The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-25
rHIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
oOASD oOlSN1eGCo'
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, February %, 1858.

SENATE. x
Mr.. CHARLTON presented the credentials o
/ the Hon. ROBERT TooMRs, Senator elect from
Georgia for six years from the 9TH of March next
+ Alter petitions and reports,
! Mr.. DAVIS, from the Committee on Commerce
reported bill amendatory of an act granting reg.
listers to yachts; which was considered and passed
/ MOTIONS TO PRINT.
MIR. BRIGHT moved that two thousand add
tiona copies of the report the Falls of the Ohio
/ be printed Also, two thousand additional copies
of the report on the coal mines and coal fields on
the western waters.
MIR. BORLAND moved that two thousand add
tional copies of Lieutenant Meigs's report on the
subject of supplying Washington city and George.
town with water, be printed; all of which motions
| were referred to the Committee on Printing.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL
| was again taken up.
I Mr. CHASE, by the direction of the Committee
on Roads and Canals, moved to amend the bill BY
adding thereto additional sections providing for a
! survey and exploration of the most practicable
route for railroad TO the Pacific, appropriating
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to defray
the expenses OF such survey, the reports to be laid
| before Congress at the next session, along with
such estimates and proposals as may be received
for the construction of said road.
Messrs. HUNTER and BUTLER opposed this
system of legisating all subjects by attaching
| them to the appropriation bills
Mr.. BELL supported the amendment.
MIR WALKER moved TO amend the amend
| ment by providing for survey of the route, and
its location by the United States Engineers, and
by setting apart six townships of public land on
each side Of the road when thus located, every al
ternate section of which shall be granted free of
charge to such actual settlers may settle there
on and cultivate the same for one year the re-
naming sections to be held by the United States.
the proceeds OF which are to be applied to the con
struction of said road. 1t also contained an appro
priation ofmoney to aid in the construction OF said
road
Mr.. MASON raised the point of order whether
these amendments were in order
The CHAIR (Mr. BADGER temporarily acting)
ruled that the amendment of the Senator from
Ohio, being offered by the direction of the Com
mittee on Roads and Canals, in order. The
amendment to the amendment he ruled to be out
Mr.. WALKER appealed from the decision
which ruled his amendment to be out of order.
Z And, after debate, the decision of the Chair was
sustained-yeas Al, nays 5-as follows
YEAS Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Bradbury,
Bright, Brodhead, Brooke, Butler, Cass, Charlton,
Chase Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Dawson De Saus
sure, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Doug
las Downs, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Geyer, Hale, Hous
ton, Hunter, Jones of Tennessee Mallory Man.
gum, Mason, Miller, Morton, Phelps, Rusk,
shls Ids, Smith, Soule, spruance, Sumner, Tou-
cay, Underwood, and Weller-4l.
NAYS.-Messrs. Borland. Gwin, Seward, Wade,
Mr. WALKER modified his amendment in some
particulars, and the Chair then ruled it to be in
order
Mr.. CHASE appealed from this decision; and,
after debate, the decision of the Chair was aus
| tained- yeas %, nays 10.
Mr.. ADAMS said that the amendment embraced
sonle OF the leading principles of the Homestead
bill. to which he was opposed. He then read a
speech against the Homestead bill and in favor of
a graduation of the price of the public lands.
The debate was continued by Messrs. DODGE
OF Iowa, and HALE, in favor of the Homestead
and Messrs CHARLTON and BUTLER in oppo
! sition to it, and by Messrs. WALKER and RUSK
| in favor of the Dendinr aTDendmenL
The bill was then postponed, on motion of Mr..
| MASON; and after some time spent in Executive
session
The Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
/ On motion of Mr.. CLARK, the House took up
and passed the Senate bill regulating the terms of
the district court of the United States for the dis
trict of Iowa, cater striking out the section in re-
slatien to the fees for marshals.)
/ REcIpRocITy.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
reported from the Committee on Commerce, estab.
fishing reciprocal trade with the British North
American provinces on certain conditions.
Mr. .TOWNSHEND concluded his remarks from
yesterday, in advocacy of the bill.
| MIR. STUART said that the bill to be effective
must be passed by this Congress, and he regarded
it as exceedingly important the question shall be
| taken to-day. If it shall not be taken to-day,
it cannot come up again until next Tuesday,
under our rules, when, every gentleman knows,
it will be too late to secure definite action by
| the Senate. He should, therefore, before he sat
| down, demand the previous question, to test the
sense of the House whether they will pass the
bill or not. He would only cay that this bill
seems, generally, to embrace the settlement cfthe
fishery question, most delicate one as affecting
| the differences between the United States and
/ Great Britain lite settlement is vastly important
to the entire interests of the whole country. The
bill also provides for the free navigation of the ST.
Lawrence, and adjusts the terms on which trade
| shall he That the bill could he
so suit all, could hardly be expected. The bill
provides enough for the interests Of those who in
sist that the coastng trade of our country shall be
/ opened to Great Britain. w 18th view of bringi
| the House to direct vote, he demanded the pre-
vious question.