The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-05

further Ii has been said that the bill as now stands
cannot receive The sanction OF majority OF the Senate
III that be so, as mdnesy waste OF time debate il
fufther aud iof The purpose OF ascerlaniDg the fact in
relation 10 that matie move 10 lay this whole subject
upon The table, aad upon that question ask the yeas and
nays.
The yeas and nays were accordingly ordered
The question being then taken by yeas and nays upon
laying me Dill upon The table, II was moi agreed 'oyeas
YEAS-Messrs, Adams, Bayard, Bradbury Bright Bfod-
head BROOKE Bnte chsrton Ghlss CS9Gss p Mason
Morton. Peace sPenit Phelps, Pfatb Seue' ana AK
NAYs--aIessrs. Badger. Bell, Bodand; Cas-. Clarke,
DAVIS, Dodge q Wisconsin, Dodge o. Iowa, douglas s
Downs Fsch Foot! Geysi. GT ana@ Mile RUSH se
bastian. Seward, Shields. Smith spfuance' sumner
The onestioo then REQUIRED upon Mr. SEwARDs amend.
ment 10 The sixth section OF the substitute OF the select
committee.
TO that amendment, and il is this As the substitute
now stands, you pay nothing for the road far II
goes the States but grant of land, and there is also
requirement in the bill that the mail shall be carried
that road free OF charge What the friends Of the
amendments which have now been adopted 10 this sub
stuIe desire. do not know. This proposition is emf
nenlly Just and proper IN itself You pay under your
present contracts Tor the transportation of the mail three
hundred dollars per mile rst-cass railroads within
settlements, where they are much cheaply built
You also pay about million OF dollars for the transport
alton oil a semi-monthly mail between this portion OF
the country and California. The honorable senator
from New York [Mr. SEWARD contemplates by his
amendment 10 give six hundred dollars per mile
road OF two thousand miles in lengthor 81 100000
yearior mail 10 be carried daily where IT IS now car
red semi monthly for only 100000 less. think IL is
just, and hope it may be adopted
~ Mr.. GWIN | hope this amendment will pass Ii is
the only ray OF hope that have in this BILL so lar as my
own State is concerned II this amendment passes, then
there prospect OF having road built in the State
OF California This compensation TOR carrying the mall
in addition to the land 10 be granted will be such an in
ducenent think will induce contractors undertake
10 build this road want the road to be practicable
working machine, il can get ii. | want to have the
sssippi river. AS the bill stands, you cannot get
any contractors who will build the road, unless they
get 10 the territory of California; and 10 get that they
must wait until the road gets to the State OF CALIFORNIA;
across the plains, before il be made profitable at all
II you adopt this amendment, and give this compensation
for carrying the mail in The States you get them TO
build the road, they commence it in San Francis
co with fair hope Of getting return from their in
ves,mens. therefore hope the amendment will be
adopted; v, ~
conclusion with the senator from California have not,
it is true had much time since this proposition sub
med TO reflect upon it but il occurs TO me that il would
be eminenily unjust What does the bill propose do if
the amendment shall be migrated upon III 1t proposes
give all that the government ever has assumed to give
10 either If the Other States in lands, in the first instance
and then to form connexon between the States, across
the Territories, il proposes to give double that quantity
Of land and then, in addition, it is proposed 10 give
$40. 600 900 in money. Thus, TO enable the company to
make The read the Territories. connecting with The
States. and in the States proposes not only TO give,
what has been heretofore gwen to other States alternate
sections for making roads, but to add amount for
Typg the mails by imposing the necessity OF contract
for that purpose, which fifty years. at the very least
calculation cannot be less than $50 900 900 Now,
upon what ground is this asked II Is conteRded that
the amendment which adopted yesterday, combining
the expenditure under the appropriation of money to the
Territories will render enterprise OF character in
which no company will engage In other words that
the character and provisions OF the BILL as it will stand
with the present provision, Is such that no company will
take the contract Now, why II SO This is said to
be the greatest railroad project contemplated; and
believe is. 1t is claimed that II will be immensely
profitable. believe it will Why, them the necessity
OF doing much for it than done by the
government for any other railroad can reason
But how can il possibly be claimed that the amend
OF the senator from California Mr.. WELLER
have the effect which is attributed TO it 1t is said that
this money which IL appropriated cannot be expended
IN the States, company cannot be found who will con-
tract 10 construct the road, Why II understand the
matter. this bonus is proposed by the government
entire thing to be appropriated upon the entire road Now,
il the company contracts with the design OF making the
entire road, does make any difference where they
required expend The money provided they have the
amount and only restricted IN lis application 10
particular portion OF the route For instancei when
they have made the road 10 the frontier of Arkansas and
to The Territory they begin 10 reap the benefit
OF the bonus gwen what difference will il make with the
conacors' IL is only when they have reached the Ter
Iioy that they reap any benefit but when they have
reached the Territory they receive It, There will then
be grea, motive TO work up line of the Territory in
order that they may reaping the benefit OF the
bonus. Ought the States themselves to feel inter-
esed in this provision OF the bill They might say TO
these contractors, For aught we know. you will
III,
hand. from the Mississippi to the frontier OF Arkan
on the eastern extremity, or through the Stale of Cali
forna the western extremity, and then say you will
20 further with H." What will the other States say
:" We want the link through the Territory completed -
What inducement is there 10 effect that except that given
by the amendment OF the senator from California How
Otherwise will YOU induce them 10 persevee through
the Territories BY the effect OF this amendment, you
they will have nducement 10 get the road through
10 the Pacific.
There is no reason to believe that without the amend.
ment adopted yesterday, this road would be made
inch beyond the line of Arkansas the eastern
tremity, that OF California the and the
the great object for which laboring and in
which the whole country much Interested and with
regard 10 which the Senate has exered itself much
would be deieated-the connecting Of the Pacific ocean
and the Mississippi rivers for, in my humble judgment,
confidently anticipate tina, when the road is carried
the frontier lines OF Arkansas and California, unless
there something TO draw them complete it, there
they will leave the work Where then is the national
character OF IN, road You seduced into this matter
because II il called national work but when the
pany have reached the lines OF Arkansas and California.
and in doing have the $40 0o0 there they
will stop, and the entire national character OF the work
will be gone The work will be for the benefit OF those
two States and not the benef, of the nation. look upon
the amendment Of the senator from California emf.
Denuy patriotic in lis character, and being based npon
the true principle; look upon being eEninenty dem
ocratic We have had lectures here upon the sub
ect oil democracy They palatable, and shall
not deliver another. Bot will say that we had a con-
ven,on in Baltimore last year which laid down some
doctrines We bad in lS4s, we had one in 1874 and
have had numerous conventions all speaking the
same language But here lis proposition 10 aban-
don the democratic doctrine, that which the democratic
party has said its creed We are proposing by
hon ofo