, 1859-01-31
Faclhc iRnifroAd Bil1-.Finat action of
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IAC1uC i1tallr0Ad Bill. Final action of
the Senate.
Tie following dlatch failed to reach us on
Thursday night lastby telegraph:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9Th.
The Pacific EaiIrQd bill was taken up ruritus
, sefbai amendments we're made, preparatory 10
Tie direct vote un tie blll.
Dir. Uo''litile Of Ms. added an additional SER
urn, INTENDED TO prtrent spectators trum keeping
back the land frnm settlement 81 they did with
tho.e granted to tie IlIinuis Central Eli1rold.-
Adopted.
Mr. Doo]it.e then moved that the Secretary Of
ihe lhefIor ou the passage Of this act be author
lzeu to take pr0ptsas tos The Northern uud South
erh routes, leaving the Genital route now ind
report to T. ngtcss at the commencement If the
next session; lie advertisement to be published
iof eight months in tKU pspels Of the District ii
Columbia.
Atr. Doolittle's amendment prevailed.
ar Douglas offered an amendment, providing
tat the 70 called desert lands within forty miles
Ut tile middle section Of tue road to be open to
pFe-elnp1Dn rights at the rate Of ten ceats per
acre. Adopted.
ptutEcted discussion ensucd on tue various
propositions, III course Of Which Senators Wilson.
11ale, Douglas, Maso1. Trumbul Fesseu1en, Cam
eFgn, Pusn, Hltnlin, Ward and others spoke.
ihe ac;lon OF the Senate E:ls as follows:
Mr. Doottle's amendm Pt ID advertise 4ti-
mates for the three rpu:es having been adopted as
tlill scctinn to tile bill, MT. Simmons moyed to
siHSe out all between the enactng clause aud the
sald final section, which WAS carried, tha> killing
the M'l-ycas IS; nays 2U.
The vote stood Is follows:
ASes-alessrs. Bites, Gell. Benjamin, Blight,
CAMERON, thcsnut, Clnk, Gay, ClingmAn. Crit
t.nde1, Davis, Dixon. Dooli,tIe, Durkcc, Fesscn~
den Foot, Green, Hall. Hanlu, Hammond, Hops-
ton, Hunter, 1serson. John>on, (of Tenn.), Ken.
nsdy, King, M4sou, Pierce, Reid, Rice, sebastiap,
aLlel!a, simmons, s!llell, Stulrt, Thomson,
| Tco'nbs aud Ward-39.
N1ys-Messr:. Allen, Eayard, Digler Broleliek,
Brown, Chandler, DouSia<, Firc5, Fitzpatrick,
H Foster. a GTn, H!raa, Jones, Polk: Pusl. Sew
ard, Ir1lmbuli, Wl1-. Wilson anil Yu,ce-20.
Iic result caused Mr, Gwn If Cal, % remark
bitterly, Little az this gives it is all ey7r ex-
1,tct To- get from ue Congress OF the United
| s;tltes."
Mr., pugh moved to lay the bill on tue table
| Lp-t.
NJ. Gwiu uoyed to re-commit it. Lost.
'n:truei11a',.ll ."2Ee9 to recoMmit the bill with
tlr- Douglas said that his sentiments yrr,
agalst re committing tile bill. It was now 50
la'e Ill tie si'n 4la although nearly all seemed
u E''oF rad there was nn tlupc Of agreeing on
any one route III that limited time. Tie bill was
d-lH; let ii be dccently buried, At least for the
present.
Mr G"in had during the whole lebate, watched,
us progress, replying where Necessary, and striy
| Jug 10 C.rfy lue hill through. Wien lust, be
made alsion 10 Mr. Stewards recent sHppo.iijon
that the refusal to build the road pelhay,s Involved
ultimately separation ofthe Atlantic States from
t10;e o tue Pacific with the citv Of Mexico for
the capital Of the latter. Mr.. Gwin seemingly
SN!h5 assent to tile susgesilon, and indicating
ta2t Tue Continuance o. the condition Of tile treas
ury world lras:en the possibility, which, alter all.
] WIS mere question ot time.
Inc ~! ":s then put ou its final passage. Mr.
l1foaefick, Vi California, saying, Ironically that as
us hume would be ealel before that vi his c2l.
league. ne va; desirous Of knowing whether Mr..
n"ln approved OF tl1e bill as is now stood, 81 that
lie (btolerlck) might vote against it, Mr. Gwin
rtf'!lca that ils colleague could not learn his sen
ltneuts un!lt his nanle WAS called. Mr. Br derrick
linen snail tesrtve my vote" Uaughter)
lic afttrwards voted with Mr. Gwin.
Mr seward {ilus!4in2) said that as Lc had fol-
loved tie lead Ut BATH tile California Senators, lie
c"u'd not now tell which to follow. However. Us
:ecou'l III eotrnl md, and a+ he had always voted
tor every measure which appeared to o1e1 tue
least ct1;t'lre Tor u 1oad to the Pacific and ~ this
WIS tie best. in fact the only Que left, lie would
yu1e fur /. too.
Ille L was read til1tt time. AMI r1lly M s>f,l
by tie following vote:
YEAs-Nes>rs Bell, Digler, Bright, Drodericls,
Ca1ler,n, ChAnIler. C:alk kc. Cri,tenden, Dixon.
Doolittle, D9uGlas, Du1hce, Fesseude.. Foot, Eos.
''f. G"!n, ilam!In, lIarlan, Houston, Jones. Kun
nedy, Polk, Rice, Sebastian, Seward, Shields,
81.
AArs-McsSrs. Dly1rl. Benjamin. Brown, Cles
nut, clay, Clingman. Fitzpatrick, Green, Hunter.
ivriSo!, .lutt.on. King, Mason, Pearce, pu:t,
lse'f, s!dcll. Thompson, toomI,s, anI iulce-2U.
P!!rd ,if-Mcssr$. Fitch aud Hammond, Gotta.
MIR AID johnson, 3acly and Wright.
Mr. III t: tElru moved tllat the namc Ct the bill
bc @'essd to rcitd: j Jill ~ authorize aud Invite
proposals lur the cnn>tr,ctjuu Of u Railroad from
tue valley III tie Mississippi to tic p1citic ocean
o1 tllee separate r u:es. Agreed to.
Ite iol!o"ins are tic provisions of the bill
"htcli arc The sa'ne Recently proposed Iy Mr Bell,
namely, thar advertisements b,. inserted in twf,
l"lers of each State and the District OF Columbia,
u'ifln5 e>t'In1cs inr three routes; the sum Of
s3tlHo 70 be appropriated to pay expenses.
Mr. Gwn 1u'ycl that as tic Seuar had snc.
ceedcd in tnn>umulating the greatest farce ever
now adjourn
Nr. Bell called Mr.. Gwin to Older, hut evident
ly without cha' siu:, his opiniou.
The Senate Adjourned at It late lrrr