The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-11
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way, was utterly opposed to. But, with re-
gard to the other railroad, extending entirely
across the State, from Council Bluffs through
the large State OF Iowa, there is very large
portion not now in course OF settlement.
should have preferred it, then, if my honorable
friend had been contented with an appropria-
ton for but one Of these railroads. lappreHend
the finances and business of the country may |
be exposed to some danger of revulsion by |
reason of over action and correspondence i'll
this business of building railroads. but l am in
favor of the general policy, and shall vote most
cheer!uly for this bill and for every other bill
of this character. !tmay be perhaps, however,
that in some instances | may be restrained by
the considerations 10 which have already re-
TERED. But, Sir, am opposed TO thus misera-
BILE business Of giving away the puohc iahds-
am for holding them IN our hand, and Tor de-
voting III EN- to purposes OF national impor
tancc-tor building railroads and canals, and
endowinI seminaries; but, sir, l am not III
favor OF the deplorabc manner in which we
! nave wasted them by passing the bill giving
bounty lards to- do not know but one, half Of
The country We are not merely giving them
away, hnt we are giving a great many millions
Of dollars, which in great degree thrown
away; for they come here and tell US that the
land warrants we give them arc not worth ac-
cepting, unless tiey can have the pr liege OF
going INTO market and selling them for mere
song. Sir if that mass of land could have been
reserved in the hands Of the government, 1t
would have been of immense benefit To the
country. ButI did not intend TO address the
Senate upon that subject. had believed, alter
The expression OF the feelings Of this body, that
f further discussion was unnecessary. IT, how
\ ever, any member of The Senate desires TO have
this bill postponed for the purpose OF gVine
+ this matter further consideration, shall vote
for it, although | shall not hesitate to vote to
r the bill at any future time when it shall come
g up.
Mr.. DAVIS. Mr.. President, do not ris
i Ter the purpose of discussing the merits OF TN
> bill. understand this to be a bill intended a
a guide hearaiter-rt commend ed in eisher case
C and, therefore, it seems to M that it should b
T, appropriately considered, ard that its provision
= should be made such as to be satisfactory l
5. answer TO my objection that 200 feet wide Is a
q unnecessary quantity and may prove an emba
10 rassment, the honorable senator from Connect
Z. cut Mr. Smith says il is only an incorporei
o. right-li,ilr or nothing bu, the right to have
u track. Now, sir, let me ask that gentleman
81 the grant does not extend to one portion OF I'll
two hundred feet well as TO another, and
. the coterminous propretors OF lands are not e.
~ cuded from the enjoyment of the whole I"
hundred feet. And if, for example, the lar
m of the gentleman is hundred feet from the roo
o is he not limited by the bill to the hundred fc
r. distant from where the road will be built? u
Is is not within hundred feet of the track l.
rs me say to the gentleman that this will be four
It very announcement, not only TO the proprieto
IT, of the land, but to the road also. NV own II
preston is that this will embarass all parte.
ne and that IS the reason why wish the gentlem'
10 most interested in this bill to consider and lo'
n into it, and see whc' her. instead OF being Us
, full to them, this proposition does not embarra
l everybody. SD tar as my observation ex'enf
u gentlemen cotermnous upon railroads are de
he rous Of bringing their business near the ro
as they can They wish the enjoyment of t
benefits of the road, with as little expense a
wa Inconvenience of transportation on their p'
let as possible. The last idea that would enter
see mans head, if he was about to build place
las business upon railroad, where his object W
ax- to secure tine advantages OF transPortatl'
m would be to place it hundred feet from
ere road think that 1t is attended with incon,
ed nence every way. lts manifest that the ca
scs ment goes hundred feet from the road; for
Is goes the whole two hundred feet, and It exc
= des all the coferminous proprietors from
ite, land to that extent.
ted hope the gentleman did not suppose thai
ate had any purpose of interposing any capt
ate objection to this measure, or any purpose
she any way to ei,lbarrass it. | think the portion
the the bill to which have drawn attention sho
of be examined and whether there Is or is
bile did not observe any provision limiting
the right to any period of Tina in which the r
to shall be built. | do not know how this is 4
has in order that we my have some opportunity
ont look into this bill, | move that the Senate 1
} IN adjourn
ties. The question being put, on division tn
ow, were--ayes 81, noes Il So the motion
Dad agreed to, and,
Tba adjourned