The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-21

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% The amendment was rejected-yeas IS, nays
| YEAS Messrs. Adams Bayard, Bradburv
Brodhead, Butler, Charlton, Dawson, De Saussure.
Fitzpatrick, Hamlin, Hunter, Mason, Norris,
Pearce, Petit, Phelps. Soule, and Toucey-ls.
1 NAYS.-Messrs, Atchison, Badger, Bell, Borland
| Brooke, Cass, Chase, Davis, Dodge of Wisconsin
Dodge oflowa, Douglas, Downs, Fetch, Fish, Foot,
| Geyer, GwIn, Houston, Jones of Iowa, Jones OF
| Tennessee, Miller, Rusk Sebastian, Seward
Shields. Smith, Spruance, Sumner, Underwood,
/ Wade, Walker, and Weller-32.
| Mr.. BELL moved an amendment, which was
agreed to, providing that when the President shall
4 nave designated the general route of the road if
the same shall pass through any lands assigned to
Indians. he shall treat with said tribe of Indians for
so much OF said lands as required for the right of
way for this road. Adopted.
| Mr. HAMLIN moved to amend the first section
/ OF the bill by providing for the appointment Of
three commissioners by the President and Senate,
who shall perform the duties assigned by this bill
| to the President. Lost.
Mr., DE SAUSSURE moved to amend by pro-
vldIng that the eastern terminus of the road shall
be at Memphis, Tennessee.
MIR. DOWNS suggested that it be modified SO
as to read, shall not be north of Memphis, Ten
nessee.
Mr.. DE SAUsSURE accepted the modification.
The amendment was debated, and then reject.
ed-yeas IL, nays 49,
Mr.. CASS expressed himself highly favorable to
! the construction of road. If the bill were so
amended as to confne the active operation, autho-
rty, and supervision of the United States to that
part OF the road within the Territories and pro-
vide that SO much OF II shall be constructed
within the States shall be under tho exclusive
control and authority of the States, be would
vote for it. 81
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa, said that an attempt had
been made to make this a sectional question, by
providing for its terminus at certain points. He
was utterly opposed to any such proceeding. He
would vote against fixing its terminus at par
ticular place, even at his own door. This attempt
had been made, and he now moved to provide that
Its eastern terminus should not be south of St.
Louis. He intended to show that he at least had
no sectional views, for he would vote against his
own amendment He desired to counteract any
effort to give this question sectional feeling,
which had been attempted to day by the Senator
| from South Carolina, and on former occasion by
the Senator from Ohiothe Freesoiler and the Fire
eater.
Mr.. DE SAUSSURE and Mr.. CHASE both dis
claimed any such intention in proposing their
amendments.
Mr.. BUTLER, at a quarter before five O'Clock,
moved an adjournment, which was lost-yeas Is,
nays 81.
Mr. DoDeE's amendment was reiected-yeas /,
nays 40.
The bill was then reported to the Senate.
Mr.. SOULE suggested that before further action
the bill should be printed as amended.
Messrs. BADGER and G WIN opposed the sug.
gestion
Mr.. RUsK said that if the bill was postponed
beyond to-day it would be defeated
of the Whitney plan for the Pacific railroad, and
had intended to move it as substitute for the bin.
Mr.. BRADBURY followed in commentator of
the Whitney road.
The question was taken on the amendments
made in committee, and they were agreed to.
Mr.. SHIELDS moved to amend the bill by pro-
viding that no portion of the money appropriated
by this bill shall be expended in applied to the
construction OF any part of said road within the
limits of any existing State of the Union; and so
much of said road shall be within the limits Of
any State or States shall be constructed exclusive
~ under the authority of said State States, as
directed by the Legislature thereof.
Messrs. SHIELDS and BRIGHT sustained the
amendment, and MIR. RUSK opposed it.
The question being taken, the amendment was
agreed to-yeas %, nays 20-as follows:
lYEAS.-N1essrs. Atchison, Bright Brodhead,
Cass, Charlton, Dawson, De Saussure, Douglas,
Feich, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Hamlin, Hunter, Mason,
Norris, Pearce, Petit, Shields, Soule, Toucey,
Walker, and Weer-22. ell :.
NAYS.-N1essrs Bell, Borland, Brooke, Chase,
Davis, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Foot,
Gwin, Houston, Jones of Iowa, Jones of Tennes-
see, Miller, Rusk, Seward, Smith, spruance, SUM
ner, Underwood, and Wade-20. ]- iaaa. a5ase
MIR. RUSK said that he had endeavored to pro-
cure the passage of bill which would secure the
construction OF a road, and had been prepared at
all times to defend this bill as constitutional and
proper He was thankful to those who had stood
by him in his efforts, but regretted they had not
remained firm little longer. This amendment
being adopted, the bill was dsjointed, destroyed
TO-
would be constructed. sga
Mr.. BRODHEAD, said as it was manifest to
every one that his substitute was now the only
practical measure that could pass this session, he
begged leayeto renew it. This substitute is as fol-
lows ~ sFl
Strike out all after the enacting clause, and in
sert the following:
"That the Secretary of War be, and he is here
by, authorized, under the direction of the Pres-
dent of the United States, to employ such portion
OF the corps of Typographical engineers, and such
other persons as he may deem necessary, to make
an exploration and survey Of the most practicable
and economical route for a railroad from the Mis-
sissippi river to the Pacific ocean, and that the
sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars be,
and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any
money IN the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to defray the expenses such exploration and sur
vey.'' ze5r
MIR. GWIN endorsed all that had been said by
the Senator from Texas. This amendment had
destroyed all hopes of any road ever being con-
who had voted for the amendment would on
Monday move to reconsider the vote adopting it,
he moved the Senate do now adjourn.
Mr.. WELLER gave notice that on Monday he
would move TO reconsider the vote adopting Mr..
SHIELps's amendment. t
And at twenty minutes before six o'clock the
motion to adjourn was agreed to-yeas %, nays IL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion of Mr.. PRESTON KING, the House
agreed to committee of conference, asked by the
Senate, on the disa greeting amendments between
the two branches to the bill for the prevention Of
frauds upon the treasury of the United States.
z MIR. EDGERTON moved that the House resove