The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-08
Exciting Debate en- the Railroad Land Bills in
the Senate.
Members Accused OF Being Personally In
terested In their Passage.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
The Temperance Bill EngrOSed by the Senate,
&c, &c., &c.
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THE sEBRAsKA-KAEsAs BILL-PRoPosED SUBSTITUTE
IN THE HoUsE-THE ORGAN AND ITS TEST OF DE
MocRAcY-THE PACIFIC RAILROAD, ETC.
WASHINGTON, March, I, 1854.
It Is said substitute viii be offered to the Senate Ne
braska bin, by Southern democrat in the House. The
substitute will consist OF the bill originally introduced
into the Senate from the Territorial Committee That
bill is precisely the the Territorial bills of 1880
The object Of this Is to do away with the abroga
ton in express terms of the Missouri compromise OF
1920 Col Benton viii make great speech against the
bill He declares he will be confined to "a hour, and
the House insist upon his stopping at the conclusion Of
that period he will finish his speech in the rotunda or
in the open air.
The Union in continuation Of its bargain with the
soers by which its editor received the public printing
declares this morning swe repeat that this paper does
not now assume that this BILL in any of its stages thus
far or the votes upon it, constitute test of democra
cy" Although the government is thus sold out, body
and breeches attempt is made in the concluding pa
ragraph show that the sale of the organ may not alter
public opinion the BILL and that the people may
gard the measure a test, although the administration
has caved in
1t Ia believed that the Pacific Railroad Committee will
recommend three routes-a northern middle and south
TELEGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION MEDICAL
CONVENTION.
At the Telegrapc Confederation to-day the following
elected the executive board for the ensuing
B. b French, Amos Kendall, VIM. NJ. Swain, j. M. More
head, and j. d. Cation and Tai p Sbafncr, Secretary
The headquarters of the confederation to be in New
York and the convention adjourned to meet there the
6rst Tuesday in October next.
The National Medical College to-day conferred the de-
gree of M d. upon c. c. Speden, f. c. Moore, w. A.
Bradley, Jr., G.. A. Dyer, B. Johnson HELEN of the Dis
trict of Columbia f. S. Holmes, of Maine p. II Weaver
Of Maryland.
SENATOR EVERETT AND THE NEBRASKA BILL
The following letter viii appear in the Washington
papers tomorrow
We beg leave to state to the public through your pa
per that to knowledge the Hon Edward Everett
was in the Senate chamber Saturday morning until
hapast o'clock, and that he then obliged to leave
by Illness and did leave for that and other and
that he having not only spoken against the Nebsaska
BILL but having also voted against the amendment of the
Hon Mr. Douglas, which test question and having
been absent the final vote only for the have
mentioned, and having uniformly declared himself, be-
fore and after those votes opposed to the bill,
regard him as standing in all respects on the Same
ground II he had voted against the bill its final
passage This statement is made entirely unsolicited by
him and from convictions of justice.
WILLIAM Fl. SEWARD TRUMAN SMITH.
SOLOMON FOOT. HAMILTON FISH.
b. +. WADE