The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-31
TEaITt cY-rHIlD CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.

/
THIR cY-rHIRD CONGREss.
FIRST SESSION.
| Senate. .
| WASHINGTON, May 80, 1854
RAILROAD ExrEssaoN.
Mr.. Focr, (whig) of w. introduced ill authorizing
the Alexandra and Washington Eailrcad Company to
tend IL cir road into the District Columbia Referred
rEMloS FOR THE PANTY OF OFFICER
!
Mr. ADAMS, (der) Of Miss offered the following re-
| solution
Retoives That the Committee on Pension. be instructed
Bile penscn Tor TIE support II the widow and children
..'as shs Hsr.hs the United states
for thst STATE IN executing an act Of Cong ess
Mr.. SUMNER, Gree sol) of Mass.-Let it lie
Agreed to-
| NDEFEypEycE LIBERIA.
Mr.. CHASE (free so) Of Ohio, presented several petit
tons praying that the independence Of Liberia be reco
| nized.
/ LAND RAILROAD PURPOSES.
Mr. SImEII (dem) Of La, INTRODUCED bill granting
land to sp Louisiana and Alabama for construct
| ing railroad from New Orleans to Mobile.
| aIIIs PASSED.
The bill for the relief of Charles Arfwedson was taken
! up and passed.
The resolution providing for the adjournment the
! Sd of July taken up
Mr. Dawson, (whig) Of Ca, moved TO amend the reso.
luton by providing Tor the adjournment the 81 Of
| July the third Monday in October
| Mr. GwIS (dem.) Of Cal, accepted Mr. Dawson's
Messrs. CLAYTON, DAWSON, GwIs, PRATT and JonSsoN,
Messrs. DouarAs, STUART, Prrrr SHIELDS and RusK op-
POSED fixing day for adjournment while public bus
ness IN it's present unadvaDced state
| Nessis. ,HAhIIS BROWN and IooMBs opposed any re-
| cess
Dir. PETIT moved to postpone The subject until Monday
week. Lost Yeas, Z; Maya, IS.
MIR BROWN moved 70 s-rle out all relating to aajouru
ment till October. Lost Yeas 10; Nays, 24-as fol-
| lows:
sS psds w'SSn
ioIy sa,on Norris Kusk seward sheld. Stuart SUN
SArs@sIsn, A.shi.on n.ass; Eayasd: B,edhs.d.
Pratt ssbasian siidsn Thompson Of KENTUCKY Toucsy
MIR BaYaHD moved to strike ont tho third and
ths first Monday 10 Oct her. Lost.
The ret oution was then adopted-yeas 26 nays las
YEAs Adams. Allen Atehison, Badger, hazard, Brod-
Svis nsss JssSssn Jsns, Iowa Jsn,s Tsansssss
isntnsly Tsonss Wase eisr summer thompson .
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THR VETOED INSANE LAND BILL
Was then taken up and postponed until TO morrow.
| TEE Deficiency BILL
Mr.. HrN1Ea, (dem) Of Va, from the Conference Com
miiteo the redcieacy tl made report that they
ccmrSnScd the senate to reccdc from all former amend
rents rcl ding for works, custom
houses fanrine hospitals Potomac bridge, &c. and the
Houfe rrcede from its refusal TO to tho Senate
hs prinnr Of each house to the pner Of that house
The report was adopted and the senate adjourned.
|
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May So 1854.
| ROADS IN NEBRAsKA-sAIE LAND, &c.
Mr. HEN. (dem) Of Iowa introduced bill for the con-
sructon of certain military roads in Nebraska Referred
to Committee Military Affairs
Also bill providing for the sale Of public lands in
Territory and establishing land Offices therein Re-
ferred to Committee on Public Affairs.
PREVENTION DISASTERS THE COAST.
On motion of Mr.. PEsseroS (whis), of N. J., 1t was
resolved that the Committee Commerce be instructed
to inquire whether any, and any what further
necessary for facilitating the preservation Of
life and property OF wrecks and her disasters
the coast of New Jersey and that they report by bill
| or otherwise
MEDALS FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Treasury Department relative to the condition
dies and medals in the Mint commemorative Of patri
otic services.
Mr.. MAY, (dem) Of Mo-, offered resolution request.
with our minister at Consta tnople
and by HIM transmitted to the department Of State.
He said he believed Minister had been unjustly as
sailed about speech which he delivered He thought
when an entc copy Of it should be received, u
found that Mr. Carroll Spence had only declared
tie well settled principles Of this government. He de-
sired that justice should be done to him. and ventured
ado when this correspondence touching the expulsion
Of Greeks from shall be received 1t viii
meet the appreciation Of the entire country.
, The IesolI ton was adopted.
TIE CoAsTNG TRADE.
On notion Of Mr.. Wells, (dem.) of Wis.,, 1t was
Resolved Thst the Committee Commerce be n.trustst
s,s 81 =, =. o Of ~ssn Ss r.
foreign and coating the orth
receipt commissions By enisers q the customs
sc frontiers on goods entered at tner Offices and paid
The House then went committee on
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
Mr.. GrRRIT SMITH said that however the measure ap
pesred to the country it for building road the
| a.. L., wnr% 49, A.yrI n
, owned by government, and moreover that govcrnmeu
shall continue to he the of all that part OF IL which
Lies within the limits Of national territory Such 10
to be the essential controlling connection
fgo,ernmcnt with this and such be IL
connection, he rose TO oppose the bill He need not
he deeply desired 20 see railroad to the Paciac wha
American does not desire to tY Commerce. travel
the love Of country the love Of each part for every
country will always be one that we shal always make
n;rys these, and numberless other consider
atons unite in calling for the building of this road We
must have and shall have this essential connection this
on hand between the Fast and West, between the At
antic snd the Pacific. But much as have to hope
for from this road much good would Of H. the
evil which would follow from IT, were IL built by GO
coaa Se better AT not ns sSoa the
read built by government After giving his
vicws of the duty Of civil government the legitimate and
sole province Of which s to protect persons and pro-
Iey be ad he held demonstrabe to every unbiased
mind that from the fact that government is
so big and the people tte Just reduce the bloated
governnsAt to its true dimensions and so make room
the shrveed people to rise in their true Dimensions
Hnu Whr cease war comes from tne tact tnht tn0
government the master and the people the servant
Reverse this rule, and then there will be war, for
then win reflect the mind Of the people
the mind Of the people for war Five millions Of
dosrs would be sufhcent for government in time Of
peace and just, wise aud Christian government need
never End itself involved In II government would
confne itsef to its true PROVINCE instead
should only be here for weeks. He glanced at and
answered the arguments in favor Of the BILL and pro-
The building, repair, and use Of this road would
cost at least fifty per cent more than II con-
structed by individuals OF associations. Il was
highly probable there win he two three roads the
Pacific In Of them Is owned by governments
whether State federal would spare no
TO sustain itr road against the competition Of the
other roads, and lavish money without stint to that
end How injurious and oppressive this would be to the
other proprietors! Government should array It.