Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-18
Fn.uAY. January llll:. 1873.
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;ir. Hale moved that when the Senate adj
Jorirn. it he until Monday next.
Mr.. Hunter hoped that thc motion would 10,
prevail. lie wished to consider the private
calendar TO-DAY, and Tomorrow report; the ap-
preparation hills.
The motion was ruled out Of order.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick introduced hill. which pass
ed to = second %rca@;ing, providing Tor tine c,iah-
li>lulcnt .! u line of steamers in the Gulf N!
Mexico. from New Orleans TO Mobile.
Mr. lIari:nond reported a joint resolution AZ
propriatin- :2,o0S III. for the rclir. OF Com
rnandcr ii. !. lIcart-tcin. United States nary:
whir!i was passed.
\ motion TO print the correspondence be
tween the President of Nicaragua and Commo-
dorc Pduiiin.. in relation to the arrcs; Of Gen.
VIM. Walker. was agreed %.
\ motion t. print Iu.unp copies OF The adj
dresses sn leaving the old Senate chamber,
which was reported adversely 10. wa> taken up
auI The report agreed to.
Mr.. Caineron Lioyc.l to take up an act in re-
lation 10 Il railway alon" Pennsylvania avenue,
in Washington city in The District Of Columbia.
which was r%cI,ortc,! by Mr.. Brown, from the
Committee oil the District Of Columbia. with
ont amendment.
Mr.. Mallory said this wa> Il great monopoly.
II gave to three persons the monopoly Of 4 rail
read through the city far - years. The bill
did not present suck claims to the consideration
oC The Senate a. had been stated.
Mr. clark hoped this rail road bill! would not
ride o;cr the private calendar
Pending this. the special order, the Pa -
Rail Road hill. was called up.
The Senate resumed the consideration 81 the
Pacific Rail Road bill.
The question then Iccurrcd ola the amend
mcnt Of Mr.. Harlan. 10 strike oIt the sod r~rral-
lei of latitude Cor tire route. and insert the 3,th
parallel. II was ncga,ivci-ycas 10. nays 80.
Mr.. Chandler favored the central route
The vote Was then taken on Mr.. Wilson's
amendment. II strike ont in the first section
the words reference being had tn feasibility.
>hortncSS. and economy" and insert the words
reference being had to shortness only" Not
agreed to. Yeas 2@, nays FL.
Mr.. Biglcr then offered several amendments.
which were read at length by the Secretary.
His amendments were substituted for the
original bill. with its numerous pending amend
mentS.
Mr.. Wilson explained an amendment which
he offered, TO divide the bill introduced by Mr..
b. so as to make separate divisions for the road.
THE object Of Mr.. Wilson, amendment is 10
donate the alternate sections Of public lands to
tie contractors on the first section, without any
money: and to vote the money for those poor
sections where it would be needed to carry ii
through. and where the sections Of public lands
would he inadequate 10 aid the construction Of
the road.
Mr.. Riglcr thought that this amendment Grip
plcd the bill. aS il removed the necessary means
10 commence the work. lie hoped the Senator
would mo,lify his amendment.
Mr.. Wilson'S amendment, with i Slight mod
l~iica,ion. vas adopted.
Mr.. Doolittlc offered an amendment in IF
feet that the proposals submitted and adopted
hv the President for building the road be after
wards submitted 10 Congress for their %ratiiica-
ton.
Mr.. Trumbull was decidedly in favor Of this
amendment. lie thought that this country
had experience enough in delcgAting these
powers TO one officer Of the government
Congress Shonid have conc control Of these
contracts.
Mr.. Thompson. Of Ky, said that taking eve
~ thing into consideration, this Pacific Rail
road was the most magnificent huIlbug OF the
ayc. lie did not believe in making the PrcSi-
dent an autocrat tn decide on these contracts.
lie the President was no surveyor. no scog-
rapher. nor did he believe that he knew any
thin- about making a bargain.
Il, was time the bill was killed outright: it
had lived long enough. 1t had been recon-
mcndcd in the Cincinnati platform but what
Of that: That platform was the work Of a lot
Of Youngsters who bad got on a bust and
framed it. Laughter. He still had an affection
for those good old Wing principles, and he
might be like his friend from Texas. (Mr.
l~Iouston) a dead corpse" yet he felt it to be
his duty to oppose the bill. a being As great a
humbIg a. the atlantic Telegraph.
1t was well enough for Senator'S 10 talk Of it,
but If stripped of its Establishments. its useless
ness would be apparent. He hoped the hill
would be defeated. 1t was something Of a say
ing that the Anglo-Saxon rcbellcl against tax
alton. vet Congress was constantly taxing them
all the time. and some of the pcoplc approved
it. They even favored this magnificent scheme
TO build a railroad 5000 miles through a wild
Indian country.
Mr.. Doolittlc's amendment: was adopted. TINS
permitting Congress to ratify the contract.
!: long discussion cnsued on various amend
mcntS. in which MeSsrs. Wilson. Cameron,
Mallory. Simmons. Seward. and others partici-
pated. Without coming to any decisive vote.
at length Mr.. Mason moved to recomnit the