The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-17


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read the rs and second times BY unanimous consent and
referred TO the Committee Commerce.
Also hi making appropriations for continuing the
Improvement Of the harbor At The Grand river
in tbs State OF Ohio which read twice by unnnmous
consent, and referred to the Committee Commerce
Mr.. TAYLOR Of Ohio, asked and obtained leave "a IN
uoducr bin for the relief of the officers soldiers of
the Virginia line continental establishment entitled 70
bounty land which read twice by consent
and referred To the Committee ON Public Lands
Mr.. WENTWORTH, Of Massachusetts asked aud oh
tanned leave to introduce joint resolution pay tho pen
sion due James Capon TO his administrator which
considered and passed
MEMORIAL
Mr. ETHERlDGE presented the memorial OF The leisla
ture OF Tennessee praying Congress take action
with regard 10 the leveeng the left bank OF the Mssssp
pii which was referred to select committee OF five
JOINT RESOLUTION rAssKp.
On motion Of Mr. STANTON, Of kentucky the joint
resolution OF the Senate providing for the hogrsphng Of
maps charts &c. was taken from the Speakers table
sidered and passed.
FROM COMMITTEES
Mr. BRECkINRIDGE from the Committee OF WAYS and
Means to whom was referred Senate bin No es commonly
known AZ the Texas bill reported back the with
sundry amendments which referred the COMMITTEES
OF the Whole House the state Of the Union and ordered
Mr.. sAYTH OF Texas gave notice Of his intention 10
offer substitute for the bill which was ordered 10 BE-
printed FOR the OF the House.
Mr. SHANNON, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs
to whom were referred the petition and papers OF Samuel
Beldn reported bill for his relief and recommended
its immediss ate Passags which after being briefly debated
see was passed over informally
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
On notion the House then resolved itself into the Com
mittee Of the Whole Mr ORR In the chair and resumed
the consideration Of the Pacfc-raiIroad bill
Mr.. BENTON addressed the committee length in favor
Of the construction of railroad from the bound
ary of Of the States to the eastern bound
Ary Of the State Of California by private enterprise He
rum Of national legislation He had put himself some
trouble and with practical business men
to see il there was anything feasible in his project and he
had to believe that there wasthat were now
private company Of solid ready into the premi
nary arrangements for conducting this work own
resources without grants of land money from the Uni
ted States without an army Of regular soldiers to
tect them He believed that such company were now
ready to enter into the preliminary arrangements upon the
basis Of right Of way through the public lands Of the
Territories Of Utah and kansas without limiting il to any
particular route thereby getting ourselves clear Of all
stitutona difficulties with respect 70 States trusting
The States each end Of the nea State this side
California the otherto make the conjunction which
might be necessary within the States That company he
believed would do this for fair pay for their services and
fair pay for the transportation OF nails troops
ions OF and government officials, without any exclu-
live privilege but that Of protection upon the which
my new company to interfere with them upon the same
ground within reasonable distance each side Of say
wo degrees. The company were now only waiting to
ure business will mature everything that they
iertake, their plans and mode of operation.
The government he said bad ordered the surveys Of diff
routes they were not yet ready and from the turn
len who going undertake work will be
governed by nothing but their knowledge, derived
her hy movements Of their own or from agents under
heir employment Their line will be reported upon
surveyors belonging TO the company before they expend
dollar in the enterprise The company will look be-
it leaps; il not It viii leap long Among the FIVE
q be bv
he central route But that route have
With the present administration, and only partly
lminedtO tho Salt Lakewhen the officer in charge Of
he survey ordered to turn round thus leaving
,ored that essential section between that lake and the
Sierra Nevada That nnexained section explored last
winter by Lieut. Col Fremont He explored route
,utng his foot in mans track. He told that it
oud not be done but he has accomplished the task This
quite runs nearly due west to the Sierra Nevada and it
ntirey practicable There was be said, superb pass
brongh the mountains thereone in which for fifteen miles
this side Of the mountains and for twenty-five upon the
,o Fremont says that he the entire distance
With horse and buggy in single day BY that route
elbow is cut on and the desert win be avoided
which, under the action Of still wind presents to the eye
u, the behoder the marching of nnumerabe bodies of
mall insects; which what day hillock the
iext hole in the ground on which, when there is
lie breeze the hunter traveller Indian who lies down
sleep get up several times during the night and
hake himself lie buried in the sand and which,
when there driving tempest the particles flying through
he air very cutting to the eye and skim very suoca
ing to the throat, and from which and animals flee
their lives 1t through this region of snd that it
proposed establish what Is called the southern route
The proposed northern route skirts the 49th parallel of
attudehe latitude of the Lake OF the Woods, and he
night say OF Vancouvers bay That he had termed
rom the first to be the British roueone which would be
convenient for the British and Canadians, and few Ameri-
ans who may happen to be scattered along the line
the hyperboran route Few Americans would traverse
that route unless compelled do by power sufficiently
great conquer their physical resistance. While the
country being amused with the surveying Of the routes
upon the 32d 34h 36th and 36th parallels of latitude the
real game was being pursued in another quarter While
these surveys being made there secret stpula
lion being made with Santa Anna to purchase a new
which was to supersede oil others. That route to
be purchased for $500 in money and half million OF
Texas railroad stock And what of this
II where = wolf make living and where
went unless mpslled by dire necessity
The adoption of this route would exclude ar
e of latitude covering the centre ofour country and
covering every inch of ground upon which any
beast travels voluntarily California Mr. Il. did not n-
ish his remarks before his hour expired
Mr. McDoUGALL replied to the speech OF Mr.. BEsTos,
and the speech Of Mr.. HAMILTON, delivered last
ming He had very great respect for the gentleman from
Missouri but still be recognized him member OF the
House and, SUCH he entitled to OF his
spcct than each Of the gentlemen before him. The gen
tean from Missouri had sought withdraw this subject
from the public forum, and place II where the question
would be agitated and disturbed by personal and political
considerations This British which the gentle
condemns strenuousiy advocated by him in
s45 The gentleman believes himself TO be able TO
struct this road aoneke second Hercules be is able
to carry the enrr road his shoulders If the
will simply aIlow him and his company pass
the public lands He hsd always understood that The
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