The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-30

before them The House would adjourn on Thursday and
the deficiency bill should back from the Senate they
would not get through with that until next week
Mr.. oLDS withdrew his motion TO adjourn over and
the question again taken suspending the rifles 70
admit the resolution OF the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.
FAuLNER 30 nays 81 the Speaker voting in the neg
atye completed quorum. So the House refused 10 sus-
pend the rules,
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The House then went into committee and proceeded
mr. BococK in the ehar To the consideration OF the spe
cial orderbeing bill 10 provide for the ESTABLISHMENT VI
railroad and Geographic communication between the
Atlantic States and the Pacific ocean, and Tor oer pur
Mr. DRUM had prepared speech on the recommended
ton Of the treasury relation to taking off the duties on
salt AS it principally composed OF statistics, he
asked permission print the speech nstead OF nlcng
them upon the committee at the present time
Permission being given,
the Pacific railroad bill He said il measure which,
in his Judgment and he believed in the Judgment Of the
country was the important that had claimed the
consideration of the body at any time since the establish
Of the federal constitution He had consented to the
postponement ofths because he had sought the
calm consideration OF the House He had agreed to with
draw this from the disturbing agitation growing
OF the recent controversy and he then asked the calm
consideration OF the committee TO question Of the first
magnitude and the greatest national Importance He
thought he should be able to show not only the political
but the great commercial and general necessity Of the
work proposed
two months aboring with great this measure
and the bill under consideration the result 1t differ
the calendar Of the Committee of the Whole II pro-
vded for immediate absolute grant of land 1t pro-
vded that If individuals corporations, States would
come forward and give sufficient guarantee to
that they would the road then the
would afford to them certain facilities for doing
provided that the Secretary Of War should advertise
throughout the country that government would render the
specific aid named in the bill That the proposals sent in
should be considered first to the time they would
the roads, second to the amount Of roads they
would construct each in year again, at what time the
parties undertaking the construction OF the road would
render the entire road to the government aganot that
the road to become the sole property of the fed
eral government but to be held by the government until
States should become formed and government could
render the road to the respective jurisdiction of such States
the road would pass through The contractors to be
paid not than $500 per mile per annumfor the
of such road and telegraph line by the United States for
postal military naval and all other government purposes
well in time of of peace for the period of %
years Not single acre of ground be conveyed to
the contractors until twelve miles OF the road should be
completed then the alternate sections of land running each
side of the road completed should be conveyed TO the
contractors OF the road The alternate sections Of land
be conveyed TO such companies corporations
every twelve miles of road should be constructed
Mr. Med proceeded To explain ut length the provisions
the BILL and argued with much force Of reasoning the adj
vantage which would result to the country by the
struction of the railroad to California D .4
San Francisco had population of from 10000 to
$4,000 was already the first city in the Union in point
of tonnage and second only New York in the extent Of
its Three hundred million dollars worth of
gold had already been exported from the golden gate
and last year the quantity exported was eighty millions,
being much the entire specie of the country thirty
years ago He calculated that the present crcuous
to California caused loss to the country of seventy mil
lion dollars worth of property per annum and that there
would be saving to the commerce Of the country Of
less than iorty-fve million dollars year by the
ton of this road That at low computation Of rates. the
road would pay 20 per cent per annum the outlay.
At the conclusion of the hour allotted to the gentleman
from California, -
Mr.. YATES, TO give that gentleman opportunity to
continue his remarks introduced slight amendment to
The bill s-t ~
Mr.. McDouGAL then concluded his remarks contend
ing that the la of collected BY
eminent in California made it incumbent upon them TO
promote the interests of that State and the good of the
country by aordng every facility for the construction of
the Pacific railroad.
Mr. SHAW addressed the committee against the distri-
button OF the public lands equally between the several
States.
Ar. SMITH OF New York, obtained the floor and said
he intended TO address the committee in opposition the
Pacihc-railroad BILL but would prefer speaking to-or-
row.
The committee then
On motion Of Mr.. PHELPS the House insisted on its
amendments the deficiency bill and its Inconvenience
in certain amendments Of the Senate and ordered the APP
pointment OF committee to confer with the Senate
mttee on the disagreeing votes of the two houses.
Mr. WALBRIDGE asked leave TO offer Joint resolution
for Congress to adjourn die Thursday the 30 Of
July next Mt IL o'clock, m
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee Directing
Mr.. WALBRIDGE moved TO suspend the rules pendin z
which, at halfpas three o'clock,
The House adjourned.