The daily union., 1852-03-17

ming between and connecting the points OF Dubuque
and keokuk, both the Mississippi river propose that
two roads shall be constructed which shall east and
west through the State and. accomplish that object
that a branch railroad shall be made from Fort Dss
Molnes, upon the Des Mones river near the centre Of
the State, and point through which The other road will
pass TO run 10 Dubuque the Mississippi Tver and
Burlington, upon The Mississippi river. My amendment
then contemplaes leaving The Central railroad as Is In
the bll but, IN lieu oil the railroad between Dubuque
and keokuk, crossing the State from north TO south,
two branches from The Ds Mones river Dialogue and
Burlington lhe reason for this which controls my mind
| Is. that, with such information have In regard
10 the State, The communication will be advanta-
geons IN this direction than from north TO south The
| northern branch, which | make 10 Dubuque, will give
the people living 10 the central part OF the State east
communication 10 Dubuque and with other ill
roads and means OF communication 10 New York. Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and the whole Atlantic coast The
effect will be produced by branch running from
the point 10 Burlington and then connecting with
the Mississippi, and, as understand, with railroad in
progress oil construction thus give Burlington well
as Dubuque access through the State OF illinois, the
eastern markets. All the same time the State Of Iowa
Will have through the southern branch TO Burlngto
access TO all the southern part OF the United States
am not prepared 10 say that this IS the most udlcous To-
cation OF these lines. | can only say that | am so
informed, and that. looking al the map. it seems
10 be so. II seems reasonable. II will be seen that
The railroad from Dubuque 10 keokuk nearly
parallel with the Mississippi; and thus we simply have
a railroad communication down The Mississippi for a
distance not materially shorter than that propose. The
Mississippi river, as understand, naygable between
the two points which have been connected by this pro
have already made appropriations Tor improving the Mis-
sisspp between those two points. The effect OF grant
ing this bill 10 make a railroad communication between
the two points upon the Mississippi river con-
fct with the pocyof the government with reference to
The Des Moines river II is Tor these reasons. which
have stated as ersey as could that suggest the amend
men have proposed for the consideration oil the Senate
and need not say that have done il with great defer
ence and respect for the honorable who repre-
| sent that Stale upon this floor.
| MIR. ATCHISON Before vote upon this bill, /
would be very glad il OF the senators from Iowa
would explain the effect of the amendment, proposed II
the principle is settled BY the Senate [ think the details
OF the bill properly belong to the senators from Iowa.
10 the location OF the road Ii this amendment materI
ally changes the b and without their assent, should
most certainly against this any other proposition
| MIR. JONES, OF Iowa hope the Senate will moi
agree to the proposition Of the senator from New York
This is matter which ought 10 be lett 10 the Stae of
Iowa The State Of Iowa, through her legislature has
at three different Congress for
grant OF land proposed by the bill for railroad iron
Dubuque 10 keokuk without designating the ntermedI-
ate points between the two, and the railroad from Daven
port Council Bfuis Ii will be entirely competent for
The Legislature OF this State, when the companies shall
be organized, TO make railroad running through Fort
Des MONIES, as the senator proposes The question with
regard TO The best LOCALITIES which 10 make the road,
think ought be left the State, and TO Congress-
Tue State should designate this routes and hope, there
iore that the amendment will be rejected, and that the
bill will be passed exactly as i is nov before The Senate
| Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa. | do not know, sir, that | un
dersiand The amendment OF the senator from New York
Confess that IN The connexion in which IL was read,
did not understand II Ii IS most unexpected amend
men far the friends OF the bill concerned. We
were advised that the senator from New York,
any other seaator intended to offer any such amendment
aud were not consulted in relation to it, II understand
the amendment II pro oses leave the roads as they
now in the bill. with additional branch from Fort
Des Moines 10 Burlington
| Mr.. SEWARD The amendment leaves the Central
road is strikes the Dubuque and Keokuk road.
and makes branches for Fort Des Moines 10 Burlington
and Dubuque.
The amendment was stated by the Chair.
Mr. DOUGLAS. l can explain IN an instant 80 that
the Senate wall understand The change The anendmsn
submitted by the honorable senator ffom New York Mr.
SEwARDl leaves the road running from Davenport, by
Fort Des Moines Raccoon Forks, and Des Mones river
to the Missouri river, as u stood III the original bill
Then IRON Dubuque TO Keokuk IT provides for two
brauches and which two branches constitute this other
road, with this change alone. The two branches make
the road from Dubuque via Fort Des MONIES TO Bur
lington, instead OF Keokuk. Ii will be precisely the
other bill, with the exception that II makes Fort Des
Moines point in the road between Dubuque aud the
lower extremity, and then changes the terminus from
keokuk 10 Burlington leaving the rest as before.
think ii very material matter; but think u ought not
to be adopted, ought 10 be left with the State OF
Iowa 10 determine the direction in which her roads are
| TO run
| Mr. JONES' of Iowa. In answer 10 an inquiry made
by my friend upon my right TO where Burlington s.
will state that il is about fifty miles north of Keokuk,
near those two points intervening the rapids Of the
Des Moines river One great object OF the Dubuque and
Keokuk railroad is 10 get below the Des Mones rapids,
which great obstruction TO the navigation OF the
Mississippi river The Des Mones is not named in the
bill at all and hope thai it will not be named. hope
that The Stare OF Iowa will be permitted TO designate the
point herself
| Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa. was going 10 remark that IL
the bill left as 1t stands and then II was pro-
posed to give us branch from Des Molnes to Burling
ton, certainly should not object TO 1t. bat would mot
willingly support proposition of that sort and the more
willingly because our legislature, al its last session, Ia
| fact OF which were not advised until weeks
snce) asked for appropriation from Burlington TO Des
Molnes; and upon calculation made OF the amount OF
land, il appears that is amos, all sold upon one end
the end Bune ton-only involving appropria-
1 al anne
allowed to stand and the branch from Fort Des Moines
added to 1.-THE lands being sold for some fifty or
sixty miles the end TO ButlIngton-you make the
bill then less by such calculation. than Il was
supposed appropriated al hTst We then believed u
appropriated $40 600 acres but find that IT APP
pfoprates not quite 500, 900 acres. II the amendment
is 10 give branch from Burlington 10 Fort Des
Moines leaving the bill stand does now, certainly
should object it But object is TO get this ap
preparation 10 these present roads, The legislature has
designated heman eas, and west road, and north and
soutn road
Objections may be taken to these localities, but our
State IS Union Stale We wish to be locked with other
free States on the east, and to be hooked 10 The slave
States on the south like Just well the other
We like roads the legislature has proposed th m
and designated the routes there is any desire TO Civ,
US than this, not too modest TO accept lt-a
least am not.
| Mr. CASS I would merely remark that all these
propositions have been before the Committee on Public
Lands That is the tribunal before which, IN the hrs
instance they examined and much more thoroughly
than any member ol the Senate can do ". When tbls
bill came before it had been examined by them and
being repo led TO the Seuate II ~ supposed they under
stand H. Ii there is any other proposition, u should aso
20 before thai committee, and be examined by inem and
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