Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-07-20
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measure. Now, all who want road can ana
do pull together.being at heart for the measure,
and willing to RIM the risk OF their iavorite
line OF route being selected oy the PRESIDENT
as, in his OPINION the oest one. hence, re-
gard the amendment OF 'ne senator from renn
sylvania Mr.. BRoDHEADI as directed at the ex
istsnce Of the bill. trust that u viii De so
viewed by all the sincere friends of this great
highway and that it may receive at their hands
that condemnation 1t SO richly merits. ! am
perfectly satisfied that there are several pfacti
cable rotitesj and with this Conviction am for
progressing with the road. believe it to be
the greatest question which now concerns our
nation and wish to commit the Government
to its constructlon-ay, and beyond the pos
sibility Of backing out let the cost be double.
triple, or quadruPle the amount which the bill
proposes to appropriate.
For the reasons given and for others, re-
peat am gao that there is no critical survey
and estimate OF thecost OF this road, nor any
location OF 1t now before US. want vote
upon the great paramount question OF the road
ITSELF unembarrassed by collateral questions;
such as those Of route survey, or COST which
ailhough important. are OF miuor consequence.
~ we are determined 10 nave Inc foad, THESE
matters OF detail are quite as wen 10 follow,
ana III TINS instance, LOT the reasons stated,
think mad better follow than precede the bill;
u bill that determines the fate OF The first and
greatest measure OF the day-the thorough'are
f-wn'cn y = a. rei'gio1 believe,
'"'o''"s 'ne o''s"'cA' hopes o. our nation
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am as n"ch a'erse as any senator 10 TINS
oody. 10 increasing 'he power OF pa.ronase.o'
the feoerai IAecu'i'e'1u' inc oo)ec'lohs mace
to this Dill upon the grounds that II does
either are not IN my orJudgment' well fonh-
ded. he Is to use "fhcers OF the regular corps
Of engineers, just as they are now, every day
and year. employed; and when he gets through
them. The information necessary to enaoe nm
to do SO he decides where the contemplated
road shall run. and where terminate. ltdoes
not give him the appointment of SINCE new
officer. Congress often passes laws for the ad
mission of new States, and provides thar'when
certain things are done by territorial officers
as this does for certain things to be done by
engineers, and certified to the President-that
the State be admitted without further proceed
ing on the part OF Congress. In high party
times, remember, when such power was
conferred upon the President, with the view OF
facilitating the admission oil State. the then
opposition gravsiy asserted thatlt was giving
to the Executive the power OF admitting new
o'a'e' 'ha' ~ was "o'a incfease y, HAeou''e
power anu Pa'ronaee' &C. lime mas sno~n
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