Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-02-22
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1851.


Spanish subjects 10 the Amstad case submitted elaborate
report which was ordered be printed, accompanied by
bill to indemnify the master aud owners OF the Spanish
schooner Amstad which was read and ordered TO second
reading.
RAILROAD IN FLORIDA.
Mr. YIJLEE | ask the Senate to oblge me by taking
up Senate bill to grant the State of Florida alternate
tons of the public land for railroad between the
the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico has been reported from
the Committee Pub c Lands aud is exactly conormable
to the presidents which have been established by the Senate
in other similar am DESTROYS that should reach the
House of Represen ave time 10 take its place with other
bills of the characters and as will lead to no discus
sion, shall feel obliged if the Senate will take il up.
The motion take up the bill agreed to, and it
considered as in committee of the whole.
There being no further amendment offered, the bill
ported the Senate and subsequently read third time and
passed
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 30, 1851.
On motion of Mr. ATCHSON, the Senate, in Committee
Of the Whole proceeded the consideration Of the bill grant
the State Of Missouri right Of way, and portion Of the
public land for the purpose Of aiding in making railroad
from st. Louis TO the western limits of said State.
Mr. ATCHISON. This bill is Of precisely the cha
other bills which have passed the Senate 1t gives
alternate sections Of the public land but presume is
necessary into any explanation of its provisions
PROPOSE however, amend the bill BY striking from the
fourth section the words #1N
And the said road shall be and remain public highway,
the use Of the Government OF the United States Tree from
troops Of the United States -
And inserting the following:
And that the said railroad when completed shall be sub
carry in the of the road the troops munitions of
ceedng the paid by individuals for like services
and public mails shall be all times transported thereon
under the direction Of the General Post Office Dsparmen a.
the Postmaster General agree upon.'
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. BRADBURY. l should like 10 hear from the Sem
a!or from Missouri what quantity of land is appropriated by
this bill and what the whole amount will be that will have
been appropriated the State Of Missouri if this and other
bills which have passed the Senate shall become laws
Mr.. ATCHIsON. Ihave not made calculation Of the
number of but this railroad will not exceed two hundred
and eighty three hundred miles in length.
Mr.. WALKER. What is the other
Mr.. ATCHISON. About one hundred and eight miles,
and the bill gives alternate sections.
The bill reported the Senate the amendments made
in Committee Of the Whole were concured in and the
bill ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
DUTY ON RAILROAD IRON.
Mr.. TURNKEY. would ask the Senate to take up the
bill for the relief OF the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad
Company. perhaps the last request shall make Of them
take up any bill. It is bill granting four years indul
to the company as to when they shall pay the duty on
railroad on 1t contains another secton that when the rail-
road iron shall be laid down the bond shall be cancelled But
shall move strike that section, to leave the bill
merely grant the privilege Of not paying the duties their
iron for four years And shall also to add provso
authbzng the Postmaster General to contract with the
pany for the transportation Of the nails and to let them pay
for the duties their iron in that way ask the Senate
take up the bill. think it will occupy but very few
moments. a. ... g.
The motion to take up the bill agreed to, and the Sen
proceeded to consider it in Committee Of the Whole.
The PRESIDENT. This bill was reported upon adverse
ly by the Committee Finance.
Mr.. TURNKEY. move to amend the bill by striking
out the second section, as follows:
Sec O. and be further enacted That should it be proved
nj the
fore the expiration OF the tour tor which the credit
aforesaid shall have been given that the railroad iron i'm
Georgia Railroad Company shall have been actually and per-
laid said railroad then, and that case the said
Secretary shall cancel the said bond for the duties aforesaid
and thereafter the said company shall be entitled to draw
back OF the duties paid railroad iron imported Tor
the use thereof upon the production the said to
the Secretary Of the Treasury of satisfactory proof that such
has been actually used upon the said railroad orsded
That the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company
shall enter and obligation transport upon
the said railroad all times free of charge, all troops in
the service OF the United States together with their baggage
and equpage and all munitions Of belonging to the Unit
ed States
then propose to add the following proviso to the rst sec
ion, which think will obvate the objections to the bill
find ro1aed further, That the Postmaster General be and
he hereby authorized contract with the said East Ten
and Georgia Railroad Company for the transportation
the mail upon the said ralroad when completed, such
compensation have been fixed by law and that
credit for the Of such compensation, become
DUE shall be allowed upon bond bonds be given
unit, the whole amount thereof shall have discharged
without reference the time limited for the payment Of the
and should such be fulfilled by the said
company from any other sufficient cease then any
balance that may be due by the said such bond
bonds shall be payable within six months from demand by
proper authority
The amendments were agreed TO. f..
The bill then reported the Senate amended, and
the amendments which had been made in Committee of the
Whole were concurred in. 4.
Mr.. HUNTER. I would simply remark that the bill
came from the Committee Finance with the recommends
ton that do Bot mass
The PRESIDENT. The Chair has stated that there was
an adverse report in the :"
Mr.. TURNEI The adverse report | presume, was
based the second section of the bill which has been
stricken out which section provided that upon the iron being
laid down the road the bonds should be cancelled even
without the payment Of the money. That section has now
been stricken out and the only effect Of the BILL has
amended is, that will allow the company four years within
which to pay the duties ron and pay those duties by
the transportation Of the mail. Ipsesume the Committee on
Finance would not report unfavoraby bill Of that descp
ton II has been the practice of Congress pass
bills favorable TO these companies Than this bill
Mr. PEARCE. do not think it has been the constant
practice Of Congress pass such bills few bills Of this
charc may have been passed within the last few years
And the Senator perceive that If pass this BILL
great many railroads. If we should grant them would be
very grea. derment to the We know immense
amounts Of iron yearly mpor for railroads which pay
considerable Duty and if the time for the payne Of the du
ties be extended the would suffer considerable
inconvenience. think we had better adhere the old
practice. ~ # .#U
Mr. COOPER. / do not like to object to the passage oil
private BILL bill in which any gentleman peculiarly
interested but nevertheless ee oec, this
BILL Iii known very well that this time the great staple
interest Of Pennsylvania and Of other states is suffering
from the want of change in the existing revenue laws