The Placer herald., 1859-02-26
Arrival Of the Overland Maj,


By telegraphic dispatches to the S.o,.
mento Unio" from San Jose, we learn ,h.,
the Overland Mail arrived there on Thu.
day, bringing dates from St. Louis TO II.
3lst Of January.
The Pacific Railroad Bill came up in ~.
Senate for final action on the 9th Of J."" ,u'
ary. After several amendments, Mr. Doo;.
tie Of Wisconsin, moved that the Secr.t,,s
of the Interior, on the passage of thi. A.!
be authorized to take proposals for IN,
Northern and Southern Routes, leavino n.
Central route as now, and report to Conore..
at the commencement of the next session
the advertisement TO be published for eioh,
months in two papers in the District ~
Columbia.
This was adopted and added as . 6n.,
section to the BILL thereupon Mr.. Simmer.
moved to strike out all between the enactin.
clause and the said final section; which Va.
carried, thus killing the bill; yeas 3s; nav, %
The vote stood as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bates, Bell, BENJAMIN, Br;vh,
Cameron, Chesnut, Clark, Clay, Clinemsn. FL;
tenden, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee. Fe,..n
den, Foote, Green, Hall, Hamlin, lHammonS
Houston, Hunter, Iverson, johnson Of Tennessee
Kennedy. King, Mason, Pierce, Reid, Rice. g.,
bastian, Shields, Simmons, Slidell, Stuart, Thon.
Noes-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Bigler, Brown
Broderick, Chandler, Douglas, Fitch, Fitzpatrick
Foster, Gwin, Harlan, Jones, Polk, Pugh, Sew
ard Trumbull, Wade, Wilson, Yulee-2O. '"'
The result caused Gwin, of California. 10
remark bitterly: "Li:tle as this gives, it is all
| ever expect to get from the Congress of
the United States"
Mr.. Gwin moved to reconsider the bill,
but the Senate refused
The bill as above amended, and made use.
less for good, was put upon its passage and
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Bell, Biger, Bright. Broderict
Cameron, Chandler. Clarke, Crittenden. Dixon
Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot Fo,
ter, Gwin. Hamlin, Harlan, Houston, Jones' Ken.
nedy, Polk, Price, Sebastian, Seward, Shield,
Simmons, Stuart. Trumbull, Wade, Wilson-3l
Noes-Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin, Brown, Chez.
nut, Clay, Clingman, Fitzpatrick, Green, Hunter
Reid, Slidel, Thompson, Toombs, and Yulee-2O
Fitch, Hammond, Collamer, Johnson
Mallory and Wright paired off
Mr.. Bell then moved that the name of the
bill be altered to read: "a bill to authorize
and invite proposals for the construction of
Railroad from the Valley of the Missis,ip.
pi to the Pacific ocean on the three separate
routes" Agreed to.
Mr. Gwin moved, that as the Senate had
succeeded in consummating the greatest
farce ever accomplished by any Legislative
body, it DO now adjourn.
lie apolog'zcd to the Senate on the fol-
lowing day for the asperity Of the remark
lie gave notice of reconsideration of the
vote on the bill. lie hoped to revive tn.
subject, and make such notifications as
would meet the views of all the friends of
the measure. The vote of reconsideration
was postponed until the following MONDAY.
In the House, Territorial bills for Arizona
Dacotah and jefferson was introduced.
Nothing is likely to he done with thu
Tariff question this session.
An effort is being made by the Post Office
Committee of the House to abolish tho
Overland California mails.
1t is stated in dispatch from Washing
ton, under date of January 3Oth, that the
Special Agent of the Treasury Department
for California reports gross mismanagemclt
in the Custom House, Mint and other de-
partments.