The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

xxxvth Congress Second Session.
WAsH1NeroN, Dec. 20.
HeEszfE.@The <sensA, meeatsoon.
Hsading of Che jourIia occupied up
wards Of half an hour 81
Various nlemoIials were presented,
mlostl asking for pensions. u e
On the JOINT resolution TO adjourn
from the 23d of Dec. to the 4th of
January, Mr.. Foote called for the ayes
and NAYS. The resolution was adopted
THE foildwing Senators voted against
Iit:IChahdley Clark, Uihgmah Cola
mey, Dixon, Daxis, Doolittle, Durkee,
| Fessenden, Fitzpatrick, Foote, Foster,
Gwin, Jones, h'1famlin, Hammond,
Hunter, Johnsen,o of Tenn, ,Roid, Rice,
Wade,W ard Pm cid are t'aob noii
! Mr.. RICE, of Min, offered "a bill which
| was read twice and. referred to the
Committee on Territories, to organize
the Territory ofiDacotah. gisia c fi'im'
! oAIr Cfittendenmoyed oItake up the
French spoliation bill, for, the purpose
of assigning some day for its considera-
ton, and gave notice that he would
call it up on the 9Th January % o. III
| The Pacific Railroad bill came up as
the order of the. day. The following
is the substance of the bill which was
introduced by Senator Rice on the I4th
| instant, read twice, and referred to
the: COMMITTEE on Public Lands. Tt is
entitled A, bill to aid in the construe-
ton of certain Railroads to the Pacific;
to encourage settlement on. their lines,
and for other, purposes =:
Sec. 1! Authorizes the President to
/ cause public landslto the extent Of 40
/ mileson eachiside of the routes hereaf-
ter mentioned, to be surveyed and the
Indian title extinguished ; and that on
payment Of ten cents per acre by pre-
sent settlers, the presumption laws to
be extended thereto. l.osa,' ''ife soiteic
Sec. g. Provides that every alternate
section for ten sections in width on
each side of said, roads, and branches
be granted to the States and Territory
upon the line of the proposed roads,
viz: From Lake Superior to Puget's
Sound, with arbranchI to the navigable
waters. of the Columbia from the
western borders of Missouri to San
Francisco; also. from the western Dor
der of the State of Texas to San Pedro,
or San Diego, to the bay of San Fran
cisco. ....... .f..
Sec. 8. The said lands so granted to
the States and Territories shall be sub
ject to the future disposal of the Legis-
latures thereof, for the purpose above
expressed and for no other. rsi 10
Sec. 4. Defines the condition of sale
of the said lands, that 200 sections
may be held along every 20 continuous
miles of the roads, as completed, but if
such roads OF branches. be not compile
ted within, 90 years, all unsold lands
, shall revert to the United States.
Sec. 5. Requires that the U. S. mails
shall be transported over the said roads
at prices fixed by Congress. The Pre-
sident being authorized to name the
price temporarily until fixed by law.
Sec. 6. Government shall have the
priority of right for all purposes of
transportation. 9dt ~ >1Al3 ,T
Sec. Z. Sets aside the 10th and seth
sections for school purposes.
Sec. 8. The Presidsnt shall determine
the ternlini with the consent of the
States and Territories in which situated.
Mr.. Folks amendment to strike out
from the Missouri river, between the
mouths of the Big Sioux and Kansas
rivers, between the 49th parallel on the
boundary of Minnesota and the south
ern boundary of the U. S., was lost by
ayes II, nays-29. s,.d s.. lesss.
Mr., Foster discussed the merits OF
the road chiefly in regard to the ques-
ton Of tariff on the materials, and
moved as an amendment that the road
be built exclusively of American iron.
This elected considerable discussion.
Mr.. Gwin considered that the bill at
present provided for all legitimate pro-
lection to American iron interests. y
- Mr.. Simmons was strongly in favor
of the use of the best materials as a
matter of economy, even should it cost
double, but there was no doubt the re-
quirement of 100000 tons, if offered
by contract, would bring out offers at
the lowest price it would be profitable
to manufacture, and he did not want it
at less.
Mr.. Clingman, after asking the Scna-
tor from. New Yorkswhether there had
not been breaking of American iron
on the Erie Railroad, Mr.. Seward re-
piled he had not heard so, and thought
not, went on to discuss the relative
cost of the production of iron in Eng
land and America, and providing that
from the lower rate OF, wages, English
produce is cheaper, inasmuch as nine
tenths of the manufacture of iron con
sists in-labor. no aa1 's@ 72Es saia
Mr.. Bigler also spoke in favor of the
use of American iron, and instanced
the. case of the Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio roads, saying one was built
with American and the other with
English iron. ~ t''''' 800 z1sia' D-iA
Mr.. Iyerson opposed the amendment
as likely to produce combination OF
iron mongers. to a, rise of iron. lie
agreed with Mr.. Clingman to admit
iron duty free. TO- as*is sag ni ~
lhgMr. Fosters amendment was then
carried by ayes "a, nays o.. goe.sie;I
MIR. Rice then spoke at length on his
Pacific Railroad bill, introduced on
Thursday last. t's '1'.
Mr.. Rice introduced "a bill to organ