The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-21

| one upon amendment proposed by Mr. VIII
son, to limit the route of the railroad between
the Saith and AID parallels of latitude, and one
upon proposition by Mr.. Harlan, to amend Mr..
wilson's amendment, so as to limit the route be-
tween the 37th and AID parallels.
The vote upon Mr.. Harlans proposition was
! taken first, and resulted as follows the Republic
/ can Senators being indicated by italics:
YEAS - Messrs. Allen, Broderick,' Cameron,
Chandler, Clark ColLdmer, Doolittie, Dsrhes, Fss-
sender, Foster, Hale, Hamln, Harlan, Jones, King,
PGgh, Simmons, TrunbuH, and Wade-l9.
NAYs-Messrs. Bates, Bsyard, Bell, Benjamin,
Bgler, Bright, Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Clingman,
Crittenden, Douglas, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green,
Gwin, Hammond, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson OF
Arkansas, Johnson of Tennessee, Mallory, Mason,
Polk, Reid, Sebastian, Sewdrd, Slidell, Stuart,
Thompson of Kentucky, Toombs, Ward, ,WHson,
Wright, aud Yulee-35.
The vote upon Mr.. Wilson's amendment re-
suited as follows:
YEAs- Messrs. Bates, Broderick, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark, Di1on, DoolittLe, Durkse Fessen-
den, Foster, Green, Hale, Han,lin, Hartdn john
son of Tennessee, King, Polk, Pugh, Sebastian,
Simmons, TrumbuA, Wade, and WilsoH-23.
NAYs-Messrs Bell, Benjamin, Bigler, Bright,
Brown, Chestnut, Clay, CliDgman, Crittenden,
Douglas, Fitch Fitzpatrick Foot, Gwin, Ham
mond, Houston, Hunter, Iyerson, Johnson OF Ar
kansas Kennedy, Mallory, Pearce, Reid, Rice,
tSe,card Slidell, Stuart, Thompson of Kentucky,
| Toonbs, Ward, and Wright-3l.
1t will thus be seen, that the Republican Sen
ators, with tgo exceptions, voted to keep the
railroad north of the 37th parallel and that fail
! ing in that, they voted afterwards, with one eX-
ception to keep it north of the 34th parallel, but
that both amendments were voted down by the
! Democratic majority.
| TO vote down these amendments was a most
unmistakable declaration that railroad to San
Francisco not intended, since nobody could
suppose that railroad carried below the 34th
parallel, could be SO carried with any purpose of
being brought up again to the 3sth parallel. To
leave to contractors the discretion to go below
the Saith parallel, aud as far below as they saw
! fit, conld only he done from purpose to seek
some terminus upon the Pacific far to the south
OF San Francisco.
Four days afterwards, on the lSth OF January
TO put end 10 all doubt that the Democratic
managers did not inteud a railroad terminating
at San Francisco, vote was taken upon prop
osition of Mr.. Ward, one of the Senators from
Texas TO amend the bill so as to substitute some
eligible point" as the Pacific terminus, instead
of San Francisco.
The following was the vote upon that PROPOSE
ton
YEAs-Messrs Bates, Bayard Bell, Benjamin,
Brown Chestnut, Clay, Clingmsn, Davis, Fitz-
patrick, Hammond Houston, Hunter, Iverson,
Johnson of Arkansas, Johnson of Tennessee,
Mallory, Polk, Reid, Sebastian, Slidell, Thorn
son of New Jersey, Toombs, and Ward-24.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Bigler, Bright, Broderick,
ChaHder C2ork, CoHon9, Crittenden, Dicoa,
D0oLnle, Durhee, Fsssendea, Fitch, Foot, Foster,
Green, Gwin, Hale, Harian, King, Pugh, Rice,
Se1Odrd, Shields Simmons, Stuart, TramLuH,
Wade, Wilson, and Wright-3O.
OF the TWENTY-FIVE slaves State Senators voting
upon this proposition, twenty-three voted gin the
affirmative, the exceptions being Mr.. Crittenden
of Kentucky and Mr.. Green of Missouri.
