Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-26
MONDAY, FEBRUARY p, 1858.
journed.
In SENATE.

In SENATE
message received from the President of the
United States, in to resolution of the 14th inst
relative the fisheries the Of Florida transmit
ting report from the Secretary of State and the docu
ments which accompanied it which ordered to lie
the table and be printed.
Also from the same, transmitting the report of Lieut.
Megs of the corps of engineers Of the necessary surveys
projects and estimates for determining the best Of
aflording to the citizens Of Georgetown and Washington
abundant and unfaing supply of water; which Was
laid on the table and ordered to printed
The President Of the Senate laid before the body
muncaton from the Secretary Of the Navy, containing
report Of the commissioners appointed examined the
qualities Of the coal fields and coal mines the Western
waters which ordered to lie the table and be
printed.
Also from the Department of War, in compliance with
resolution directing the Secretary of War to inquire
into the expediency of establishing permanent arsenal
and depot for the Pacific coast, &c.
Mr.. HUNTER moved to postpone all prior orders to
take up the army appropriation BILL stating the necessity
that existed for prompt action these bills to the excu
sion of all others.
Cries of :. Let's get through the morning business
Mr.. HUNTER Very well; waive my motion until Il,
at which time j shall call up the bill.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
Mr.. WALKER then moved to postpone all the prior
ders to take up the homestead bill.
Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa, hoped the motion would prevail,
must be apparent unless carly action had
on the bill that it would be overrdden b. other business
devoted TO the consideration of the appropriation bills he
could get through and, by way of compromise, would
agree, if they would yield the morning hour that he
would submit other bills being taken up otherwise the
appropriation bills would be delayed to late period
as to leave the whole burden committees of conference
between the two houses.
Mr. GWIN spoke in favor Of the motion Of Mr.. WALKER.
Mr.. RUSK hoped the homestead bill would be taken
up and pushed TO final vote.
Mr. BELL expressed his establishment that the Senator
from Texas should gree to up the homestead bill to
thp of he railroad
change had the spirit of his dreams?
Mr.. RUSK observed there bill, but he considered
it dead. 1t was no longer practical measure
Mr. BELL desired to know who killed it?
Mr. RUSK considered that the amendment OF the Sena-
from Illinois Mr Shields had literally disjointed,
disconnected, and murdered the BILL
Mr.. SHIELDS defended his amendment with zeal, de-
carng that his amendment would be the selection of the
road though might defeat the project Of the Senators
from Texas and from California.
Mr.. RUSK replied and Mr. SHIELDS rejoined.
Mr.. DOUGLAS defended the amendment of his col
league MIR SHIELDs with much ZEAL and declared If the
bill was killed it would be by the abandonment of the
amendment and not by the amendment
After further discussion, the question taken
Mr. WALKERS motion to take up the homestead bill, and
decided in the negative, as follows:
YEAS-Mcsrs. Adams Borand, Cass, Chase, Dodge Of
Wisconsin Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas Downs Gwin Hale ous
ton James Iowa Jones Tennessee, Mallory Petit
Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Shields Sumner, Wade, and
Walkers.
NAYs-Messrs Atchison, Badger Bayard Bell Bradbury
Bright Brodhead, Brooke Butler Charlton Clarke, Cooper
Davis Dawson, DeSaussur Fitzpatrick, Foot Geyer Ham
lin Hunter, Mangum, Mason, Miller Morton, Norris Pearce
Pratt Smith, Soule, spruance, Toueey, Underwood and
Weller-33.
Questions Of order having arisen, and the debate
tinued on these questions
Mr.. HAMLlN gave notice that he would move TO amend
the rules by inserting the following:
eolrcd That all motions to postpone the prior orders
Of the Senate, for the priority Of business the question
shall be put without debate.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
| Mr.. WELLER moved to reconsider the vote on Mr.
| SHIELDss amendment; denying however that the bill
was killed by it, and expressing belief that with the
amendment there still vitality enough to drive loco
motive on IT,
After considerable debate, the motion of Mr. wELLEr
was agreed to.
The vote thus reconsdered was that by which the fol-
lowing amendment adopted Saturday last to be
| inserted at the end Of the third section:
Prorided That portion of the twenty millions Of dollars
be advanced by the United States shall be expended in
deemed apply road within the limits Of any State h
Union and much Of said road f any shall be located
within any Of this Union shall be made under the auho
ry thereof to be derived from State legislation and MOI
| otherwise.
| This amendment being again before the Senate
The debate was continued at length Messrs. WELLER
RUsK, GwIN, HALE, GEYER, BoRLAND, BUTLER
| MASON, UNDERWOOD, DAVIS, and others participant
ing when the question taken the amendment Of
Mr.. SHIELDS and it rejected, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Adams, Bayard, Bradbury, Bright Brod
head, Cas Charlton, Cooper Dawson DeSaussure Douglas
Downs, Fitzpatrick, Hamn, Hunter Mallory, Mason Nor
Pearce Phelps Shields Soule, Toucey and Walkcr
NAYS-Messrs. Atchson Bell, Borland, Brooke, Chase
Clarke Davis Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Foot
Geyer Gwin Hale Houston, Jones Of Iowa. Jones Of Ten
nesee, Mabgum, Miller, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Seward
Smith, Spruance, Sumner Underwood Wade, and Weer2
Mr. WELLER moved to insert in section s. line IL
Said shall be expended exclusively in the construction
Of that portion Of the road which within the limits Of the
| United States"
This amendment after long debate decided in the
| affirmative, as follows:
| YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Atchison Bayard, Bradbury
Bright Brodhead Cass Charlton Chase Cooper Dawson De-
Saussure, Douglas, Downs, Fitzpatrick, Hamin, Hunter
Mallory, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Phelps Shields, Soue
Toucey, Walker, and wsllcr--27.
NAYS-Messrs. Bell, Borand, Brooke, Clarke, DAVIS
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa. Foot Geyer Gwin Hale
Houston Jones Of Iowa. Jones Of Tennessee Mangum Miller
Pratt, Rusk Sebastian Seward Smith, Spruauce, Sumner
! Underwood, and wsde-25.
And the Senate adjourned.