New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-15
xxxyth CONGRESS-. First Session.
SENATE. .WHsulscros April Il. 1853.

SENATE. .WHsHIsGToS, April H. 1853.
The VICE-PRESIDENT presented q memorial
from the Legislature of Utah. setting forth their grs7
spces. II ia semi-defsnt in style. Laid on the tsbS
Mr.. GWIN presented resolutions from the Lsgisia-
ture Of California asking for the admission OF haosss
under the Lecompton Constitution.
Mr.. IR0DERlCK took the occasion 10 say tnst
The resolutions did not represent the sentiments OF th'
people ot California.
IRE resolutions referred.
Mr.. GWIN'S Cell Pacific Railroad bill "as td'n
M. GREEN tMo.) moved as an ameudment to tho
first section to strike out the words fixing tue east
EN- terminus at " q point on the Missouri hiVst, o
" tween the mouths OF the Big Sioux and kansas
Rivers" and to inter the words, at the mouth OF
the Kansas River, as that point would De equs./
advisable for the North and South.
Mr. DOUGLAS lll.I was whliDg 10 leave u Dtns
contractors 20 select their route between the mouth oil
the Platte and Sioux Hence, ne said, II was oe,ter
to leave the bill as it stancs.
MrJONESS Iowa opinion was thai the mouth d
the Big Sioux was the place, 4 any poiot was TO oe
named as it was on the same parallel With Cleveland,
Buffalo and Boston He dd not believe, however, 10
egislating for localities. He would leave tae matter
Mr.. BROWN Miss said that this Pacific Railroad
roiect would be more fruitful source psr,y dir
oTd than the United States Bank. He was IL favor
the construction If one two or three railroads %
he Pacific, and would aid the actually existing
sDies by gratis Of public lands and mai contracts.
ut not cal companies into existence by specis egs-
alton.
Mr. IvERSON (Ca.) made heightened remarks on
the general question, preliminary to Offering amend
mepts. Congress, he said might constituiioosly sd
the road by grants Of public lands and m,i contrscts
but had no power to build it. Although hs was 10
of the general principles of the bill be eouid NOT
give his support, because locates the road where
il will be controlled by network Of Northern lines,
and empty its fruits into the lap Of the North. The
Southern sd parallel route was shorter, while
the muncent grants Of the State Of Texas would in-
its completion by private enterprise 70 the Rio
Grspde and from thence il but go miles TO tue
Pacific. The 35th parallel route, perbap,, wes the
cheapest shortest. and the bestc-but either vs.
practicable and preferable to any Northern route lie
VAS in favor, therefore, Of two routes Let the North
take and the South the sther and Zach have NAL
contracts for their respective loc ses and divide ths
advantages offered by Mr.. Gwin's bill-s,y twelve
and half millions EACH as the road progr'sses lilo
owed amendments to that effect.
Mr.. SEWARD my. said that the time had long sibce
gore by for discussing the necessty or feasaoly Oh
railroad 10 the Pacific with the exception OF vety
sma portion Of Congress- who believe it Impossible.
Tie majority Of the people know that three, tout o
five routes offer requisite facilities for the EXTENSION .,
the great object. But when they have eetted toss
they have cny reached the most difficult stsge OF sa'
questicn and find il the hardest thing IN the were -
o6tan the assent q Congress ss to the rorte .a'
sta. be taken and bow il shall bs paid for norsn-
srpers ssk, and reasonably 20. tast they Ay asv't