Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1854.
IN SENATE.


Mr. JONES, Of Iowa, from the Committee Pensions
submitted adverse reports on the petitions of Rebecca
Bright and Morris Powers. ..s.-.. ..
Mr. MASON, in pursuance of notice. introduced bill
to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
to extend their railroad to point the Potomac river
at or near the city Of Washington which referred
to the Committee on the District Of Columbia.
GThis bill provides that the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company be authorized to construct branch Of
their road into such portion of the District Of Columbia
may be most convenient for the purpose of forming
conpexion with the Potomac river, subject to the pro-
visions of their charter; provided however, that such
connecting road shall be located within the corporate
limits of the city of Washington without the consent Of
| the authorities thereof
| On motion by Mr. STUART, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill from tho House of Representatives for
the relief of the legal Of Isaac p Simon
ton, and it read o third time and passed.
Mr. MASON moved that the Senate proceed to the
sideration of Executive business.
Mr.. BADGER hoped the motion would not prevail
and alluded to the fact of his having last week
tice that he should ask Monday to take up the bill
allowing credit for limited period for duties rail-
road iron imported into the United States in consequence
of his being necessarily obliged to be absent from the
city for few days. On Monday he had yielded the
point to Mr. GwIN, who also obliged to be absent,
with the understanding, he thought that the Senate
would indulge him during the morning hour to-day.
Mr. BRIGHT expressed the hope that the Senator from
North Carolina Mr. BADdEE) should be grathed, as the
bill was of Importance his section Of the country
and he presumed there could be very serious obec
ton to it.
Mr. SEWARD felt no disposition to thwart the views
of the Senator from North Carolina but the bill indicated
in which the iron interest of Pennsylvania was
deeply concened and the Senators from that State
were both absent he should for that reassn if other
vote against taking up the BILL
Mr. DOUGLAS observed that, if the Senate saw fit to
take up the bill, he would offer amendment, which
would be strike all after the enacting clause and
insert substitute which he thought would present the
matter in plain light that the Senate would act upon
ii at once.
u "A h.:or
marks from Messrs. ADAMS and MASON
The question taken Mr.. MAsoN's motion to go
into Executive session, and decided in the negative, as
follows
YEAS-Messs. Allen, Bayard, Butler Cass Clay, Clayton,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Johnson Mason Pratt
Rnsk, Sebastian Seward Slide, Toucey, and Wiiamsl7.
NAYS-Messrs Adams, Atchison, Badger, Bell, Bright,
Brown, Chase Douglas Evans Everett fessenden Fish Foot
Geyer James, Jones of Iowa. Pe Shields, Stuart Sumner,
Wade, Walker, and Weller-23. "
DUTY ON RAILROAD IRON.
The bill was then taken up. ... ..-.
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to amend the same by substtut-
ing another its stead the effect that when satsfac
tory proved to the Secretary of the Treasury that
railroad iron imported since the lst july lS53 or prior
the passage of this act for railroad purposes has been
actually laid down any railroad he shall allow draw
back Of duties; or actually paid, then he shall refund
the to the company The second section suspends
much of any law in force as imposes duty
railroad iron from the passage of this act until the first
July, 1857 provided that at the time the importer shall
execute bond conditioned that said iron is bona de i'm
ported for the purpose Of being used for railroads and for
other purpose and to be actually used by the company
within two years from the time of Importation, then the
bonds be cancelled provided that iron shall be
considered railroad irou within the meaning Of this
act except such prepared to be laid down rails
without further manufacture.
The measure was discussed a considerable length and
debate Of unusual interest ensued, in which Messrs.
DOUGLAS, WALKER, BADGER, SEWARD, STUART,
RUSK, PRATT, BELL, BAYARD, and others particisa-
ted when the question taken the motion of Mr.
PRATT postpone the further consideration Of the bill
until Monday week, and decided in the affirmative,
follows: .-. .....
YEAs--Messrs. Adams, Allen, Atehson, Bsyard. Bell
Bright Butler Cass Chase Dodge of Fessen
den Fish Foot Geyer Hamlin Hunter Jones Iowa. Ma
son. Petit Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Seward Slide, Smith
Stuart, Sumner, Thompson Of Kentucky, Toucey, Weller
Williams, and Wrght-33.
NAYs--Messrs. Badger, Brown. Clay, Douglas, Evans
Fitzpatrick, Morton Shields, and Walker-9.
It was now f.past o'clock, when
Mr. MASON moved that the Senate proceed to the
sideration of Executive business.
Mr.. BRIGHT intimated that the day too far spent
and the Senate too mach wearied to into Executive
session, and moved that the Senate adjourn.