The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-27
House Of Representatives.

BY BANS ElEcrRoCHENCAL TRl.EGRAPH.
W.sHINaros, July %, 1850.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ms pIsrsrcr.
Mr.. HAIRS, of Illinois, offered q resolution which
was adopted calling the secretary of the Treasar,
TO furnish the Uopse with all the amounts expended
by the government for public buildings, grosnd.
statusry streets bridges canal aud miscellaneous oh
jects in this District the com mencement OF til,
session.
| LANDS
The bill reported yesterday, to give every man OF
woman head OF family, quarter section Of laud free
| Of cost, was taken up.
| MIR. BRowS, of Mississippi briefly explained m
amendment which he intended to offer not gvin,
absolute title 10 the lands but continuing in force
the pre-empion laws now in force, to extesd to ali
the territory OF the United States His design wa.
TO secure the land homes In perpet uity to make
better men encourage industry aud add TO the aggre-
| gate wealth OF the country
Mr.. STANTON. Of Tennessee, said IL was eviden Mt
the House ~as not now prepared to act the bill aod
IL was referred 10 the Committee Of the Whole the
| MIR NoRsE moved TO reconsider the vote He cha
racterissd the sch eme proposed syste
| port the gov'rpment The giving away the public
land will do for little while. long the acres
when these become exhausted, people will want to
run their hands into the treasury and take Instead OF
| l60 acres. that many dollars II = hun bugxng.
monsirous scheme of corruption. and an open viols-
ton OF the constitution and laws lie In favor OF
reducing and graduating the price of snds enable
worthy men to obtain homes He repeated that the
| scheme was 10 take money out of the treasury and
| give IL to men. without any consideration Whatever
He willing to take away the proper lives
to locate sud give lands to low bred vaxnbons TO
be found In the puriieus. aud force them land
wh.tber they viii or not lie gave way to
| Mr. HussAEp. (dsm) Of Alabama. who said that the
gentlemen he would bet. cood scufe for votes ms we'll
| as any other good government was the oaly way
to get votes He proposed If the bill could BE- put
system. to do He would show how this bill. in
stead Of encouraging Four.rirm, will go to put 1t
down because II will enlarge the freeholdcrs
The beet mode OF raising revenue to have the pub
lie lands TILED that the products might be exchanged
for suitable goods.
Mr. MoRsE did not Yield the floor II he could strsn-
gle the UBIQUITOUS monster ne would do aud no
expressed the hope that the bill would be laid the
table.
Mr. BRowr, deny Miss, requested Mr. Morse to
suspend his remarks Till hs could ask word Of expla
nation.
Mr. Monsr did so.
Mr.. RKo~s Understood the gentleman to asssl this
temsn whether this did give 10 Louis
lana four hundred thousand Of land whether
these grants to her unconstitutional and unjust
You cnn give lands TO sovereign States aud pan, per
the rich TO make the ordiy more lordy You give
except the soldier vi nahts
the battles Of the country This class IA denounced
by the gentleman a. low bred ySgsb-nds. and a.
worthy Of his protection lie (BIown) "a friend to
tn, gentleman. and to the toiliBg millions aud he
should like To hear the gentleman using such language
| in his district. before the squAtt,rs there the
public lands The gentleman, heior, his constituents
holds more humble language than be does here. lie
e,ulo not tell them. you loafpg Low bred IL
f,i ows." hut would talk them 10 different terms
while electionssring. The ntl, be a sema-
eogue al home but here hi- iansusg. Is different m.
Drown wss for shielding the poor from their
hard hearted oppressors II q man b. worthless Is
tls, icsson Why We should not for his family
! Give to the drupkards wife tome. and she will
sdorn II. She will teach her children 10 love the soil
II you want TO make good citizens Of those loaang
vsRsbopds protect and not denounce them dsspi-ed
and dsgrnd.d. he thanked the gentleman from Lsuis-
sna thr Morsel not for his speech, but tor his coar
tesy in yielding the floor.
Mr. Monsr claimed tn. floor.
