The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-09


Mr. FELCH | have no objection to sxing day for
the consideration OF this BILL and TO taking il up when
that day arrives but II The senator from Kentucky Mr.
UsDERw oopl designs Offering his amendment which pro-
poses distribution of the public lands among all the old
States and the also, IL will certainly be subject OF
The senator from Kentucky, recolleci. dis
cussed that question at the last session al great length
there VIII now be something said the other side OF
the question before the vote is taken. know, also,
that there are other amendments TO be proposed TO that
measure. 1 know senator who designs TO offer
amendments TO II when u comes up, who Is not IN
hs place to-day on account OF ndispositon. hope.
therefore, that the senator from Arkansas Mr. SEDAs
TAM wall consent TO what IT understood he was
about TO do when he proposed 10 take the bill up and 10
hx some day for It's consideration.
Mr. SHIELDS. hope not ! hope the bill will be
acted on now. Il will occupy great deal more iisne if
y sci aside and brought up hereafter Aud perhaps NY
iiend from Kentucky Mr. UNDERN will moi bring
up The question which he proposes upon this private bill
as II Were. There various bills upon which he can
offer il which TO come before the body.
Mr. CHASE, The bill COMMONLY known as Benefits
land bill will undoubtedly give rise 10 great deal OF DIS
cusslon II new question IN this body The bill OF
the senator from Arkansas has baen debated time and
Time again. aud ITS principles have been settled IN the
Judgment Of the Senate | think nay friend from Ken
lucky will not persevee in pressing his amendment TO
tue House bill now before That proposition can be
made al another time, another ball, the bill Nseli
be taken up tor consideration IL evidently unjust
TO oer It this bill, and my friend IRON Ken
lucky would be the very last person IN this body who
would commit designed injustice upon the bill OF another
senator. My position regard 10 these bills has
been that OF being compelled 10 vote aganat them; but
when The Senate has fully considered The whole subject.
has made up It's mind upon the principle involved IN II,
aud has passed other bills Of the character
to wrong that we should delay the consideration OF
the bill OF the senator from Arkansas for the purpose OF
afhxing TO IL any amendment whatever. trust the Sem
ate will ac, upon the bill al
Mr. UNDERWOOD. As have said, | do not intend
to discuss this amendment which wish to propose but
must be permitted 10 stale, in reply TO the gentleman
from Ohio, Mr CHASE, that all the land bills. other
grants TO States OF land which passed last session
by The Senate and sent To the House OF Representatives
upon by the House. and this Benefits land
bill, as II IS Called substituted, rs understand, from the
policy OF the Hoase IN lieu OF those bliss and this Ben
nett's land bill makes provision for Arkansas So that
she gets not only the benefit of this BILL but also what
is provided in that; in other words. she gets double
portion
Mr. SEBASTIAN II the senator will allow me, |
Will state that he Is entirely upon this subject
have examined that BILL aud it provides for precisely the
same roads that this bill provides, with additional
road And there is further provision in the bill that
any land which may be granted 10 any State at this
sion OF Congress Is 10 be deducted from the amount
granted by the of that bill so that did.
Guilty upon that score whatever.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Then, if there is no difficulty on
hat score, and abored under mistake regard The
subject, will not offer the amendment to this BILL and
he Senate may pass 1t.
Mr.. BRADBURY. move TO postpone the further
sderaon OF this bill till Tuesday next, and make il the
special order for that day.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN. hope not. We are ready to take
Mr.. BRADBURY There are reasons why make the
notion but 1t is the general wish to pass now will
withdraw my motion
The bill was then read and no amendment being Of
ersd, ii was reported to the Senate
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa l wish to inquire OF the sen
ator from Arkansas il the railroads provided for in this
bill are such meet the appreciation OF his colleague
MIR. SEBASTIAN. will answer that question so far
as can My colleague introduced, and procured its pas
sage through this body bill providing Tor two systems
,s,th
in this bill, with The exception of about
Tbreequarers OF the road provided for in this bill
IN his The difference between the two is this His bill
provided Tor the terminus OF road upon the Mississippi
river, while this fixes it at Cairo And will say further
10 my friend from Iowa Mr. DoDoE] that the difference
between the bill OF my colleague in the Senate and my
colleague IN the House OF Representatives the sub
jec OF some discussion in the Arkansas legislature and
am not aware that they have instructed us in reference to
either But this much know that the Legislature
has passed ncor porang this very road which this
bill provides tor and am acting upon that, ndi
cation OF the acqulescence OF the legislature IN this
scheme.
objection 10 the bill the road. but ascertain whether
the other senator from Arkansas, Mr. BoRLAND,] now
absent in favor Of the bill presumed that he was
or my friend would hardly have moved 10 consider II du-
Mt SEBASTIAN | will say TO my friend from Iowa
that had conferred with my colleague spon the subject
and understood hun that he would otle opposition TO
this bill he had declined taking the paternity OF the
BILL but understood him that be would leave me to take
such course with i my judgmen, would sanction.
MI DODGE. Mr.. President, you know that, although
the House OF treated the State from whence
come with the moe manifest injustice, not only per-
med bill 10 pass Tor Two railroads IN your State Mis-
souri) but voted for it, notwithstanding The injustice
which IL inf ced upon my State That bill passed this
body by twenty thirty majority, and bill OF like pro-
visions, appropratlng like quantity of land for Mssls
sppl, was passed about the same time by equally
large majority then declared that wished these bills
TO pass upon their merits and without any "omni
bus" or og-rollng. And now, SIR stand by and let
another appropriation be made for railroad in another
Staemy sister State of Arkansasand will not propose
an amendment 10 include the railroad in the State oil
Iowa. But here, sir IN my place protest against the in
justice which is done by that respected body, the House
OF Representatives, 10 the State from whence
will vote for the bill for the State OF Arkansas because
IT'S representative has struggled to get through that
body and has succeeded will not embarass il that
account, but will AID in ts passage.
Mr. GEfER desire to say regard TO this bill tha,
regard as containing provisions whatever for the
benefit of the Stale of Missouri do not believe that
the road will ever be made from the boundary line OF
Arkansas TO the mouth OF the ONO and il II was not
Tor embarrassing this BILL pesunng that II goes back
to the House OF Representatives with amendment,
it will not pass al this session, and Arkansas would
be defeated IN the attempt 10 obtain appropriation
for roads within that State, would offer amend
ment the bill striking all that part OF the road.
suppose the road might be OF advantage TO Arkansas and
Missouri, If ST. Louis were inserted instead of Cal
70, tina, 1t would read rom Little Rock to ST. Louis"
II wood then be part of the Mississippi valley road, of
great interest 10 all the States the side OF the
Mississippi. shall not, however, make the amendment
rose merely for the purpose OF saying ba, did
gard thus bill as making any grant TO the State Of Mis-.
souri.
Mr.. FELCH Mr.. President, shall in,crpose no oh.
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