The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-17

NJ To allow oftwo terms Of thsse courts an
nually. was read three several dmes aud
finally passed
The Senate bill entitled an act 10 amend
an act entitled an net to regulate the col.
lection Of duties on imports aud tonnage.
approved March II, 1879, was Raaliy
passed.
The bill from the Senate for the rlisf Of
Joseph p Williams wAs also paced.
A bill from the Senate granting the night
Of way through the public lands to The State
of Alabama. and donating for the construc.
ton Of railroad. was taken up on mo.
ton Of reference
Mr.. Meade advocated the reference Of all
bills Of this character to \ select commit.
tee, whose object should he to bring in a
general bill appropria.ing the lands to the
States for the purposes al internal improve.
men,s. instead Of passing bills comforting
benefits upon certain States only. H.
made the motion for select committee and
moved the previous question thereon.
Pending which, on motion the House ad.
journed.
The following are from the proceedings
o the House on the 18th ult.
In the Houss. the Speaker announced
that the first business in order was the bill
reported from the Committee on Agricul.
turc. to encourage agriculture by donation
to each head OF family in the United
States one hundred and sixty acres Of lald
on condition Of their residing thereon and
cultivsting the same; and that the gentle.
man from Mississippi (Mr. Brown had the
floor.
Mr.. Brown rise and expressed his ap.
probation Of the bill. His judgment, he
said, approved Of the policy OF supplying
every citizen Of this country with n home
Mr. Is. gave notice Of his intention to offer
resolution for the bill.
Mr.. Stanton, of Tennessee, moved the
previous question on the motion to refer
the bill to the Committee Of the Whole; it
was seconded. and the proposition was car.
ried in the affirmative.
Mr.. Morse moved to reconsider the vo."
with view to make some remarks. lie
denounced the measure as monstrous sys.
tenn of corruption for the purpose Of leoding
the power OF this Government to make vo-
ters--,hey in turn to support the Govern
ment tie condemned the thing as dis.
gushing system of dcmagoguism. to which
even distinguished Senators were lending
themselves
This was not so in the better days Of
the Republic, He held il to be rascaly,
gougiug sy stem, that should be spurucd by
every friend to honor industry. The price
of land was low enough, and il man could
not, by his labor, acquire suhicen, TO buy
himself home At such low price, he did
not deserve a home
Nr. Hubbard. of Alabama, advocated the
policy of giving homesteads ms the bes,
mode of raising revenue to support the
Government--and that is by having the
lands cultivated aud thus adding to tn.
wealth Of the nation--instcad of being per.
miicd to lie idle
The matter was further debated BY Mr..
Brown Of Mississippi, Morse. and MeMul
len, when on motion of
Mr. Harris, of Illinois, the rules were sus.
pended and the House resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole Mr. Boyd in the
chair and resumed the consideration OF III,
bill, making appropriations for the support
of the Military Academy at West Point.
Some considerable discussion took pIac,
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