Mr. sr.Sros. dem 81 Tennessee, about the same
time moved to lay the motion To reconsider the
Much confusion prevailed amid which
Mr. MeMULLts, tdrm OF Virginia, was recognized -
II, d.sir.d 10 that the gentle man from L.ui, lana
not ju,tsbl. In his reflections the Committee
of Agile al who reported the bill co'ruptng and
degrading II 70 ntl, had waited until the
mittcc had explained the bill. they would not have
arrsyed thtm as dsmngogues. ~ this was demsgog-
Inn the committee Who reported the hill we're drms-
soRues, lie submitted 10 In. nou-. aud tn. country
to say after the gsntlemane spesch, to which side be
( lopgsd the character OF dsmsgogues lie thanked
Mr. Brown for having obtained the nDor and replying
| To Mr. Msrse lie should like to hear the gsnteato
from louisiana go into his district and speak be had
this morning against those sho not born. a. he
with ,lstr spoon in.hi- mouth. daughter. and
| voices. Z" hit him sgsin.l Tie would ash. whether
Louisiana did not r.cei,. her portion Of the d-trbu
ton 81 the prncseds 81 the sass OF the public lsnds
Virginia which be (Mr McNuilrn| represented scoro-
ed thst pron.r,d brihe aud wilt never take u. rns
substitute ~ Mr. Brown tn. hill would have the d.
effect Of protecting the against III. land job
here and pirates lie dared say there this ehsr.o
ter Of people In Louisisns ~ho had become rich ny
poureirg settlers robbpg them of their homes
and ny piosecutins old spsnish clsms WHERE ID th.
evidence Of a.. corruption charged by the gentleman
L. more 20 than the ditrIbntlon Of the proceeds of
the ssl~s of the puhic iands'
Mr. B.,Ls moved TO proceed to the business on the
Speakers table
Mr. McNrL,,S Askcd -h,th.r this va. courteous to
him lie had merely given way to his colleague. for
III, srr.rrs ssid as tls mcrping hour had ex pired
Mr. Bsyiy had right to interrupt his eoliessur aud
M. Nos,r wanted an opportunity To reply
! The ssssssn-R. Remarks are out ~ order.
MT n.,ts-I tboosht IL my duty TO make the mo
tion 1.-THE House think the gentleman from Loni-i
ana has right to proceed they can vote down the mo-
tion
Mr. D.-tI-I ask -ssther . motion - take mp the
private oshnssr will not take priority Lsuvhter)
! The SFtsEsk-Ths only motion 10 order IL that OF
I the gentleman from virginia
3 The au, stion taken ard the House refused to
/ consider TIE business on the SPEAKER table.
~. McMritis made some r.msrks: sh"n
/ Mr. Fvsrs 81 Nd obtained the ho,r and gave
portion HE time 10 Mr. morse who sa'd ~
evident from ~. utt.ring hitch bsd been witnessed
that the irw mustard seeds, ~hch he h.s thrown
out at random had Effected gentlemen not far FROM
| him daughter Not the vindictive, but the warm
manner IN Witch he had been asss,sd by tho-. With
whom he bed been on friendly terms sho-s their skins
~ ick that Of III" thincceros daughter
~ the eentl'msn frcp Mississippi comes into IN.
Fourth District Of Louisiana he sit hnd
that tho Hon saae Morse talks 20 the psopie there
he does here. II yon on With ell these out rags
under tb. pla 81 prttecppg the people you si have
them cor ing her. and asking you 10 pisut for
them (Lsughtsr) he admitted that he voted tor
the hill giving certain svsmr LANDS 10 Louisiana for
the that that State had reclaimed millions ~
these the government. thus brirRing money into
the tr,ssuIy sbo " rotf lug but just that she
should be reimbursed. slthough the lands vithont
disipsgr ave worthless lie said that he had here
SUD ct home maintained independent position. aud
sitter sumo rmsrksn reply he r. marked that sheu he
sliuded 10 Nsgshonds be osAnt those Who were too
Larry tc work No msu has RI IN 90 AK the gov m.
mert 70 give him bone daily bread. ana ne roui
Sc no oin-i,nce bel ween taxing the govtrninent IN
We fm a. iands, and the pfoseeds ~ the land and
eivifg lite A. or n, becsuse he happened 20 BE- untor
| tNfate
Mr. rssS-. Of va Is entitlsdto the floor, when ms
I Iil 10 ttrip tsktuu
Tho Iopss wentinto Con- nnstiee eth Whole on IN,
state 81 ,he nion On the Military Ar.d, my bit
Tie dslste a. continued to Day. - well yps'er
day the sslsrs 81 the Professors Of Frer cb snc
Diaviug .
The r. nmittse rose and the ouse eoncurrca in tn
amsbdns.nt sllosing niEt,n hundr.d a0llars D.
| sruHm ia the IJoieffcfs 90 tteuch and Drssiug
! tltT qUsrt,rs and fuel iuf.sd a the sums sUw re
c,itto The hiu pHs pss "a sbd