The daily Butte record., 1858-04-10
Gwin, Broderick, kansas and the Pa
CHIC iaIIrOad Project.

s."i iePoTt IN the Congressional Globe OF
March "a. (The debate took place in SEN
ate on the day previously
MIR. Green moved that the Senate proceed
70 the consideration Of Senate bill 16l; for
the admission Of Kansas into the Union.
MIR. Gwin contended that the first special
order was the Pacific Railroad bill.
Mr.. Douglas was glad that the time had
come when he could act with his friend from
California on his Railroad bill, aud hoped its
friends would insist on taking it up now
Messrs. Green, Benjamin and Stuart we're
opposed to the consideration of the Railroad
Dill, the two latter asserting that on the We'd
| nesday previous, it was tactily agreed that
the Kansas bill should be discussed on the
following Monday-the first Of March.
! Mr.. G win said he was not present when
the arrangement was made, or he would
have objected.to it then. as now, and he was
still in tsvor Of proceeding with the regular
order OF business as it is on the calendar.
Mr.. Douglas did not believe that there
was any common consent, or that there could
be any common consent given by the Senate,
that the Kansas bill would be taken up on
any particular day, or have priority over
any other BUSINESS.
The Senator from Missouri moved to make
it special order for this day, rs we have
made Innumerable special orders previously
We all understand, however, that the Lass
special order does not override one before
made, but it takes its place on the calender
behind other special orders before male
There was no objection to the Kansas bill
being made special order for to-day but
] certainly | never intended to consent, that
| u proposition to put II constitution on peo-
pie against their will, shoud override all
other public business, and take priority to
the exclusion Of everything else. | do not
agree with my friend from Missouri, that
the peace Of the country depends on this
question. Every opponent Of the Lecompton
constitution in Kansas is now at peace sup
porting the territorial government There
is no rebellion here, except by the Lec0mp
tonites. Put them down, and peace will
reign in Kansas. | shall vote with my friend
from California for taking up the Pacific
Railroad bill.
Mr. Broderck When the Kansas bill was
made the special order for to day, | did not
understand that it was to take precedence Of
the Pacific railroad bill reported by my col.
| league. When the motion was made to give
this bill precedence to-day, saw that it Gre
ated general laugh on this sile af the Sem
ate. expected my colleague to state the
Importance of this bill to California | did
not expect that be would take his seat quiet
ly, after the laugh that heard on this side
OF the Chamber. | recollect very well that
in 1854 we would have had Pacif; Rail
road bill If it had not been for the Kansas
Nebraska act, which was then before the
other House of Congress The railroad bill
was laid Oh the table for the purpose OF to-
king up the Kansas Nebraska bill it re-
mained on the table; it has been on the ta-
BILE ever since think if the Senate intend
to pass any Pacific railroad bill this session,
they had better consider the bill Introduced
by my colleague, and proceed with it at once
Mr. Seward did not think there WAS any
ground for suuderstanding what had been
done in regard to this question 1t was un-
derstood on his side Of tho House that the
determination on the precedence of meas
ures must originate on the other side Of the
Chamber, 10 which majorites of the commit
tees belong, and which furnishes tho chair
man Of every committee. 1t was useless for
those on bis side to propose n special order
that involved debate, because there is always
on tho other side Of the House chairman
to represent the views Of the committee to
which they might belong Now, when this
! proposition to make special order Of the
Kansas question for to day was made by the
gentleman who represents the committee on
Territories Senator from Mis3our.-no
adverse or rival proposition was made, aud
therefore it would have seemed ftctious, as |
think, on my part, if | had said, mo, We
will not make it special order for that daT.
No person having proposed any other spe-
cial order for that day~I cheeriuily consen-
ted. But the honorable Senator from Cali
fornia, the chairman Of the select committee
on the Pacific Railroad, MIR Gwinl to which
committee belong, and whose business it
was to interpose and claim precedence in be-
half of the railroad, on whom the RESPONSE
bility rests, and who only can speak to a
majority Of the Senate Gu that subject with
any effect, seems to have been out of his
place when che Kansas question was assign
ed for to day; he comes now. however. and
asks to have the railroad reinstated iu
tho position to which it was entitled
Iquitc agree in all that has been said
that if there is to he Pacific Railral law
passed by Congress this year, it has got to
have precedence and shall therefore not
feel that nm bound to withhold my vote
from sustaining the chairman in bringing
up that question and in giving it precedence
IL we have strength enough in the Senate to
do so.
Mr.. Gwin---l am not so sensitive as my
colleague is to any laugh that may occur in
the Senate on a motion | make. | 90 on the
principle that those may laugh who win, aud
expect the Pacific railroad bill to pass
When he has been here as long rs have
been. and will press the Pacific railroad bill
so long and so frequently as have done, he
will find that speeches are not wanted on the
subject Every man. woman and child in
California is in favor of this project. 1t hos
been so announced here for six or eight
years. That fact is well known, l was not
here when the arrangement was made to
take up the Kansas question to-day, or
certainly should have interposed; but 1t is
well known to the Senate, that when Mr.
Douglas proposed to take up the Minnesota
bill, and put aside this special order, then
notified him and the Senate that l would
fight him on that question; and it has been
known all the time would insist on the reg.
ular order Of business Ii was not necessa.
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