The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-21

forces to prevent thecosng or obstruction Of such transit
or ~ giving adequate protection 10 the citizens Of the
United States provided the force used shall be with
drawn as the object Is accomplished
The second section provides that where any violence
outrage committed 10 the countries above named upon
the person OF property of any American citizen, by any
person or persons claiming 10 be id authority OF by in
sargent predatory force whether such violence upon
the person be open disguised under the form Of mill
tary of compulsory military other service or any
any other whatever and whether the violence
against the property shall be open seizure conscatOn
dismissal under the form of compulsory loan OF
tbutions, on In any whatever the President Is
authorized to the land and naval forces in obtaining
immediate adequate redress for the wrong inflicted.
Section three makes it the duty of the President,
whenever he may exercise any of the powers authorized
by the act TO report to Congress forthwith if in session.
and If not at the next ensuing session.
INVALID PENSION BILL.
On motion by Mr.. HUNTER, the Senate proceeded 10
the consideration of the House bill making appropria
tons for the payment of invalid and other pensions Of
the United States for the year ending the 9Oth day Of
June, 1860. Several amendments were agreed TO- and
the bill aboshes after July 1859 the present agencies
for the payment of pensions the duties to be discharged
by officers named under the act of 1916 said officers not
to be allowed any additional compensation for the duties
thus imposed upon them In all applications for pen
sions the affidavit of two surgeons is required whose
credbity such must be certified by the magistrate
before whom the affidavit is made stating the contnu-
anoe of the disability for which the pension was originally
granted describing it, and the of such disability at
the time of making the affidavit AS thus amended the
bill was read third time and passed.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Blit
On motion by Mr.. GWIN, the Senate resumed the
sideration Of the Pacific railroad bthe question being
the motion Of Mr. PuGH amend the bill by striking
out San Francisco In and inserting 'the eastern boun
Diary of = that the road would only the eastern
boundary of the State of California.
Mr.. PUGH withdrew his amendment in order that the
question might first be taken the substitute reported
bV nAyi ng he pf n mir Df
select committee
Mr.. DAVIS explained the prominent features of this
amendment. 1t proposes TO appropriate ten millions of
dollars and grants sections of land per mile to
aid in the construction of the road the territory
lying between the States of the Atlantic and the Pacific
leaving the parties who contract for its construction to
locate the general route of the road and furnish de-
tailed survey and map thereof TO the President who shall
the public lands TO the extent of forty miles
each side of said road to be surveyed and the Indian
title thereto to be extinguished practicable
and the provisions of the act of September 1871, grant
ing pre- empon rights and the acts amcndatory thereof
shall be extended to the nds thus surveyed excepting
those appropriated for the of the said road Mr. d.
likewise spoke considerable length in reference TO the
physical difficulties the various routes, the climate
depth of SHOWS in winter, &c. quoting from several
ports of army officers and other explorers who have
amined that region of country.
Mr.. GREEN replied to some of the remarks of Mr..
DAVIS, He of opinion that Pacific railroad bill
would pass this session but lie objected having
preudced and another extoled He hoped all the
different routes would have fair chance, and would be
allowed to stand equal terms
Mr.. DOOLTT'IIE desired 10 amend the substitute
der consideration by advertising for proposals three
routes instead of one that Congress may determine
which is the best route.
Mr.. INVERSION made few remarks to show that what
is called the central route is mpraccabe from the deep
and excessive cold of winter and advocated the
plan of having two roads the extreme northern and
southern routes He also quoted the authority of Lieut.
Maury in support of the opinion he expressed with re-
gard to the central route.
Mr. BROWN discussed the constitutional aspect of
the question: arguing that the necessity must be absolute
to justify such appropriations from the public treasury
He also took occasion to endorse the southern views
pressed by Mira IyERsoN in his recent speech this bill
At late hour, without taking any question the
pending amendment,
The Senate adjourned.