Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-04-24
Congressional Metus.
CONGRESSIONAL pRoCEEDfNcs.

MIR. Clingman, OF North Carolina, Ia n
spending to former remark of Mr.. Leite
OF Ohio, explained that be left tho VIII
party because it became abolitiorised, an
since then bad found Captain Rynders to b
an honorable man, who had been badly slat
dered.
Mr. Giddings, of Ohio, said he recollccte
the time when Mr.. Clingman and himse
stood side by side, and added that his leavin
the party was for the party's good.
Mr. Clipgman replied that the gentleman
party had been beaten ever since he (Mr. &.
had left it.. Their vote on the Crittendel
iubstitute was good proof of their penl
ence.
The colloquy between these gentlemen
reated much merriment. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April IT.
SEyArE.-Tho Pacific railroad bill wa'
ken up. :,
Mr.. benjamin, of Louisiana, considered il
,yious that Congress cannot agree or any
ute: with diminished treasury loans and
osnectiye expenses, he could not believe
at Senators Imagine they can pass the bill
would therefore move as test vote, that
rnrtbur consideration of the bill be post.
led until December next.
Nr. Gwin said that be would consider such
ote as an indication that .he Admlnlstra'
does not intend to give any aid to con-
the Atlantic with the Pacific, and us o
alton Of oil the pledges ~ 1896:
fr. johnson, Of Arkansas, said that the
it Of sectonalism was SO strong that there
hope Of route offering justice to the
lh he would therefore vote for Ills mo-
to postpone.
r. Houston, Of Texas moved that the
srn terminus be in Arkansas, opposite
lphis. He spoke in favor Of the I'll Paso
:. Broderick, of California, reminded the
inietration opponents Of the bill that the
Of California was given to Mr.. Buchanan
faith of o Pacific railroad. AS to the
me southern route, We might as well
railroad to the moon, inasmuch as it
cost equal to carry it from the south
ifornia to San Francisco.
Iversou, of Georgia, was in favor Of
Instruction of the railroad, and believed
constitutional to make sdch contract.
lve,nmeut now pays million and three
d thousand dollars annually for carry
mails from the Atlantic to the Pacif-
rus, before thirty yesrs it will have
ed at the present rates, City millions
five millions, which is the most eco.
tie Senate and the country can
verson thec explained his plan, which
voted down. 1t was n compromise
Big Sioux being on q parallel with
D., the middle OF the line being within
b of St. Louis, and the southern line
the Rio Grande, somewhere at
vi ;oLt 80 9th ba
nes; thus giving connection with
abroad systems Of the country. But
lmerical strength of the north offered
iht chance Of justice 10 the southern
To would vote for tho post ponemeut
until December.
reen, of Missouri did not like to
ssue raised on this question OF north
,, for the reason that if the road be
II, it will be for the interest Of all.
we'd iu justice though the heavens
can have but one road, hence the
ute offers, most nearly, equal justice
til and the south. The course OF
line is comparatively unimportsnt
iblic interests, but the location OF
i is important Ihis bill locates
terminus at San Francisco, but
)ating margin for the eastern ter
be reason that no eastern terminus
because by naming any particular
e would lose votes, and hazard
the till. While he wished to CO.
tho great work Of connection with
be could not do it with this sup.
hich was virtually fraud. If we
San Francisco as the western ter
lould also designate the eastern,
either.
GU, Of NJ 3ssachusetts, said that
Mt Of the State of Massachusetts
unanimity in favor Of the Pacific
nd lie would say she had nothing
onal feeling that had been repre-
people of Massachusetts, are O
and manufacturing people, aud in
best route, north or south for,
gay, it will most benefit them.
vote to postpone the bill for
that we have nothing yet to act
lgly upon. There is diversity
the country. The work is q
undertaking, every dollar spent
30 sunk, and i. will not pay for
t such road will bind the coun.
hence we can afford to sink the
Railroads ate necessities but
expended therein does not re-
Zine hundred millions have been
'airoads, and to-day they are
rec hundred and fifty millions,
@ increased the wealth of the
eds OF millions. The treasury
no condition to undertake this
great national work. We are
Sith expenditures greater than
of our history. Our duty is
husband the resources Of the
are hardly out of great
,mmerce and manufactures are
there is no capital TO invest.
,elieve either the northern or
alst would be induced to in
,e organization of company
he hands of bankrupt hacks,
al and political-irresponsible
character, who will damn the
Wien the government and
out Of debt. we mSy then md
italists to undertake the work,
magnitude Of the enterprise.
had witnessed with deep
atoms Of defeat of the Pa
bis session. Ali the Presi-
tes were pledged to it. 1t
only question in the last cam
here was universal unanimity.
rat measure SO long before
>uld be made the subject of
ut. If the bill is not the
mode, let it be modified, let
reat object ui connectipg the
with the Pacific. The COM
dy given the bill the most
tion, and it is the best bill
% subject, The bill is fair