Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-12
TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-
Correspondence of The Baltimore Cnronisis

WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1899.


\ ork, Iii favor OF the establishment of Congress
OF nations to keep the peace of nations: referred
Mr.. linn offered resolution contemplating the
extension Of the Laws of the United States over
the Oregon Territory
GRADUATION BILL.
! The Senate took up for consideration the Bill
to reduce and graduate the price OF the Public
Lands
( Mr. CLAY. Of Kentucky made few remarks
against the Bill, and moved an amendment limit
ing the sales, under the Ball, 10 actual settlers
He SAID that the bill, as il stood, would cut oil
thirtv-tivo millions from the revenue of the Uni
TED States, and al time when the condition and
prospects of the Treasury rendered II important
! TO husband this great NATIONAL revenue,-our pub
lie domain. |, would encourage monopoly OF the
public lands, and put in the power of the sPecu-
lators 10 monOpo!ize millions Of acres, and in
ven years time 10 double their money He NOV
ed 10 recomnit the the bill TO the Committee on
Public Lands with instructions to amend il rs
to limit the right Of entering lands under the blli
to actual settlers.
Mr.. Walker opposed the motion and went fully
into the subject.
/ Mr.. Clay, of Alabama replied to Mr.. Clay and
accused him of hostility the states as e.
vinced heretofore by his opposition TO the pre-
empfIon laws.
Mr.. Benton also supported the policy of the O.
rigiua bill.
Mr.. Clay. in his reply said-,he senator from
Alabama had attempted to represent him
enemy the new States. The charge conform
ed with the impression which the senator wished
to make in the new states, but not with the fact.
In nothing had he shown any hostility to the new
states The whole policy of the Government had
been kind and parental to the new states. Ii was
not true that their growth had been retarded by
the general Government or that there had been
any ilIiberality towards them. Their population
had increased IN proportion OF four times as fast
rs hat pt he a Gta Millions haI
been granted to them for improv cments and cult
walton. As to his course on the presumption law.
which had been alluded TO, he was still opposed In
principle to the presumption law, not to dscour-
age the growth Of the new states, but to prevent
the spectators from monopollZug lands which
belong TO the whole He had never used any dis
respectful words in regard to The actual claimants
under the presumption laws-thongh such words
-epithels which he never used-had been put
in his mouth by Senators here, to answer their
own purposes. He opposed the system of pre-
emptlon because il encouraged fraudulent specu-
Il lations. Every knew that pre-emptIan
I RICH, was rs marketable commodity $ turkey
at the Centre Market, on Pennsylvania Avenue
But he had been represented as applying abusive
epthets to the settlers public lands Her,
!, Mr. Clay told the following anecdote which mus
= make some people the floor Of the Senate ant
d elsewhere feel as cheap refuse land a: the min
:; imum price under the graduation bill At th
II last session, he said, he accidentally print
1t cd speech of Senator from Illinois in favor @
e the pre-empton law, IN which he (Alr. CiHy) WA
n made to apply some abusive cpIthets sottlsr
on the public lands and pre-emPtoners. II,
, showed the speech 10 the gentleman, aud Gale,
his attention TO the misrepresentation. The gen
tlcnan very promptly admitted The error au
: promised to IT. lie did correct II and sen
n him Mr.. Claw copy Of the corrected speech
n but sir, (said Mr. Clay) the edition otthe speecl
which contained the misrepresentation, was, al
IF ter all this, the which circulated!
1t IN THE IIOUSE-AIr Adams moved 10 a
e. mend the Journal TO shew thai he presente
t letter hrea toung him with assassination on &C
: count of his thus House. He bad oilcr
J. cd 1t because II written the spIrI
e with the transaction Of Mr.. Stevenson. which h
g wished to bring before the House. The lette
II was itself good commentary upon the consp
N racy formed against the life OF Mr.. O'Connel
l. X he wished 1t therefore to 60 upon the Journals
IS Mr. Dixon II Lewis TO say, the imme
n date representative of Montgomery IN Alabama
t that he had examined the letter in question, an
could say, without hesitation that 1t a quiz
J. There person IN the town of Moutgomer
N of the with the writer.
v Mr. J. .. Adams said there was paper
i any kind that came before the House but coul
n be called quiz. In this way murder might b
"A called qui=; treason was a guiz, and forgery
c quiz. He thanked tue gentleman from Alabam
n, for his information. The letter had not aarmc
r hun, but such menace could not be treated as
ID quiz.
Mr. Adams resolution amend the journ'
" was lost.
er Mr.. Cushnan had leave to make a ssaterner
.e to the House
,e On Monday, the gentleman f,om Virginia, NJ
Ie Wne) offered a resolution to appoint a commute
r. by ballot, to prepare articles OF impeachment
.anst aIr. Woodbury.. He objected to the res
!etlon, at The time; but not because he wished
ne oppose the investigation. He was sure that Il
IL Secretary OF the Treasury was ANXIOUS for al
III investlgaton into his conduct shat the House
o sired. lie would Withdraw his objection TO t
US motion. provided that the committee should
u =, raised In the ordinary way. Loud laughte
u I'VE kner that cried several members. We
Us said Mr.. eastman, | agree to the appoii
80 ment of a committee by ballot, provided 1t
no raised Immediately.
Mr.. Prentiss remsrked that the mover Of t
In resolution, Mr.. WIse.) absent; and
cal was about to make some reply to Cushman, VIII
,ir- the Chair arrested his remarks.
he Mr. Prentss asked leave 10 make A stateme
we and moved the suspension of the rules for Il
IN, purpose. Lost, q to 81.
Mr.. Wise having come into the Hall ash