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

the United States Is 10 uss without having paid any
thing for il. except IN the proceeds OF the land.
The honorable senator says another thing The States
will be very anxious for II To go through them; there
will be ryalship existing between ihem and they will
make il TO Ae interest OF the company carrying The road
through the Territories 10 come through the States That
is true but the States, matter OF course, will be
very apt 10 give the road within their limits com
pany That company will 20 To the extent OF having
continuous road subject 10 the rules and egua-
tons. The probability is that the same company which
builds the road In the Territories would get the grant
from the States and then the men would go on in
another name to do what they pleased within the States,
whereas they could not do il within the Territories. 1
can see thousand objections 10 the amendment but
these are fatal These men will go under the
oil another company, and will make propositions TO the
States. Everything will be thrown into their hands.
The anxiety OF the legislatures 10 connect with the
road Will induce Them 10 give unlimited authority.
The effect, then, will be that portion OF the road
will become an odious monopoly: You will have
right to control the freight and charges OF The road
so lar II goes through the Territories, but 80 lar
as II goes through the States, II will be subject only
to the terms which may be imposed IN a scram-
BILE between the States to which shall obtain the
most advantage II will therefore be subject TO what
monopoly those States may choose to grant In
the Territories under the bill you can regulate the
charges make the road benefit to the community, and
conne the company TO eight per cent proht on passen
gers and freight You can make the carnage OF freight
and passengers at such rate as to be benefit 10 The
whole community. But the moment you come TO run
into OF the States the anxiety for the particular bene
fl OF the State will induce il yield contracts putting
no restraints, no restrictions upon them AS SOON
oily and the company charge Just much Tor freight
and for passengers they choose to do. You have
control whatever them In getting grants from the
State legislatures they will take especial care to avoid
another thing. They will want TO drive OFT all capital
and all competition Under the provisions of the bill
stands the company may be forced to allow any
branch OF any other road join with them, but the States
may, and probably would give exclusive monopoes the
object being 10 exclude other States adjoining them from
making branch roads. As the bill was reported, its prn-
cples and details are SO plain that he who runs may
read.
AS to the senator from California, mr. WELLER] do
not understand him. The bill proposes to pay part OF
the cost of constructing the road in the State money,
consideration that the OF the road shall carry the
mails troops &c The amendment proposes that no such
payment shall be made. How that amounts to the
thing cannot see think We had better reject the
amendment. But even if the bill were to pass unani.
mousy, my opinion 49, il will never pass the House at
this late day OF the session. because have gone beyond
the day when it possible that they could take up
Sir, how gentlemen say that the amendment OF the
senator from illinois, adopted on Saturday last did not
kill the bill Then the time that taken for
the purpose. the congratulations OF the honorable
senator from Indiana, mr. BRIcHr,l who had been alb
sent all day enjoying himself but in TO witness, and
to rejoice at the death of the bill and felt tina, when
that amendment, under those circumstances adopted
it death blow to the hillt knocked out its brains
Ii has made few spasmodic efforts to-day, under
Of galvanic process. but that will be over, and will
fall quietly back into the sleep oil death.
MI. GWIN. shall vote 10 reject the amendment, be-
do not think it is possible to make this bill
working machine unless the amendment is rejected Re-
ferriHg my State, find thai there seven hun
bred miles OF this railroad within that State, if it takes
the direction which think II ought to- Them It's er
minus the Pacific should be the city of San Francisco
the road has to pass through two OF mountains
the Coas, range and the Sierra Nevada. Six hundred
of these hundred mlesare in unnhabited
try, of which hundred miles are through desert
Now, do you suppose that there is any company that
will, for alternate sections of six miles each side Of
the road undertake build railroad from San Francis
co to the Colorado, or from San Francisco over the ST.
Nevada mountain in northeastern direction, in
any direction striking the border of the State
III such be found. will consider
alton of getting three thousand eight hundred and forty
of land per mile, worth, at 81 25 per acre, about
cers of the army and navy Of the United States supplies
&C., free of CHARGE These the vast advantages
under this bill which the government OF the United
States is TO receive for this Insignificant grant OF land
and il be supposed that any company will contract
build this road such conditions Certainly not 1t
is an absurdiy to suppose such thing possible.
In addition TO that, do not want to put California III
the power of any set of contractors who have the
profitable portions of the road through the Terrific
res, where they get alternate sections twelve miles on
each side and all the money granted in this bill should
like opportunity for competition in California, that
nducemen should be held out for bidders TO put in pro-
posals begin the road al San francisco, the Pa
chc ! do not wish TO that portion of the road
forced into the hands OF great mammoth company
which may get the contract IN the Territories should
like very much TO have various companies engaged on
various sections OF the road This my great oblec-
ton to the bill OF the select committee. The members OF
that committee will do the justice to say that OPP
posed from the beginning, the limited appropriation of
land and money that was made in the bill plead with
them for larger fund, both of land and money the
ground that wanted this to be practicable working
bill that woald build the road, and that the govern
ment in consideration of the great advantages which it
to receive from its construction should make an
ample appropriation TO enable the parties 10 complete the
work.
Now am anxious deficient as consider this fund to
be, not to make 1t less available than 1t under the
original bill. undertake say that If this amendment
be adopted if all the money is to be expended in the Ter
ritores and in the States, it will be Impossible,
far my State is concerned 10 execute the law IL
this principle is incorporated in the bill we shall have
hope of road being contracted for there unless there
immensely great increase the grant OF lands in that
State. My object is to get this BILL defective as it is said
10 be- into apractcabe working shape, and the stat
uebook, and this only be done by passing Il as
reported from the Committee OF the Whole. We
arrange the details of bill. Every senator knows
that and the attempt is mockery wish this bill,
perfected by its friends in the committee OF the whole, 10
pass the Senate soon possible, that may have
some hopes oil getting action upon II in the House.
cannot be blind to the fact that the enemies to any
road are ardent supporters OF this amendment entirely
acquit gentlemen OF any improper motives in being
mics OF the road but il this amendment has any pros
pect of success, where does il come from Why, sir
from those gentlemen who have boldly said in their
places that they intended TO defeat any road They vote
for this amendment; and why will they do SOL Because
they will make the bill odous to its friends, odous TO
majority OF the Senate, and thus defeat it, They want
to destroy the The friends of railroad shoHj
President cannot be mistaken in this that if we do
no, take the result OF labors they matured
and brought out OF committee OF the whole, not only
risk the passage OF the bill in this body but we jeop
ard it in the other House and | look upon it
Of the greatest msfortunes that could happen TO the