The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-26
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it was considered and passed.
HON. D. L. YULEE.
Mr. MORTON submitted resolution, which be
said he would call up Tomorrow, to pay to the
Hon. David l.. Yulee an amount equal to the per
diem and mileage of Senator from the com
mencement of the last session to the day when the
Senate decided adversely to his claim to seat in
the Senate.
Mr. BORLAND reported a bill for the relief OF
Mrs. SalIie Cochrane, widow of Lieutenant Coch.
rane. late of the United States army, which was
considered and passed.
Mr. BRADBURY introduced bill to establish a
court for the investigation of claims against the
United States, which was referred to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary.
MOORE AND HAscALL.
On motion of Mr.. FELCH, the Senate, by a vote
of ayes IT, Is, proceeded to consider the bill
renewing the patent OF Moore & HascaI, for har-
vesting machine
Mr.. HUNTER said the bill would lead to a long
debate and it was necessary to proceed with the
appropriation bills, he moved it be laid on the ia
Bile; which motion was disagreed to-yeas II, nays
"a. a
Mr. JAMES then addressed the Senate in on
position to the bill, and followed by Mr.
WALKER, who moved that the bill be recommit-
ted to the Committee on Patents; which motion
was agreed to-yeas %, noes IS.
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
The Senate then resumed the consid Grafton of
the year ending June 80, 1854.
The question pending was MIR. WALKER
amendment, directing the survey and location of a
railroad to the Pacific ocean under the direction
OF the President of the United States and granting
every alternate section, in twelve Townships on
each side of the road, to actual settlers free of
cost-the remaining sections to be held by the
United States, and the proceeds to be applied to
the construction of said road.
MIR. CASS made some remarks favorable tn the
homestead Dill. he expressed serious doubts as to
the pending amendment. He thought it was rather
too loose IN Its TERMS and it seemed to involve
pledge on the part of the Government that il would
construct the whole road.
Mr.. DOUGLAS replied, defending the amend
ment.
Mr.. GWIN suggested to the Senator from Wis.
consln that he ought now to withdraw his amend.
ment, and give up the contest. The Senator from
Michigan had expressed his doubts of this amend
ment. That Senator had expressed his doubts
concerning the Railroad bill on Saturday last, and
destroyed it.
Mr.. CASS said he considered the remarks of the
Senator as in bad taste and wholly uncalled for.
He preferred the Constitution to the good will of
the Senator from California, highly as he regarded
that Senator He had objections constitutional
objections-to the Senator's bill, and had express
ed them; this was all he had done to defeat the
bill, and he had right to do So
Mr.. GWIN said his bill was exclusively one
granting land, and the Senator objected to it be-
cause it was too arge it then put aside and the
bill reported by the select committee was taken up
in its place. The Senator in his remarks on that
Dill SAID ne could never vote for it while the Sec
ton creating corporation was in it. 1t was then
naturally supposed that if that section was removed
the Senator could vote for it, and it was stricken
out No objections, constitutional or otherwise
were suggested by the Senator, or heard of until
about four O'Clock on last Saturday, and them when
the friends of the bill were in hopes of passing it.
the Senator offered his objections and DESTROYED
the bill.
Mr.. CAsS replied by stating that he had made
MS objections to the several parts of the bill as they
came up. He did not nor could it have been ex
pected that he would, when one question was be-
fore the Senate, state his objections to every par.
ticular of the bill
Mr.. WALKER supported his amendment.
Mr.. PEARCE, from the committee of confer
ence on the dIsagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Military Academy bill, reported that the
committee recommended that the Senate recede
from its amendments; and the report was concur
red in.1
Messrs. BORLAND and RUsK supported the
amendment, and Mr.. CHASE opposed it.
The question was taken, and the amendment
was relected-yeas II. nays So.
The question required on the amendment of Mr.
CHASE, appropratng S $50, 600 for an exploration
and survey of the various routes for railroad to
the Pacific; and it was agreed to-yeas 81, nays
l6-as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Bayard, Bor-
land, Bright, Brodhead, Cass, Charlton Chase
Clarke, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa,
Downs. Fish, Foot Gwin, Hale Houston Jones of
Iowa iowa Jones OF Tennessee, Miller, Pratt, Rusk,
seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Sumner, I'm.
derwood, Wade, and Weer-3I.
NAYS.-Messrs Adams, Bradbury. Brooke.
paws, Dawson, De Saussure, Fitzpatrick, Ham
lin, Hunter, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Petit,
Phelps, Toucey, and Walker-l6.
THE ANEsTHETIc AGENT.
MIR. B0RLAND moved to add to the bill ad
ditional sections, appropriating 100000, to be
paid by the Secretary of the Treasury as a
recompense for the discovery and the use and he
neht by the Government and people of the United
States, whereby the human body can be rendered
safely lnsensbe to pain in dental, surgical, and
obstetrical operations by the use of anasthetic
agents; and it having been established that the
discovery aforesaid was made by either w t. G.
Morton, Charles t. Jackson, of Boston, or Horace
Wells. of Hartford, Connecticut; and as it cannot
be determined by Congress which of these parties
Is the merltof1ous one, proceeding in equity is
ordered in the United States court for the northern
district of New York, where the isaue-which of
these parties IS the true discoverer of this agent
to whomsoever shall be decreed the discoyerer of
this agent this sum is to be awarded.
Messrs: BUTLER, HUNTER, and NORRIS op
HALE, BORLAND, and WALKER supported it:
lows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Adams, Badger, Bell, BorIand,
bradbury, Charlton, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Dodge
OF Iowa, Downs, Hale, Houston, James, Jones of
Iowa, Mallory, Miller, Morton, Rusk, Seward.
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NAYs.-Messrs. Raysrd, Bright, Brodhead.
butler, Cass, Chase, Dawson, De Saussure, Doug.
las, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Hamlin, Hunter, Jones of
tennessee, Mangum, Mason, Norris Pearce, Pet.
tit, Phelps, Pratt, Spruance, and Underwood-23.
WAGON ROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
MIR. DOUGLAS moved an amendment authoriz
ing the President TO contract for the construction
OF an emgrant route and wagon road from the
western limits OF the States on the Mississippi to
the eastern limits of California and Oregon, and
Its defence and repair the contractors to estab-
llsh posts or stations at such points as the Pres
dent may direct, to erect and keep in order ali
bridges, to establish and keep up ferries. SC and
to receive from the United States for this service
tour sections of land at each Of these posts,
This amendment was agreed to-yeas %.
nays %.
BLUE LICK SPRINGS.
MIR. DAWSON moved an amendment appropr-
atlng ten thousand dollars to be used in addition
TO the sum now in the hands of the commissioners
to enable them to purchase the Blue Lick Springs
for the western military asylum.
Messrs. SHIELDS, BRIGHT. CHASE. BOR-
LAND, and MASON opposed designating anv
particular site to be selected.
Messrs. DAWSON, JONES of Tennessee. and
UNDERWOOD supported the amendment
IIhe Indian Appropriation bill was received from
the House, and referred to the Committee on FL |
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