The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-17
House Of Representatives.


TEXAS CREDITORS
After some unimportant preliminary business,
Mr.. BRgoKESmDGE reported from the Committee Of
Ways and Means the Texas Creditors bill, with the
amendments. Referred 70 the Committee Of the Whole
the State of the Union.
RAILROAD.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole on the
State Of the Union the Pacific Railroad bin
Mr. BAYLY said he should TO take up the French
spoliation bill at the earliest possible day.
Mr.. Benton, (dem.) Of Mo-, said a private company
and private enterprise in his opinion should pass the
practcablity Of railroad to the Pacific and attend to
its execution This was question which might safely
be left 10 private ntsrprze with which private
and public interests must go hand in hand. What Is
best for the company Is best for the public lie had put
himself 10 trouble 70 and converse with bust
ness practical men 70 ascertain whether there any
thing feasible in his project lie had TO believe
there Is private company OF solid ready
10 onter into arrangements for constructing this work
with their resources without grants OF land or
money from the United States, and without asking an
army Of regular soldiers to protect ~ the bill pro-
poses lie believed the company would be ready 10
the basis OF the right Of way thereby
clear Of all constitutional difficulty, trusting to the
States this side and California the other 10 make
the CON JUNCTION lie would not now submit his plan in
detai the arrangements must hrst be understood
fore they can be incorporated in a bill. Tho gen
erh propositions are, power Of the federal
government TO make the road aud fair play for fair
service and on as good terms and in less time than by
routes, and ridiculsd them being inappropriate A
TO the Northern II proved TO be the costly
child OF the administration and British route pro
posing not only 70 run the road into Canada but to
our great rivers into Canada This survey n pal
pabe disregard Of the laws Of Congress- and wrong
appcatoe OF money. lie speaking in sharp terms
Of the folly OF purchasing the Mesa Valley for railroad
purposes-considering have seventeen parallels Of
latitude covering every foot which and beast
travel TO California, when the time allowed him for the
debate expired
Mr.. McbouGAI (dem) Of California denied that the
Northern route Is child Of the Administration but
proposed by the gentleman himself when senator.
Mr.. BssroS-That was before acquired California.
Mr.. McDouGAL.-Was IL not much a British route
then now As TO the objection Of granting lands the
gentleman some years ago proposed 10 give a hundred
solid miles, all through TO California for length Of two
thousand miles. And not only this but was willing 70
vote millions Of money. Time was when the gentleman
would not take bank promises 10 pay acq ured
the name Of " Old Bullion" He now talks about get.
ting solid Of Boston TO build the road but they
viii not DO 50, unless they get such terms they
desire There IL tangibty In the plan taking for
granted the nteman still lacks faith in promises he
cannot therefore, believe on the faith Of the promise.
or suggestons Of those that they going 20 build
the road He answered the sbjecton TO- and explained
the provisions Of the bill seeveral having
been made TO the bill, all but the first sections
stricken out in order 70 admit substitute by Mr. Dun
bar who explained II introduced In the senate ~
committee, and after undergoing notifications,
was unanimously reported to the Senate. ], es.
tabhshes three different routes % railroad AMI
telegraphic lines-ths Southern commencing on the
western border of Texas, the Central commencing
the western border OF Missouri Iowa the Northern
commencing on the western border Of Wisconsin IN
Minnesota All these are practicable and be built
reasonably Besides the routes will reconcile all differ.
enees and conflicts Of interests between all sections
MI IJrcngs, (dem OF Va, moved 70 strike out the
enactng clause That he said was the shortest say Al
getting At the end OF the road Thsre were only forty
or hffy days Of the session remaining and there
more important business than this 70 transact Pend
journed.