Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL
Senate Debate On the Transpor-
tation Question.
House Still Discussing Eads' Jet
ty System.
The Negroes Civil Rights Under
q Cloud.
SENATE.

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political disabilities of Van R. Morgan, Of
Virginia, both of which were passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported back House bill providing
for the collection of money due the United
States from the Pacific Railroad Companies
and asked that it be referred to the Judicial
" Committee. So ordered,
Another sIur ON Gen Sherman.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, from the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds,
reported back joint resolution amending
the appropriation of 1872, relating to :
statue of Admiral Farraguts with an
amendment striking Out the general of the
army as a member of the commission to
select the artist, and leaving the selection
with the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Virginia l.. Farragut. Placed on cal
lendar.
vestigatiOn.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported unfaverably on the resolu-
tion submitted By Davis, and the amend
ment thereto of Pratt, calling upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for statement
of the balance due from discussing OIL
GERS of the United States, the names of de-
llnquents, and what steps had been taken
to recover the amounts due, and asked that
the. committee be discharged from further
consideration of the subject. So ordered.
Mr.. Scott said the committee reported una
favorably on the resolution on account of
having received information from the See
retary of the Treasury, that it would re-
quire from three to six months to collect
and prepare the information called for and
involved an expense of $4,000.
Mr.. Cooper, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported favorably on bill to dis
approve the act of the Territorial Legisla-
ture of Dakota, to provide for proceedings
for the collection of demands against
boats and vessels. Placep on the calendar.
The morning hour having expired, the
chair called up unfinished business, being
the
Cheap Transportation
resolution of Mr.. Window, and the Senate
resumed its consideration.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland, opposed the
resolution.
Mr.. Frelinghupsen said this great nation
should not hesitate to spend few hundred
thousand dollars upon these internal i'm
provements. He believed great mistake
would be made TO try any system of canals.
Pennsylvania had tried canals across the
Allegheny Mountains and had been COM
PEELED to abandon the work. He believed
the true remedy was by a railIoad 10 be
built by private enterprise, under charter
by Congress. Nature had provided only
Two water ways which could be used, the
great Lakes in the North and the Gulf of
Mexico in the South. The two were con-
nected by the Mississippi river. He favored
the construction of a canal at the mouth of
the Mississippi river and another across
Florida, which would bring New Orleans
GOO miles nearer New York.
Mr.. Bayard opposed the resolution on
the ground that Congress had
No Power 20 Enter States
for the construction of railroads and canals.
He said the measure contained the germs
of Capitalization far in excess of anything
heretofore proposed. 1t was but another
blow at that local self-gOyernment which
is the best nurse and best instruction that
a citizen of the Republic can have.
Mr.. Gordon did not propose to discuss
the general question now, but would sub
NIT two amendments, which he hoped
would remove the objections of the gentle
man from Delaware (Bayard), and from
Maryland (Hamilton). The first amend
ment was to insert in the preamble the
words ''Or competition encouraged by Gov
ernment aid" and second, to insert the
words ''Or by the extension of Government
aid to private corporations" so that il
would read: 1.-The following are the most
feasible and advantageous channels Of COM
merce to be erected or improved by the
National Government, or by the extension
of Government aid to private corporations,
etc. The amendments were rejected.
Mr.. Harvey urged the passage of the
resolution.
Mr.. BOgy argued in favor of the TCsolu-
ton, and said the question of
Money was of no Consequence
when the great benefit to be derived from
these Improvements was considered. He
was a strict constructionist and States
rights man, but was in favor of the pro-
posed surVey, though he would have been
glad if the amendments of the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr. Gordon) had been adopt
ed. The question of the power of Con-
gTeSs to make improvements could be dis
cussed after the survey should be completed.
He moved to strike out in the preamble
the words which provided that the i'm
proyements should be under Government
control.
After debate Mr.. Bogy's amendment was
rejected, yeas II, nays 81.
Mr.. Upton moved to strike out the en-
tire preamble. Rajected.
Mr. Scott said it seemed to be taken for
granted that it was the West alone that
was suffering for want Of cheap transpOrta-
ton. which was a mistake. The people of
Western Pennsylvania for years have been
clamoring for cheap transportation.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Edmunds moved
the Senate adjourn.
The chair laid before the Senate the resO-
luton of the House disagreeing to amend
ments of the Senate to the bill to amend
the charter of the Freedmen's Savings
and Trust Company.
Mr.. Sherman moved the Senate insist
upon the amendment and grant a confer
ence. Agreed to and the Chair appointed
Messrs. Sherman, Scott and Bayard.
Adjourned.