Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-01
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Tho Pacific Railroad Bill Kil1sd I'm she
Senate.
We are grati6ed 10 find that the Senate has so
modified the hill making appropriations for the Pa
clfc Railroad as virtually TO defeat the measure.
The fOlOEing aetion vas had on the Bill in the ssn
ate on Thursday last.
Mr. DoOlistle's amendment 10 advertise for est
mates for tbs three routes having been adopted
haal section to the bill, Mr.. Simmons moved to
strike out sll between the ,naesing clause and the
said aaal section, whioh was carried, thus killing
the b H.
ysax-Messs. Bates, Bell, benjamin. Bright, Cameron.
Chestnut Cate Clay Clagman Crttenien, Davis. Dixon,
Dsoits, Due, Fesssnden, Foot Green Hale HAmln. Ham
King Mason ITssce Rsa Rice se6asfan shieIda simmons
sndsil, stuart Thompson, (N , Tocmbs, Wsrd-S8.
Chandler Dougss Fitch Fitzpatrick Foster, ewin Harlan,
JOEss, Polk, Pugh Seward, Tranbul Wade, Wilson Yues
The result caused Mr.. Gwin to remark bitterly,
"Litte this gives it is all ever expectedtO get
from the Congress Of the United States"
Mr.. Pugh moved to lay the bill on The table,
Mr.. GFin moved 10 recommit, and Mr. Trumbull
moved to renommit with instructions, Sc to report
back the bill with slight notifications, 80 as TO OBJ
tain direce vote en- il. all of which we're lost
Nv Douglas said bis sediments we're against re-
committing the bin lafe ia the season, although
pearly all seemed in favor of road, there was nc
hopes OF agreeing on any route in that limited
time. The bill was dead let it be decently buried
for the present.
! Nj GEin. during the whole of the debate,
watched its progress with the gresiest attention,
replying where necessary and earnestly striving to
carry the bill through. When it was lost be made
sn 8lusi0n 10 MIR. Stewards reaent supposiiion that
ihe refusal OF the read perhaps involved timafey
separation Of the United Stat of the Pacific win
Mexico fer the CAPT o, Mr. Gwiu &c mic gly giving
so assent TO the suggestion, and indicating that d
-. a. ~
~ would hasten the possibility, which, after all
! was but question Of time
The bills was then put On its final passage.
Mr.. Broderick GroIieally) said. 40 his name would
be called before his colleagues he wished to know
! fine &c apprt we'd of the bill it stood,
go that he (lirodeIick) might vote against it,
Mr.. GTin replied that bi7 colleague cOul1 not
! learn his sentiments until his name was called.
Mr.. Brolerick-Then l shall reserve my vote.
| [Lauehtsr.l
/ Mr. Seward Qsughing) said he had followed
| the lead Of both Of the Senator'S fr5m California
/ but could not tell now which to follow. However,
! as he was second in command, aud had alway vo-
ted for every measure which appeared to offer the
best chance OF road to the Pacific, and this was
the hest in fact, and the only one left, be would
1 vote for it too
The bill was then read three times and passed.
YEsMessrs Bell Bger Bright Broderck, Cameron, chsnd
Ter CLARK, Crtendeu, Dixon Dooe Douglas DuIkee Fes
enden Foot Foster GED, HamlD, Harlan, Houston Jones
Kennedy, Polk, Rice. Sebastian. Seward, Shields Simmons
! Stuart Trumbull, Wade, Wilson-3l.
NArsMessrs Bayad, BENJAMIN, Brown. Chestnut, Clay Cling
man. Fitzpatrick GreeE Hunter, Iverson, johnson, Tenn.
King Mason, Pesree, Pugh Reid, sde Thomson, of N
! Toombs, Yule go.
Hammond. oOllsmer with Johnson ARK,
Mallory with Wright.
Mr.. Rice then moved that the name of the bill b
"a bill to authorize and invite proposals for thu
CO.'S ruetion of railroad from the Valley Of tn,
Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, three separat'
routes" Agreed to
The following is the substance Of the bill, which
is the same as that proposed by Mr.. Bell, viz tina
advertisements be inserted in two papers of eacl
State and the District Of Columbia, inviting esti
mates for the three routes, aad that $4,000 be sp
propristed to pay the expenses.
Mr. GTin moved that as they had cOnsummaie'
the greatest farce ever accomplished by any egisls
tive assembly, they nov adjourn.