The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-15
THE WASHINGTON UNION

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Mr. DAVIS addressed The Senate IN favor of the sub
sttute which be proposed at the last session for this BILL
enumerang its main features In the FIRST place he
proposed TO make attempt to locate the road TO fix
It's tcrmini done In the original bill for he be-
leved 1t not In the power OF Congress fix upon
location that should be at all satisfactory 10 the country
at large, Of give any for the construction OF
the road unless 1t to be built out of the treasury Of
the United States He would therefore leave 10 the
contractors to choose their location confident that
they woud fix upon the best and most practicable route
He thought that all the interests involved in the
strucon Of the road should bear their proportion OF the
burden and he proposed TO advance in aid Of the enter
prise, the OF ten millions OF dolarsony onethird
the sum proposed in the original b-which 10 be
repaid 10 the United States of the net proceeds
the road advanced In this he hoped TO avoid
the danger of the road becoming Improbable and falling
into the hands OF government He also urged the Inn
portance of the road for the transportation Of the mails
troops and munitions OF and these expenses had in
several years equalled the whole sum which IL pro
posed to advance
Mr. DooLTTrLE said that if there was to be but one
route he desired to have the best route thrown open for
the competition of capitalists. For that he had
offered the amendment now under consideration.
Mr. BROWN did not the necessity OF imposing any
restrictions at all TO the terminus Why not allow
the road to at any point between New Orleans
aud the Falls of St Anthony He had seen propo-
ston yet for Pacific railroad that would command his
vote but he expected II be lived TO be old the
Oldest member of this body, TO see Pacific railroad
built-no by the government but other roads have
been built by Legitimate enterprise with such aids as
government can give He expected, however, to
see the government take the first step in the matter.
Mr. SHIELDS urged the duty of the government to
open Communication between Tire Atlantic and Pacific
States at the earliest practicable moment.
Mr. DOOLiTILE withdrew his amendment IN order
that the amendment of Mr. Polk might be modified and
1t changed SO to allow the road to be-
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ty-ninth parallel of north latitude and point the
boundary of the State of Texas the thirty -second
parallel
Subsequently, the southern limit was changed to the
mouth OF the Mississippi river and at the request of Mr.
DAVIS it still further extended to the southern boun
Diary of the United States.
Mr. FOOT spoke at some length in advocacy of the
substitute for the original bill which he proposed at the
last session of Congress-
Mr.. GREEN said that if capitalists to build the
road unaided it might be very well to allow them to
choose their location for it but when the govern
ment called to assist it the duty of the gov
eminent to decide where the road should be located and
not to transfer that responsibility to interested capitalists
If the public will could not concentrate itself upon any
oneroue it evident that the public will not yet
prepared for the construction Of the road.
Mr.. DAVIS briefly replied to the objections of Mr.,
GREEN
Mr.. WILSON desired to have an opportunity to ex-
anime the various propositions before the Senate in
the shape OF amendments intended to be offered to this
BILL and with that view he moved that the further con
sideration of the subject be postponed until Monday
next.
Mr. MASON thought the subject was not susceptible
of being made ineligible, and, if the Senate deter
mined to dispose Of it, it advisable to have little
delay as possible. #
Mr.. GVIN hoped there would be no delay in the con-
siderition of the bill
Mr. WIIsos s motion was not agreed to- and the Sen
ate adjourned with the bill as unfinished business
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, gave notice that he
would introduce bill providing for emigrant road aud
mail service from the most eligible point in Minnesota to
Puget Sound.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Mr.. PHELPS, of Missouri, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported the following appropriation
bills which severally read twice and referred to
the Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union
bill making appropriations for the payment of in
valid and other pensions of the United States for the year
ending June GOTH 1860.
bill making appropriations for the support Of the
Military Academy for the year ending June 30h 1860
bill making appropriations for the current and
tingen expenses of the Indian Department and for full
filling treaty stpuatons with various Indian tribes for
the year ending June 30b, 1860.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Mr. KELLOGG of Illinois, offered the following reso.
luton which was agreed to:
Resoea That the secretary the Treasury required
this House Of the productions
of the British colonies imported the United
under the provisions Of the treaty between Great Britain and the
United States, signed June 9Th, 1854 And, also, tho
and kinds the productions Of Tho United States exported the said
British colonies under tho pulatons of said tho
time And also the and kinds Of like productions imported
until the ratification
oeived from duties thereon during that period.
THE IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE wArRous
The House then resumed the consideration Of the re
port of the Committee the Judiciary in the Of
John Watrous district judge of the United States for
the district of Texas
Mr. WARD, of New York, defended the character of
Mussina, who resident of New York, and the right
of petition and called the attention of the House to the
fact that the records upon which the material charges
against Judge WatroB based before the
mtee Of the present Congress, and likewise the parties
who made them, and attempt had been made to i'm
peach them The resolutions of the Texas Legislature
demanded investigation, and all the facts which had
been brought to light called for the trial of Judge Wat
by tho Senate He had read the report of the mi
nority with anxiety but he found that il amounted to
nothing more than broad assertion of the inno-
cence of the accused. He INDUCED the hope that
the House would not hesitate in sending the case
to the Senate The impeachment due to the
dignity and purity of the Judiciary, to the people Of
Texas to the memoriaists whose rights had been tram
pied upon, to the country, and, than all to the
accused that he might vndoae himself before the high
court of impeachment that, if innocent he might be
could escape the stigma that would rest upon him
The best advice his friends could give him would be TO
come before the House and invite trial ss
Mr. CLARK b. COCHRANE, of New York, entirely
dssened from the view that the House occupied the po
son Of grand jury He took it that their position and
authority precisely the the common
House of Parliament they not only occupied the