New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-08
xxxIlId CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

W.spINeroS Wednesday, June Z, 1854.
On motion of Mr.. HEM, the COMMITTEE on Los'-v ,
expedoney of establishing certain post rouesn NEBRASKA
Mr. HOUSTON made an Intellectual efcr to change the
daily hour of meeting to IL o'clock. $3.50
The House went into Committee of the Whole on tho
Pacific Railroad bill
Mr.. STANTON of Tenn. anxious to get through
with the public business possible. He would
say nothing than that he would vote for the bill
Dir. BRIDGES being opposed to II on CONSTITUTIONAL
grounds asked and obtained leave to PRINT his agumen''
Mr.. HENDRICKS said as he understood the bill 1t as
sumes Congress ought not to establish the route but that
ought TO be determined by the Executive Department.
Until shall be shown that the central route Is not tue
RIGHT one he would rot support any bill which excludes
H. He then spoke Of the public lands, advocating the
giving of them to settlers easy terms and opposing the
5;stri6uon of lands among States for internal improve
and school purposes, as proposeu ny "r oenhss
bill. ,,,.
Mr.. DISNEY resumed speech commenced by hun
month ago arguing that ali the grants OF lands overn
ment has never omitted to make them insure IN neiiatey
10 the pecuniary advantage OF GoNerumsn ise' con.
tending that there more absurd idea ina snat
new States have been favored by grants Of land rne
Government has constantly had ali eye to beng re'n'
bursed.
MIR CHANDLER. although feeling a deep interest in
the Pacific Railroad bill, representing commercial con-
munty, thought this ia not the time 10 discuss H. ma
hoped the is not dead should IT DO Aiowei
sleep His object TO discuss the bill proposing pre-
payment all mail matter and raising letter postage iron
thee FIVE cents lie conended the effect OF the measure
would be drive printed matter into private hands, when
would carry safely and expedIousy as now while
The Department would have TO pay the amount
now for transmission OF the mails; therefore the very
means designed increase the revenues OF the Depart
ment would practically diminish them H. as had been
claimed the Post Office must be self sustaining ichnc
he should demand, in the name OF the reading ana wnS
people that the Department shall be credited with all
excess income which has been poured INTO the NATIONAL
Treasury at any former period
Mr. BISHOP PERKINS said he did not doubt the con-
stuona power to grant alternate sections of land for the
railroad to the Pacific but in his opinion this was not the
proper bill for that purposet starts no-where-nees no
where Assuming Nicksburg as the starting polnt, ana
taking into calculation grants of land payments OF mo-
ney and support OF military posts It woud cost Govern
meut ninety five millions of dollars. lie waited 70 save
as much OF the public lands no could TO enable poor
men to become rceholders and not place them IN the
hands ot Spectators.
MIR GIDDlNGS gave the points of speech in reply to
Dir Smith VA defending, he said, tho truth OF ms
tory from the andacious tashcatons OF the last nanei
gentleman The subject related to the proceedings when
Mr. GddIngs some years ago expelled from the House
of introducing resolutions concevedto be ncendary con-
nected with the subject OF Slavery. He denied having
declared in fleet that lawful for negroes to STAY the
wives ard children of their masters and sad Mr. Smith
was guilty of a fabrication in 50 asserting.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Bocock) reminded him he must
not deal personalities and told him he would have TO
call him to order If he persisted.
MIR. GIDDlNGS replied he was not aware thh the
word fabrication excepuonabe langu ige, but ne
would say instead, the assertion had no truth ia H.
lInugher He wanted Mr. Smith 10 answer him or back
out from his position. lie had thought proper to notice
the man who had been Governor of Virginia. who stood
here as the leader of the sayehong interests and tao
wbipper-in OF the Administration.
There quorum present at any tino during tho
day.
The Committee rose.
Mr. IERKINS La introduced bill to remodel our
diplomatic and consular establishment Referred to the
Committee ON Foreign Affairs. Adjourned