The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-21

SUBSTITUTE, Of which the following is a synopsis
The Fee and Senate shah appotn. Ave civil sngases1
sin two years sh os.s oe s sos q RAJ
s Sss s s 1een IL, s sI and ia PARALLELS
se s s sp &c ss ~
direction Of Beard 70 consist o. The 81 enes
who shall contract bidders its
sss $srs ss
soE Of po more Than IN 5s location Of the road Al
pubic lands between he ssrs.. parallels shall bs waasss
Ae, road i' located he lands
FUND i The ,1nsucon Of Tho road and the payment q no
Mr. wnsos proposes this the ground that the Pacific
Railroad is public necessity, and that there 's no nope
that private capital will invest in it. done at all i mus
The debate the original bill continued and Mr.
Folks amendment TO strike out arom the Missouri river
between the mouths o the Big Sioux and Kansas rivers,
between the 4eth parallel boundary Of Minnesota
and the southern boundary Of the United States, was
Mr. Foster, (opp) Of Conn, discussed the merits q
the road. chiefly in regard to the question OF the 'arsa arc
be built exclusively Of American iron.
This elected considerable discussion
rGww, Iaaml Of Call considered I, that the SM at
rican iron interests.
ssSs, pp srR l. was strongly in favor
shouid double But there was no doubt the re-
quirement Of three hundred Thousand TONS offered by
contract would bring out offers at the lowest price
would be profitable to manufacture at and ne Old nos
| want it at less.
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from New York whether there had not been breakase
| OF American iron on the Erie Railroad, 70 which Mr.
Seward replied that he had not 80 heard and Thought not
went on to discuss relative Of tho production Of
iron in England and America proving that from the loves
rate of wages England produce cheaper, nasmuch
as nine tenths OF the manufacture Of
He also rdculed the idea that English manufacturers had
srcasno Amercan manufacturers for as the English manu-
facture four millions Of tons annually ten dollars would re-
present forty mill ons which IS rather expensive rivalry
lowered the price OF cotton TO break down the competition
of Algeria. Further, it was difficult to say what rs ray
material in iron Orc is material TO pig iron pig u
bar and bar material to the blacksmith lie would
regard the iron as raw material Tor tho railroad and
| admit il duty free.
Mr. SEWARD opp of n. Y, expressing himself gene
rally in support Of Mr. Fosters amendment said that the
of the United States. Tho supply of iron viii likely
therefore, be drawn from the Western ates, perhaps
Missouri or Texas or from the Territories themselves
lie would think repoach that American road should
be made with foreign iron to pass over American iron and
| Goa! beds
Mr. Rctxs (adm.) OF Pa. also spoke in favor Of tho
use Of American IRON and nsanUed the Of the Penn
sylyania and the Baltimore and Ohio roads saying
built with American and the other with English ron
Mr. itzuos, (adm OF Ga, opposed the amendment,
likely TO produce combination OF iron mongers TO raise
the price Of ron He agreed with Mr. Cingman to admit
Mr.. Fosters amendment was then carried by yeas q,
nays23.
Mr.. RIcR then spoke at length on his Pacific Railroad
bin, introduced on Thursday last.
The following the substance Of the bill. II was in
toduced by senator Rice tho l4th nst read twice,
and referred TO the Committee on Public Lands IS On
titled IA bill to aid in the construction OF certain railroads
TO the Pacific 10 scemen Mt on their ines and
for other purposes
Section authorizes the President to the public lands
N. n.ioned 70 Sc Surveyed and
and that on S ten Psr oS
prosides every section for ten sections
he states and ierrores upon propesed roads
namely from LAKE snPsr a ,e Camss from ,he wes,s
border q ne Pero SAD Diego to tbs
Sec The SAID granted to the States and Terrific
issrsOf for purpose. saa iSr Cher
defines The e'ndoes Of he sale Of said ssiv
q ssPRis,sa but such \. TCs s e
n ss1s Dss n revert 1Sf % ths Un.sd states
ported o. The sd prices tired By Congress. the
President being authorized 10 name the price temporarily TN
sec & Governmen, shall the priority Of right for Al
See ses die sixteenth and thirty sixth secsons tor
Sec he rr-sden, shall determine Re .srma with con
| cen, q the States and Territories In which situated.
| Adjourned.
ADVERSE REPORTS CONQUERED ~ ny TIKI SENATE.
