Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-13


Mr.. CLINGMAN moved to amend the original bin by
adding thereto the following sections stating that his
object was to test the Of the House the pro-
position:
That the iron for the construction of this and all other
railroads in the United States the Territories
be imported free of all duty Proed neeereies That in
all cases hereafter whenever II Is proposed to claim this
purposes shall be the duty the person or persons import
ing the same TO give bond in such may be pre-
scrbed by the Secretary Of the Treasury conditioned show
that within three years from the time of said importation
said iron has been laid down for permanent rail-
road in the of failure make it appear then the
person persons importing said 10 be required pay
double the rates of duty required by law Procidea
further That in the Of its being made appear
satisfaction OF the Secretary Of the Treasury that the omission
70 lay down said rails has not occurred by
duen purpose to evade the payment Of the prescribed
duty such IRON that then shall be his duty give further
and reasonable time the e application of said iron
to the purposes of railroads.
"sec -. BE further enacted That all duties now due on
the Importation of iron for railroads be and the
hereby remted Provided hoieece That
the importation shall be in the and for use of some
legally Incorporated railroad company for State
Mr. HALT .-,-i.s.r II Ille amendment was in order
Mr. CLINGMAN said that the bill under consideration
one to encourage the building Of railroads by making
them donation OF land and his amendment to ac-
compish the object by renting the duties rail-
road iron. He thought it was very clearly in order
The SPEAKER decided that the amendment was out of
order on the ground of irrelevancy.
Mr. ORR appealed from this decision.
Mr. HALL moved to lay the appeal on the table, which
motion was agreed to Ayes 81, noes go.
Mr. WHITE, of Alabama, then addressed the House an
hour expressing himself in favor of granting lands for
railroad purposes thus binding the several portions Of the
Union together and this, he thought would materially
contribute to the preservation and perpeuty Of the
public He then advocated the bill under consideration on
the ground that it would great national benefit
Mr. ORR demanded the previous question the amend
ment reported by the Committee Public Lands.
Pending which
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee moved that the House
into of on of
the Unon for the purpose of taking up the special order
HOMESTEAD BILL
Thereupon the House went into Committee Of the Whole
the state ofthe Union mr. HIBBARD ofNewHampshre,
order it being bill to encourage agriculture commerce,
manufactures and all other branches of industry by grant
ing to every who is the head of family and citizen
of the United States homestead of hundred and sixty
of land out of the public domain upon condition of
occupancy and cultivation of the for the period
therein prescribed.
Mr.. WILCOX remarked that he had nothing to say in
regard to the bill pending before the committee but had
far important question: at least him and to the
people whom he represented speak Of He regretted
the necessity which mpeled him to refer to the Compro
mise of the last Congress- but he would by saying
that he here Jackson Union Democrat, contra
distinguished from Secession Disunion Democrat He
then proceeded to justify the admission of California
Utah, and New Mexco referred to the efforts of the
cessionists in the South to dissolution of the
Union and build up Southern Confederacy and declared
the Democratic party be the constitutional Union party
He denied the constitutional right of any State to secede
and in conclusion addressed few remarks to gentlemen
of the North He said that il the time should
when the Union should be dissolved and when the starry
flag of country should be torn asunder this sin would
lie at the door of gentlemen Of the North He hoped
then that they would their fanatic interference
with the institutions of the South and from this moment
that all would forget the ills which well-ngh sink
ing the ship of State The time not far distant wher
would the peaceful trumphs Of example, and
seeing have great destiny to fulfil let us be wise
for the future
Mr.. RANTOUL then addressed the House an hour in
reply to the remarks Of Mr. DAVIS of Massachusetts, de-
livered on Saturday last.
Mr.. RICHARDSON then obtained the floor but yielded
to motion that the committee rise which being agreed
to- the committee rose and reported progress
And the House adjourned.