The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-24

hr HAMILTON moved 70 lay the resoiutlou GA nc
Tie SPEAKER s4id tAs sssosaoa had noi srea
eessea - ne heoss aAd he motion 10 lsy ixsis
Wa tneslcsr Of order
saspeaor- .aa The House Iu.oss Itself ialo Copatss
OF ths whole on tbs stale oil the laion WHICH gss
sxfcsd 10.
TEE xkIK RAiLkoAp Kaon
The Hoase thea. having resolved issei Comms,sss
VI TIC W hoAe, pueordra sF GAS ia The ehals 10 tie
consideration Of The Iesouons 40 reaon 10 Ihs PIess-
denI's message
air WADE having The assi right TO the hoos On this
setsoAs tretea " Tie recent debate on Ma iofk pol
aes. on Which ssbecl hr SAID he had made up he
hal pom parties hae succeeded proving Their title 10
fehsi % LAT ss himself and constituents CON
eeinso Ia AZ however, Il WAS klk1Any Cat ANAL,
aud ihey might lear each other pieces they chose
His obel Vas 10 speak OF the controversy winch had
sA1sa considerable slealen moi only IN The ssclon VI
he eoanfS whcn he lad The honor 10 represent lOho,)
Dul 40 which The whole country mad become ess
bietesieo-hr alinded 10 the controversy arising Out
o. HE niopiage Of railroad Trans m The borough
o. Enc ~ The county Of Erie. IN the Slate Of
Penn-s wanna There had been s;uppsge OF the
transportation Of freight thai the trade and busl.
ness ol one ol The important fhogoug ufarcs In
the Sale had been lo weeks intsrrued 80 far
a. railroad communication concerned II they ex-
aninrd the map OF that part OF the country, they would
sec ba inai lne must be oil The important tho
rouelAaes 70 lie western par OF the country II ran
along The shores OF Lake Enc which was frequently OBJ
sfuced BY nee upon lie Whole surface His constituents
AAls many q them, sent complaints 10 him Of the in
senences 10 which they subjected by this stop
PAGE, many Of them having SICK relatives whom they
wished 10 remove home but could not under pfesent
circumstance HIS object was 10 inquire whether the
general government could ntepase and se the matter
inghia or whether public opnion, which stronger
than law could moi Dt brought bear remedy that
lnconvtnience- slr. w then proceeded 10 relate the
history OF he construction oil the railroads Pennsyi-
wanna and Ohio, and stgmauzsd the proceedings a, Erie
hEhy discrcdl,able 10 the State of Pennsy
/ actlng IA bad ialih towards her Sister State
| Mr. RICHIE set iorrh the facts OF the under
discussion, nsssng thai the locating Of the road al Enc
1 h.r n
ais 10 the ruin oi The barbor OF Erie 81 lar from that
State beng Of the character represented by gentle
man who had preceded hin, The history oil Inc Stale, from
her foundation TO Lie present une marked by kind
ness. courtesy, and honor
/ Mr.. DRUM considered the speech oil Mr. WADE in
charging The Slate OF Penns with the riots Enc
as quite uncaed tor Because portion OF the citizens
OF that State thong proper to right themselves by
was not sutciehi for The gentleman to attack
the Whole population and government OF thai State and
charge Them with want OF public iaith. This was mol
"a. place to eteale public opinion upon Ibis subject
being at local character Pennsylvania had repealed hei
laws In relation 10 The gauge OF railroads, and any
pany Gould now adopt what gauge they thought proper
! IN that State
| Mr.. CAMPBELL commended iha, the question was one
Of Importance involving national lnierests-w hch indeed
affected The pepeiny 81 The institutions OF The country
Il TO yladicaie the supremacy OF The law that hil
voice beard on The present occasion.
Nit WAShBURNE, oi Illinois, argued against the
course taken by pennss iyania this matter and
esses his regret that such Slaiethe Key OF The
national archhad far lent Itself TO uphold the pro.
ceedings al EEe moh What could she expec, II sne
| treated the West IN that way
On motion OF Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee, the commit
lee then rose, and the House resumed lie ordinary bust
ness.
MODE or ELEcTIsG PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Ga motion OF Mir. EWING, the rules were Suspended
10 allow him Thai tie resolution relation IL
The amendment OF The constitution proposing 10 alte
the mode Of eecing the President and Vice President
be withdraw IRON the Senate as II was contrary II
common usage 10 appoint JOINT committee IN The wa,
\ req ulred by resolution
MIR HlB5ARD was opposed altogether TO the orsgins
notion and 20 rbe present motion Tor withdrawal iron
| The Senate
/ MIR HOUSTON suggested that the Senate be left II
dispose OF the resolution.
4 The question The adoption of The resolution wa
pu and opinion OF the Chan, ahr med bal som
doubt arising the VOTE the yeas and says dc
Il handed.
sSs and nays.
TIE House adjourned, al ha-pass three O'Clock.