The senate has ooncurred the adverse reports made
nv committees on the following pctons:W Nathaniel
Champe John Wentworth, heirs at law or Garrett A.
--~elt, Elijah Roath, George Mayo, John
| hopptr isSv n..- -"anoo. heirs Of Rovci"
Hughes, John Pope, wn. H. n-.-.-, -"-~-
tonary Ulcers of the Continental line, praying Tor the
repeal q the Its of limitation OF l592 and 1875 Mary
HAYES and n \ p sset hos. johnson, Jane s'onehAn'
Jane Baker heirs Of ia, 'ah LocS~, the National ins'u
ton Tor the promotion Of sc nee asus or IN appropa
ton for preserving tho collection Of OBJ cts O naura ms
tory entrusted to their charge, Mary oppc r
RrSdolph, Joseph Dovd 1hcs. Henderson, ciz = ~
or county Iowa, A sander Hayes heirs Of Roger kaan,
heirs q Samuel Hammond, Mary II. Rcnner VIM " 1cs
sell, Robi A. Wainwright Martin Hubbard John Cara
AMI others Legislature q Iowa for tho erection Il United
States publ buildings Burlington Morwtther John
irvn, WIN. X BrownIee, clssandra :. wthercu, scu,
equity Maryland ~ H. Carter and others, VIM Roynods
W. Bassctt, hcrs u Jabcz u. Rocker, Ann Maihoson
John NJ Hinton, Iucrctia Dell. Mamie ncuman, Joseph
Paul. j. n Hurnor Charles wcat Iamcs Pgryis, John W.
| Pray Jeremiah Gilman, = A. Middleton, Nancy liam.
love Adam iiayes, Thomas Izgcrad's children, Jacob
W. Morse Iamcr Hensebert Legislature Of Calorn, ask
ING tho cession Of the Monterey ledoubt for The establish
mont Of military school, lsaac W. Brown y H. Browne,
Wm. J. = bearing Vim. ako, Thos. Watts Chas. Grampp
Adam Scncr Francis ~ pons, members O. the ohio lcgs
aiurc asking tho Increase Of tho salary OF the United
states District Judges In thai state - 500 each rcsolu
ita q the legislature Of Missouri regard 20 Jervs N.
RTkcr Jas BALDWIN Harrison Sergeant citizens " District
~ Columbia asking appropriation improve Boundary
street, Washington city officers q the Rhode Island militia,
Francis Cato, Edward Merritt Daniel y. Browne Douglas
/ Otnger, john Irnk, Torda Steam Packet Company.
poet rous. agents asking increase n compensation, BOVINE
Curry, Beverley Digs Joseph Haynes, Rachel Morcy.
LOUIS n Tsstro Nathan schoGed Rachel Puscy FRANCIS
Hatenack, inhabitants q the town ~ nuxhury, Massachu
sctis regard 70 cod and haddock fisheries; HeEsiat,
Miller, resolution IN regard 10 the removal u Red
rait resolution Of Legislature Of California 70 prcvcuS
Io@cph Morrow, Whenever Watson, lydia Weeks, John
lhoui, John Wghtman, STEPHEN krcbs, Cynthie my.
George Chorrrnnng prcscntmcnt ~ FLORIDA err Jury
in regard 10 accommodations for United states ~y., las
n Thomas, resolution in regard 10 dcposiV In land
cases IN California, A. q. Carothers and Oh present
mcnts of grand iuries Ia regard 10 United States Court
house in Charleston, at Grcenvle, for tho Northern
c, q Florida in Texas, and 10 increase the salary ,hc
Judge for the Northern District &C Floda Noah Mll@,
Samuel Bromhurg, Matthew Flousburg, William A.
Vaughan and othcrs fibridgc awton, o. s Ishar, Goo
w Buiord Thomas Jones, and others 1emue worstcr,
Mary - 1aylor kiphaet Lyman, Henrietta Carroll. las
" hrch, and others; John leach, Anna NJ McKenncyS
= Powell, and others Ballard and r. Jordan Michaso
Noursc Charles FnsOn J. Hosord smith, New York Tx
ecutvc Board Of American Indian Md Association, y
Hunter, John w. Ycwell, merchants n New York and
BrOoS praying for ascertain the cprrcce
ness Of alleged discoveries of guano Jarvis and pa
kcrs Stands in the Pacific ocean the Magnetic Telegraph