
whether transport any thing across the lslhmus of
Panama or This is an advantage would give 10
no road in our country and certainly not to road
in any other ] am opposed le internal improvements
ments If the principle rs to be adopted might favor
works of permanent Improvement, and Tor commercial
m.s Of The United ae Sases but not beyond
have never, in'the examination either OF tins or the
original BILL supposed that the language would bear the
construction that has been put upon It, oil an encourage
ment by an appropriation, Of foreign road ! con-
side red authorizing the Secretary OF the Navy to
make contract, and as providing limit beyond which
he should not go considered hun as bound 10
pay the mentioned in the bill but as such has been
the construction put upon IT, now wish to get md OF
that difficulty and 1t is therefore that offered the amend
Mr.! DICKINSON suggested that there great ne
cessiiy for executive session There had been occa
sion for one for several days but the Legislative business
had been extended late hour that the executive
business had been put off He therefore moved TO post
pone the further consideration Of the bill until to morrow
Mr.. DICKINSON There are always so many last
words when we propose take the vote upon any import
VcE hs & the motion for
indefinite posponemen would take the preference under
MIR. DICKINSON moved to postpone the further con.
sideraon Of the motion of the gentleman from Ohio
The VICE PRESIDENT repeated, that the motion for
indefinite postponenlent would take the preferences but
that the bill could he laid upon the table.
| Mr. DICKINSON. do not wish to dispose of it in
that summary manner =,
MIR BENTON suggested that the better way would be
to lay the bill upon the table, and it might be taken up
MIR. DICKINSON accordingly moved that the bill be
laid upon the table which motion was agreed to.
Ga motion BY Mr. d the Senate accordingly proceeded
to the consideration of executive business; and after
some time SO spent, the doors were reopened, and
The Senate ailournel
NIB We regret that in our report yesterday morning
of the debate upon the present system OF reporting the
following remarks were accidentally omitted. They
should have Immediately preceded the remarks of Mr..
Bradbury. '+..,t-
MIR. FOOTE Mr. President, think this system of
reporting has advantages aud think The reports for The
most part, are very accurate: must say further, that
have, all occasions found the reporters OF both papers
exceedingly accommodating They have always allowed
me revise their reports of my speeches whenever
chose to call them for that purpose 1t is due to the
reporters that should say that i IS utterly impossible
for them to call upon every senator and oo,an ms rev
senators will take the trouble to step into one Of the
rooms of this Capitol before the Senate adiourns or i'm:
mediately thereafter, or they will call at the Office Of
the reporters for either paper, they will find the utmost
accommodation manifested, and every facility will be
given them 10 revise their speeches
do not rise, sir for the purpose OF denying that many
erroneous reports have been heretofore made. think
mistakes unavoidable under the circumstances OF the
case !; but | think we have adopted most admirable
plan for making ourselves heard, not only by the North
and the South but by both the great parties of the cou
try and anxious, for one, 10 try the experiment still
further.
While am up wish to state that my friend from Ar
kansas probably meant to express himself yesterday in
the language which he used this morning, but he
will find from the report Of my remarks yesterday. as pub
shed in both papers this morning, that understood HIM
precisely as he stands reported presume that, owing
the rapidly of the honorable senator's enuaciaon and
the consequent inability OF senators and reporters catch
his precise words, he may have conveyed meaning
which he did not intend to convey The honorable SEN
ator will find, reference TO the two papers OF this
morning. that he reported precisely the same IN both
declaring that tue senator fTUm Illinois had undergone
entire change of opinion regard to the whole scheme
of establishing railroad communication between the
Mississippi valley and the Pacific ocean Isoundersood
him and, understanding him, felt bound to express
my deep regret that my friend IRON Illinois had calmly
and deliberately surrendered those high cla TO the ad
miratIon of the present generation and of postety TO
which conceive his report upon that subject wou have
entitled him.