The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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The Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| LANDS FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES.
| The SPEAKER announced the first business in
order to be the notion made yesterday to refer to
| the Committee Of the Whole the state OF the
| Union the bill granting the right OF way and do
nation Of public land to the State of Alabama. to
aid in the construction of the Memphis and Charles
| ton railroad
Mr. COBB remarked that, il he were to consult
his own wishes, il would be TO say, if any member
of the House is satisfied in relation the nerits
of this bill, and desires to discuss it, he certainly
would protest against calling the previous ques
ton. As to the general subject, it has been dis
| cussed, and he supposed that nobody desired to
| prolong the debate upon that. Is there, he asked,
| any man who wishes to discuss the merits of the
| question? He remarked that he had procured the
publication of the bill in the Congregational Globe
| every member now has copy Of it upon his desk,
| Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee. AZ the gentleman
from Alabama ia anxious that this bill shall be dis
cusscd and understood, lsugges, in order TO effect
that object that il be referred the Committee of
| the Whole on the state of the Union
| Mr.. COBB. That motion ia now pendnR; and
if anybody wants to discuss the bill will hear
| him.
| dozen gentlemen say that they dcsired to discuss
| the merits o6this bill.
Mr. HOUSTON. do not understand the gen.
| tlcman wishing TO discuss tho bill during the
Mr. srANLY. No; he only wished it to be re-.
fcrred to the Committee of the Whole on the state
Of The Union.
The question was then taken. and the bill 30 re.
! ferred.
Mr.. COBB, from the Committee on Public
| Lands, reported bill granting the right of way
! and giving donation of land to Alabama. in aid
| OF the construct ton Of the Winchester and Ten
nessee railroad; which referred to the Com
mttee Of the Whole the state of the Union.
| Also, from the same committee, bill to reduce
and graduate the price of the public lands; which
was similarly referred
Mr.. COBB ALEC reported bill to legalize certain
land entries in Florida; which, together with bill
Tor the relief Of James w. Campbell. Of Pike
county, Missouri, was passed.
Mr. HEM, from the Committee Rublic
Lands, reported sundry bills; among them, one
granting the right Of way and donation of land
to the State OF Iowa, TO aid in the construction of
railroad from Davenport to Council BlufIs and
| from keokuk to Dubuque.
| He said that the disposition Of the House
gsnst putting bills Of this kind their passage;
and in this connection be referred to the fact that
the bill sppropriatiug So 900 towards building
the addition to the Capitol WAS pressed through the
Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky, remarked that
that was Senate bill, which had been lying n
| long time the table, and was referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state Of the Union,
| and made special order
! MIR. HEM said that il was taken up by eastern
votes and rushed through tho House. IL came
from the Senate with appropriation Of 5 900,
and this amount was increased 10 3 500 900. The
time had arrived for western men 20 stand up by
one another and vote for these railroad PROPOSE.
tons. The time has arrived when IL should be dc.
termned whether justice is to be done To the Wes,
| or not. lie was willing TO make test this bill
which had been asked for by bis constituents for
| many years: and he expressed the hope tina, west
ern men will vote Tor the immediate passage OF thu
bill
Mr.. HOUSTON inquired whether he understood
the gentleman ms saying that he did not want tho
| of ar but ca nd
Mr.. HEM replied that there had been a dispo
sition to rush through the bills for the benefit
the eastern people, while there was a disposition &c
table every thing coming from the West.
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas said IL was sppa
rent that these rniroad bill. had got ahead in tho
House Of vast deal OF other business. There
bcrs from the older States intend to throw bach
the giving alternate sections for railroad
purposes, until all their schemes shall be con
sidered and passed, rejected, 80 that they mhy
govern thcmseves accordingly. The new State
have got this business forward by the industry o.
its members and all they asked TO take up tn,
business in order and not keep them back unit
other measures shall have been acted upon N ia,
measures Of the older States were in advance. II
would be deemed outrageous and Of the highcs
order Of impudepcc If n member from n new Stat.
should attempt 10 act them aside for those affecting
the interest Of the western s'sier, and making
them a test.
Mr. yENABLE, Of North Carolina, wished tho
gentleman from Arksnpap, or the gentleman fron
Iowa, (Mr. Hsss,) any other gentleman, u
tell him what particular the Fact La,
rushed through.
Mr. JOHNSON would no, cay rusbed through
but that there seemed 60 be tendency TO throw
back the measures in which the West Is inter
csted
Mr.. HEM, Of Iowa, referred TO the fact tha
Monday last was devoted 70 the consideration o.
the Navy Discipline bill
MIR. vENABLE sdvcrted TO the remark of Mr.
HssS, that IL was high time f1r western men I,
get their right, and wished To know the necessity
for the observation. As member from ono Of tb'
old stacs, he should loabo himself he TO vote
tor or against bill from sectional considerations
lie wished the country TO know the fact, " Their
, was any concert here among the old Ststes 10 &c
ahead Of the railroad schemes, or resort 20 sec
: tiOpsl Legislation upon this subject.
Mr.. COBB said that perhaps the gentleman had
forgotten that bill from the Senate, for the 1cne.
> ~ Of the Castor and Raleigh Railroad Compan y
proposing 20 extend the time for the pa yment o
duties on iron rails laid upon the Speaker =
table. gentleman from North Carolina (Mr
, CusessS) asked the House to put Il upon its pns
. sage, bot instead of doing tina, IL reierfcd q
! the Committee 81 the Whole the state Of Ia
: Union. Hc voted on the question, but the sol &C
. qucnt action Of the Uousc had convinced him O
his fault Of libcraiity.
Mr.. HEM, Ito Mr.. YgsABLE) DO you hal
from eastern or southern Sts,el
Mr. NENABLE An old State; Of the A,
lantic states. The bill referred 70 by the gcntfe
I, man from Alabama, (Nr Coap,) has been test,d
az hos been the land policy; snd might n wei
'nf' Ifpu-e 0io not pass 'nai Diii 10
= the benefit OF North Carolina, as that the Wes
- should complain because we have not passed thei
railroad bills bat make charges against no scc
| ton.
Mr.. HALL, Of Missouri, said the gentlema
, from North Carolina (Nr. YgsssLx) wss exceed
}, ingly anxious 60 know what measures the oil
, States had pushed ahead. AZ one, n gentcma
from Pcpnsyvsnia introduced proposition giyin
| lands 20 the old States Of the Union A motion
;, refer II 10 tho Committee ~ the Whole the siel
y Of the Union opposed, and thus II was ko
= ahead Of the public business
J. Mr. MEACHAM, Of Vermont, snid ss the n,
ousation had been made that the east oppose ives
: ern interests, he would ask the question vbeths
- the extension Of the Capitol s an eastern
2, western measurcl
Mr. HEM. II isen eastern measure.
n Mr.. MEACHAM. What portion Of the DEF
'c cheney bill passed for the interest Of the ives
h ern statcsl ! assert that two and half Of n
three millions appropriated by that bill are to
y expended in the Wcst.
N Mr.. HOUSTON roso 10 question, TO the efIe
I; whether il was in order to discuss the manner