New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-17
xxxIId CONGRESS- rir., &c.,;

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| SENATE WARRINGTON, March l6, Issa
The CHAIR laid before the Senate CON.
munication from the Patent Office. being Part II Of
factuIes.- Also Report BY tho Secretary Of Va
OF the survey Of arouts from 81 Louis TO Deco ssad
on Red River. Both were referred and ordered 70 30
printed.
| PETITIONS.
Mr.. CHASE presented the memorial of
members Of the Ohio Legislature against the OF.
tension OF WoodWorth's patent plan ng macAius.
Mr.. HALE presented petition from
Illinois, praying the passage OF a law RESTRAINING
employees OF Government from laborirs on me
Sabbath.
REPORTS
Several reports on private cases were
presented.
Mr.. STOCKTON reported joint resolu.
ton, authorizing the completion Of war steamer
| for haIbor defense.
cgEsrPEAkE AND OHIO CANAL
MIR. PRATT offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling for estimates from the War
Department, for the construction Of basin Ct the
terminus Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, near
the City Of Washington.
| CAPITOL EXTENSION.
The Joint resolution, making an appro.
priation for the continuation OF tho work ON tAs
wings OF the Capitol, was on motion OF Mr. Brad
bury referred to the Committee on Puonc Buiicings
Mr.. BoRLAND offered a resolution, direct.
ing that Committee to make thorough examln alton
of the work thus far executed to the uniformity
Of the strata on which the foundation rests as TO TIE
qualify and dimensions of the stone, &c, &c, and
every thing connected tnat may affect the
stability and permanehcy OF the whole structure;
and the Committee Is empowered TO employ the aid
OF the Typographical Engineers In the examination.
Agreed TO.
IOWA RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. Bradbury msved to postpone the
Iowa Railroad bill and to take up the Joint rssou.
ton providing for the purchase OF the ninth volume
Of the Laws OF the United States, which motion was
neeatived.
Mr.. SUMNER addressed the Senate in De.
Tense Of his course on the bill, and By reading
tracts from the Journal showing that Massachusetts
delegations had always voted for such bills.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD proposed an amendment
granting 10 those States IN which there are no PUB 10
lands al aggregate number OF acres, OF the IL O0o co.,
10 be appropriated among them according 60 their
federal population the proceeds OF such lands 10 oe
applied to purposes OF internal Improvements and
education.
MIR. BELL moved to amend the amend.
ment by requiring these lands to be selected from
the Territories, and MOB from the land IN any state
Agreed to.
Mr.. RHETT said he could not vote for the
amendment. It appropriated land. which vas quasi
money, for purposes Of internal improvement He
could not vote the Dill because the State could
lect within the Is miles either side Of the road,
land not IN alternate sections
Mr. DOUGLAS explained that the bill could
since, with regard to the other bill, decided hs
difficulty.
Messrs. RHETr, DOUGLAS and UNDER.
WOOD continued the debate and Mr.. ID. said. In the
course Of his remarks that Mr.; Calhoun advocated
the illinois bill, Of which this bill vas a copy
Mr.. JONES (of TENN was in favor Of
the amendment and said he had paired off with Mr.
Sebastian
Mr.. SUMNER said he had paired off with
Mr.. Dawson
The question was then taken on the
amen dDt mt Of Mr.. Underwood, and 1t was rejected
Yeas, is; Nays, 20. as follows;
YEAs-Mssrs Badger Bell; Clarke. Cooper, Davis.
Fish, Foot. hsmln, Jsmss. Msnsum, Pratt. Seward
NAYs-Ss,sr. AtsHlsos, Baysrd. Borlaud. Brodbss4
bcss Dswu ch F Pee. .,. S' T 11s sa.
K,rs, McRae Msson Norton. khstt Rssk, Shields,
The bill was then reported to the Senate.
MIR. SEWARD moved an amendment,
striSirg out the road from Dubuque to Keokuk, and
providing for branches to run from Fort dos MONIES
to Burlington.
Mr.. ATcHIsoN asked what the Senators
from Iowa thought of this proposed amendment
Mr. JONES hoped the amendment would
Eot be adopted
Mr.. CAss said the bill had been examined
the Committee, and the roads proposed had osea
onsideIed. II anew road was ~ pc made t0aght
o be passed upon BY the Committee.
MIR. DODGE said that, with slight modifi-
cation, the amendment could be made to provide for
an additional road from Des M0ines TO Burlington,
provided Tor in the bin. They run, one moth and
south and the other east and west Iowa wss
Union State and desired TO be united with the States
of the North, South, Eas, and West IT, how-
ever, the Senate decided aid the other road which
would only require The grant of 300 900 acres Of land
the State was not too modest TO accsptn.
Dir. HALE said he hoped THAI the amend.
melt would be modified 90 as TO give Iowa the other
Vnad tn n nnly
tioBsl acres TO be given away. He thought It hssly
that more than thar would be given away hereafter,
anc to co Il now would DO great saving In time ana
money This bill had occupied six weeks, and I'M
leis the additional land was given nov, more time
would be consumed hereafter As to TO the susgss-
zion that the Union was to be bound BY these ROADS,
he thought BY the remaIis Of the Hon senator mo@
had been disposed OF and the perpesliy efths Unien
depended solely on the stability OF the foundation Of
the wings OF the Capitol He was not IN his sea
when the vote was taken on the amendment and Nc
had been requested to pair of with one Of the ssns
tors from Indiana. He had not made up his mind on
the subject and in his state Of doubling he :nso
come 10 the conclusion. a. both the Ssossofs fion
Indiana were absent be would pair of with both Of
them. fLsughteT.l
Mr.. BoRLAND said that he would say to
the Senator from New Hampshire that, as he s!sss1
Yesterday, he had kicked the free-soi out o. soS
foundation Of the Capitol, with his foot, and Is woua
sppear from the Of the day. that the people OF
New-Hampshi.e were disposed TO act IN the sans
nsnner with their Fres.S0il representative In 'hs
Senate.
Mr.. HALE said that he had net . word 70
say about the taste which prom pied the personal re-
marx of the Senator put n had been the fAtS o.
Free Soil, wneD IL could not Do met with reasoo,
aTeume IT. or intelligence, % be put eewa oy sace
meaps Boots were Z great argument against ffee
so,I Ard were always Tesonsd 20 BY is opponents.
But the Senator had also said that ~ soon a. ne hAd
vi,h his boot Kicked the Free III out Of tae found
atom tbs,e were men, who, with fresh material and
tToxel came and pointed up the places distuTbet oy
n Q Senator's boot-so with the Free Sellers thste
~ould be pointers always at work 70 repair and OIL
mn sny breaches made by their oppooens Hs
knew that there were more boots Than the Fec
SoIlers and that boots would always oulnumsef
the M he would take his defeat easily better tass
n in hon eopstbic d0ses ana then the great shock
Mould not be 90 much fet. He hat nern be ten %.