The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-31

message received from the Senate announcing
the return OF the loan bill, with amendments.
The said bill and amendments taken up and
referred to the Committee OF Ways and Means
s CONTESTED SEAT
Mr.. CHASE submitted the following resolution;
which was agreed 10;
DAVID s. JACKSON have leave 10 be heard in person the
bar Of this House.
PUBLIC LANDS
Mr. SUNDERLAND, in pursuance of notice, intro
duced bill to give actual settlers the benefit OF limited
quantities of the public lands for a nominal compensa.
lion, and to prevent all speculation the same which
read twice, and referred 10 The committee on Pubic
Lands.
Mr. STEPHENS submitted resolution (Which, being
objected to- not receved) OF inquiry into the expedl
ency of protecting the lantern the dome of the
Capitol BY lightning rod. or of having the same
moved altogether.
ROUTE TO OREGON
| Mr. PHELPS, from the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads, asked that said committee be discharged
IRON the further consideration OF the memorial of Robt
Mills. relative to route to the Pacific Ocean, with
plan for the transportation OF dispatches to Astoria,
and that 1t be laid upon the table: agreed 10.
| JUDICIAL
| Mr. ] r. INGERSOLL from the Committee the
Judiciary reported bill further amend the judicial
stem of the United States read twice. and referred TO
the Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union.
| BOUNTY LANDS.
| Mr.. FRENCH, from the Committee the Judiciary,
reported bill amend the entitled "An raise
for limited time, additional military force, and for
other purposes which he asked 10 have put on It's pas
Alter some conversation between Mr. FRENCH, Mr..
! HARRISON, and the CHAIR, and an Intellectual mo-
ton to refer the bill to the Committee Military Al
fairs,
Mr. COBB, of Georgia inquired how many bills SINH
lar to this hal been reported by the committees OF the
| House!
| The SPEAKER replied that two bills hid been hereto
fore reported thus subject; but whether they were
Identical similar TO tic present bill he could not say
MIR COBB understood that this subject had been here
ioore reported by the Committee Military Affairs,
the Committee on Public Lands, and now at last By the
Committee the judiciary. He desired mex, 10 know
whether the subject not made the special order for
this dav, some particular day
Mr. EVANS, of Maryland, said the bill reported from
the Committee on Public Lands was made the special or
der for Tuesday.
MIR. Johnson, of Arkansas, said the fact that seve.
raj committees of the House had reported on this ques.
,on. and every OF them avorabv, presented strong
for the passage OF the bill lie ie authorized to
say that the sentiment of the House upon the subject
almost unanimous The spirit of the war bills of the lat
session of Congress encourage. TO take up
armsto induce them 10 go into the ranks; and now TO
decide that where have gone into the ranks and
served faithfully, if they should happen 10 be promoted
they shall mol be entitled the bounty to which they
would have been entitled without promotions would be
volaon-woud be in direct conflict with all previous
acts OF Congress TO encourage volunteers To say to
them, they have fought well and served
faithfully 10 deserve promotion, they shall be cut of
from the privileges they would have enjoyed without
promotions would be 10 neutraze all encouragement 10
good conduct II was but the dictate OF common
that should lose nothing accoun, OF mertorous
conduct To refer the bill now might be to cut il down
and destroy it. He urged that If should be put its pas
MIR. EVANS, of Maryland, said this was a matter
which he had investigated aud he thought II should be
passed; If the b, from the Committee on the judiciary
secured bounty land those promoted from the ranks,
he hoped that it would be passed at once, To isly
himself on this subject, he desired tina, the bill should be
again read; and the bill was read accordingly
Mr.. HARRISON apprehendeI that he should not be
accused of opposition To this bill Two bills OF This char
acer have been reported and made the special order for
Tuesday next; and he submitted whether Il would not
be better make this bill also the special order for the
same day He then moved that the subj c be referred 10
the committee
Mr. LINCOLN said as there appeared to be evinceh
disposition to pass the bill now he would be glad to
that taken He concurred generally in the remarks
made by the gentleman from Arkansas, and appehended
if the subject allowed 20 such course would
result in doing nothing all This resolution propo
ston TO amend the ninth section OF the act OF last session
OF lis objects TO give bounty anl TO such merto
prvaes have served out their time AMI received
promotion while in the service There were gentlemen
who thought that while essia,ins on this sub
lect, we ought also TO give bounty lands to those who
served in the OF 1872 But there yet another
amendment that ought to be applied TO this ninth section,
and which, with HIM, was of the highest Importance.
1t was that person entitled to bounty lands should be at
liberty TO locate his lands parcels, and not be
PEELED to ecate all IN one body He held in his hand
proposition which, at the proper time, he Intended to
offer as a substitute for all the bills that have been re-
ported on this subject If the subject be referred,
he desired TO offer his proposition, embracing all the
points reported, that all might take the same direction
SO tat Wnen maj dCIlOn De nan, eaCn
might receive due consideration in the light Of all.
| The SPEAKER said no motion to amend could be now
received;
Mr. GIDDNGS spoke of volunteers from Ohio and
Kentucky whose bones have lain unearthei as might
be said since they fell the battle fields of the
late with Great Britain, and who had not vet re
ceived of bounty land He desired that this
whole matter should he referred to the Committee OF the
Whole the state of the Unon that the claims of these
men might receive the attention they deserve.
The motion 10 refer was then put and carried
EXPENSES VOLUNTEERS
| Mr. HARALSON moved that the House resolve itself
for the purpose of taking up the special order.
The SPEAKER stated that the special order for to-day
joint resolution refund moneys advanced for
penses of volunteers &c; the Oregon bill having been
made special order for Yesterday and not for
ceedng day, the joint resolution referred would take
precedence.
The question being put on the motion to 90 into COM
mitlee, il was agreed TO.
The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole the STATE OF the Union, Mr. T. B. KING
in the cbairl and proceeded to the consideration OF a
subsistence transportation furnished, and money ad
vanced by individual citizens of the United States the
of the volunteers before after being mustered into
the service of the United States - which was read
| Mr. HARALSON went mo some explanation of the
objects of the resolution Ii intended TO amend the
resolution of the Sd of March, lS47, which he read
This resolution did provide for large number of
cases OF expenditures necessarily incurred raising sub
sstng and transporting troops In many the States
either having authority refusing to furnish means,
the appeals Immediately TO the patriotism of private
which the conmandant had to furnish the entire expense
of franspOrfaon of his trOops from the CITY Of New York