Washington sentinel., 1853-12-14
John Wentworth, Tappan wentworth, and Yate.
sRryrr MAJOR GENERAL WOOL.

! 10.
BREyET MAJOR GENERAL WOOL.
Mr.. BlSSELL offered the following resolution,
which, on his motion, reierred 10 the Com
nliilee on Military Affairs:
atiss Of s United Mates Of erea 4, C6ngrsss assembled
That the thanks Of Congress due aud hereby TEN
guished services in the late with Mexico and especially
for the skill enterprise and which distinguished
his conduct at the battle Of Buena Vista.
Resolved, That the President be requested to
sword with suitable devices TO be presented TO General
Wool testimony of the high entertained by Con-
gress Of his gallant and udcous conduct on that memo
Resored That the Pesident requested copy
Of the foregoing resolutions to be transmitted to General
| PACIFIC sRAILRoAD-AGAIS.
Mr.. YATES offered the following, and moved
| the previous question:
WHEREAS the construction OF railroad through the
rtories of the United States is imperously demanded for
the safe and rapid transportation Of the mails munitions
Of and the public moneys between the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts and whereas the sentiment Of the American
people Is decidedly favorable to its construction regarding
1t political, financial military and social necessity
vital demand of empire commerce, and cyiz
accessible our vast empire Of the interior necessary to bind
Pacific domain and to ourselves the
prompude Of government representation, administra
on and defence and necessary 10 the greatest prosperity
and highest destiny Of the nation; therefore,
Resored That Is the duty OF this Congress- soon
II determine from the reports OF the surveys ordered
by the last Congress- the best route to provd
ing for the immediate commencement and early compile
tion of the work. 4##
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, moved that the res
olution be laid on the table; which motion pre-
vaed-yeas 49, nays 6S as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Abercrombie, Aiken, James C.
Allen, Willis Allen, Ashe, David j. Bailey, Thos.
ii. Bayy, Banks, jr., Bardsdale, Barry, Becher,
Bliss, Bocock, Boyce, Breckinrdge, Brooks, Cas-
kie, Chamberlain, Chastain, Chrisman, Church
well, Clingnan, Cobb, Colqutt, Craige, John G.
Davis, Dawson, Dent De Witt, Disney, Dowdel
Drum, Dunbar Dunham, Eddy, Edgerton, Ed
mundson, English, Ewing, Faulkner, Florence,
Franklin. Fuller, Gamble, Goode, Green, Green
wood, Grow, Sampson w. Harris, Wiley p. Har-
ris, Hastings Hendricks, Hibbard, Hillyer, Hous-
ton, Ingersoll, Johnson. Daniel t. Jones, George
w. Jones, Keitt, Kerr, Kdwell, Kittredge, Kurtz,
Lamb, Lane, Letcher, Lilly, McNair, Mcqueen,
Mace, Macy, Maurice, Maxwell Smith Miller,
Millson, Morrison, Murray, Nichols, Noble, An
drew Oliver, Orr, Packer, Peck, Peckham, Bishop
Perkins Philips, Powell, Pratt, Puryear Reese,
Thomas Ritchey, Robbins, ir., Rogers, Ruiin
Seward, Seymour, Shannon, Shaw, Shower, Sim
mons, Singleton, Shelton, Gerrit Smith, Samuel
phens, Andrew Stuart, John J. Taylor, Trout,
Vail, Vansant, Walsh, Westbrook, Wheeler,
Wtte, Daniel B. Wright, and Hendrick b.
Wright-ll9.
Lewis D. Campbell, Caruthers, Chandler, Clark,
Cook Corwln, Cox, Crocker, Culom, Thomas
Davis, Dick, Dickinson, Edmands, Ellison, Ethe-
ridge, Everhart, Farley, Flager, Giddings, Harlan,
Harrison, Hester, Hill, Howe Hughes, Hunt,
Knox, Latham Lindley, Lindsey, McCulloch,
McDougal Matteson, Meacham, Middeswarth,
John G. Miller, Morgan, Norton, Mordecai Oliver,
Parker, Pennington, John Perkins, jr. Pringle,
Ready David Rtchie, Russell, Sabin, Sage Sapp,
George w. Smyth, Frederick p Stanton, Richard
H. Stanton, Sraub, John l.. Taylor Thurston
Tracy, Upham, Walker, Elihu b. Washburne,
Israel Washburn, jr., John Wentworth, Tappan
Wentworth, Yates, and Zollicofer-6S.
On motion, the House adjourned.