The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-20
House OF Representatives.

House OF Representatives.
wAsurscros, Feb. 10, 1864
COUNSEL SUPREME
MT onR introduced bill to facilitate the attendance
Of counsel residing at distance from Washington, BY
classifying the docket of the United States Supreme
Court. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
MISSOURI RAILROAD LAND BILL.
The House the confederation Of the motion to
refer TO the Committee Of the Whole the State Of the
Union the bill granting the right OF way and portion
OF the public lands to Missouri to aid in the constr uc.on
Of certain railroads therein
Mr.. M,LLrs insisted on the justice Of nsking the
grant and of melting cut TO Missouri juetice smilsr to
other members Of the confedesy One Of these roads
comneroes at Hannibal, OF the Mississippi river, $50
miles above St Louis and near Quincy illinois; from
this point the has been surveyed st Josspks
the Missouri 800 miles above st Louis this would form
Of the connecting links with the great city Of New
York The other road commences at st Louis, the be-
ginning point $50 mee south Of the beginning point Of
the Hannibal road The beginning point 10 In the ati-
tudes Of other roads which have been completed
In progress II will also connect with CincinBna Al
I.sds company has Sssn for the constsuc
i've years IL will terminate at the western boundary
Of Missouri There available capital OF four
millions OF dollars two thirds OF the necessary
for there roads and Missouri asks for portion Of
the thirty millions Of Of the public lands In that
state to aid her In the construction Of these great works
He argued that the grant asked would extend tbs fso
ljties of transporting produce 70 market and, conse
queptly decrease the commerce OF the country and elo
both social and politically Of internal improvements
the American people.
Mr R.Nroui, (free soil dem OF Mas said the origi
nal thirteen States have certainly greet in
otsrminpg what shall be done with the public sads
the new States He spoke Of the importance OF IA
catng the intercourse between the Atlantic and the
Miaifsppi Valley which must be the effect OF keeping
alive the conmetcial and nsvigang interests He said
cotton woollen, and iron must Ut future DAY be
manufactured hundreds Of miles Of where they
meE ufsc bred and this will be done Just soon
the peorls Of the West make at manufactur.
Ing than they in cultivatipg tire earth The policy
of the uscturue States therefore, should be 10
Western agriculture to scist In opening
connecting the Atlantic slope with the valley Of the
Mississippi in the chespsst and most prsct,csbs way
SO sure course tbslI be taken to depress Western
agriculture just will manufactures aspart to tho
wet which he thought would be bad for the West
for 1t can do better than by engsgiRg in the manu-
fsc ures of Iron, wcellen, aud cotton
MIR MooRp, (vhig) OF La showed that, from the very
Mt Of cur government large donations have
been usss for public purpotes Therefore gcntlsen
tbtuls net such grants with the syste
nat improvements by the general government o then
ppls favor Of the bill pre- suppoens donations
10 ad in the cS1ctuotion OF railroad from the bsnk.
the Mississippi pposite Nss Oriean. to Texas dis
tspc~ q about two hundred and sixty r aad showed
The advantages whiCa rould rerplt--smoug them the
trsr nporiati6n of he mails Fifty years a7o he s,id he
| d-fespded TIE Mississippi At that tins thoro wsa
rceroely white nhshsnt on the baDei the grtS. Jis
rirrippi vAiSy onsiSed but ow thgusasd sO9e Fiat
bc@a thea assi 70 transport sns whole prodsse -