The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-05

Rvsxl said il was, because this provision incopo-
rated n it, Now learn by that statement what the
life of The bill was deemed TO be- We now have II ndl
Gated 80 that we may what thought 10 be the
vitality OF the bill II the exclusion of the expenditure
of this money the States the death OF the BILL lis
life must have been the provision which authorized the
pendure of the money in the States Ii that the life
hidden in that provision OF the bill by which money
given 10 be appropriated IN Stale for the purpose OF in
lenal Improvement, find that that principle was its
life and that It's death is the result OF the application OF
the democratic principle which has been the founda-
lion OF the creed oil the democratic party since it's lorna
lion with regard 10 internal improvements The deca-
ration that the bill is dead aud the revelation OF the prn
cpe which caused its death. has opened my eyes TO the
provisions Of the bill. had hoped that the bill
about TO be brought TO shape IN which could vote Tor
y intended 10 do so, il possible hope yet 10 see II
live, and to see II so amended that | do H. The
amendment adopted on The motion OF the senator from
California yesterday brought il TO a great extent within
the principle which would enable me to give It my sup
port. Bat il we are TO whip the Old Harry round the
stump to get an appropriation OF S2OOOOoOo out OF me
federal treasury and then get out more IN the
next fifty years. il makes the bill lar worse than II was
before II cannot be sustained on any principle what
ever, in my opinion II this bill can pass making d.
rect appropriation of 600 ia money, besides the
amount in land and also providing Tor an expendi-
ture OF at least $50 100000 indirectly, by compelling gov
eminent 10 contract for the transportation OF the mails
and receive the sanction OF the CONSTITUTIONS then Will
aba ndon all claims which have been set up for the con-
stution And if il is determined on that Congress has
the power to do ii, directly or indirectly, then | am
forced concede that the constitution gives full power
TO make appropriations for internal improvements within
the States
Mr. RUSK The argument OF the senator from Wis
consin Mr. WALKERl would be conclusive if il had bill
to fit it, But unfortunately, if he reads the bill
fully, he will find that the bill against which he has lev
eed his shafts does not exist and that he has been at
lacking of straw; he will find the bill does
correspond with the argument II II fitted il would be
conclusive but an imaginary one which he has as
saulied am living and learning; am young yet COM
paratvely younger than many of my democratic friends
and am yet learning democratic principles and cons,i.
tutiona law The senator says understand him. that
the amendment OF the senator from New York puts the
bill back pretty much in the shape that it in before
that it settles the question with regard TO internal i'm
provemens in the States, and therefore, in his opinion,
is unconstitutional The amendment of the senator from
New York is nothing upon the face of the earth but TO
authorize contracting for earring the mails, for which SER
vice you will give $500 per mile per annum You now
give, everywhere Just such authority by law
Mr. SEWARD. And by contract
Mr. RUSK. Yes. sir; and by contract. Precisely so
by law and by contract which the Postmaster General IS
forced to make every year to carry the mall And il now
costs $500 per mile 10 carry the mail on the frsclas
railroads and venture 10 say that the roads have not
cost onefourth as much by the mile as this one which
propose to construct. But it is violation Of the
constitution, according to the genllemans argument to
make contract 10 carry the mail
Mr.. WALKER. Ii the gentleman will allow me.
will give him The benefit of what do say. say that if
the amendment of the senator from New York is designed
to do indirectly what it was first proposed to do directly
that is give appropriation for the purpose OF
constructing aiding in the construction OF railroad
through or in Sate-then il is violation OF the consti-
tuition The senator may have the full benefit OF that
Al unueIstdHu the pIOpOSituH Vi scnd-
tor from New York. It's designed 10 take the place of the
amendment which excluded the appropriation Of money
10 be expended in the States and to make il up by con-
tract 10 carry the mails, and thus do indirectly what was
before proposed to be done directly.
Mr. RUSk, The senator from New York, take it
for granted designs what he says He has put down
in writing, that nobody misunderstood IT, lie de.
signs that the Postmaster General shall make contract
10 carry the mail this road for 5000 per mile
mum. What he may design besides, do not know. II
may be he designs to hasten the millennium, Tor augh
know. But there the language PLAIN as the nose
on mans face.
There is another design in II which may possibly be
unconstitutional and possibly uneconomca and perhaps
undemocratc, That design plainly expressed IN the
instrument possbe which is 10 get the mail carried
to California daily for $780, 900 years so that, sup,
posing il through the whole road. we get carried
TO California for only $500 900 year more than IS now
expended to carry il semi. monthly.
Mr. BELL. They will be carried also in much
Mr. RUSK Whether it is designed or not it will have
another operation and that Isl ii the road shall be built
States their roads with the road through the
Territories. Probably il will have another effect;
whether it is designed not will have an effect to re-
peal the which exists by the action of this gov
eminent upon every Individual, poor or rch that goes
10 California TO the amount OF about S30O for suppose
that If the road is bn person can get TO California Tor
about S75 500 IL will have the effect, succeed
as have doubt the senator from New York intended
TO the construction OF the road al an early day.
II the contract IS made.
But while am on H. | mean to explain myself with re-
gard 10 the point which there seems 10 be some mis-
understanding between the senator from California and
myself | expressed the opinion that the amendment OF
the senator from California killed the b-knocked its
brains out But am told that is alive now, and kick
ing.
"The times have been
That when the brains were out, the man would die"
But now we do not know when man is dead in these
days OF spiritual rappngs " and though have seen
none of the performance myself il said that when the
brains out the is not dead he comes back, and
knocks around tables and chairs and plays the very mis-
chief So this bill. which dead yesterday, has come
back, by the aid of gayansm, mesmerism, or know
not what, and awful capers about the Senate cham
ber and caused great bursts OF patriotism, winch
in the speeches all around the Senate and IT has even
had considerable effect me. The spasmodc effort OF
Yesterday keeps up gavanic action to-day, and perhaps
il may play its FRANKS here for day two; but think
viii last fall quietly back again TO the sleep OF death
II will do il for several reasons In the rs place. what
ever bill may pass here II will be impossible
get through the House OF Representatives. II this gal
vanzGg process had taken place yesterday in the House
of Representatives instead of the Senate perhaps
might have got the brains back into IT again II is too
late now.
But there is another objection to this patriotic amend
ment IL is this: have read great deal about monopo
lies in my democratic reading have been taught TO 20
against monopoes In the bill which the committee,
their Judgment, presented, however poor il may be
garded by some senator's the principles OF monopoly
carefully guarded against because the road is made
continuous one from one end to the other. The bill
gave Congress the power TO establish the rates 10 be
charged upon passengers and freight, with limitation
that they should not 90 beyond a mark which would
leave 10 the contractors for the road eight per cent
the nvestmen-wo or three per cent lower than Is al
lowed TO contractors for similar roads in the bearegu
lated States in the Union. Congress TO have the
control il from the beginning 10 the end. Now is
dts,o,nted gives control the road