The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-18

while wish now to grant the land to the soldiers prs-
fer 10 do II IN separate BILL and not to cleg the army
other House 90
Mr.. CAMERor arose
Message from I, President of the United Statesl
Mr.. CAMERON said the bill upos amendments already
agreed TO had to TO the other House, and therefore
there could be no objection to any further amendment
Of the bill on that ground He not afraid the whole
world should know his course this bill He had
right to propose the measure in his own way and he
would not be diverted by the the lou voice Of the sena
tor from Missouri nor by that of any other gentleman
Mr.. BENTON said his amendment to the Army bill was
coincdent and appropriate to it, and therefore there
could be no difficulty about the agreement Of the House
not SO with these land bounues Attached 10 the Dill
%an.S mgr; bs oS was
bent upon forcing the House into this matter was not
an easy matter to force an individue-M was dmcuN
Mr. C.nrror said that as IL might save time he would
inform the Senator that was not his intention to force
Mr. s,MMor. did not know why the Senator from
Missouri should be opposed to appending the land boun
ties to the Army bill, when he had made that motion
himself yesterday
motives.
Mr.. SUMMONS We cant hear, sir.
.n Mr. sss1eS with great 's:uyy
Mr. ALLEN argued in faver Of the separate considsra
n1n Of the land bountes and the army bill proper after
uon postpone this BILL and take up the army BILL and
the result was % to %.
The Vrcr PREsIDENr said that having perhaps too
before the Senate no should vote in the affirmative And
so the motion to postpone the bill of Mr. Benton
carried, and the Senate took up the
HOUSE BILL v0R THE TKN REGIMENTS.
The following amendment of Mr. CAMERON was pend.
Sec g. And be it further enacted That the Secretary
OF the Treasury be directed to issue FOR quar-
musician and private who shall have volunteered and
served for twelve months who shall in the army
or % The
ana shall die in the service or be honoraby discharged
before is the said land warrant to BIO located
upon any land belonging to the United States that may
be subject to private entry
sec And be it further enacted, That such warrant
issued shall be issued to the heirs law of
son By the law: OF the State in which he resided when
In lieu Of which, Mr. BADsIn proposed the following
az substitute.
That every officer non.comm listened officer musician
and private who shall have served or shall serve for
twelve months az volunteer. and every non-commis
stoned officer, musician and private who shall in
who has been or shall be killed in battle or has died
or shall die Of wounds received in battle disease
contracted while in such service, shall have been
shall be disabled by wounds received disease
ed az aforesaid and shall have been shall be dscharg
may Or boz nc o
one quarter section Of land or which the Secretary of
to S
subject to private entry in such manner % il or may
be prescribed by law
such officer, noncommiSsoned officer, musician, pri-
vae shall have been shall be killed in battle, has
died shall die Of wounds received in e of dis.
ease contracted in service or being otherwise entitled
according to the foregoing section to quarter section
OF land shall have died shall die before obtaining
warrant Tor the same the said shall to
widow of the deceased If he leave any, and If not to the
person or persons who is may DO his heirsst law
according to the law of the State territory, district
from which he have volunteered enlisted into the
service OF the United States
Mr. BENTON proposed recomm the bill with instruc.
tons in reference to these land bountes which,
some conversation, was agreed to. Mr. Cameron con.
curing
And after short Executive session, tho Senate ad.
journed