The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-01-28


NoTE-This estimate is necessary to Dur.
chase in advance for twenty months subsist.
ence for the troops comprising the army for
Utah, that quantity being required to go for
ward with the troops. 1t is not an additional
estimate, as the stores are to supply that Dor
ton of the army during the fiscal year ending
June Both, 1859, aud for part of the fiscal wear
ending June both, 1860.
GEORGE GIBSON, O. G. S.
The Pacific Railroad. On motioo Of MI
Z. Jones, OF Pennsylvania, the House went into
Committee Of the Whole, (Mr. Bocock, of Vir.
gina, IN the chair,l and resumed the consider
alton OF the resolutions referring the Presidents
annual message TO committees.
The question being on the amendment of
Mr.. Phelps, OF Missouri, to the twelfth resolu-
hon, referring so much as relates TO the Pacific
railroad to select committee Of thirteen mem
bers-
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, moved to amend
the amendment by addins-
And that the committee be required 70
OBSTINATE and report the best practicable route
Tor the construction OF said road"
Mr. Biilinghurst Of Wisconsin, opposed the
amendment, on the ground that the best route
had already been discovered, being the "norlb
ern route" from the head of Lake Superior to
Puget Sound
Mr.. Maynard's amendment was adoptsd.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, called attention to
the proceedings of the 10Th December. wbfn
his Democratic colleagues ard other gentlemen.
now 70 eager for special committee, voted 10
lay similar proposition on the table
Mr.. Bennett, of New York, moved 10 amend
by referring the subject TO select COMMITTEES
representing the various sections Of the Union.
Mr.. b. said he did not believe the soutbarn
route was practicable. The commercial inter.
est OF New York ard New England involved
was much greater than that Of other sections.
Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia, wanted the matter
referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
de was opposed 10 any railroads at all. Pres
idential or otherwise, or any other scbar,a
involving the Government in internal imnNova-
ments upon magnificent scale. There was
no warrant for it in the Constitution. If il was
to be military road only, why was it constitp.
honal to build it through the Territories and
not through the States
Mr.. BENEFITS amendment was lost.
Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, said he voted AGAINST
the proposition for select committee nm tba
18th nit, because he distrusted the gentleman
from New York, who introduced the resolution
by parliamentary usage, would have been
chairman Of the committee.
mr. w asheurne, OF Illinois, said the votes IN
carry tnls measure must come mainly from The
Republican aide, but he was sincerely in favor
OF the road, let the credit of it go to whatever
party.
Mr.. MillSon, of Virginia, offered Ell amepd.
ment instructing the committee 70 renort IN
what part of the Constitution authority has
been granted for the construction of such a
road oy the Federal Government.
The amendment was lost.
mr. Seward, of Georgia, thought the matter
fhn
Unhnlshed Business. 1t had been before Con.
gress for years, and, owing to the differences
among its friends, needed revision. Besides.
he believed it would be among the unfinished
business at the close Of the session.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, moved to amend bv
substituting for route the word routes
Lost-70 to Il.
Mr.. Letter, of Ohio, said if the consnro,;ou
- r-'Tr ~"fiai5 inc Tast quErtrr u -vuuvuTY
was 10 prevail, there was an end Of the Pacific
railroad; but the President had abandoned
tnat construction. de claimed to be Dem.
occst, though not Of the strips of the Democrats
on the other side CT the House. and WAS IN
favor OF strict construction Of the Consultation.
de believed the authority for this mighty pro-
Ject was clearly implied.
Mr. Davis, Of Maryland, referred to vr.r;ous
preoedents for the constitutional au;hor;tv N
carry on work OF this kind, since the beo;n-
ing OF the national road by President Jefferson.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Maine moved to amend
oy simply referring the subject TO 81 lect com
mittee OF fifteen, with power to report by bin
or othe.Sise. His object was to bring back
the resolution as nearly as possible TO the origi-
nal proposition OF the gentleman from Mis-
souri, Mr.. Phelps. The limiting of the COM
mittee to reporting single route might defeat
tne measure altogether, and that such was the
10 l.
their votes. He wanted the committee to have
power to report rs many routes as thew saw ft
and from their reports the House could doubt
less decide upon the best one.
Mi. Washburnes amendment was adcoted-
ayes "a, noes not counted.
lhe resolution "a amended was then acraad
TO. The Committee then ros. and renorted he
resolutions to the Houte,
"A DIVISION being oellsd for, vote was taken
on the hrst eleven resolutions, and they wer.
adontea. "e'o
ne yeas and nays were taken on the 18th
resolution, relating TO q Pacific railroad, and it
was adopted By the following vote:
leas-Messrs. Abbott, Adrain. Anderson, An
crews, Avery, Barksdaie, Billinghurst, Bingham.
Bishop, Blair, Bliss, Bowie, Brayton, Brsan,
Buffinton, Burlinsame, Burns, Burroughs. Csmn'
bell, Case, Chaifae, Ezra Clark, John b Clark.
ClaRson, Clay, Clark B. Cochrane, John Coch,
rane, Cockerill. COlfax, Comins, Corning, Co.
vode, Cox, Cragin, James Craig, Curtis, ID an.
rel, Davis OF Mary land. Davis of Indian. Da.
vis OF Massachusetts Davis of Iowa. Davas
Dean, Dewart, Dick, Dodd, DorSs ElEn,,
English, Farnsworth, Foster, Glddings. Gilman
Granger, Greenwood, Gregg, Groesbeck. Law
renee W. Hall, Robs& b. Hall, Harlan. Tbom.
as l.. Harris, Hatch, Horton, Howard, Huyler.
Kellogg, Kelsey, kilgore, Knapp, Landy, Leach
l'eidy, Loveloy, Maclay, Humphrey Marshall
Samuel 5. Marshall, Maynard, Miller, Moteo,n'
cry, Morgan, Morrill,, Edward Joy Morris, Free
man d. Morse, Oliver A. Morse, Mott, Murray.
Mlolack, Nichols, DIN, Palmer, Parker Pen.
aleton, Petit, Phelps, Phillips, Pike. Potter.
Pottle, Parviance, Ready, Reagan, Ricaud'
Robbins, Roberts, Royce, Russell Sandidoe'
Scott, Soaring, Seward, Aaron Shaw, John
sherman, ludson W. Sherman, Robert Smith.
spinner, stanton, William Stewart, Tappan.
george Taylor, Miles Taylor, Thaysr. Thomp,
son, Tompkins, Underwood, Wade, Wsldron,
Walton, Ward, Warren, G. C. Washburne'
Elihu b. Washburne, Israel Washburn, Wat.
ssI,s, Wilson, Wood, Woodson, and Worten>
dyke=lS7.
Nays = Messrs. Bennett, Bocock, B,vce.
branch, Burnett, Caskie, Chapman, Horace f.
CLARK, Chngmau, Cobb, Burto-. Craige. Crav.
ford, Curry. Davidson, Do~del, Ednundsop.
Faulkner, Florence, FOLEY, Garne,t, Gsrtren'
Hawkins, Hickman, Hill, Hoard, Hopkins.
houston, jackson, jenkins, George w. Jones,
} CLANCY Jones, Owen Jones, Keitt, Kelly
jacob Kunkel, Letter, Letcher, McQaeeu, Ma.
son, Miles, Millson. Moore, Peyton. Powell.
Quitnan, Reilly, Rufiin, Scales, Henry NJ
Shaw, Shorter, Singleton, William Smith. Stall.
worth, Stevenson. James A. Stewart, Tripp..
Nalbridge, Whiteley, Winslow, and John v
Nright-60.
The resolutions were finally adopted in the