The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-15

OAR II nothing but a monopoly n gratuiy ON
the part of the government which would give immense
fortunes 10 the persons named In Il and he could
no Justice in such proposition
Mr.. MALLORY also opposed the bill a monopoly
The hour OF one o clock having arrived
The CHAIR announced the special order being the Pa
eihc railroad bill IA f1f VIVA .Hf{
MIR IYERsoN moved to postpone the special order,
for the purpose OF taking up the private calendar
Dat, = IN hoped that motion would not preVait AZ
would be much better proceed to vote upon the Pacific
railroad bill and dispose of il.
MIR. CLARK hoped the private calendar would not be
taken up
Mr.. T0ohBS DESTROYS OF pushing the railroad
ball 10 decisive vote and either pass IL reject il AS
Tor the private bills, large portion OF them dcst
ute OF justice, and only appealed to the generosity Of
members of Congress and they could very well wait
another day Until the Pacific railroad bill was dis
posed OF in some way there prospect Of doing any
other business.
Mr. HAMLIN remarked that the Pacific raiIroad bill
was colossus which had oyerstrode everything else
FAT during the session. and how much longer it would
stand In the way could tell There were a great
number of propositions to be voted on and he hoped
that private claimants would not be compelled to wait
day after day. and week after week. until this subject
disposed Of.
The question being taken the motion Of Mr. IynRsoS
was not agreed to--yeas "a nays 80.
PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the Pacific
railroad BILL the pending question being on the motion
of Mr. HARLAN to strike the words fixing the eastern
terminus OF the road at point the Missouri river,
between the mouths of the Big Sioux and Kansas rivers
and TO insert proposition that it shall be between the
thirtyscyeuth and the forty third parallels latitude
This proposition rejected by the following vote
WEAKNESSES. Alien Broderick Cameron Chandler Clark Col.
lamer pooie narkeS tsssendea Tse Hale iAn' Harlan
NAls Mossrs Bates, yard, Bel Benjamin. Bigler Bright,
patrick, Grecn Gw hammond Hunter Iverson Johnson Of Ar
kansas johnson Of Tennessee Mallory Mason Polk Reid seb
seward shle stuart Thompson Of kentucky Ioons, Ward VIII
son, Wright, and lucc--35.
Mr.. CHANDLER remarked that the State of Michigan
had instructed her senators to vote for Pacific railroad
she had also instructed her senators to vote for northern
Pacific railroad He willing to deviate from those
instructions far to vote for central route, but coald
not vote for southern route.
Mr.. WILSON moved to amend the bill so that the road
should be built the shortest practicable between
the parallels Of latitude of thirty four and forty three
which rejected, as follows
YEsMessrs, Bates Broielc Cameron Chandler Clark nixon
Doyle, Iukec lie &endcn Foster Green Hale IIun Harlan
johnson emesee King, rok' pagh Sebastian simmons Trum
Nl Mcssrs Rel BENJAMIN, Rglsr, Bright, Brown Chestnut,
I,mpnJ Inus,on u,pnr Inron ,1nson ~ ,,,,ngs ~,
needy Mallory pearc Reid Rice Seward se Stuart, Thompson
of Kentucky, roombs Ward, and wrigh-ai.
Mr. BIGIER then moved to amend the bill striking
out the fourth fifth sixth seventh, and eighth sections
and inserting the following in lieu thereof
SIC er,ef That making said contract il shalt
be stipulated that said shall be divided grand
equal length eastern western aud nfc and
ad divisions into sections twenty vc nes each
and that liberation Of the stpuons undertakings
a,ant,,v ~ ans canal 10 te ,iarnaio N nh ,s a.,
NJ ,aco If ,ysntv n,es on o.rh e ~ Ill a NH ~ ~, en-
nxont Of tl,n s,i e,rrn nnd ves,orn ono sa ais 10 80
icr,a f,on M. sections 10 he dcsgnJ m M ,hic r !,
NUMBER and 10 he held and conveyed "a beral ro,c 2
In rasos ,rle, ~ Untci eates raa, 49, ai, s ~
an ease Meu u as may haVe piosea q fad Enas, q
10 tho eaceney NAV be m dc mn from anv unhcnni and nan
popritc pnbic lands within the d aep Of rty nnes on cer
sje az .ai road pro ir THAT nh mineral Ianis ,hn ~, st,t ar
forno he and me 81 ma arr bcrrr cxIo frnu ~ ra,o
az this nrt mad IN lien thereof ulr ouanv Of nnnn,,s and nm
i,nIs nc,rrs, ~ H. HI ~ ~ LA t,an
sai mineral ,s may he selected h n,ernan sec,inn
src Ami b. h, f,fhsr earcf.g T,at IN ,y yi, ,,r, ia
contract aforesaid may he made sla proceed without 10 oc,
Nh. General fn,tc Of said road anil furnish 5a,I aa
man barenf 10 the prrsilen ybn au r,s 10 n, ~
the sy,sn Of t miles on each se Of sail roaI tbpo,r, ~, 80
arm and We tern divisions 10 bc surveyed ma t Ia. aIo
thereto 10 be az soon M nntta,n M ,he r n
Of tic ac, Of scp,rmber eighteen hundred md ,ory ]
No cran,on rh,s mi ia oc,s aver, , ,r ~ NJ 10 @
he ING ,r bernhy cS,op,as ID ,s Ind & al
lose boron set an,rt aud apnrop,i,tcd enr do "a m ,
roEd TIM so soon a. ciract 4 made III nursuanc ~ Tia
ovi.iap Of Ills net, Tor tho onsro or s,5 raa q si h. n
ante az tle ye,t "a cause thc ,,lir ,ns G,r rrtr ,
each he Of 40 much Of said road as The CONTRACTING shall T
lnts MI have bepn suryeyea md hs aeynan sc,ons ~
,,rnvidnl lar In ,bis net "
sEc & And Il furlha enal That in making sail contract
shall be stipulated that none of sal lands Ar. To- bs ~,
,.rty un, onc section o ,n,, 40. 49,, ~ w
md in surssfl oTraton when Tie President shan !, ,bc
said paity three onr- of me land crinlnr 10 IN,
,nn AZ cmn,isd =, nng IN, one nr,,, % sacnrSv H.
eon OF the middle diyon and Ike manner The President shall
p 40 ~ ,,,r.N No. n.ri, ~, -, ~ si
IN arc aosl Aud IL sbnl he further siin,ed and
provided chat wbeneyer one section of twenty i've miles az ai mil
NM, No lanss re,a,nc IN be seon arst or ~ at
v Sion md on he section ar al on the wes,e mn
a. on In Ike manner in me mi ldI ay,ion SHAH b on "a ana
al e lands retaped on The eastern and we,on divisions i m
nvcd N ibs san eonrnc,ing marty. AMI sait co.aI | M
e thai the United states mails shalt AZ ali times be carried on s
road under the direction and control or the fc ma
all other government transpoa provided for in dis e sha be
porDre nndcr tho direction Of tc proper denartm,n esn,e
w nd h Hon tcrG,r ~ nv nrool en- rai h
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