New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-15
XXXVth CONGRESS. =. Second Session
SENATE. .wAsarsoros, Jan. IA, 1859.

SENATE. .WAsHIsGroS, Jan. H. 1852
Mr.. FITZPATRICK (Aa.) presented memorial
for line Of mail steamers from New.Orleans and
Mobile to. various ports in the Golf OF Mexico. Re-
feued.
Mr.. HUNTER (Va.) called for the yeas and nays
the resolution to pay $50 Tor the funeral expenses
mace .kee per, and it was carried-33 against IL.
Capt. Hartstene was allowed $2,008 extra expenses
in matter of the Arctic discovery bark Resoluts,
by ut anmous resolution.
Conside rable time was occupied in a discussion
whether the Senate would take up the bill TO make
railroad along Pennsy avenue, Washington City.
Dir. WILSON introduced resolution vi inquiry,
calling the Secretary Of the Navy TO furnish tue de-
tails OF all the live oak contracts made by the navy.
The Pacific Railroad bill coming up as the special
order another discussion whether it or the phi
vate calendar should be- taken up. The Yeas and
Nays resulted in favor Of the former by "a against ~
A vote wss then taken Mr.. Bger's amendment
to limit the road betwee the 9Th and 4d parallels OF
latitude which was lost; Nays, %, Yeas, 10.
Mr.. CHANDLER Mich, spoke strongly agains
the BILL after which Mr.. Wilson's amendment provid.
ing for the appointment of Commission TO locate tho
road between the 3ith and 43d parallels, and for tt
being butt by the General Government, was voted 90
and lost; II against %. -,
Tie bill was debated oil day, ard overloaded with
amendments, and was eh In this condition when INC
hour Of adjournment arrived.
Messrs. BIGLER Pa and WILSON Mass Offered
various notifications the object OF both Senator'S b.
ing IT, provide for the completion Of the mountainous
respecting the details
In the course of the discussion, Mr.. D00LIrTLH
WIZ submitted an amendment providing that sy
contract made by the President be submitted By HIN
to Congress, and take effect only by joint resolasoe
Mr.. TRUMBULL ILL supported Mr.. DooLtlss
amendment insisting that unless some provision We
adopted taking from the President the definite seiec-
ton Ct the route the bill could not pass The enemies
Of any road had united with few Of Its friends and re-
jected the amendments limit the line Of the road tos
central route between the parallels OF ~ and 43, thus
leaving TO the President not TO the contractors, -
some supposed, the location Of the route majority
CT the friends Of Pacific Railroad would never give
such discretion TO the President after the eKpenssee
we have had in the location Of tha Overland NAL
route.
Mr. THOMPSON (Ky) also opposed leaving The
location of the route 10 the President He did not dis
guise his opinion that the Pacific Railroad scheme
was a magnificent humbug. Tho Predident vas .
clever old gentleman, and could do bis own marketing
sentby anybody that is going ABBOTT, but is nos
ordinary trading quality. In making the oontsacta,
the President might resemble the man who went 70
Jericho and fell among robbers. II was time the BIN
was killed outright. 1t has lived long enough. Trus
bat what Of that That platform was IL
work Of lot Of youngsters who got on bw3
and framed II, sid it is brought forward -
sort Of second Constitution to govern TIE
action Of Congress. He himself stood SOD
tary monument 70 the genius, patriotism, and com
mon sense Of the old Wing party. Like his Texx
friend Mr. Hous.onl he might be q dead corpse, ~
be .pesketb. The people wanted q mail rosd. Tasy
were moonstruck by the msgnifcence Of the scsens
II was said the Anglo-Ssxon blood rebeled sgsin@
taxation; yet we, the most insidiousy taxed people o
the face Of the earth, are crying for the uuhniss'
illmitsble and nonsenscs project Of building rsa
road Thousands Of miles through the Indian coune.
Ii was the duty Of the conservatives Of the Sssss
turn deaf ear to these unreasonable cries. lie wo2
oppose the project as q greater humbug than the ~
lsntc Telegraph.
The Dooittle amendment was then adopted.
Thereafter Messrs. win, Davis, Pugh, Roe, IN
mons, seward, Wilson, Bigier, Mason, Seessos-
Finally, motion By Mr.. MASON VA 70 rscenz
the bill was lOst b q against q. and sn0th~ ~ -