The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-14

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On motion by Mr. WILSON the senate proceeded TO
the consideration Of the bill facilitate communication
with the army in Utah. MIR w. moved 10 amend the
BIZ by striking all after the enacting clause and in
sertDg substitute which authorizes the Secretary Of
Wan 10 contract fo the extension aud an electric
Telegraph from the frontiers Of Missouri Iowa 10 such
military posts he uay deem necessary for the public
seryicethe said contract 10 provide for the manage
'oeht and working of said telegraph by private enterprise
atte, the necessity or such mmuncaton with
the army in Utah shall have ceased and that said tee
graph shall not cost In the aggregate than the sum
Of $500 900 to Salt Lake City, Ia the Territory of Utah
and not exceeding proportonatc part said sum for
such portions of said telegraph shall be constructed
and the bill also appropfates such sum of money
may be found necessary to carry Into execution the
purposes aforesaid, not To exceed 5000 600. V
Mr. w stated that the project had the appreciation OF
the Secretary OF War, and would be of great utility 20
the government IL thought that the line could Ike
completed in hundred days and it was proposed 70
have the wire put under ground, where IL would e safe
The substitute was more guarded In it's provisions than
the original bill a
Mr.. HAMI.IN suggested that the substitute did not
confnc the contract to any particular company but left
it open to compeonin that respect being preferable
to the original bill.
Mr. INVERSION stated that the Committee on Military
Affairs were equally divided upon the proposition, but
those members who We're opposed 10 IT, of whom hc was
one, willing to allow the proposition before
the Senate in order to test the question its merits lie
believed there would be need of this eleglahic com
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wires could be laid, the trouble there would be all over
When these rcinforccmcnts their way reach the
army there, they will make short work Of il, and the
Mormon will be ended But suppose the wires
laid under ground it win not be possible 10 conceal
all traces Of the work. and it will be easy for Brigham
Young to find who will cut the wires and intercept
communication, II he chooses to stay and fight IT, how
ever, he retreats to the mountains the telegraph will do
good Mr. l. also objected that this a very large
sum of money to pay for work which could be con-
structed In hundred days ess, for but few men
could be employed on it at time; and as the
war over, 1t to go into tho hands of private
company. He regarded it asa scheme of Spectators
to get line Of telegraph made for their purposes at
the expense Of the government.
Mr.. HUNTER hoped the scheme would not be under
taken by the government in the present state of the
ury, at any rate.
Mr. FESSENDEN likewise spoke in opposition to the
bill. He could advantage as likely to result from
such an enterprise.
Mr. WILSON replied at some length to all these obec-
lions.
After some further debate Mr. W. proposed to postpone
the subject for week. In order that the bin might be
perfected rendered more consonant 10 the views Of
ators. ia
Mr. INVERSION. in order to test the sense of the Senate
ON the question moved that its further consideration BIZ
postponed until the first Monday Ia December next
which agreed to--yels 20, nays I7--as follows
YEAS Mssrs Allen nggs bright, cey, Coamcr, C,tendcp
Dixon Dkec Evans Fesslden Fitzpatrick Foster Green
Hale Hammond Hsero Houston Hunter Iversou johnson
Arkansas johnson OF Tennessee, kennedy Mallory Sebastian Sill
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After the consideration Of executive business,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Hon. SAMUEL C,nuTIERs representative from Missouri
having appeared, was qualified, and took his seat u
member OF Congress
80 Is ss.5 THE POLICE sesE ges
On motion of Mr. GooDE, of Virginia. the House went
into Committee of the Whole the state the Union
Nr JOINS OF Tennessee, in the chair and proceeded to
the consideration of the bill TO establish Auxiliary
Guard for the protection Of public and private property
and repeating all acts heretofore passed that subject
it having been made the special order from day day
after the disposal of the deficiency bill
Mr.. GOODE moved that the House take up the Senate
bill together with the amendment thereto and make that
the basis Of their action which motion agreed to-
ayes IA, noes &c.
The biIland amendment then read
Mr.. GOOJE then moved amendment To the amend
ment of the gentlemen from New York. by striking out
all after the cnacting clause and inserting the bill re
ported from the Committee the District of Columbia
modified AS follows
That there lie established auxiliary pro.
lection of public and private for tho
police regulations city Washington at
annual salary or 81 $780, annual
sn, en =, ~ snn aa s ssoo sh ~ NV a a yo'
aud during the night and during The daytime whom specially
ordered do The chief of tho auxiliary shall appoint
cd by The President by and with tho
ieurnau shall appointed
iary o the Interior aud be Dismissed by the chief hs pleas
upon The order Of the said secretary Tho shall be
polluted by the chief Of the guard
Tho chi IL the guard shall invested with Jurisdiction
Of Justice Of tbs and required to hold
which decided Ii4trit
Columbia shall o punishment greater than
nne $40 confinement in bail work house. house
y exceeding twenty 81 S... M ..a
TIE the net into effect
Mr.. GOoDE explained The provisions of the Senate
bill and his amendment at length. Ie was IN favor of
paying good salaries, Ia command the most ell
cent ofcer He pointed out the evils of the present
organization with great cIearncss and force and held
that by the adoption OF this measure life and property
once more would be safe in the District.
Mi. COMINS. Of Massachusetts, trusted there
those who would expose the state Of things which exist
and which would continue to exist until the basis upon
which the whole government rested changed There
little In making police laws when the whole
basis rotten. There little Use in commencing
mobilization mt end OF the government of the Dis
trict without corresponding change the other He
opposed 10 the bill because It democratic
and in conflict with the principles of republican ILL.,
crty, and subverson of the principles Of popular