The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-20
MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1853.
printed amended in order that on Monday senators
might be prepared to vote on IT,

III gut DC prepared 10 vote on IT.
CRIEs-" Vote nowp ssVote nown
Mr. SouL8 asked whether gentlemen expected a vote
to night or intended to force one If so they ght find
that they would not succeed in so doing
Mr. BADGER said the friends Of the bill ought not noy
to yield after the threat OF Senator from Louisinna
defeat it "
Mr. SoulE said he had iadulged in no threats for the
reason that he never used Them His intentions he kept
TO himself and at the proper time acted. He was man
of action and not OF words He objected being forced
to vote now, alters six hours session without an oppor
tunity OF knowing exactly the shape of the bill He in.
tended, and had so Notified the Senate to move subs
tute for the BILL witch substitute what general
the Senate he supposed such motion would be futile
lie would, therefore, forbear fron,' moving it.
Mr. BRADpuRY, (dean.) of Me-, expressed himself in
bill
The amendments made in committee were all agreed to-
Ms SHIELDS, (iem.) o. H., moved to amend the bill by
providing that portion Of the oey appropriated by
this bill should be expended in the obstruction OF any
p pfad bv wn rnad any sa,e the n m and 50 q much
State shall be constructed rnder the authority of said
State as expressed by the legislature thereof He said
explained by Mr.. Csss -ender debate useless
Mr. RusK said 1t would kilr the bill
ment had been offered He would like to,seo any man
protesting democratic pnc s vote in favor of this bill
without taat amendment 1t would embark the federal
government upon general system of internal improve
nent and would land II where many Of the States Of this
Union had been landed in state Of abject poverty He
desed the constitution to be hered to- Congress had
no right to construct road rthin the States and
any attempt to do would be in violation of the con
stitution Principles were his polar star, and them
ne would follow. He would vote money lands fcr
road within the territories but dollar or an acre in
the states This bill was in nsny points
would not pass to night for single objection could de-
teat that 1t impossible that such bill forced
Through the House, but II it was had the consolation
in believing that the next President would never UNDER
him.
Mr.. HousToN, (dem.) of Texas def nded the bill. IIs
beiisved he understood what democracy an be knew
nothng IN its principles antagonistic 10 this bill
he amendment was agreed to, by yeas ~ nays, 20,
follows:--
EEAs-Messrs Atchson Bright Bro iheads Cas- y Gharl
ton, BaWon, Dc saussure, Douglas, itzpatrck Reich,
Geyer. Hamin. Hunter Mason, Norris Pearce; Petit
Shields, soue, Toucey, Walker, and Weller,
NAYs-Messrs. Bel, Borand Brooke, Chase, Davis,
DoSgs of Wisconsin, Dodge, of Iowa, Foot Gwn Houston,
Jenes, OF Iowa. Jones, of Tennessee Miller Rusk Seward
sn,ith, Spruance, Sumner, Underwood. ard Wade
Mr.. RUsK said he had endeavored to get o bikiwhich
would provide this road He prepared with author.
ties to how tho bill to be neither sntidemocratic
ner unconstitutional He prepared to defend the
bill but had orborne In tho hope Of passing it through
HethaDked those who had stood by the bill long but
regretted they had left il The bill
ointed, destroyed dead under it road ever would
could be constructed.
sir BRoDHEAD, (dem) of Pa, renewed his substitute
for the bin.
Ir. GwIN. (dem of Cal, said he endorsed san that
had been said by the Senator from Texas This amend
me1t had destroyed all hopes Of this bill. With view
OF allowing Senators tn reflect the subject and in the
hops that some one would, Monday move TO recon
slider the vote adopting that amendment he moved that
the Seyste adjourn.
Mr.. WELLER said on llsnday he would to recoa-
slider the vote
An ADJOURNMENT was agreed to, at twenty minutes be-
fora six.