The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-21

MI " aue; from w Wisconsin, Mr. pOailitIe; fro
Minnesota. MIR. Rice; from Iowa, Mr.. Grimes. .--
Mr.. DAVIS said that he desired to be excused fro
serving on the Committee. He had no expanati,
TO make. The motion to excuse him was pat AZ
agreed tn, there being but three or four dissenir
voices on the Democratic side-The motion Il
a recess was not taken.-The Baltimore and Oh
Railroad bill was then made special order for +
morrow, when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a repol
from the Superintendent Of Coast SQrvev: laid O
the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr.. CUE
IT'S, ot Iowa, called for the regular order of bus
ness. s.-Mr. DLLAN0 asked leave to offer the fo
lowing resolution:
ThGt Whereas, By the report of the President in tn
South Carolina State Convention held on the loh inst
the Hon William Porcher Miles is said to have stated
tins House, lf You send solitary soldier these for
the instant the intelligence reaches our people we wi
take care that it does reach before it can reach t
orts they will be taken because such course is nece:
saTy to our safety and selfpreservatonh Therefore
ReSored, That the President of the United States
requested to communicate to this House what informa
ton he has received, either oral in writing on thi
suec and whether the forts of the harbor of Charles
ton If further reinforced will be taken by anv force
| authority, or supremacy.
Mr.. ASHMORE wanted to know where the in
! formation came from ?-Mr. MAYNARD object
| ed to the consideration of the resolution-Th,
[ SPEAkER said it was not in order.-Mr. REY
NOLDS, from the Judiciary Committee, reported
in favor of the proposed impeachment of Judge
| Watrous, of Texas; and his report was made {
special order for Thursday next.-IIe also re-
ported back the bill repeating the act establishing
| the Court of Claims, with amendments-Mr
BINGHAM, from the Judiciary Committee, re.
| ported back bill to fix the salaries Of the
Judges of the United States District Court:
IN Ohio at $500. This is an increase. !
-Mr. STANTON, of Ohio, opposed the bill. He
was not In favor of giving Federal Judges higher
salaries than were allowed by the State to State
Judges of the same grade.--Mr. PENDLETON
OF ONO, warmly advocated the bill. In ipcreasin q
the salaries it was proposed to increase the servi
ha narfD ol htyth Ill
OF Kentucky, moved an amendment to fix the sala
ry Of the Judges Of the District Court of Kentucky
at the same figure. Pending its consideration. on
motion of Mr.. sherman, the House resolved itself
INTO Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Grow in the
Chalr-Th bill granting alternate sections of
land to Nebraska for Railroad purposes, TO which
Mr. Curtis had movedthe Pacific Railroad bill as an
amendment, was taken up.-Mr. BRANCH, of
North carolina, raised several points of order that
the bill could not be now considered in committee
which were discussed by Messrs. Branch. SickIes
and Others. The CHAIR overruled the points of
order.-Mr. DAVIS, OF Indiana, raised a noint
OF order that the amendment of Mr. Curtis was
not IN order, having no relevancy to the original
biIl. The latter proposed to grant lands to the
TERRITORY of Nebraska, while the amendment pro-
posed to grant money out of the Treasury for the
building of a railroad across the continent-Tbe
point was discussed by Messrs. Davis, Branch,
Slckles and others, after which the Chair over.
ruled the point and Mr.. Davis took an appeal from
the decision. The decision of the Chair was sus-
ttained.-Mr. REAGAN, of Texas, desired to Of
Ter Ter an amendment.c-The CHAIR ruled it out of
order--Mr. REAGAN, with a good deal of ex-
ciemcnt of manner, called attention to the fact that
1t was proposed to act upon a bill of the most i'm
Portant character without debate and without Civ
ing opportunity of mendment.--Severa points
OF order were now made, all of which the Chair
overruled, and the reading of the amendment of
MIR. Curtis, of Iowa, continued, being the Pacific
Railroad Bill OIL last year. 1t was adopted without
divlsIon.--Mr. REAGAN, of Texas, offered his
m Hynn
planned that it was not intended to cripple
the bill, but to prevent the enterprise from being
used simply to benefit few individuals at the ex-
pense of thousands.-Mr. SCOTT, of California,
said the original bill embodied the views of fifteen
gentlemen representing all interests, and was as
nearly perfect as could be. lie would therefore
vote against all amendments. Mr.. Reagan's amend
ment was then rejected. MIR ALDRICH of Mime
sofa, offered his proposition for Northern route.
as an amendment, which was also rejected. d.-Mr.
DA is, of Indiana, offered substitute for the
whole bill. which was also reiected.-Mr.
