The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-18


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1deonas nav for t ha e,a uo.a a o Was o o'
- ibs ao J W WHO haa mo
,as sr % uiT a. ne naa oeen .ou al Voiuh
~ 49,, Ivy 10 ue mos, 'eeous eAlouohs py
n,asru ,h Zen uonaS mon,h was not more 70 Inc Vol
-: ~ Swell W VIC ioSuias. peSiues' IL was tiie
POLE OIL 'he government 10 stimulate and encourage vol
armv % AZ wou,u sla ~ u,spenif Nitl slahuing
MRS From ms h e so,umeels uaVe e.. lnoushus OF
@ 'i1'. 81 anu eneouheisu az. me ptvauohs Oh the
op anu All .ie dangers OIL the lea, on every prn-
anpd Z a u ,h 's" Meie woi'ny 81 an increased pay
lands to them When 0 oa ,r s 20 Er mt
i a e az Eheh ah opfoi'uny presented seii' ne
f moG'd onel me oloWns amendment! winch was read
-, ~ Luz 0oihe III ai'ei 'he ins' secuoh'l
mat 70 each non-commissloned officer, musician, and
private OF The regulars volunteers and militia, who has
ged or shall engage to serve IN the war with Mexico for
SIX months or longer tme ana who shall actually serve
III 'he neid iee montis unless sooner discharged on ac
The service shall be granted one quarter section Of land
pc etry az private safe iooaea SAID lands shali be
desgated by tle secretary oil The treasury In not more
'ian three contiguous bodies.
Sho. ana DC Jnrthe tHdeed Ihai all sales guns, de-
s agreements bonds or powers TO sell any oil sad lands
nu a liens or transfers Oh he same whether private or
iuncia, laue ay ume before ie ISSUING OF inc patents
M saia iiu' sia, pe h ana yoo tTCpded, maj noun
hg ls act sn' De construed TO interfere with The right
VI S uo ou''es 70 w ianus. TN,
sho ma oe Jn!lnfr enaea, iha' upon the deaih
oil any person entitled 10 nd under inns ac. before the
SUNG Oh ,he patent, or Wtnn nVe years hereafter al the
rgl,s u s @ ae san aescend 70 nus waow ana hes-
- NC m M y 'J" anu 10 nis % u ne
leaves one, W oe M i'u uiVuIo AMONG 'eil "ccoruhg
10 .ne JAWS " .nS o''e IN winch tue so i'io nes.
MIR. VlNION then stated his views on the bill. He
contended that the effect would be to send multitude of
land SPECTATORS amongst the troops who would bnv m
the land warrants Gross frauds would be perpetraed on
ha soid;ars 5Tha y.rrants ,yban nnrcharai ,nmH III
nS,nu,I'' narr;ad -, H. ,ha LII ~ a. ~
agents would be brokers in these warrants, which would
be disposed OF alta smaller sum 'an the prce OF the gov
ernment lands;
MIR. BOYD here sand 1t was his intention to move a
provision similar to that adopted in the Senate and to
that he would call the attention of the gentleman from
NJ EICKJ IN made +, rona,l No, ,,a;h,
NJ T TNnHH h'aue ieIiah not auuipie' ~,
MINIS had offered an amendment, which he wished TO be
read
The amendment was then read, and is as follows:
Section three line nine strike out the words at the date
Shall be locned anu ''ef'' At inc ''no S"a warrant
Section four in line four after the word Mexico in
sert or for period of five years from and after the first
day of May, eighteen hundred and ortv-sx.o N' ''
In line eleven same section strike ont ali after the word
Sa,e and insert and which Shall he s s 10
entry at the time said ,varrant sb, he 1900 " P
Section strike ont a aer the enacting clause and in
sert That the Child or children if here he nnv hit fthere
I ~ h;i1 n hi,d hn H., nhe AZ III; az p' ,h m
dead then III, mother and if there be no child or Children
Office sicnn or nrivate Of the ARM
of he United states or militia or volunteers serving in said
army, and who embraced Of the preceding parts
of this act who may be killed in battle die in the
during the existing war with Mexico shall be entitled TO
warrant from the United States Tor one hundred and sixty
acres OF a9, anu silai ne e.ed 10 o,au ae SAM upon
any lands Of the United states subject 10 private entry al
h e ane a, iad ir po niin nd 1 ri,e ;,Id
have done fving according to the provisions ohs
act: Propded aioays That widow any non-comms-
tie die in the service aforesaid SHALL in all be
titled TO have and ENJOY NE estate III the land aoresd Tor
which her respective hsoanus may pave servea, Whch
sd sun c4 On s' W. q . -; ~ io ,, ;a @
anv If he warrants last Aforesaid Pror;ded also That ali
warrants under the provisions of this shall be To-
Gated within two years the date OF said
SIC g. dna be further enacted, That the land warrants
PROVIDED oI py a,s ae. @ Jun m,h IN man.
ner transferable and all ASSIGNMENTS sales transfers or
conveyanccs of any of said warrants OF any interest,"
contracts or agreements for the sale transfer or incum
bance oany OF said warrants Or any Interest ~ the same
Gated, or Q, any ts, lnere 5i ; 81 @ u ~
any o. ' 1 H. We hee IoaateJ and naents issued tbsre
", hnI ha hc,d and considered o be and the same are
ba, u ,a u ~ he mil and void
Src = And be IL further enacted That neither the war
so id % nor J,e lands mon which the same INV he
rnt nor anv Interest or estate leei shall liable
M ,Len in execnion or sold on account of any debt fine
or contracted or incurred by
ed officers musicians or pryaies their widows or heirs
nror IN tho date of the patents issued to them re-
VNN than won't on to argue that if they pass
ed IN. bI and ssuel land scrip TO that amount if was
gu 'le III, t:.bIa ,,ha,bar thav could rot The
exceedingly quesuonapie whe'heI they coau get tne
loan which was sought lie Woulu issue stock Celuh-
Gates to the soldiers and volunteers lhey would mus
save many millions of dollars, and sustain the public
NJ cIrNINJINS naxt obtained the floor and addressed
a. it, -, ia.n,h ,,non b;s ,mnn1mants ovnlain;po
we iiouoc az ieis,' ~ -. ,,amtasan f''o
On lnOtOn OF MI. DELL, the Cohi"ee io9e aiiu e-
ported
to Introduce bill to provide for the deposte of all mon
eys received from customs and the public lands into the
,r and fnr the na,ment NJ ali nersons engaged in