New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

After some pnimnortsnf preliminary buiness-
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE reported from tho Com
nireo Of Nsys and Means the Texas Creditors bill,
gith the amendments. Referred 10 the Committee Of
the Whole on the state Of the Union.
The House went into Couni,tee Of the Whole on
u tate OF the Union on the Pacific Railroad bill.
Mr. BAYLY said be should move to take up the
FIR nCh spoiatiOn bill Al tne earliest possible day.
Mr.. BENTON said private company and private
enterprise IN biz opIi should pass .b3 practca-
bity Of Railroad 10 the Pacific, and attend 10 its
execution. Inis was question which might safely
be LEFT TO private enterprise, with which pri-
vaie ami public interests must 90 hand in hand.
What beet for the Company is best for the pubic.
lie had put himself 10 some trouble 10 zee and CON
verse with business. practical men 70 ascertain
whether LeTe-as anything feasible ia his projects he
had reason 10 believe there IL. A private company
Of solid men now ready 10 enter into arrange nents
for constructing this work With their resources
without grants Of land money from the L. states
aid without asking army u reyUl soldiers % pro-
tect H. the bill proposes. He believed the npsny
would be ready Oc1mmence the bass Of the right Of
wey thereby steering clear Of all constitutional diff
Guilty trusting 10 the States this side and CalifDr
MIA on the other 70 make the conjunction. lie would
not now submit Bis plan IN detail, as the arrange
uenis must first DO understood before they can
DO incorporated en- bill The general propo-
siiions are No power Of the Federal Gov
err ment to make the road, and fair pay for fair
service, and on as good terms aud 10 less time than
by any otner persCns. H. examined the several sur
veys Of routes and ridiculed them being inapprJ-
pirate. a. 10 the DoriucFn II proved u the most
costly Il was child Of the Admnis,ra'ion, and a
Birth roUepropOsIng not only 20 run the road into
Canada, bu, 10 turn our great rivers into Csnaiz.
Ihis survey was in papsbe dsrez4rd Of the laws OF
Congress. and wrong az JiIc ttiOn 81 Money. Ie
speaking IN sharp terms of the folly Of pIrchas-
ing the Mesls Nefisy for railroad purposes, eonsid-
eung have seventeen parallels OF Latitude, cover
ing svery foot over wh ca man aad beast travel %
Csiiornl when the time allowed hln for the debs,e
expired.
Sir HcDOUGAL denied that tas northern route
il child q the Administrator Dur wa poi posed by
IL geufen an tinself when a senator
Mr. BENrON-Tnst was before We acquired CALI
f1rns.
Mr.. McDOUGAL-Wss il rot A. much British
route then nov AZ 10 the objection Of granting
lands tho gentleman, some years ago, proposed To
give hundred old miles ~ through % California,
Tor engih Of two thoassnd nies and not only this,
but ives willing 70 vote Millions Of money. Time va
when he gentleman would Lot take Bank promises
20 pay; hence be acquired the name Of Old Bal
lion" he now talks q getting solid men OF Boston
TO build the road Sgt they will not do 80 unless they
get such term. they desire. There is tang
lblity in the play. Taking !, for granted the gentle
man still lacks Faith u promises he cannot therefore,
believe on The faith OF the promises suggestion. OF
those men ihst they are going TO bal the road hs
answered The objections TO- and explained the provi
.iOns Of ths bill
several amendments having been made TO the Dill,
al but the frst sections stricken out IN order :.
admit substitute by Mr.. DUNBAR, who e1piInean
wa I'M reduced in tie Senate to Committee, ana ases
unco going notifications WA unanlnousiy repofs0e
10 Senate IL establishes three dnerent routes "
rV lroed and tslegraphic lnes-the southern com,
Vsrcipz ON the western border OF Texas. tas cenue
! commeGciug on the western border OF Missouri on
owe, tho northern commencing on tue was'ssa s'''"