The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-22
Nessrs BoRIASD and Gws opposed it as fatal to the

| bill
Mr. BUTLER opposed the whole bill
Mr.. RUsK sustained the bill without the amendment
and defended it's consdtutonality He cited bill intro
duced in Congress by Mr. Madison in 1896 for survey
with view Of establishing post route from Maine to
Savannah He intended to publish it with his remarks,
to show the constutonality Of this bin
maintained it demonstrated the unconsttutonaity of
this measure
Mr. UNDERWOOD, (whig) Of KY, read the debate in the
House on Mr.. Madisons bill.
Mr.. BADGER asked the date of that debate.
Mr.. UNDERwoeD-1796.
MIR. BADGER-t two before the resolutions of
9S, and consequently of no authority.
Mr. WELLER contended that this bill did not provide for
government road ii merely extended SO much aid to
the contractors Their profits to come out of the
road when completed These appropriations made as
inducements to contractors to undertake the road The
amendment took away none of this and.
Mr.. DAVE (whig) OF Mass, was for the bill, with or
without the amendment He did not regard it as half
severe blow as the striking out Of the section incorpo
rating the contractors.
sr RusK said that as the bill had been again consider
ed, he hoped il would be passed in proper shape.
Mr.. GwiN hoped the amendment would be voted down.
The question was taken, and the amendment of Mr..
Shields rejected, by yeas "a nays 2S as follows
YrAs-Messrs Adams, Bayard Bradbury, Bright, Brod.
head Cass Charlton Cooper, Dawson DE Saussure Doug
las Downs, Fitzpatrick Hamiin, Hunter, Mallory, Ma,
Morton Pearce, Phelps Shields Soule, Toucey aud
Walker.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Borland Brooke Chase,
Clarke, Davis, Dodge of Iowa, Dodge of Wis, Foot,
Geyer Gwn, Hale, Houston, Jones' Of Iowa, Jones' of
Tenn, Mangum Miller, Pratt, Rusk Sebastian Seward,
Smith Spruance, Sumner Underwood, Wade and Weller.
Mr. GwrN hoped no more amendments would be offered
but n test was desired let be taken now on ordering
the bill to be engr0ssed.
Mr. WELLER said the best way would be to amend tho
bill first and take test vote then. He moved to amend
the bill in the third section by adding after the appropra
tion of twenty-five millions of dollars, these words
(Which said sum shall be expended exclusively in the
construction Of that portion Of the road which runs with
in the territory Of The United Statesn
Mr. CAss, (dem) Of Mich. said this amendment though
proper in itself did not the difficulty of having
the United States superintend and control the
struction of the road within the States
Mr. WELLER said that provided for in the first Sec
tion, which required the assent of the States.
Mr. BoRAND, (dem.) of Ark, said it was the same
thing as Mr.. w Shields amendment.
The question taken and Mr.. Weller's amendment
agreed to, by yeas u nays 25-as annexed
YRAs-Adams Atchison, Bayard Bradbury Bright,
Brodhead, Cass Charlton, Chase, Cooper Dawson, De-
saussere, Douglas, Downs Fitzpatrick Hamln, Hunter,
Mallory Mason Morton Pearce Phelps, Shields, Soue,
Toncey Walker, and Weller.
NAYs-Bell Rorland, Brooke, Clarke, Davis Dodge of
Wis., Dodge of Iowa, Foot Geyer, Gwin Hale Houston,
Jones of Tenn Aangum, Miller Pratt Rusk, Seba stan
Seward. Smith, Spruance, Sumner, Underwood, Wade
Mr. HALE, (free soiD of N. H., moved adjournment
Lost, by yeas II, nays "a.
Mr. WELLER moved further to amend by providing that
each fifty miles Of the road in the States should be
completed the contractors should receive four hfths OF
the alternate sections of land along said fifty miles
The Civil and Diplomatic bill received from the
House, and by general consent was taken up and re-
ferred.
Mr.. BoRIAND said the adoption of the amendment
Guiding the application of any part Of the money to the
road in the States made this sectional question.
forever excluded the road fr any of the Southern
States.
Mr. BROOKS laid on the table substitute for the whole
bill, which was ordered to be printed
Mr.. MANGUM, (whig) of N. c. said the amendment Just
adopted emascuaed the whole BILL and its friends had
better postpone tho matter for better time He moved
| the Senate adjourned.
The Railroad bill stands where it did Saturday night