The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-11

spoke OppOsitiOn o
pitulating the objections of his former speech sketch
which we have given heretofore, and when he had
Various verbal amendments some of which he had
suggested were adopted and the warehousing bill
then laid aside till Tomorrow.
APPROPRIATIONS.
On motion Of Mr. LEWIS the Senate took up the bill of
Army Appropriations for the next fiscal year, and after
agreeing to several amendments which he proposed the
bill was passed.
A message then read from the President on the
subject of the mineral lands.
And the Senate dJourned.
House OF Representatives.
Prayer-the journal read-no personal explanations
THE BILL
Tbs Rouse resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. Fickln Of Illinois,
in the Chair) and resumed the considerstion 81 ,e bl
educe and graduate the price Of the public lands
actual settlers and cultivators.
M mr. Go Rpos, of New York. said that he like others
had spoken loved his country il is the best
the sun ever shone and God blest and like the
gentleman from Maine, Mr Hamn) he loved the sons Of
loved them because he had blood kindred settled be
me Aleg he loved them because they were brave
ana generous to fault but he loved his native State
also and all the of his childhood and rcvered the
graves OF his fathers In this dilemma what rule should
no more than the rule allows He could not be Just to
ne constitution OF his country, to the United states,
anu sacuon this magnificent scheme of public plumber
on ths treasury The bill proiessed TO be graduation
uu' was not either in plan, purposes details
tds ue cession OF the public domain to the States in
-h;ch they lie. He in favor Of graduation BILL on
nroner m hcpes but was opposed to this which, in the
rorse f Al 'ry years would sweep tho lands from the
generl cover. 'menf This not the bill recommen-
6ed bv the pres eat and Secretary the Treasury and
while Southern, and other gentlemen voting to
ncs the tara ard advocating free trade they for
eiyng away two three hundred million Of of
land which now an average, yielded two millions of
dollars arnnallv The Secretary of the Treasury says
that we shcuid these hundreds of millions Of
acres for ages 10 for homes to the poor and the OPP
But il was nav proposed to give away IN thirty
years three hundreds OF acres. They are not to
be ultims,ey given 10 the poor "a, ana .ae Cypress
lators 1t the re the people Of the coun-
try called for at the hands Of ongress they asked Tor
bread not for q stone for q fish, not serpent; an egg,
not scorpion he repeated, in the course Of his re-
marks that this ioSbins land specnlatlng bill
The CHNPMAs cut Mr. Gordon or IN the middle OF
sentence by rappng with the hammer ana telling him
that he had spoken an hour
Mr. GoRpoS with surprise).- My noor San' oe ou'
Voice" Certainly not :" and Oh, no ~ 49,
Mr. PAYNE commencing his remarks). --Ihe day is
Mr. GonpoN mot satisfied that he had spoken hour
MIR Chairman, when did begn2
BAR PAyNE-An hour ago. A voice" Gordon, you
spoke little while yesterday,'1
Mr. GoRDoS.-l can't think my hours out land he
took his sea'
Mr. Payne of Alabama, then addressed the committee
in favor of the bill now before them, with slight alte
ration He differed from the gentleman from New York
he did not believe that this would throw the
lands into the hands of Spectators. 1t under the
present system of entry and not graduation that ena-
and extort from the honest settler He objected that
portion of the first section which ceded and forever abso-
iutey vested in the States respectively in which they
lie the lands which shall have been in market at the
passage of the act time thereafter for any period
OF thirty or years and still remaining unsod In
stead Of giving the lands to the States he for giving
them to citizens who should go and settle them
With this amendment, he would give to the bill his sup
! port
Mr. scHENcK, of Ohio argued that the present system
of dposing Of the public lands was all right until GER
tain people he would not tor what purpose impress
ed large portion of the people with the belief that the
price of domain was too high, and by this means much
prejudice had been excited. At dollar and quarter
acre States had sprung up, as if by magic. with
all the advantages of civilization and arts and sciences
Tho
had advocated this bill He disposed to let well
enough alone of retaining the system under which
system reverse what is provided by this bill What he
meant this let those hardy pioneers who advance
acre have the lands for twenty five fifty
tyve cents Put your quarter of dollar first, and not
waits until the way opened for him. But he was for
adherng 10 the old STEM and commended lin reply to
iect) that far from lands deerorang in price the
longer they remain in market the contrary the fact
The Committee rose, and the Speaker ruumed the
| Chair
sENArEs GRADUATION BILL.
message received from the Senate, announcing
public lands which referred to the Committee ofthe
Whole the STATE of the Union and, together with the
amendments proposed to the House BILL ordered to be
printed
The House again went into committee, and, on motion
of Mr. McCLERSANp the House bill laid aside and
that of the Senate taken up
Mr.. DAKRAeH, of Pennsy lvania spoke in explanation
and support of amendment he to offer giving
any citizen of the United States and any female tho
widow daughter of any citizen above ttc age of
eighteen years who is willing to 20 to the western co
try hundred and sixty of land subject TO the
try for the term Of ten years prior to the first of Novcm-
Der next and remaining unsod and not reserved from
SALE subject to presumption in favor OF any other
This would save those who desire to make settle
ment aud habtation upon: and to cultivate the public
lands, from the rapacious land sharks.
MIR DRomGooLE offered substitute for the Senate BILL
the bill of the House originally reported emitting the
thirty more years but selling them to the States in
which they lie at five cents per acre He stated that he
could not vote for the Senate BILL because it proposes TO
give away the public lands under the pretence Of gradu
alton.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee submitted an amendment
to give every poor man. who makes proof Of the same
hundred and sixty of public land, free Of cost
MIR. Thompson, OF Mississippi asked for the poor man
the privilege Of acquiring homestead Of his own-a cas-.
tie into which the highest dgntary of the country could
not enter without the invitation or the consent Of the
this feeling Of independence that made him feel that il
sns millions Of which have been
market for more than five years and hundred and
eighty millions surveyed and ready to be offered. 1t was
mistaken idea that the graduation principle would
extend our settlements farther West on the con
trary, it would condense settlements Tor men
would settle where they could purchase lands al
their actual value The minimum Of 81 IS for all lands
under the present session. induced settlers to go where
they could procure better lands at the price Lands
which have been in market twenty-five years will
be sold at 81 % per acre Suppose girl has been in
market twenty-five thirty years she will not be selec-
ted so readily maiden Of sweet sixteen IA voice
What would you do with her ~ lie would cede her
away the best possible terms. tLaugherl He would
refer gentlemen the advantages of the graduation pn-
cipe, as exhibited in the Chckasaw cession, and it
would be that where the lands graduated
brought the largest amount He contended that it
an nquous system to make all lands bear the mi
nmun. He wanted the States settled he desired
that the poor man should get home Pass this bill and
would tend to the general welfare irrespective of old
States and new States. He answered the objections
against the BILL which he asked boon to the
States but justice and true policy The present sys.
tenn was to Gun the of the land and drive popuIa.
ton further into the wilds.
At three o'clock the committee rose, and
Mr.. McCLERSARD offered aresoluon to terminate the
debate on the graduation bill tomorrow, at twelve
I o'clock.
Without taking tho question, the House adjourned.
The OREGON QUESTION AND THE ADMINIsTRA-
rIoS.-The following, in defence of Mr.. Polk and
.l,o y.el,