The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-28


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INTRODUCED
The following bills were introduced and appropriately
referred
BY MIR BROWN A bill comforting certain powers nc.
ating 10 alleys the corporation Of Washington.
Also bill 10 authorize the levy court 10 issue tavern
and other licenses in the District of Columbia
By Mr. HALE bill ior the relief OF the administra
/ tor OF Benjamin Wakefield deceased
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
! The hour Of one O'Clock having arrived the Senate
proceeded TO the consideration OF the Pacific railroad
/ bill
| Mr.. HUNTER moved 10 postpone the special order
for the purpose OF proceeding to the consideration Of
the Indian appropriation bill which was not agreed TO,
| as follows
YEAs-Nessrs. Rates Bayard Chestnut clngman, Ctenda
Fessenden Fitzpatrick, Foot HIc Houston, Hunter
Mason rsaee ok rueh Reid Thompson Of Sew Jersey room
NAYS Alon Bell benjamin, hslrr. Bright Brodcr
Down Cameron Chandicr Dixon, Dooic Douglas iurkoe Fitch
Foster Gin ilnl llarn Iyersop Joncs
Kennedy King Rice sebastian, seward, Shields, sIdel, saa
Mr. DoOIIrTIE moved 10 amend the bill by adding
section that nothing in this act contained shall with
hold the lands set apart and appropriated thereby for rail
rad purposes from settlement and pre- empton at the
price OF dollars and fifty per acre, under the
provisions of the act Of September, ls4l and the acts
amendatory thereof until said lands sold and convey
cd under the provisions of this act.
Mr. ID stated that the object OF this amendment TO
prevent the lands from being held and monopolized by
the railroad company for considerable period and then
sold at very high prices they have been the Illinois
! Central railroad and other roads.
The question being talen the amendment was agreed
to by the following vote
YEAS Mcssrs Allen Bates, Bell Benjamin, Beer, Bright, Droi
sender Foot Foster Gmin Hale Ilamln Harlan Houston john
son OF Tennessee oues King pearce, Polk rugh se sebastian
seward Shields, sien stuart Toombs, rrumbn Wade
| and wisou--3s.
mond, herson Kennedy, Mason, Reid and Wart-ia
! Mr.. d. then submitted another amendment making ii
the duty OF the Secretary of the Interior to advertise
for proposals the northern and southern routes and
not upon the central nasmuch the present bill by
fixing the tcnin made it probable and almost certain
that the route fixed by it would be somewhat central
The amendment agreed to, as follows:
yrAsMe.srs Bates Bell Bright Brown chesnu c'iasmn
iirin Houston ssrson johnson q tennessee Kennedy iear
| Toombs Wade, and ward-2o
NAysMsrs Allen, Bayarl, pglcr, nrolerick Cameron, Clay
Davis Fitzpatrick Foster, Gan Hunter, Jones Msson Polk lugh
Reid, seward, and rrumbul-ls,
4 Mr.. DOUGLAS moved TO amend the bill by add
tonal section that all the lands situated within forty
miles Of the middle division of the road either side
| thereof and not herein set apart and appropriated for
the Of said road, shall be open to settlement and pre-
epton at the rate of ten cents per under the pro
visions of the act OF September 1884, and acts amend
atory thereof.
This amendment was agreed to without division.
Mr. SIMMONS thought the bill in its present form
use and he moved to amend it by striking all after
the enacng clause and inserting the substitute offered
several days since by Mr. BftL calling for proposals o
building RAILROAD on three routes. The amendment
was adopted by the following vote
Messr Bates, Bell, Benamn Bright, Cameron, cesnui
Clark, cy tngnn, Cltenden, Davis, Dixon ooie lurkee
Rice, sebastian Shields simmons, sel stuart, Thomson % New
NAYs-Messrs Alien ayard Bgcr roaeriel Brown Chandler
seward rrumbui, Wade, Wilson, and Yuce-20
Mr. ClHlIENDEN made few remarks on the gene.
subject He ia favor of u railroad She Pacific,
but in its present form this bill utterly ineffective
and imperative, and he should be compelled to vote
against it,
Mr. GWIN referred TO the glee which had been mani.
tested by the enemies of this road at the result of the
last vote, and he hoped the Senate would retace its
steps and adopt bill that would something like
a commencement Of this great work He had no hopes
of any favorable result if the bii should pass in its pres
emit form.
Mr.. FESsENDEN defined his position in the vote
which he just gave He in FAVOR Of a road to the
Pacific but he should against any bin which allow.
cd the President to locate the route ut his discretion
MIR. GWN moved to reconmit the bill to a select
mittee of thirteen, who would perhaps be able to report
bill which would be satisfactory to majority of thc
body
i MIR. TRUMBliTL moved to amend the motion of Mr.
dwS 10y instrucng tue committee to report back bill
substantially in the form in which this Till previous
l to the adoption OF Mr.. SIMMONS amendment
Mr.. WILSON thought the friends of "A Pacific railroad
were unnecessarily excited and alarmed by the adoption OF
this proposition by the Senate He had voted against the
present amendment but still he opinion that the
original bill wonld not guaranty the completion OF the
road on the conditions proposed by that bill ana
that the amendment adopted he should vote against
the recommtta of the bill This practical propo
| sition, for which he should vote elleerfully
/ Mr. HALE was not an enemy 10 the project of rail
road TO the Pacific but il sucl, road be
built, this was stepin the right direction The
veys had been made aud much light had been obtained
and spread before the people and the next step
advertise for proposals. That is the way a man would
manage his affairs in conducting his private business,
and that the sensible course for the government
t. pursue.
Mr. CAMERON desed to explain the position which
he occupied on this question lie was In favor Of rail
road to the ciic and had voted for every bill which
looked to that result lie had Voted for this proposition
beeiHse he thought i looked owaIds making road
but the bin it stood before never could have ACCOM-
| plishnd the Object.
MIR MASON remarked that the enemies of the project
had held aoof and allowed its friends 10 endeavor
perfect their bill but the session half gone and
nothing had been accomplished. He could almost bling
himself TO vote or the bin in this form for lac
dent that when the proposals should be received they
would be OF such nature render ii saanilest that
the federal government should have nothing 10 do with
the building of the road
Mr. GWlN hoped the friends of the railroad project
would take warning from its enemies The senator from
Virginia had said that he could aim vote the bill
in its present form, which pretty good proof that
| 1T was not in the best form the right form Mr. g.
urged its recommtal in order TO harmonic the views of
| the friends of the measure.
! Mr.. WARD and Mr. HOUSTON spoke briefly In reply