New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-22

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no other question. II the House voted on this bill with
out debate they would more probably vote rgh, than il
mere were dlscuskion Another answer wss that il hsi
oe.h oeoaed here, aud thar should be sufficient guar
ahtee 10 the House that IL all right iaughterI
Mr. BUTLER said there was no time in either
rouse to consider these magnificent measures. The
senate ought 70 finish subject before commencing
another; The Texas Debt bill had been debated aud
should be acted on. There were many persons suffer
ing from the delay Of Congress on that subject
Mr. BRIGHT said he had had no opportunity
OF moving to take up the Texas Debt bin. He Ia
favor OF the Homestead bin, but the other had prece
oeDce: he believed on Saturday the Rsroad bill
dead, he hoped ii Yves dead as that bill ought TO be-
that.
Mr.. DODGE (Iowa) hoped the Homestead bill
would be takenup. No friend of il ought 70 nch
was bin for the benefit of tae telling millions and
had no fIiends as other bills had the lobby seats TO
urge its clams.
The debate was prolonged till after O'Clock,
when the question was taken on taking up the Home
stead BILL and negatived Yeas o. Nays 80 as follows
YEAs-Mesns Adarns Borland Cas-, Chase, Dodge, Of
Wis., Dodge Of Iowa Douglas, Downs Gwin, Hale, Hous-
Rusk. Sebastian Seward Shields Sumner, Wade, Walker.
EaYs-Mesns Atchison, Badger, Bsyard Bell Bradbury,
Bright Brodhesd Brooke Batter Charlton Clarke Cooper
Davis Dawson De saussure Fitzpatrick Foot Geyer Ham
bin, HunteS Mangum, Mason, Miller, Morton, Norris,
PeaIce Pratt Smith soule, sPruance Toueey and Un-
Mr.. HAMLrs gave notice that he would to-
morrow, to amend the rules by providing that
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The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up, and
the vote on adopting Mr. Shields amendment Re.
considered.
The question then required on adopting it.
Mr.. WELLER spoke in favor of it with modi-
fcaOD, leaving out that part confnng the work in the
States TO the exclusive control of the States
Mr.. GEYER took the same view
Messrs. BoRLAYD and GwIN opposed it as
fatal to the bill
Mr. BUTLER opposed the whole bill
Mr. RUsK sustained the bill without the
amendment, and defended its constitutoDality. He
cited bin introduced in Congress by Mr.. Madison in
1886 for survey, with a view Of establishing a post
route from Maine to Savannah He intended to publish
twh his remarks to show the constitutonalty of this
bill
Mr. Mason examined the same bill and main
tanned 1t demonstrated the consttuhonaliy Of this
measure.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD read the debate in the House
on Mr. Madson's bill
Mr. BADGER asked the date of that debate
Mr.. UNDERWOOD 1896.
MIR. BADGER. 1t was two years before the
resolution of sc, and consequently of no authority
Mr. WELLER cOntended that this bill did not
provide for Government road, merely extended so
much aid to their contractors. Their profits were 10
come out of the road when completed. These appro-
priaiions made inducements to contractors 20
undertake the road. The amendment took away
Of this aid
Mr. DAVIS was for the bill with or without the
amendment He did not regard it as hall 80 severe
blow the striking out the section incorporating the
contractors
Mr.. RUsK said that as the bill had been again
considered he hoped it would be passed in proper
shape
Mr GwIs hoped the amendment would be
voted down.
The question was taken and the amendment
of Mr.. Shields rejected, Yeas "a, Nays2s, as fol-
lows:
nauga naS nauJ.
las Downs Fitzpatrick HaInn, Hunter, Mallory, Mason,
Morton, Pearce, Phelps, Shields, sOotS TOucey and
EaYs-Mesrs Atchison, Bell, Borapd, Brooke, Ch,se,
ClarEc Davis Dodge of Iowa, Dodge Of Wisconsin,, Foot,
Tennessee Maneum Miller Pratt Rusk. Sebastian, Sew
ard, Smith spruance Sumner, Underwood, Wade and
Mr.. GwIS hoped no more amendments would
be offered but if test was desired let it be taken
or ordering the bill to be engrossed.
Mr. WELLER said the best way would be TO
smend the bill first and take attest then lie moved
to amend the bill in the third section by adding after
the appropriation oftwenty five millions of dollars these
words (which said sum shall be expended exclusive
y In the construction Of that portion OF the Road which
runs within the territory Of the United States.
Mr. CAss said this amendment, though proper
in itself did not remove TIE difficulty oil having !ne
United States supeTntend and control the
Of the road within the States.
Mr.. WELLER said that was provided for in the
fret section which required the assent of the States
Mr.. BoRLANp said it was the same thing as
Mr. Shieldss amendment
The question was taken, and Mr. Weller's
amendment agreed to.
NrAs-Adams Atchiscn, Baysrd Bradbury, Bright,
Brodhead Cas- Charlton, Chase Cooper Dawson Desaas-
cure, Douglas Downs, Fitzpatrick, Hamlin, Hunter, NAL
lory Mason Morton Pearce, Phelps Shields s0uie Ioa
'ENs~BeIi. Borland. Brooke, Clarke. Davis Dodge,
ONisconsn) Dodge, Qowe) Foot, GssyyeT 9win Hale
Houston, Jones (rennessee) Msngum Miller rratt kass'
S MsSe Seward smith, 'p'u'D'' ''l'''
Mr.. HALE moved an adjournment. Lost
Yeas II, Nays24
Mr. MAILER moved further to amend by
proydng thu. as each fifty miles OF the road In the States
should be completed, the contractors should receive
fourths Of the alternate sections OF land along said
fifty miles. go,
from the House, and by consent was taken and re-
ferred ..
Mr.. BoRrAND said the adoption fthe amend
ment excluding the application OF any part OF the
nons to the road in the States made this sectional
question 1t forever excluded the road from any Of
tAe, Southern States.
Mr.. BRooKE laid on the table substitute for
the whole bill, which, was ordered to be printed
Mr.. MASGuM said the amendment just adopt
eli smascuated the whole BILL and lie friends had bet.
ter postpone the matter for better time. lie moved
an adjournment which was agreee to- and az 4ls The
Senate adjourned. Thd Railroad bill stands where 1t
did ON Saturday night.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House took up the Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation BILL 10 the amendments reported
from the Committee Of the Whole on the state OF the
Union Upward of 20 of them were concurred IN
The amendment providing that neither the
Office of the Secretary OF the INTERIOR nor any Bureau
connected herewith except the Patent Office, shall be
Iocsied in the Patent Oce Building until directed oy
law was concurred in l0i against OF.
The following were concurred in by separate
Yea and Nay votes $4,000 appropriated TO enable the
Directors Of the Washington lnnrmary to eniAIge thr
accommodation for SICK transient paupers. ella,OO
for Custom House al ST Louis. SS7,745 for Custom
House az Louisville 81, 745 for Custom House At GIN
cipnau SS24, 900 for continuing the construction oil
Custom House al New Orleans,
The House, by Yeas 81, Nays Sc, concurred
in the amendment sppropraiing $4,000 for the salary
anh outfit II Mnirer 10 Central America 20 % ac-