New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

BY Bans Electro Chemtedt Tetegrdph.
Mr.. HARRIS OF Ill. offered a resolution, which
visa adopted calling on the Secretary of the Trea
sury to furnish the House with all the amounts ex
pended by Government for Pablic Buildings
Grounds, Statuay, Streets, Bridges, Canal am
Miscellaneous objects, in tkis District, since the
| Session commenced.
The bill It ported yesterday to give every mar
or woman, the head of family, quarter of a sec
| lion Of land free OF cost, was taken up.
Nr.BRowN Of Mss. briefly explained an amend
ment which he intended to offer, not giving abso
ute title to the lands but continuing in force the
REDEMPTION laws now in force and extending them
TO oil the territory Of the United States. His de
syn vas to 81 ure the lard homes in perpetuiEy,
TO make better men, encourage Industry and add
to the sggree ate wealth OF the country.
Mr. STANTON of Tenn. said it was evident that
the House not now prepared to act on the bill
and il was referred 20 the Committee OF the Whole.
Mr. MORSE moved to reconsider the vote. He
character zed the scheme proposed as monsrous
sy ste N OF corruption, for the purpose oil making
votes to supportthe Government The giving away
the public lend will do for little while, as long a.
the acres last When these become exhausted
people will v ant to run their hands into the Trea
sury and take instead Of l60 acres Of land, that
many dollars IL was humbugging monstrOus
scheme of CORFU pton and open violation OF the Con
stitution ard laws. He was in favor OF reducing
and graduating the price OF lands, TO enaoe worthy
vas 10 take money out Of the Treasury and give II
TO men without any consideration whatever de
Was unwilling to take away the proper Incentives
20 locate, and TO give the lands to loV bred Va5A
bonds 10 be found in the pureus OF ciIes, 70 iorce
them to take land whether they will or not. He
gave way to
Mr. HygBARD, WHO said that the gentleman, he
would bet, could scUttle for votes as well az any
other. A coed Government was the only way to
get votes he proposed, # the bill could be put In
a situation TO enable him to discuss the public
land system. TO show how this BILL instead OF en-
courseirg FoOrierism, VIII 90 to put IL doWn, DC
cause il will enlarge the number olfreeholders. The
best mode OF raising revenue was TO have the pub-
lie lands TILED, that the products might be ex-
changed for dutiabe goods
r.FowLER rose to speak, bat Mr.. Morse did
not Weld If he could strange the iniqultous mon
ster now be would do SO, and expressed the hope
that the bill would be laid on the table:
Mr.. BRows, Of Miss. requested Mr.. Morse 70
suspend til he could ask word Oh eAPa""'""'
Mr.. MORSE did so.
Mr. RRowy understood the gentleman 70 assam
This MEASURE as unconstitutional DE would asa
the gentleman whether this Govern nent oid nov
give 10 Louisiana 4OOOOO acres VI ianu, auu
Whether these grants 70 her were unconsttutlonai
.rd nniust1 You can give lands 70 sovereign
S,s,c. and psmDer the rich to make the lordly
rnore IordIy YOU can give lands to Corporations;
con can give 10 every thing aad everybody, except
he brave hearted so der who fights the battles Of
the country. This class is denounced by the
gentleman IS Low bredysgabonds, and az worthy
Of his protection He was friend to the gentle
man and to the toiling Millions and he should like
to hear the gentleman using such language In his
district before the squatters there on the public
lands. The gentleman before his constituents holds
more humble language than he does here. He
could not tell them you are loaing low bred set
Of fellows" but would talk to them in different
terms while electioneering. The gentleman may
demaeoeue at home, bat here bis language is differ
cit He Brown was for shielding the poor man
from the bard hearted oppress0r. IL man De
worthless, is that ason why We should not care
for bis family. Give to the drunkard's wife hons
nd she will adorn il. She will teach her children
to love the soil. Ifyou want TO make good citizens
OF those "oafng vagabonds," protect and NOT 90
nounce them as despsed and degraded he snank'
ed the gentle man from Louisiana not tor hn Speech
but for bis courtesy in yielding the hoor.
Mr. MORSE claimed the foor.
Mr.. STANTON Of Tenn. about the same une
moved to lay the motion TO reconsider on me 'eDle
Much confusion. amid which Mr.. hohgLLkS W.