The daily union., 1852-09-17

due all The lands pertaining such road shall be
veYod in like to the contractors sf
sro o. And be Jarhsr s~aeisd That shall be stip
dat certain nnmbsr oi miles oi each shah be comps,sd
each years and shall DO 50 arranged ~ THIS respect hat
and is pracucable and that all portions Of said
shall be kept ~ good repair and DO run and managed
Of the completion OF such portion OF either road sod la
case Of failure tho o the contractors Tor ehsr
iheif contract in all respects. Without soaaSs
= be Judged Of " GSss,s.. ssbsc, 2 Ss veto
may be annuled aud the road and Sl the lands remain
ansold shall be forfeited and shall 70 the United
SIC TO- And be fsrhsr s~Geisd. That the said roads
for s psSd pssosS al 10 sa sos
ae sa5l.c! % the terms q Their cosso and The pro-
pressy the reh. by law. irom lme % sme,
regulate the cnages for freight aud passengers thereon,
sucn charges below hs average per mile for like
vice Tor the time being other fsasA railroads the
sIc n A.4 .. fwsAy s.se'ss THAI by the sonssae.s
os .hs soa.uo,sn Of each e I'D sc.as .n. e os
carried said roads during the full period Of said conacs
ss OF o9as % 3 o. 70 The under The a.
OF the Post Office Department and that all uoope tea-
men, arms munitions OF war mIhAy and naval stores,
the United States and ali perso0s on official busnrss in
veyed and said road free Of charge expense to
The government and 70! all the OF transportation
preference over all persons or bodies polite whsevsr
when in the opinion the President United Slases
the public interest requires promptness and despatch In
sso IL A~d Be further s~aetsd That In case ei,her Of
lhe States hefela named TO which lands grAnisd IA
care the extension of either Of said roads, shall fail
oept The the terms and with The conditions herein
provided within one year from The paage Of this tho
Secretary OF War; under the direction OF the PresdrD
hereby 70 award coafscts Tor the construction
having charge Of the line Of road Of which such
terms and conditions In all re.pecss a. The o.usr
contracts herein provided for and the President shall dis
such States. in the same herein provided for
The lands set apart and appropriated in the second section
SEQ ls did be Further enacted That upon the sx-
piraon Of the period Of time specified in The contracts
aud shall 70 United s,.sss % much q
the limits OF State States may be granted TO such
10
land under the provisions Of this and tho residue Of
like terms conditions TO The States in which ihsy may
be situated when such territory become States Of tho
"SEo. H. And be further esaeisd That the sad roads
shall be constructed in the best and substantial
y Of iron rail- which shall weigh not ieas than sxy.iour
pounds the yard and uniform gauge Of six fee for the
"sEc. 10. A.d BE- ii farther s~aetsd, Thai connie
sioner 70, each Of said roads, who shall lecsiye salary Of
by the President BY and with the sdvice of the Senate
%1Ss day Ia al be- aadsr the % q The -,
interests and see that the terms Of the contactss respect
ssy co na ss sy and .s with sna The
make TO the Secretary Of War ta reports OF their procesd
Mr.. RUSK. | am favorable to this bill. II We could
get vote upon il. should certainly for IT, have
voted for similar bills heretofore but every must zee
that consuming the time oil the Senate pur-
pose 1t seems that we are about 10 cry out before We
get out OF the woods. There committees OF confer.
ence on almost every appropriation bill. and
be passed. This amendment will be discussed. Other
amendments will be offered and discussed and must be
evident 10 every that all the remainder OF the time Of
the Senate will thus be consumed TO purpose and
shall be exactly where now. l move. therefore.
to postpone the further consideration Of the subject until
tomorrow. M.IN nstefs
Mr. SHIELDS. hope my honorable friend will not
insist that motion. agree with him that from pres
appearances this bill about 10 lead into consd-
erable embarrassment; but extremely sorry that
bill of this character-a bill which is in some measure
sacred-should be made the vehicle for these various
amendments, which gentlemen are now about 10 oder II
occurs TO me that il is improper manner to treat sub
ect OF this kind This bill is for the relief OF those who
are born with claims upon humanity When bill 10
brought in here in order TO relieve. and support and pro-
ect and foster that unfortunate class OF fellow
who have been stricken by Heaven, II were, 10 il
proper TO make il vehicle OF these various amend
ments In my opinion, such course 10 not worthy Of
Mr. ADAMS. Will the senator allow ms TO ask him
question: Does he consider that the claims OF these
unfortunate people rest upon the federal government
upon the State governments sasafNfS
Mr. SHIELDS Sir, am not about TO discuss the ques-
ton where that claim rests. II H. however, claim upon
'i'c nouoh a"u imS hA,'ou, ah my Vsto"s cAhnot ~
rid OF it, This bill has been prepared BY the only sgsni
respect about this CApitolby Miss Dix. All your other
agents here the agents OF sesh and sordid in
teress But here is a lady who 10 voluntary agent for
the unfounaiefor those who have friends in their
misery and misfortune think, sir, that, for once. we
should have fair vote upon this question. Let the bill
be beaten il gentlemen chooses bullet il be beaten openly
and fairly, and not by loading il down with amendmsns
am 10 favor OF this amendment q separate PROPOSE
tion but shall vote against putting il this bill And
if il proposed amend this bill by lacking a
measure granting land TO the State OF Illinois, should
vote against it. want TO get the bill clear IRON all othsr
influences s.ts tsNHeE l..M
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. NonaIs) The
only question is upon postponIng until tomorrow. The
merits OF the bill are not open to discussion.
Mr.. GWIN. ! wish to reply, in q few words, 10 the
senator from Illinois, tMr. SHIELDS He says il il
not just 10 offer amendments TO this bill II 10 for me
to judge Of my duty to my constituents; and that duty
will perform, regardless Of the admoniions OF those
who TO Judge for me. The before the
Senate is important II il not just and equal In s opera
ton. II does not do justice 10 the States, bat
in favor OF the principle mboded in the bill But its
importance sinks into iDsign6cance when compared to
the great national imbodied in my amendment
The bill propose amendment has been maued by
the Committee on Territories. of which am men,
ber, and proposes the establishment OF two raroads from
the Mississippi valley to the Pacific ocean, by the
northern and the other by the southern route Sir, tits
useless 10 dsguse the fact that upon the compIeon OF
one railroads. connecting our Atlantic and Pscifc
posse ssons depends the existence OF this Union The
present connexon between the Atlantic States and our
Pacific coast is too precarous hostile collision with
any maritime nation will interrupt, il NOT destroy, that
connection Do you expect we can remain one nation
when our socia and commercial intercourse IA hah N