The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-26

the amendment
The PRESIDING OFFICER twill be read
The amendment accordingly read.
MIR. WALKER. lis simply 10 protect the actual SGT
tiers in the States
Mr.. HALE. am for that.
The yeas and nays being TAKEN resued-yeas 80 nayl
20--as follows;
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Atchson, Bayara, Bertrand
Bradbury, Bright Brodhead Cass Chase, Dodge of Wis
oonsn Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Fech, Fi!zpat
rick, Geyer Gwin Hale, Hamln, Houston James, Jones
Of Iowa. Mallory, Petit, Sebastian, Seward Shields Sum
ner, Toucey, and Walker-30.
NAYS-Messrs Badger, Bell, Charlton, Cooper, Davis
Dawson Foot Hunter, Jones of Tennessee, Mangum, Mil
Ter, Morton Norris, Pearce Pratt Rusk, Smith, Soue
Spruance, and Underwood-2O.
So the amendment to the amendment agreed to-
Mr.. HALE. To make the amendment right, and to NEE
the difficulty of the from Kentucky, propose tG
modify it. and to insert after the word lands" the words
" not exceeding hundred and sixty
that the provso which has just been adopted shall
read
Provided also, That the provisions Of this section shall
be applicable any person who shall desire to buy
enter locate any of the said lands TO amount not
ceedng hundred and sixty each for the purpose
of his or her personal settlement" &c.
The amendment to the amendment was agreed and the
question required the amendment amended, upon
which Mr. GWIN called for the yeas and nays and they
were ordered and being ,aken resultedyeas q, nays
29--as follows,
of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Downs Fech, Geyer, Gwin
Houston James, Jones Of Iowa, Mallory, Morton, Rusk
Sebastian, Shields, Sumner Toucey, and Weller-2l.
bury Bright Brodhead Charlton, Cooper, Davis Dawson
Fish, Fitzpatrick, Foot, amlin, Hunter, Jones Of Ten
nessee Mangum Miller Norris, Peace Petit, Pratt Sew
ard Smith, Soule, Spruance Underwood and Walker-29.
So the amendment amended was rejected.
FURTHER AMENDMENTS,
Mr. FOOT. am drt cted by the Committee the Post
Office and Post Roads to submit the following amendment
"SEc. -. .aad be Il further enacted That the sum OF
hereby "a
pacty ana practical value of the nyenon for
in the construction Of railroad tracks and locomotive engines
by Colonel James s. French of gna for tho of the
government Of the United States, by constructing line of
railroad said improved plan, under the
James s. FRENCH of such length and between such
points shall fully test it, prsccabty and value, and
especially its superiority all other plans overcoming
heavy grades and that the shall be expended under the
direction of the Secretary of the INTERIOR upon the appca-
ton Of the said James s. French.
'SEs find be further enacted That the Secretary of
the Treasury be- and he hereby authorized pay Of
the aforesaid to the said James s. French and the
persons employed under him, such Of money he
said James s. French and the persons employed under him.
in constructing and experimenting The said line Of railroad
authorized by this act"
have only to say that that has been recommended by the
special committee whom the subject REFERRED and
who gave careful examination. IL presented in
the form Of amendment 10 this bill upon the recommend
alton of the COMMITTEE the Post Office and Post Roads,
and the precise form of the of Congress which
passed years ago. sppropratng $4,000 for testing
Morse's electromagnetic telegraph.
Mr. ADAMS 1t Is apparent to every senator, that I'M
less we vote down all these amendments for new projects
which proposed this bill be inevitably lost and the
loss Of the bill will necessarily involve extra session Of
Congress.
MI NORRIS 1 will not detan the Senate by making
any remarks. simply desire TO say that a member
Of the select committee Of which the honorable senator from
Vermont was chairman to whom the memorial of Colonel
French was refer,cd. examined pretended improve
ment, and satisfied that it practicable
and merely say that did assent, and do
sent to this appropriation for the purpose OF testing IT,
have faith in the thing myself.
Mr.. SHIELDS agree with what the honorable sena-
tor from Mississippi Mr. ADAMs has stated and have
made up my mind against any further amendments
this bill am perfectly satisfied that shall lose the
bill, If we do not act upon that prineiple
Mr.. RUSK. am not at all satisfied that we shall lose
the bill. regard this Of the important amend
that has been offered TO the bill proposes the
penditure Of very small of money for important
object was member of the select committee and sim
cerely believe that it is Improvement which promises fair
to be worth hundreds of millions to this country. may
feel
Several SENATORS Do not make a speech
Mr.. RUSK. | am going to make a speech, but
dislike udicious amendment voted down with
being understood, when eight ten hours
here upon questions Of distractions do not like
hear this cry sounded IN that will lose the bill
il for the amendment We not going TO lose
the hill have heard the story preached within
twelve hours Of the adjournment and yet the appropriation
Mr.. PEARCE. There are precedents, il 10 true, for
of this kind but they are my opinion preceens
which ought TO be followed longer am inclined to
think that this is very ingenious invention but with what
proprey this government engage in testing Inventions
however plausible and promising, made by individual in
ventorsi There railroads enough throughout the
try with large and ample capital sufficient try all these
experiments, for whose benefit such invention this
They should make the experiments for them
selves Why should the make them for those
corporations II begin with this shall soon
be called ascertain the value of every improvement
which its protector may think Of sufficient consequence
bring before Congress VI that by entering
into such departing from proper line
legislation. will exhaust the time of the Senate, but
desire caution it against improper legislation
The question being then taken the amendment it
not agreed TO.
Mr.. HALE. l move 10 amend the bill by adding the
following:
Provided That the laborers employed in the office Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall receive the compensa
lion allowed the labores employed the General Land
Office"
On September 30 1850 the pay Of the laborers in the
General Land Office placed $500 per annum. The
laborcrs in the building under tho
ceived little lees than that They have sent very touch
ing petition to Congress- praying TO be put upon the
footing with the others wis perform the amount and
kind of labor the building hope the amendment
will be adopted
The amendment rejected.
Mr. HALE. | move amend the bill by striking out Of
1, the following
For compensation Of the dawkeepers and watch
men the Potomac Bridge, and for fuel and for oil Cor
lamps $500 and for repairing the Long Bridge across the
Potomac river, 500 ,000.n
and request Of individuals residing the city Of George
town and Of the maysr Of Georgetown This project has
been before the Senate repeatedly and hos always been
voted down. proposition was prepared by the honorable
chairman OF the Committee for the District OF Columbia,
tMr SIN, Ids committing this whole subject TO board
60 and epon whI would