The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-05
House OF Representa- ves
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WAsHtN9ToN, Mty 1916.
RAILROAD PACIFIC
Mr. McCLELLAND from the Select Committee report.
York. portion Of toe pub 10 lands to enable him to con-
struct railroad from Lake Michigon to the Pacific
oc.so Mr. Whitney. his successors, or assisuees,
authorizes to construct the road from any point may
designate Lake Michigan, the Mississippi river
at their option, through the public lands belonging to-
ne nearly straight the face Of the country will
init, and where the streams can be brdsed, to
point the Pacific Ocean, where suitable harbor may
be had Thirty miles Of land on each side of the pro-
posed road are to be granted Eve full townships Elk
line to the South Pass Of the RocSv Moup.Ds ans t.9
from thsre to the Pacific Ocean la oil, twenty ave
years Mr.. Whitney is to pay sixteen cen acre for
The bill referred to the Committee of the Whole
on the state Of the Union and ordered to be printed
VIRGINIA MILITARY LAND WARRANTS
Tbs bill to extend the time for locating Virginia mill
tsry land warrants, was discussed BY Messrs Taylor
Bocock thsn referred to the COMMITTEES Of the Who'll,
| on the State OF the UnieD.
BoUNTIrs TO SOLDIERS.
The House resolved itself into . Committee OF the
| Whole tbs State Of the Union, Mr.. HiIlIard in the
chair and resumed tie consideration Of the bill ex
tend bouotse 10 thoss who entered the ranks prvtes
| NOTED
| Mr. THOMPSON, Of Kentucky, offered sevs.sl amend.
men,s one Of which was that, 10 Of the dsstn Of
an o,er or private the bounty shall descend his
dred Whatever cur opinion is with references to the
war; he said, the government bound to sustain its
| action. and the soldier should be paid.
Mr. McCLrxsASp Of Illinois advocated the justice Of
dian wars OF the northwest towards the close of the last
century.
Mr.. EMBsEE, of Indians, contendsd that Congress
should embrace the opportunity justice to the SOL
des OF 1872 and those engaged In the lodi
well - to tho soldiers engaged 10 Mexico Why he
asked were gentlemen dispored to provide bountiss
only for those who have fought Ia Mexico He coRld
give the reason The war OF 1912 for the ,neft Of
our country the present IL for the benefit the
democratic party The of 1912 patriotism
the present war for spoils and parsans anxious
TO make all they for the bsnet Of party and
tribute the spos Mr. Embree exposed the inc onsisen
cy OF the President on the question Of Oregon ia rst
insisting upon all OF that territory, and Afterwards Civ
lion 1t was the determination Of the administration at
one time and may be STATED by Senator at the
other end OF tbs capitol, to swallow up the whole of
Mexico, and TO sssy the thirst for land. From
twenty thoussnt lives have been lost in the
OF Iexas, which exultiugly proclaimed to be q
oloodess conquest to say nothing of the thousand Of
| wives made widows, ana children orphsus We are
70 pay ABOUT hundred and seventy millions for the
war; Tor this "bloodess conquest and barren territory
10 make the matter plain to every intellect, " this
amount OF money were placed In two horss WAGONS q
N ussnd pounds TO each wagon i. would ten thou
sznd six hundred and twenty Ave wagons, which would
form train sxty.sx miles In EXTENT wagon load Of
liver for every family In his any other
district This was what he supposed was prosressys
democracy" ten thousand six hundred twenty five
wagons losds of silver progr sssng on their way t.
| Mexico. ILaus hter Mr.. Embree defended Gensral
Taylor, Who he said became odous to the adminstra-
on bscsuse 1t feared that the people might adopt
him presidential candidate and place the old soldier
IN the White House The security Tor the future was
the killing on Of Generals Scott and Taylor to prevent