Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-19
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1858.
IN SENATE.


Mr. DAVIS presented the credentials of the Hon. Ed
EVERETT elected Senator by the Legislature of
the State of Massachusetts for the of six years.
mencng the fourth day of March, 1858; which were
read
On motion by Mr. GwIN, all prior orders were post
poned and the Senate proceeded to consider the Pacific
Railroad bill.
Mr.. BORLAND addressed the Senate and was very
briefly replied to by Mr. SEBASTIAN, when
Mr.. COOPER who entitled to the floor, addressed
the Senate at length against the bill.
Mr.. DODGE of Iowa, and Mr. GEYER spoke at some
length in its favor; when
The question taken the following amendment
offered by Mr.. BRoDHEAD:
Strike all after the anacng clause. and insert the fol-
lowing:
"hat the Secretary be and he is hereby
under the direction of the President of the United States
employ such portion Of the corps Of Iopogaphica
such explorations and surveys he deem advisable to
railroad from the Mississippi river the Pacific ocean, and
that the of hundred and fifty thousand dollars be
and the hereby appropriated out Of money the
treasury not otherwise appropriated TO deay the expense
such explorations and surveys.
"Sec. And be IL further enacted, That in making such
explorations and the engineers and other
employed under the authority Of this act NAV be directed to
with any engineers and other employed
by any individual individuals association associations
for the general object and the Secretary Of War
hereby authorized and required to receive proposals from in
dvduas associations for the construction Of railroad be-
tween the Valley Of the Mississippi and the Pacific
lay the same before Congress at the next session.
The yeas and nays upon the adoption of the amend
ment were follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams Bayard Bright, Brodhead, Butler
Charlton Chase Cooper Dawson DeSaussure, Dodge Of
Wisconsin Fitzpatrick Foot Hunter Mason, Morton, Norris
Pearce, Petit, Phelps Toucey and Wakcr-22
NAYS essrs. Atchison, Badger Bell BOrland Brad
bury Brooke Cas Clarke Davis Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas
Downs, Felch Fish, Geyer Gwin Hsmlin Houston, Jones
Of Iowa Jones Of Tennessee Mangum Miller Pratt Rusk
Underwood, Wade, and Weller-34.
SO the amendment rejected.
Mr.. MASON moved TO recommit the bill, and, after de-
bate the question taken and decided in the negative
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams Bayard, Bright, Brodhead, Butler
Charlton, Cooper Dawson, DeSausure Fitzpatrick Hunter
Mason, Norris Pearce, Petit Phelps, Soue and TouceylS
NAYS-Messrs Atchison, Badger Bell, Borlsnd, Brooke
Cass Chase Clarke, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa.
Douglas, Downs Fish, Foot Geyer Gwn, Hamn, Houston
Jones Of Iowa. Jones Of Tennessee Miller Pratt Rusk Sc
basan, Seward, Shields Smith, Spruance Sumner, Under
wood Wade, Walker, and Weller-33.
Mr.. S0ULE moved that the Senate adjourn which
was decided in the negative, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams Achison Bayard Bradbury, Brod-
Downs Fitzpatrick, Foot Hunter, Mason, Norris Pearce
Phelps, Shields, soule, Spruance, and Toucey-23.
NAYs-Messrs Badger, Bell Borland, Brooke, Chase,
Clarke Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa Douglas Fish
Geyer Gwin, Houston Jones Of Iowa, Miller Pratt Rusk
Sebastian Seward, Smith, Sumner, Underwood Wade Walk
o and Weller-25.
Mr. WELLER moved to strike out the thirteenth sec
ton Of the bill
The amendment discussed, but before the question
was taken thereon
Mr. UNDERWOOD moved that the Senate adjourn !;
which agreed to, ms follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atchson Bayard, bradbury, Bright Brod
head, Butler Charlton, Chase Cooper Dawson De Ssuure
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Downs, Fish, Foot Geyer Houston,
Hunter Mason, Norris Pearco Phelps Shields Sou Spru
ance, Sumner Toucey Underwood, Walker, Weller-3o.
NAYSMessrs. Badger Borland Brooke Clarke Dodge Of
Iowa. Douglas, Gwn, Jones Of Iowa. Jones Of Tennessee
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Smith, wade-l5
And the Senate adjourned