That the same Senate, which had voted down
a proposition to confine the road to Central
route, should also have voted down proposition
to strike out San Francisco the Pacific termi-
mas, only shows that certain Senators were afraid
TO do directly, what they were willing enough to
DO indirectly. The Senators referred to, could
not be brought up to the point of declaring,
upon the face of the bill, that San Francisco was
not intended as the Pacific terminus, allhough
they were willing to give to the President such
discretion, in making the contract for the road
as would certainly throw it upon a line termina-
ting far TO the south of San Francisco
Revertng now to the proceedings in the Sen
ate on the l4th of January the rejection Of the
amendments of Mr.. Wilson and Mr. Hale limit
ing the road to a Central route was followed 10y
a proposition from Mr. Doolittle that no contract
for the road to be made by The President should
approved by, Congress. This proposition was
carried by the following vote:
GEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bates, Bell, Benjamin,
Frederick, Cameron, Chandler, clark, Crittenden,
DiI0R, DOoittie, Douglas DUrkee feSSenden Eos-
ter, Green, Haie, HdmlR, Hammond, H0rtdn,
Kmg, Mallory, Mason, Pearce Pugh, Summons,
Thompson, of Kentucky, Toombs T0m5uit,
Wade, and HLson-3l.
NAYs-Messrs. Bigler Brown Chestnut ClA,
Cliugman, Davis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Gwin,
Houston, lverson, Johnson OF Arkansas, Johnson
OF Tennessee, Jones, Polk, Reid, Rice, Sebastian
Se,card, Shields, Slidell, Stuart, Ward, and
| Wright-25.
The Republican Senators, with two exceptions,
! voted for the proposition. Messrs. Foot and
/ Seward voted against it, They were both mem
! bers OF the select committee which reported the
bill, and ii is said, and may easily be presumed,
were embarrassed by an agreement made 10 COM
mittee TO support the bill in the form in which
! it was reported.
! To have given the President final power to
| close contract, would have fixed the road upon
| the extreme Southern route. which Mr.. Buchan-
an is known to favor, and in which he is believed
to be pecuniarily, as we'll as politically, interest
ed. He would have fixed the railroad there, as
he had already fixed the wagon mail there
Being made, by the BILL the Judge of what con
| tract was, upon the whole, the best for the Uni
ted States he was TO be the absolute master OF
results.
| So far, we have examined the votes in the
| Senate upon the route OF the road, and upon its
termination upon the Pacific.
There were two important votes upon the
| Eastern terminus of the road.
| On the goth of December, the question was
taken upon an amendment moved by Mr.. Polk
Of Missouri, to strike out the limit between the
mouths of the Sioux and the Kansas and 10
| giye the whole range between the ed and 10Th
parallels Of latitude
The following was the vote:
fEAs-Messrs. Allen, tsates, Clay, Davis, Fitz-
patrick, Houston Hunter, Iverson, Kennedy,
Polk, Reid, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell, Stuart
ToOmbs, and Ward-lT.
NAYs-Messrs. Bigler Bright Broderick Chan
dter Ctdrk, COHdmer, Crittenden, DiroR, DooLttie
DUrkee Fesse,idea, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Gwin Hale
hammond, H0rtdH, Jones, hmg, Mason, Rice
.Serdrd, Emmons, Thompson of Kentucky Trtua-
J0H, Bade, w'leon, and Wright-29.
On the 2Gth OF Jspuary the question was
taken upon another amendnpat moved by Mr.
Polk of Missouri to strike out the limit between
the mouths Of the Sioux and Kansas and TO ei.e
a range on the western boundary of Arkansas
MissO0ri, and Iowa, between the 3lth and 42d
parallels of latitude.
The following the vote
lEAs-Messrs Bates, Bell Brown, Clingnan
Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond, Houston
IversOn, Johnson of Tennessee, Mason, Polk
Reid, Sebastian, Thomson of New Jersey
Toombs, and Wards
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Benjamin, Bigler, Bright
Broderck, Cameron, Chandler, Chestnut, COLA
,Ber, crittenden, DiLOn, Doobnle, Douglas, DIR
kee. ftsesGden, Foot, Foster, Gwin, Hale, Hdmin
Hdrlan, Jones, Kennedy, Hing, Pearce, Pugh
Rice Se,card, Shields, Simmons, Stuart, 4rambSil
and Wdde-33.
On the same day, the following vote was takei
upon a motion of Mr.. Pugh, that the PROPOSE