Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-22

Benjamin Bright Brodhead Brown, Cas Clay Clayton
Dawson, Dixon Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas Evans, Fitzpatrick
Jones Of Tennessee, Mallory Mason Norris Pstit Pratt
Ruk. Sebastian, Sdel, Stuart Thomson Of New Jersey,
NAYs-Msssrs Butler Chase, Dodge Of wisconsin Fes-
senden, Fish, Foot Gillette, Hamn, James, Rockwell,
Sumner, Tosmbs Wade, and Walker-H
TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIC
Mr.. BADGER ask the Senate now to take up for
consideration the motion submitted by me some time
SINCE to reconsider the vote the passage Of the bill
authorizing the construction Of subterranean line of
telegraph from the Mississippi the Missouri river
the Pacific ocean, will make explanation and then
hope the Senate will indulge in my request made
the motion to reconsider not because had changed my
mind In regard to the BILL but because thought II high
y important that 1t should be acted upon by full SEN
ate and 1t passed before without full Senate, and w
majority Of but vote. made the motion ~ sne In
stance gentlemen for whose opinions eaertain the
highest respect. wish to have that motion taken
up and for the purpose Of doing ustice all round and
10 ascertain the Of the Senate without any further
consumption Of time, my request is agreed to shall
ask leave of the Senate to withdraw the motion to recon
slider, and then that be voted upon as test ques-
ton.
After remarks from Messrs WELLER, BADGER,
EVANS, BAYARD, STUART, and BROWN
The question was taken allowing the motion to re-
consider the vote the passage OF the bill to be with
drawn with the understanding that be regarded
as test question and 1t was decided in the affirmative,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Apsn, Badger, Bel, Benjamin, Brodhead,
OF Wisconsin,, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Fessenden, FISH, Foot Geyer Gillette wn Hanlin, Hous.
tom James Jones of Iowa. Jones Of Tennessee Norris,
Rockwell lRssk Sebastian Stuart Sumner Thomson Of
Atchison Bayard, Brown, Butler, Clay,
Mason PsaIoe Pratt sIde fRomHbssS Hunter John
Toombs and Walker-l9.
HOMESTEAD BILL.
The Senate then proceeded the consideration Of the
special order the immediate question pending being the
amendment Of Mr.. BRopHEAD to the amendment of Mr..
tn uspr TWEEN
Eve per acre. when the patent shall have issued
Mr. STUART, after giving his reasons therefor with
drew his substitute for the original bill; when
Mr. WELLER being entitled to the floor addressed the
Senate at length in support of modified bill
Mr. BENJAMIN followed in a speech of considerable
length on the general policy Of the land system.
Mr.. CASS replied contendng that the true policy for
the Government pursue to grant the lands to actual
settlers without price.
The question was then taken Mr.. BRoDHEADs
amendment to the amendment Of Mr. GwIN, and decided
in the negative by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams Badger, Bayard, Benjamin, Brod-
head Butler Clay Clayton, Dawson Evans, Fessenden Fitz
patrick, Foot, Hamln, Houston Hunter, Mallory Mason
Norris Pearoe Pratt, Rockwell Thompson of Kentucky
NAYs-Messrs Allen Atchison, Bell, Bright Brown, Cass
Chase Dixon Dodge of Wisconsin Dodge Of Iowa, Doug
Fish eye Gillette win Jones Tennessee
Petit, Sebastian Shields, Slidel Stuart Sumner, Thorn
son Of New Jersey, Wade, Walker, and Weler-27
| Mr.. WELLER then moved to amend the amendment OF
Mr. GwN by striking out twentyfv and inserting fifty
cents for every not cultivated at the time.
This amendment led to discussion; after which the
question was taken its adoption and decided in the
negative: Yeas 8, nays A.
Mr. WELLER then moved that the Senate adjourn, on
which question the yeas and nays were demanded, and
was decided in the affirmative, AS follows:
YEAs-Mes.rs. Badger, Bell, Benjamin, Butler, Clay
Dawson, Dixon, Evans, Fish, Fitzpatrick Foot Gillette
Hunter Mallory Mason, Norris, Fearce, Pratt Rockwell
Sebastian Thomson New Jersey, Toomb Toucey, and
Weller-27.
NAYS-Messrs. Bright, Brodhead, Brown, Cass, Chase
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa. Fessenden Geyer
Hamin Houston of Iowa. Jones Of Tennessee, Petit
Rusk Shields, Sdell, Stuart Sumner Thompson Of Ken
lucky, and Walkers.
And the Senate adjourned