The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-13

ceved ipU the .ervcs OF the United States since the
of the with Mexico for less than twelve
ably discharged shall be entitled for
forty OF land which may be subject private
or twenty five dollars IN scrip if preferred and in the
of the death such volunteer during his of
vice, after honorable discharge, bat before the pas
shall the wife, child children, If there be any,
and If then the father, and if there be father,
That nothing conaiped in this section shall be construed 10
give bounty land snch volunteers accepted into
SERVICE and discharged without being marched the seat
Of war.
Sir the provisions securing this donation to the soldier
himself, and in OF his decease to his widow and
heirs, proposed by the senator from Missouri Mr.
BENToNl amendments to the propositions of the
tor from Ohio over the way, mr. CoRwIh.1 There was
considerable debate It's adoption, all will reco'lect
who were here. These provisions Were adopted by a
decided vote By that vote the Senate manifested its
purpose OF dscouagng the pcaroon SPECTATORS, who. in
81 aw inc ma hsd
heirs. we'll remember the emphatic denunciation Of
those harpe. always hoverAg around the discharged SOL
IMr. Brsronj Wen, sir what has been the result
Your law has been disregarded and ied WITH and you
now called to sanction aud egaize what. in the
be regarded as fraudulent and void You are asked to
recognise these assignees. say your law has been
evaded. 1t is notorious that most of the bountyla
certificates and warrants are in the hands of assgnees
They were obtained by buying the discharge from the
soldier, in instances for $50 and in others for $40,
and up to $llO The certificate was, at the legal
price of land, worth 5000 The price in this city
has not, believe exceeded $llO In defiance of the
law, the soldiers right has been transferred before the
warrant issued in nine enths of the The
trivance adopted has been this The soldier gave
power of attorney often in blank, and authority to
the land in his This shift and evasion.
The officers of the land office here will not recognise any
right in the attorney, and they act rightly. They allow
the soldier revoke his letter of attorney and there are
many in which caveats have been filed by the sol
der and the Speculation has been punished for his attempt
to evade the law am glad OF it: it is right and just
WE'LL sir at last session, (the act of l4th of August
1881 passed act by which authorized the SOL
der and his widow or heirs, excluding assignees to
so, 100 acres; and 3D. where lands held by law
at higher than 81 IS per acre. they might reckon the
warrant at that price, and pay the balance In money The
act of last session Is as follows:
BE it enacted, &c, That any non commissioned off
cer musician, or private or his widow or heirs, who
s s I noa tn Of the a ass
service, locate the legal Subdivision,
at he price a, which the same is subject 10 private
and reckoning the at dollar and twenty live
and paying the balance. if any, in money but claim
shall exist the to for any balance on
said warrant in money
Now, sir, this bill proposes to extend these two prvi
leges to the assgneeso the plratcal spectators who
have got these warrants by hook and by crook OF the
soldier at half one fourth of their value. will not
consent to do this will not give these SPECTATORS
advantage they did not have when they got the warrant
Why should we gratuously give such class as they
are this benefit free gras' Did they in the war
Have they earned anything to the peculiar favor
of the government or OF the peope' Is all the merit and
glory OF the patriot soldier, who has borne tine brun OF
the battle in Mexico, transferred assigned to these peo
pie by power of attorney assignment the discharge
or on the warrant! think not The privilege asked
tor did not exist when they obtained the assignment
power OF attorney. Ii had, the soldier could perhaps
have got for his claim. would not object TO ex-
tending the last privilege TO the assgnees and if the act
is amended to allow this alone shall be satisfied.
learn il is deemed good policy with respect TO Ger.
tain public lands in some OF the western States that
held at 81 SO per acre, that this second privilege
should be given them, it would be beneficial to the
puhlic but what object to s to let these Spectator
assignees by entries of 10 and sOace Of public
lands, get possession OF the best small farms in the new
States, to the injury OF that class OF citizens who would
otherwise obtain them They did not buy this right OF
the soldier, and should give to them hope the
bill will be amended, SO as not to allow this and be con-
fined to the allowance of the last privilege.
Mr. BREESE thought that the senator from Florida
was mistaken with regard to this matter. The bill did
not authorize the widows or the heirs of the soldier to
different tracts They could notener upon 50 acres
in one place. 40 in another, and 40 in hird bat were
obliged to take the 100 acres in adjoining tracts He was
confident that he correct in this statement.
Mr.. WESTCOTT. cannot be mistaken; 40 acres is
legal stbdulioa and the act of lS4S authorizes the
soldier, OF his widow and heirs to enter his warrant by
illegal subdivisions" This act proposes 10 give the
signee the privilege. learn, and auhoritatyey,
not its object, why not amend the bill to the
objection AT the suggestion of the senator from Ohio
near me, Mr.. ALLEN,1 who desires the bill passed,
will move 1t be postponed to Monday; and hope by that
time an amendment will he proposed
On motion by Mr.. WESTCOrr, the further consid-
Grafton OF the bill was then postponed until Tomorrow.
REDUCTION POSTAGE
On motion by Mr. NILES, the Senate proceeded 10 the
consideration of the bill TO reduce the rates OF postage
when
Mr. N. moved that it be made the special order for
Monday next; which was agreed TO-
DEFICIENCIES APPROPRIATIONS.
On motion by MIR. ATHERTON, the Senate, as in
committee OF the whole proceeded to the consideration OF
the (House) act TO supply deficiencies in the appropa-
tons for the service OF the fiscal year ending the 3oh
June, 1Si9.
The question being first put upon the amendments
ported by the Committee Finance, they agreed
to- The amendments are as follows
l. Third page, line ftyseven, strike out fve hundred
and fifty, and insert "four hundred !; and in lines fifty
2. Third page, after line hundred aud eight insert
For contingent of the Senate hundred and
tweny-,hree thousand dollars
g. At the end OF the bill insert: "For bringing to tho seat
Of the votes for President and Vice President
Of the United States nine thousand ,ar,."
A At the end of the bill inserts Ser the mpoymcnt,
for the last half of the fiscal year, thousand
dollars"
Mr.. ATHERTON moved to amend the bill by adding
10 the end thereof the following words:
For the six swords ordered be presented by the joint
resolution approved I'd March, ls47, $1,000"
The question being taken upon the amendment, it was
agreed to-
Mr. A. moved further to amend the bill by adding the
following words
"For instruments for the astronomical observa-
tons directed be made in the southern hemisphere by
the act of August 3D. lsl5 and for freight and
the same, $640J"
In submitting the amendment, Mr. A. said 1t ia
prpp hat oh,nI1 ctat that