New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-18
Report Of the Mineral Bill-Editor OF inc nv"
Sewspaper-Report Of the senate eon'm'-
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House. today among others, the report Of inc
Committee on Public Lands. in relation 10 the sale
Of the mineral lands on Lake Superior. Iney
adopted the Senate bill with the following amend
/ u,srt. 10 be inserted IS third section
/ SECTION & And BEL fa-tiT ezs1ed, Tia; all those
persons who are IN possession BY actual occupancy o.
sry portion Of the district deserted IN the nrst toa
Of this act under the authority OF lssss I'm e
retsry % Wa for the purvOse Of mining thereon ~
who has fully compiled WITH al the condircns 1a1 tup1
lsons II ssi5 lease may enter and purchase me SAME
a. any tins during the continuance Of tucn ease - ne
extent Of .sd lease and less By paying 70 tne United
gta.es therefor - The rate Of two dollars sn1 iiy cent?
per Proed That said purchase shsi De fnaae %
Include the original survey of such ease a. near az may
be- conforming - tire nes 81 the pubic surveys OF sec
tons and subdivisions thereof; and ell those person.
who in possesson b actual occupancy OF any o.
said lands for mining purposes under the ausot o
written permit By authority Of the secretary o. 49,
and who have made visible lantmarks and monunlent'
rs boundaries thereon. and who lease and snail pay
rent ~ TIE rate "a those who hold under ease'
aforesaid may and purchase the same 70 the es'eh
Of their permits snd no less 10 the same manner az 70
who hold under leases and At the same pIceProrGf1
Tba, sad entry and purchase be made oeOre ne Gay
said lands advertised 70 be sold ~ order OF NE RE
sdeni and al those persons VINO are IN posseson y
actual occupancy Of mine. mines, actually oiscoT-
cred before toe passage Of this act and who sna Pay
the same per II rents those who hold under
leases Aforesaid ,ha be permitted 70 enter and pay
chase one section Of land and not less 70 include sren
mine or mines discovered and occupied "a sio1esao Dy
them by paying the United States therefore q, the rae
Of two dollars aud fifty cents per screProvoed Salo
entry and purchase be made before the day on W1ch
said lands are advertised % be sod by order OF me IRE
sden Of the United States and all rents accrung from
such esses and occupants shall be pad ara oeVefea 70
such officers Of the Government az the secretary OF 'ne
Treasury shall direct
The bin with this amendment will 1t IS to be
hoped pass both Houses Of Congress, and give sta
biity--and yet greater sctivity-to the operations
on Lake Superior The amount Of capital already
invested there demands some act on the part Of
Con.ress % assure it, return. Through the infu-
ence Of this bill, II il pass into law, enterprise
will be quickencd and operations there extended
to au indefinite extent
The Editor Of the Union newspaper has elabora-
tel two tiresome columns upon the late action Of
the Senate requiring his withdrawal from seat on
the floor and has characterized the action as an
attack upon the Freedom Of TIE Press He can
make no such issue before the People he IS still
invested with all the rights unrestricted and unim
peached which other editors enjoy neither his
character or conduct enttle him to greater The
bare fact-the sole rcsplt-of the action Of the
Senate is this person, appointed its Printer and
as such suffered 10 hold seat on the floor having
grossly insulted and traduced the body whose agent
he was. that BODY ~ the enforcement " iit iNttn
of us order withdraws from the offender the
courtesy be had before enjoyed. The Edd0T OF the
Union newspaper is entitled 10 all the privileges OF
other editors the Senate has encroacbed upon none
Of his rights resorvod or naniiestt the Ff,"tTf OF
the Senate has been reprimauded IN the only man.
rer be could be reached for on unprovoked and
wanton attack upon its character. II sympathy
rs would seem from his fcuiliet0n OF yesterday Is
Mr. RrcnIEs aim, it is unfortunate Tor his paper
that mons was expressed in the Senate There
were none there so poor to do him reverence W
look in vain 70 Mr. HANsRGANs speech or TO MT
ALLEYS for any defence Of his fault nor does Mr.
MASON. though born in the land OF JEFFERsos and
MADISON" attempt the impossible task. Is not
then. the painful inference forced upon the mind
that either his offence inexcusable, or his per
son so obnoxious to his own political friends maj
they could not raise n voice in his defence
Ii is said that Gen. HOUsTOy intends making
motion for the resdmission Of Mr.. R1TcHIE TO his
seat on the floor Of the Senate II made. hope
will pass. The Senate has punished the offence
it can pardon the offender
judge HCNTINGToS, in pursuance Of the motion
he made yesterday, called up the Naval Appropra-
ton bill in the Senate today The amendments
to the House bil-msinly intended to strike out an
appropriaton for Dry Dock ~ PhiladelphIa-he
defended with some warmth Mr.. ]. NJ. CLAYroSs
response however. contending for the propnety Of
the APPROXIMATION seemed 10 command much better
no OF the senate. JNlkc fiN'At'NAN r.
amended bill received but nine votes. The con-
sideration Of the bill lies for tomorrows ac-
ton ! confess my inability to understand the ac-
ton Of these persons, VINO grant without simple
millions in prosecution OF an atnoclous war and vet
refuse parsimOnious thousands Tor the more uselul
objects of peace. IL would be better thousand
times better 20 build Dry Docks where there Is
no port-no communication with the sea than 70
waste the sum required upon objects shen to our
interests and the interests Of humanity.
Mr. BADcrR addressed the Senate to day, the
So 600 900 being under consideration.
He proved most conclusiyoly that the precipita-
ton of this country into q war with Mexico was
exclusively the act of the President Even If Tex
as reached in its territorial extent to the Rio
Grande and yet between the NuDres and that NV
or the Mexicans were in undsputed possession as
he proved, the President had no right 10 march an
army into such territory because such advance
was war. Congress might have done II, because
Congress can assume measures whose unavoidable
consequence is war; as 10 Congress belongs the
power of making war The President is invested
with no such power nor can he do indirectly
what directly he is inhibited TO do.
The eloquent speaker also exposed in truth like
colors the nefarious attempt of the Administration
to perpetuate its power by base SANDER Of its OPP
ponenss endeavoring to make them odious to the
people by covertly charging them with hostility 10
their country with giving aid and comfort to the
enemy.
he reviewed the course Of the President toward
the Senate and the Whig party be criticised IN
tins view the Annual Message, and the no less &C
credited Organ the Union newspaper he proved
the whole ann of both was 10 coniound the Presi.
dents political opponents with those Ae has made
our natural enemies by his unprovoked and unjus-
tihsble war
The speech was a oreditable effort, in its object
and in its character
The House amended the resolution OF the Sen
ate, thanking Gen. Taylor for the capture of Mon.
terey by thanking almos, every Major General,
Brgadier General or Colonel engaged in that &C
ton; and by voting medal commemorative of the
gallantry and death ofGen. HANER, who, the mover
OF the resolution hoped, VIII live forever in the
gratitude orhis countrymen
Petition for the starving.
We have nc exalted opinion Of the and ne
cessity of Navy but nOurs can be put to sach a
use indicated below we shall regard it more
kindly ever after. But for this sbhorred war our
cOnntrv roni end 1ouhtlsss -xonlA Il H..