The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-15
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Ia, 1s49.
SENATE.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A message received from the House of Represent
aves by Mr.. CAMPBELL, their Clerk, announcing that
said House ready to receive the Senate and to pro-
coed in opening the certificates and in counting the votes
of the electors for President and Vice President of the
United States in pursuance of the joint resolution passed
several days since.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. BADGER moved a reconsideration of the vote by
which the Senate yesterday passed the bill granting the
right of way and donation of public lands TO the seve
raj States in which they e to aid in the construction of
railroads and canals.
Mr. RREESE remarked, that the first thing to be done
was to send for the bill from the other house.
Mr.. KING said that there could be question that
the proposition to ask for the return of the bill was
strictly in orders but the Senate could not move to re-
consider it until its return from the other branch for it
not before the Senate The bill having been acted
upon, passed. and sent to the House, he thought
reason should be given to show the proprety OF calling
it back. 1t not usual to send for bills without
assigning some distinct reason Tor so doing.
Mr. BADGER replied that he had supposed that he
had stated distinctly his object 1t was to have the bill
consider the vote for its final passage He understood
the bill be of exceeding Importance 1t had passed
yesterday in the Senate without any particular attention
Ohio Mr.. ALIEN that It affected to great degree the
western territory Of the United States. That senator
at his request the bill highly important meas
ure he had made his notion He thought, under the
circumstances that the bill should back in order
that the Senate mig int determine whether or not to re-
consider the vote At the time, he did not wish 10
be understood to manifest any disposition vote against
the passage of the bill.
Mr. ALLEN said that it would be highly improper for
him occupy the time of the Senate at time when there
was business of so much Importance before them. He
would, therefore, barely remark that this bill affected
every OF public lands in this country lying within the
Incorporated States that il its effect the
prehensve measure he had ever known to be introduced
in that body 1t was nothing more less than with
drawing under certain circumstances, the public domain
to the extent of 90 miles wide in any direction in any and
every State whenever companies should be authorized
to make road canal and the legislature or gov
of the State should request the Secretary OF the
Treasury withdraw that land that in i've years.
nine enihs of the whole public domain in this country
might be Withdrawn under this bill. 1t was gigantic
bill-a tremendous bill He had accidentally been called
into the House of Representatives and ana NOT know mat
the bill had passed until last night, when Trend mem
toned TO him that such bill had passed 1t was Tor
these reasons that he would move that 1t might be
brought back. .
MT BUTLER considered the motion TO be reasonable
rae understand that they with the naval
annronration bill but thai bill had been suspended for
ne Consideration of this. II taken up out of it,
rr0uar order and under circumstances not likely to
| attract attention. =,
| Mr. BREESE hoped it would not be disposed of in
This way He considered the senator from Ohio TO be
altogether mistaken with regard to the bill twoud not
have the effect which he had supposed Ii would be as
well TO have the motion entered upon the Journal and
discussed to Discussion this time would only
delay the business before the Senate Nothing could be
done in the House Of Representatives to-day, for would