The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-22

precedence. He believed on Saturday that the
Railroad bill was dead-he hoped it was dead-as
that bill ought to be. While in favor Of proper
BILL he would not vote for that,
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa, hoped the Homestead bill
would be taken up. Nofriend of it ought to finch
now. 1t was bill for the benefit Of the toiing
millions, and had no friends, as other bills had.
the lobby seats to urge its claims.
The debate was prolonged till after one o'clock;
when the question taken on taking up the
Homestead bill, and negatived-yeas %, nays 80
YEAS.-Messrs Adams, Borland, Cass Chase,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas.
Downs. Gwin, Hale, Houston, James, Jones of
Iowa, Jones of Tennessee, Mallory, Petit, Rusk.
Sebastian, Seward, Shields, Sumner, Wade, and
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bayard Bell,
Bradbury, Bright, Brodhead, Brooke, Butler,
Charlton, Clarke. Cooper, Davis, Dawson, De Saus-
sure, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Geyer, Hamhn, Hunter'
Man gum Mason, Miller, Morton, Norris, Pearce,
Pratt; Smith, Soue, Spruance, Toucey, Under
wood, and Weller-33.
AMENDMENT orsRULEs.
Mr.. HAMLIN gave notice that he would to- NOR
row move to amend the rules, by providing that
no debate shall be in order on motion to take up
bill.
The Pacific Railroad bill was AIKEN up, and the
vote adopting MIR. SHIELps's amendment was re-
considered.
The question then required on adoptngit.
Mr.. WELLER spoke in favor of it, with modi.
cation-leaving out that part combining the work
in the States to the exclusive control of the States
Mr.. GEYER took the same view.
Messrs BoRLAND and GWIN opposed it as ia
tai to the bill.
Mr.. BUTLER opposed the whole bill.
Mr.. RUSK sustained the bill without the amend.
ment, and defended it's constitutonality He cited
a bill introduc in Congress by Mr.. Madison in
1876, for a survey with the view of establishing
post route from Maine to Savannah, Georgia. He
intended to publish it with his remarks, to show
the consttutionality of this bill
Mr. MASON examined the came bill, and main
tanned it demonstrated the unconstitutionality of
this measure.
Mr. UNDERWOOD read from the debate in the
House on Mr.. Madson's bill.
Mr. BADGER asked the date of that debate.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. 1876.
Mr.. BADGER. 1t was two years before the re-
solutions of 1913, and consequently of no authority.
Mr. WELLER contended that this bill did not
provide for Government road. 1t merely extend
ed so much aid to the contractors. Their profits
were TO come out of the road when completed
These appropriations were made inducements
to contractors to undertake the road. The amend
ment took away none of this aid.
Mr.. DAVIS was for the bill, with without the
amendment. He did not regard it as half SO severe
blow as the striking out of the section incorpo-
rating the contractors.
Mr.. RUSK said that as the bill had been again
considered, he hoped it would be passed in proper
MIR. GwIN hoped the amendment would be
voted down.
The question was taken, and the amendment of
hr. SHIELDS rejected-yeas "a, nays 2S-as
follows
YEAS = Messrs. Adams, Bayard, Bradbury,
Bright, Brodhead, Cass, Charlton, Cooper, Daw
son, De Saussure, Douglas, Downs, Fitzpatrick,
Hamlin, Hunter, Mallory, Mason, Morton, Pearce,
Phelps Shields Soule, Toucey, and Walker-24.
NAYS.-Messrs Atchson, Bell, Borland, Brooke,
Chase. Clarke, Davis, Dodge of Iowa, Dodge of
Wisconsin, Foot, Geyer, Gwin, Hale, Houston,
Jones of Iowa, Jones of Tennessee, Mangun,
Miller, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Smith,
Spruance, Sumner, Underwood, Wade, and We'll
ler-2S.
Mr. GWIN hoped more amendments would
be offered; but if test vote DESIRED let it be
taken now on ordering the bill to be engrossed.
Mr.. WELLER said the best way would be to
amend the bill first, and take the test vote then.
He moved to amend the bill in the third section,
by adding after the appropriation of twenty mil |
lions of dollars these words Which said sum |
shall be expended exclusively in the construction
of that portion of the road which within the
territories of the United States''
Mr.. CASS said this amendment, though proper |
in itself did not remove the difficulty of having
the United States superintend and control the con-
struction of the road within the States
Mr.. WELLER said that was provided for in the |
first section, which required the assent of the
States.
Mr.. BORLAND said it was the same thing as
Mr.. SHIELDs's amendment
The question taken, and Mr.. WELLER 3
amendment was agreed to-yeas II, nays 25-as
follows:
YEAS -Messrs Adams, Atchison, Bayard,
Bradbury Bright, Brodhead Cass, Charlton, Chase,
Cooper, Dawson, De Saussure, Douglas, Downs,
Fitzpatrick, Hamlin, Hunter, Mallory, Mason,
Morton, Pearce, Phelps, Shields, Soule, Toucey,
Walker, and Weller-27.
NAYS.-Messrs. Bell, Borland, Brooke, Clarke,
Davis, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Foot,
Geyer, Gwin, Hale, Houston, Jones of Iowa, Jones
of Tennessee, Mangum, Miller, Pratt, Rusk, Sc
bastian, Seward Smith, Spruance, Sumner, I'm.
derwood, and Wade-25.
Mr.. HALE moved an adjournment. Lost-yeas
II, nays "a.
MIR. w ELLER moved further to amend by pro-
viding that, each fifty miles of the road in the
States should be completed, the contractors should
receive four fths of the alternate sections of land
along said fifty miles.
1.-THE Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill |
was received from the House, and, by consent, |
was taken up and referred.l
Mr.. BORLAND said the adoption of the amend |
ment excluding the application of any part of the
money to the road in the States made this Sec
ton al question: ii forever excluded the road from
any of the Southern States.
Mr.. BROOKE laid on the table substitute for |
the whole bill, which ordered to be printed.
Mr.. MANG UNI said the amendment just adopt
I'd emasculated the whole BILL and it's friends had
better post one the matter for a better time. He
moved an adjournment, which was agreed to.
And at half past four the Senate adjourned.