New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-21
XXXVth CONGRESS-. Second Session.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1859.

SENATE.... NAsHIHGTOS, Jan. ~, 1913.
The House bill for the relief of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad was taken up. Considerable debate et sued
on the question whether to pass it, or refer it to
the Committee Public Lands. 1t was finally laid
over.
The Invalid Penson blu was taken up and passed.
MIR. BENJAMIN La reported substitute for
Mr.. Masons bill, wbica authorized the President 70
ue the pubic forces of the Units States. MIR. Ben
jamin substitute, which was ordered TO be printed, Is
IN substance as follows:
The first section gives power TO the President,
wherever be has to appehend that any OF the
transit routes will be Obstructed closed by swess
vessels or that attack is threatened against the
persops property of cEeDs to use the land and
naval forces 70 prevent the threatened injury, on con-
dltUn that the forces used Withdrawn e. soon az
the object is accomplished. Tie second section gives
power 10 the President in Of actual violence TO
the persons property OF our citizens IN any OF the
Cens American States or in Mexico, to use the land
and naval forces in exacng instant dress the forces
To be withdrawn as sOoI redress is granted. Sec
ton three requires Immediate port 10 Congress Of
what Ike may DO under the provisions Of
tions one and two.
The Pacific Railroad bill AZ amended came mp.
Mr.. DAVIS MISS moved to strike our all after the
enacting clause and adopt substitute his minority
report the ma features of which are an appropna-
ton Of $40, eco 0C0, and ten sections Of land per
mile TO construct the road the said $40 900 900 10 be
efpn6ed in the form Of net proceeds into the Treasury
No temni named and no mons poly 10 be given to
any special Company. The road to run from the
Atlantic to the Pacific States He believed that the
road cOuln be built over q certain route on these
TENS and made heightened speech in support Of his
viewe.
Mr. DAVIS spoke for three hours, strongly advocat-
iDga Southern road, and gave large details Of the
topography Of the route TO show that It ishe shortest
and espest and that the read from Tex-s TO CaOr
nia can be c1mpleied for the sum he had named.
lit may here be mentioned that Mr.. Pugh's amend.
meDt to terminate the road at the eastern boundary OF
California was not lost rs was orroneou'y stated IN
=. Hpf, nyh w
t.npor6r ly WITHDRAWN to enable Mr.. Davis 70 offer
his substitute
Mr. GREEN NO., in reply to Mr. Davis, depre-
Gated the tenor of that Senator's speech, which he
copsd, red tended 10 exit the advantages OF the
Southern at the expense OF the other routes AS to
the Senator's proposal his route would commence no.
where and end at a similar place. There could be D
assurance that road would be bum to connect with
the eastern terminus any more than with the western
Who would vote ten millions for any such doubtful
bpkl He however, did not consider that the road
would now be built. When we arrive at the point
when all parties will copcede portion OF their prelu
dices under the cOe,clye power OF pnbhc sentiment,
40 az 10 unite on one road TO suit all sections them and
not till then, will the Pacific X abroad be built.
Mr. DOOLITTLE Wis spoke 10 favor of taking
three estimates for coDtracts-hrst for road rortn
of the parallel of Al; second for road between 81
ana 49, and third fer rosd south of 30-the Pres-
dent TO send all said estimates to Congress for action
Mr. IVERSON ga stated that he stood to every
word be had uttered IN favor OF two roads on secona
and political grounds and, in addition, had HI. views
fortified by other eviderce. He read letter from a
citizen Of Csnads, who had passed many Winters IN
the interior Of this continent and who pronounced the
Northern and Southern routes favorable but the CEN
trail route impracti ,abe from the drifting SHOWS. lie
also banded to tt. Secretary note, which was real
and ordered to bt printed, together with a lengthy
scientific psper to the same purport by Lieut. Maury
Of the observatory.
Mr BROWN Miss again spoke to the consttu-
tonaty Of the measure.
Mr. MASON (Ns.) here moved TO adjourn.
Dir. GWIN demonstrated and called tor the ieas
and Nays when the motion prevailed ard the Senate
adjourned