The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-01

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| understand who killedh
Mr. RUSK There Yves good deal of .nose and
confusion at the time, but as far as could hear and see,
think II was ehecualy killed and destroyed by the
amendment offered by the honorable senator from Illinois,
II Mr. Shields which was voted IN by majority OF two
That amendment disoined and destroyed IL and made
\ grand scheme without any practical effect
! Several SENATORS. Thai did not kill il.
| MIR BELL Mr. President
Mr.. SHIELDS. hope my honorable friend will per-
nit me 10 reply 10 that terrible charge,
| Mr.. BELL Certainly, SIR.
| Mr. SHIELDS. did not hear all that the honorable
senator from Texas said, but he has certainly made
most terrible charge upon me this morning II is If
understand H. thai have destroyed, disoned, defeated,
and totally ruined the genlleman's PROJECT | believe
have, certain extent; but have not DESTROYED the
road My amendment will contribute make that road
may, however, have destroyed the honorable senator's
project; and venture to say that if the bill left
he first had it, that road would never be made through
the Territories | friend OF the road, and want
TO see IL made, and want it completed do not want
10 see The $40 appropriated BY The bill expended
IN Texas and IN Celiiona want the road made through
the Territories want the money expended in The Ter.
rllores where II is the most difficult TO make the road
where the lands are worthless. and whore il will require
money for the purpose. do not wish TO commence the
road at both ends and spend the whole $40 600 before
YOU have got into the Territories That was my object
and Il was to defeat that project that offered my amend
men know the gentleman is dissatisfied, and the hon
orable senator from California Mr.. GwIN] dissatisfied
Mr.. RUSk. The bill did not propose any such spend
ing sn N NE ere road y was ba'lS throughout
rata as the road went on.
Mr. SHIELDS. independently OF that, am not going
to reague the question that has been SO ably argued in
THIS body that The States should be permitted to manage
Their own affairs and that the general government should
conine its jurisdiction to its own territory am not CO.
ing to repeat the arguments on thai point.
| Mr. ADAMS. bee leave 10 rise to question of
der. do not like to interfere with my honorable friend,
but do not think he has right TO go into the merits Of
the bill
Several SENATORS II is personal explanation
Mr.. BADGER. II IL vindication from charge Of
murder; [Ls9gh!erl - C.M.
The PRESIDENT The question before the Senate is
on taking up the homestead bill
Mr.. SHIELDS. On saturday evening, when offered
my amendment, and when it WAS adopted, the gentleman
from Texas go up and charged that had ruined his bill
that II was dis,oined and destroyed | am not gong
TO say much about the bill IN the way reported from
the select committee My impression, however, is that
in It's origin il was rather msshapen concern Every
KIND OF effort was made at first 10 get company estab
shed to superIntend end manage the road through the
States The gentlemen gave that up, and now they have
got agents to do it, The object of my amendment
10 conne and limit the road 80 far as the general gov
eminent concerned, to the Territories and lei the
States make the road through their own limits But |
repeat, II you left the bill as IL was, with the $40 .000
900 to be expended upon the road anywhere that
would be expended upon the road before il left the
States and the company would come forward again for
900 to make the road through the Territories
Where ought the $4,000 900 10 be expended? Cannot
the States make the road within their limits Where
is the road most difficult 10 be made Is il not within
me Territories! Where should you expend your money
On each side OF the Rocky mountains, where the lands
are worthless, and where money Is needed and you
should apply your lands within the States where the pro-
ceeds oil those lands make the road Sir, the adop
ton OF my amendment will the bill 1t is the only
amendment which will enable that road to be made; for
repeat that if you 10 leave the bill j, stood,
every dol of the 900 would be expended before
/ the road LETT California and Texas
Mr. RUSK. Mr. President, should have right 10
complain OF the course OF argument OF the honorable
senator the subject OF the Pacific railroad BILL if this
was the hrst time that course OF argument had been pu
sued The honorable senator either has not carefully
read does remember the provisions OF the bill He
TO demolish the creature OF his fancy. Sir he has
chosen to represent bill which is not the bill at all.
But is not The first time that denunciatons OF this de-
scnpon have been made against The BILL and charges OF
want OF sense IN It's projectors Sir, II the projectors
OF this bill had so little intellect there other intel
ects in the Senate that might have aided them. The
honorable senator himself has said be in favor OF
the road.
Mr. SHIELDS. am
! Mr. RUSk He has stated that he wanted the road.
Why then, did he not bring his bright intellect to oper
ate upon this measure and furnish bill which would
construct road Here We have been for six years with
out any such road. During the whole OF that period
there has not been any want oil petitions There has
been want OF bills Why, then, did he not give US
the benefit of his superior intellect in framing bill that
would build road !!
Mr. SHIELDS. | have endeavored now 10 aid in
framing bill that would build the road.
Mr. RUSk. Why not do it before Why come in at
the eleventh hour, in the midst OF "noise and confu-
STOMP Why come in with an amendment that knocked
the whole thing into cooked hat-that dsjolnted and
destroyed the bill J
The honorable senator said tina, the bill was left as
it reported the $40 100000 would be spent in the
States that California and Texas would get The S20
900 900, and money would be left TO build The road
through the Territories. That is the version given
10 the bill by the honorable senator Now, let us
what the bill is; and pray God, and beg my friends,
the apostles OF the democratic party who have got up
here to prescribe the rules of the constitution, and the
terms on which man may bold seat IN the democratic
partyl pray them especially that in those furioas dem
ocratc speeches they have made defining the constitution
and drawing distinction between giving all the land in
State, and dollar OF money out OF the treasury Just TO
copy OF this terrible bill, which is 10 violate the consti
tuition, play the very mischief, and dsoganize the dem
ocrac party Ii they would do that, they would save
me the trouble hereafter of conng up 10 the bar OF de-
mocIacy, and pleading IN justification OF myself Tor hay
ing brought forward this enormous bill; because 10 all
men except those who understand metaphysics and who
talk metaphysicsto all such plain and unsophstcaed
men as am, the bill will be to all those de-
nuncatoy speeches, as II is an edecual answer 10 the
charge that II proposes TO pay $50 100000 10 Texas and
California and leave to build the road IN the Terri
tories. Now let us what the bill is. II pro-
vides-
"That whenever fifty miles of said road shall have been
completed in manner satisfactory the President Of the
United States, he shall cause rata payment 10 be
made, according the of contract for the work
completed in the bonds Of the government issued under
the provisions OF this and by grant OF iourhhs OF the
public lands to which the completion OF the said MY miles
may ente said contractors, and for each successive
fifty miles, until the road shall have been completed and
the OF their complied WITH when they shall
be entitled receive the remaining fifth Of said public
lands and in the of failure the part OF the
tractors 10 comply with the provisions OF this act he road
together with the appudenances including the RAINING
machinery and means OF transportation, shall be forfeited
| and become the property OF the United States"
That provision OF the bill is perfect answer the
harangue OF the honorable senator from Illinois, with
gard ndufe of this money within States