New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-28
Thirty-afth congres.-sseond Session

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Thirty-afth Congrsss-sscond Session.
/ WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-Senate-The Chair pre
sented . message from the President transmitting
list Of the claims of citizens Of the United State
M. Ea1jamin offered substitute for Mr.. Mason,
bill authorizing the President TO use force in certain
cases, which WAS received informally and ordered Il
be printed.
7. P. Schafner and j. ]. Speed praying the passage
Of the bill to facilitate telegaphic intercourse with
the Pacific coast, and pledgng themselves if the bill
passed to have the line open for the transmission oil
messages at the next session Of Congress.
| The invalid pension bill was then passed.
TIE Pacific Railroad bill was taken up, and Nj
Pugh withdrew his amendment
Nr. Davis moved the substitute reported by him as
expressing the views Of a minority Of the Select
Committee. He explained it's prominent features
and advocated it at some length. It gives 10000
600 In the aggregate and ten sections Of land pei
mile leaving parties who contract to locate the route
for themselves. He also went into great statistical
detail to show that the route along the 32d parable
Of latitude was the most practicable and least costly
Mr. Green, Of No.. replied to MI. Davis stating that
he hoped and believed Pacific Railroad bill would
pass the Senate at this session. but he objected to the
extong one route At the expense Of the Others. He
thought all the routes proposed should be allowed to
Mr.. Doolitte said he desired to amend the substi-
tute BY advertising for proposals for three routes
Northern Southern, and Central leaving Congress to
select the best. -
Mr.. Iyerson argued to show that the central route
WAS impracticabe, owing to deep SHOWS and the &C.
we're cold, and advocated an extreme Northern and
"a extreme Southern road. BE quoted from Lieut..
Maury to show that his objections to the central
route we're well founded.
Mr.: Brown, Of Miss, argued against the constitu-
tonaty Of the bill on the ground that its necessity
ior military purposes must be absolute to justify Gov
eminent aid. He said the road had been urged upon
commercial rather than upon military grounds. He
also combatted the views Of Mr.. Pugh, who thought
y constitutional for Congress to appropriate money
for building it through Territory aud not through
State, and contended that Congress had equal power
TO build in State or Territory.
Admitting that there was some necessity for this
road as military measure it did not Justify this vast
appropriation. He held that there was some limit to
these powers expressly granted in the Constitution
For example, u was Constitutional for Congress to
build vessels Of war, but he would consider it viola
ton OF the spirit Of the Constitution for Congress to
authorize the building OF thousand ships.
NJ; Mason moved to adjourn ; which motion pre-.
vailed by yeas ~, nays Fl.
mittee to investigate the charges of corruption
against officers Of the navy to be composed as FOL.
lows: Mason, Sherman, Bocock, Richie, Groesbeck
and Ready. IN - :,
The Speaker said the first business in order was on
the motion to refer to the Committee of the Whole
the bill amending the act granting the right Of pre-
emption to settlers on the public lands.n
Mr. Walbridge remarked that he had examined the
Dil since ne made the motion and had found many
good features in it. and therefore withdrew bis mo-
ton 70 refer, and proposed an amendment to strike
out the 9Th section, which repealed the special acts
heretofore passed.
Mr.. Cobb said he had no objection to the amend.
ment. -
MT. Reagan, Of Texas, moved so to amend as to
conhne the benefits Of emption to those who oc.
cupy ana cultivate the soil, and deprive those en-
gagged in other pursuits OF them.
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee said the bill was intended
TO amend the presumption laws, to which he had no
objection SO far as the benefits were confined to the
cultivation Of the soil, but he did object to the
'econd and all subsequent sections, because they
we're not calculated to promote the benefits of this
'lass but extended the pre- emption laws to the re-
served sections on the lines of the railroads After
further discussion Mr.. Jones moved to refer the
Dill ana amendments to the Committee Of the Whole
on the State Of the Union, which motion did not
prevail. - -
The question recurring on the amendment Of Mr.,
Walbridge TO strike ont the sixth section,
MI Hughes moved to lay the bill on the table.
Lost by yeas So, nays 1913.
The amendments Of Messrs Walbrdge and Reagan
were then agreed to-
The question recurring upon the amendment of
Mr.. Grow, that from and after the passage Of this
act public land shall be exposed to sale nv nro
clamation OF the President unless the same shall
have been surveyed and surveys filed for at least ten
years previously, it was carried by yeas 81 nays 49,
mr.. curry moved TO lay the bill on the table, which
vas lost by yeas So, nays 95.
The question then recurring on the engrossment
md third reading Of the bill it was decided in the
negative by yeas 81 nays 95. So the bill was re.
ected. -
Mr.. Marshall, Of Kentucky. moved reconsidera.
ion, pending which Mr.. Winslow moved call Of the
louise, which was agreed to.
Subsequently further proceedings were dispensed
With, and the House took recess till p w. having
rst gone into Committee of the Whole on the Pres
lent's message
Erening Session.-Mr Purvance made speech
dyocating an increase Of the tariff and specific |
luties.
MI. Thompson made speech for the Union. All |
,ood and true men would, be said 20 with the Re-
,ublicans to the future elections He also advocated
he protection in home industry. !.
Mr.. Phelps, Of Missouri, advocated the amend. |
aent Of the presumption laws to prevent fraud
Other speeches were made, after which the com. |
nttee rose and the House adjourned.
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