BARRETT, of Missouri, desired to offer
an amend dment. The CHAIR decided that
amendments could only be offered in the way
Of addition.-Mr. BRANCH gave notice of an
appeal from that decision. In all his Congressional
experience he had never bill pushed through
N such total disregard of the rules of the House
lie further charged that the Chair had first decided
-he vote on the last amendment in the affirmative
md then changed it to the negatve.-TLe CHAIR |
EXPLAINED that he had done so by mstake-Mr |
BARRETT, of Missouri, offered his amendment as
IN addition to the bill. 1t provided that in case
Ipon actual survey, the route by Salt Lake CITY |
proved not TO be BEST that the road should be To- |
'ated upon the shortest and cheapest route from |
he mouth of Kansas River to California
The amendment was rejected.-Mr. BRANCH |
moved that the committee rise. Lost--
dF. GAENETT, Of Va, said this Pacific Railroad |
lad been used as a mere Presidential scheme. 1t |
vas unconstitutional, and his State would not be |
esponslbie for her proportion Of the expense in
'olved. He had just received telegram from |
charleston, announcing that one State had passed !
n ordinance OF secession, and if such unconstitu- |
ional legislation was to prevail, Virginia would |
Don follow her example, [Sght applause the |
o p!under the treasury while the government |
vas in the throes of dissolution MIR. |
HELPS, OF Missouri, offered an amendment |
IioWlnG the contractors to select the route: re- |
ected.-Mr. SMITH, of Virginia said in the |
history OF the Government never had such a case |
Is tins ocCurred.--The committee then rose and |
eported. The bill was reported to the House.
arlous motions were made to adjourn, which |
we're voted down, and under operation of the pre-
ious question, the bill was put its passage and |
vas passed by yeas 95, and nays Il, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Mass, Adams, Ky, Allen, |
anderson, No, Avery, Babbitt Barr, Barrett |
Bingham, Blair, Blake, Boteler, Brayton, Briggs |
IriStow, Butinton, Burch, Burngame Burnham But !
erfeld Campbell, Carter Case, H. F. Clark H. Y |
lark No. c. B. Cochrane, j. Cochrane, Colfax COnk-
ing, Corwin, Covode, Cox, Craig Mo-, Curtis DueIl |
)unn, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot Etheridge, Fenton'
erry, Florence, Foster Frank. Gooch, Grow, Gurley
Iale, Hamilton, Helmick, Hindman, Howard Ohio
Kellogg ILL.,, Kenyon, .Kgore, Larrabee, Lee, Loomis
ialiory, Martin, Ohio McCernand, Mexican, McKenty, |
lillward Montgomery MoOrehead Morris Penna Nelson
'orter Quarles Rice, Robinson, Scott Sickles Spaud
ne, Stout Stratton Tappan, Theaker Tompkns rmble,
H., Wilson, Woodson-Total 95
NAYS-Messrs. Aldrich, Anderson, Ky, BarksdaIe,
.eae ,Bocock Branch Carey Clark N Y Clemens Copton
obb Craige,N. c., Curry Davidson Davis Ind Dawes De
arnett Delano, Edmundson, English, Farnsworh, Gar,
EFT, Gartre Gimer, Hardeman, Jr Harris Nd Harris
a. Haskin, Hill, Hoard, Holman, Houston, Jenkins
ogan, Lovejoy, Martin, Va, Mcpherson, Milson, Moore
Ila Morrill, Norris Ill., Niblack, Perry, Petit Peyton
helps Potter, Reagan, Riggs, Rust Simms, Singleton,
mith, Va Smith, N. c. Spinner StaIlworth Stevenson
tokes, Taylor, Thomas, Vance, Waldron, Walton,
'otal "a
THE bill is the same as reported by the Select
Committee last session, and fully described at the
ime 1t provides for the construction of a railroad
tartlng from two points, one on the western bor-
Ter Of the State of Missouri, and the other on the
Western border of Iowa, with two converging lines
earing westward and uniting within two hundred |
niles of the Missouri river and thence proceeding
" single trunk line, by the nearest and best
cute and By the vicinity of Great Salt Lake to the
ity of San Francisco, or to the navigable waters
# the Sacramento, in the State of California.
Also for a road starting from two points, one at
sort Smith, on the western border of Arkansas and
he other on the western border of Louisiana, with
wo converging lines bearing westward and uni
ing west of longitude ninety-seven degrees, and
hence proceeding by single trunk line, and by
he nearest and best route to the Pacific ocean, at or
lear San Francisco, crossing the Rocky Mountains
Outh Of the thrtyfOurth parallel north latitude
or both of which grants of land and money are
made. The Baltimore corporation named in the bill
re B. H. Latrobe, Ross Winans and Thos Swami
resolution to adjourn over to the 31st inst,
vas lost, and the House then adjourned till
l0nday.
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VIslT OF THE EMPRESS OF THE French TO THE
lUEEN.-The Empress Eugene arrived at Windsor
N the afternoon of Dec. 4, in of the state car
iages of the Great Western railway, for the pur-
'ose of paying visit to her Majesty and the
Prince Consort. In accordance with the wishes