The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-16

shall engage during the war with Mexico, and who
shall last long, unless killed dying in service or
discharged for disability incurred in the service there sha
be granted quarter section OF land to be located on any
public lands liable 10 entry at private sale m .,.. .,o
devises. agreements, bonds or powers sell any said
lands, and all liens transfers of the same, whether
us Of or NE aq said land and for five wears
thereafter, shall be null and void; and the grantee or
atlaw may al any time and without let hindancc from
any of mation recover possession of the same
Of te private or judicial and shall recover damages
and mesne profits for the whole time that the said hold
have been in possession, others should have
been in possession under whom he holds the said dam
ages and esne profits 70 nare to the benefit Of me heir or
OF erecting the Possessor but the land so recovered sha
Whistler they joined IN the suit or not And in any trial
under this act the sole question TO be entertained by the
laws OF the State where said land es and no evidence
any purchase pretended purchase, whether by agree
under Judgment execution sales, shall be suffer
SEC. g. And be Further enacted, That upon the death
oil any person entitled land under this before the is
suing OF the patent within five years thereafter all the
rights under this shall descend to his widow and heirs
none, be held and divided among them according
to the laws ofth State in which the said land lies
Mr.. WEBSTER said that by the rules of the Senate
the bill could properly have its second reading, ex-
cept by motion to that effect If bill be read the first
tme the rule was that it lie on the table for one day.
Senate had been that when bill introduced ii be i'm
medlaey read second time IN order to refer to IT. This
practice had never been departed from unless the second
had given this bill preference to the army bill and he
hoped there would be unnecessary delay in acting upon
Mr. WEBSTER said the general object of the bill met
his entire appreciation whatever its form. But he wish
ed to oppose what seemed to him TO have become mat
ter of habit with them but which not sanctioned by
the rule OF the Senate The design OF the rule was that
bills should be read the first time matter of inorna
ton They had fallen into the habit of getting this
provision by reading the title simply 1t must be read
second time before could be referred and this second
reading was not proper without motion to that effect
His object in making these remarks was that the SEN
ate might return to more steady business habits.
Mr. BENTON observed that they were ready to act
upon this subject in the shape OF an amendment but
day two SINCE and asked why they were not ready to
act upon il now separate bill
Mr. j. NJ CLAYTON said he was willing to take all
these propositions into consideration together and moved
to postpone the consideration OF this bill Ter the purpose
OF taking up the army bill.
MIR. BENTON called for the yeas and nays on that
Mr. BERRIEN said that the motion assumed the fact
that the bill was before the Senate condition to
be acted upon. He wished therefore, to make single
man from Pennsylvania, Mr. CAMERoNl but it was not
his pleasure to be present yesterday when the subject was
considered He understood however. that that amend
ment, together with the whole subject, had been laid
over TO be called up this morning. He learned that
the gentleman from Missouri had proposed to Introduce
bill, provided the unanimous consent OF the Senate to
nous consent to be obained The question now before
them was should the bill now be read second time He
had given no consent to the reception OF the bill at ALL
and therefore thought it quite out OF order
Mr. BENTON said, if he might be allowed the express
SON. the gentleman had alphabetically reversed the rule
hgentemen did not say, 81 object" he consented This
Thegeneman might not have been al his chair at the time
Mr. BERRlEN. Yes, was.
Mr.. BENTON. He might have been absorbed on some
weighty matter. Apprehendng that if this bill was laid
on the table, and the army bill taken up some other
member would move an amendment to the army bill en-
bacng this proposition, he should vote against laying on
the table But he would give notice, that at whatever
time-whether day nghtthey should finally dispose
of this proposition, he should Immediately ask the con-
Mr. j. M CLAYTON said that his object in moving
iopospone the bill of the honorable gentleman for the
propositions and amendments which had been suggested
might be considered together. With regard to the re,
mark Of the gentleman from Georgia ne would say that all
that his motion assumed, was that the bill was now before
the Senate. This could not be disputed He wished to
dsentange the Senate from the confusion into which
they had fallen 1t seemed important for them to
which were pressing upon them than to mere questions
Mr.. BENTON said it was unparamentary for one
branch OF Congress to know what was SAID IN the other
branch The House had refused perempory to connect
the two subjects referred to. For them to do It would
bring a,contest-a struggle between the two houses,
which might defeat the objects of the bill altogether
Mr.. BERREN hoped that they were not to be diverted
from n Of the question Wh ss he had
this bill, he believed important that the Senate
should adhere to their rules If they to be
troed by the voice OF the honorable gentleman from
Missouri then their might be considered proper
but if they to be guided BY the record not
The rule in many words, declared that all bills should
be read three several times three successive days.
less the Senate unanimously direct their reading the
day. He was not singular in not having heard the
second reading
Mr.. BENTON. No objected to the second reading
MIR. BERRIEN. No one affirmed The rule was that
every member must direct, not withhold objection. The
practice OF disregardng their rules in this way would
lead to disrespect and contempt for them.
MIR. j. NJ. CLAYTON then moved to postpone the
question before the Senate for the purpose OF taking up
the army bill
Mr.. CAMERON spoke in favor of this motion
Mr.. BENTON urged the consideration of his bill now
He stood the ground which he had before occupied
and he desired that all Amerca-the whole country
might know the would not consent TO have prop
osition brought before the Senate which the House
had already acted upon and rejected in order to
delay the main object. He repeated and would re-
peat until it should be known there and else
where-he should say that until it might be known
was that the army bihe bill for raising ten regi;
ments of solders-the bill which the House had passed
upsn-which had been lying fer week before them
the ground upon which he stood was that this measure
should not be defeated That was the ground which
he stood on and he would make ii SO pain-he would
make SO papable that there should be mistake in
the report OF ino mistake in this House-no mistake IN
America.
Mr. CAMERON expressed the hope that when the
whole world what the honorable senator from Mis-
soari had been doing, they would also see what the rest
Of them had been doing If the gentleman was so anx-
ious about the matter why would he not suffer them to
proceed to the consideration of the subject