The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-21

vate entry, under the provisions of the first sec
ton of this act, and in the event of the death Of
any person herein provided for, before the issuing
Of the certificate or warrant, then the warrant
for such land shall issue to the widow of such
person, if there be one, and if not then to his
children.
SEC. A. find be IL further enacted, That the grants
Of land herein made, and the warrants authorized
to be issued, and patents granted thereon, as well
as the location and transfer and assignment there
of, shall, in all respects, be made under the pro-
visions, restrictions, and limitations Of the ninth
section Of the act Of February IL, l647, entitled
sAn act to raise for a limited time an additional
military force, and for other purposes, so far as
the same are not altered by the provisions of this
act.
ssPropided, That nothing in this act contained
shall be construed to authorize the issuing of
certificate, or warrant, TO any non-commissioned
officer musician, or private, for service for which
he has heretofore received, or been authorized to
receive, under act Of Congress, bounty land. -
The substitute having been read-
Some conversation followed on point Of order
between Mr., HARALsoN and the Chair.
Mr. MASON. desired to get the floor, for
the purpose of submitting motion which think
there is disposition on the part Of the House to
agree to- Ii is, that the committee rise, for the
purpose Of allowing resolution TO be adopted in
this House, closing debate upon this bill in two
hours.
Mr.. vINTON. Will the gentleman withdraw
the motion for moments
Mr.. MASON. have not yet made the mo-
ton: had merely submitted preliminary re-
mark.
Mr.. ALBERTSoN claimed the floor, declaring
that, after offering his amendment, he had never
Mr.. MASON submitted, that the floor had been
duly awarded to him by the Chair.
Mr.. ALBERTSON submitted to the Chair that
the right to the floor was his, as he had never
yielded it.
The CHAIR, on this statement, awarded the
floor to
Mr. ALBERTSON, who was proceeding to adj
dress the committee, when
MIR. VINTON appealed to the gentleman to
yield the floor for moment to him, (Mr. W.
Mr.. ALBERTSON yielded the floor.
Mr.. VINTON. merely desire to express my
earnest hope that the committee will not rise for
the purpose Of closing the debate on this bill in
two hours. 1t is one of the most important bills
that has been brought before the consideration
of this House at any time-a bill which, in
my judgment, if passed, will exercise more
prominent influence on the operations of the
government and Treasury of the United States,
than any other measure which has been passed
here for fifteen years. hope, therefore, that
the bill will be fully discussed--I hope that
its friends and its opponents will both be heard,
and that its bearings and influence will be fully
understood before vote shall be taken. If'any
HOtioh 10 W NC uituc W sup \ nope IL
will not be for the present, nor until the bill is
thoroughly understood.
Mr.. ALBERTSON resumed the floor, but
yielded at the request Of
Mr.. MASON, who said have heard the
statement Of the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. VIM
TONI lie proposes protracted debate Here we
have been SIX months listening to interninabe de-
bate-often interesting, often not so. The sub
ject now under consideration has been before the
House five months, for brought it here shortly
after the commencement of the session. The
minds of the members, are, believe, prepared to
act upon it. believe that every member has
made up his mind upon it. Upon the other ques-
ton to which l have alluded, and which has
engrossed so much of the attention Of the House,
doubt whether the mind OF any gentleman has
been changed, notwithstanding the long debate
which has taken place. Those members who are
not disposed to consume the time of the House
in debate may have as good Judgment and come
to as sound a conclusion, as gentlemen who make
speeches. And think it is time we should
be acting. That is all. If the committee are of
my opinion, then we shall rise and adopt reso-
luton in the House closing debate-say to-nor-
row. And give notice that, at the proper time,
/ shall make the motion have no right TO make
ness of the gentleman from Indiana, (Mr. ALBERT
SON..
Mr.. MCDONALD gave notice Of the following
amendment; which was read
To strike out of the fifth line Of the bill the
words, ''for period of six months and over, I"
and insert in the sixteenth line after the word
"interior," the words " for all those who served
three months and over, and less than six months,
eighty acres and to strike out the word ''eghty,"
and insert "one hundred and twenty" as the
bounty for those who served six months, and less
than twelve.
ALBERTSON and EVANS, of Maryland.
Mr EVANS indicated his intention (if the bill
should be pressed to vote) to move the following
as substitute:
"That all the public lands Of the United States
are hereby, granted in portions of one hundred
and sixty acres to each person who will perma
nently settle upon and cultivate the same.
The debate was further continued by Mr..
HUBBARD.
Mr.. III. gave notice OF an amendment, provi-
ding
'.That each non-commissioned officer, musician
and private, enlisted or regularly mustered into,
and served in any company in the military SER
vice of the United States for period of less than
six months and over one month, in the war with
Great Britain Of 1912, 10, IA, Is, the Indian
wars of 1911, the Florida) Seminolean war Of
1918, 49, and 1895, &c. &C., or in the war known
have not been heretofore provided for by the Gen
eral Government, with bounty land, pension, or
bounty Of more than fifty dollars, and who have
received an honorable discharge, shall be entitled
to receive certificate or warrant from the De-
partment of the Interior, for those who served
less than six months and over one month eighty
acres, and those who served six months or over
l60 acres Of land, (" &c. &C.
Mr.. EWING gave notice Of the following
amendment, viz
Sec. 9. Belt enacted, That each commissioned
officer elected or appointed and commissioned
in any volunteer company or regiment. or any of
the new regiments raised by the authority Of Con-
gress during the war with Mexico and each staff
officer appointed for that war, who have not here
tofore been provided by the General Government
with bounty land or pension, shall be entitled to
receive certificates or warrants from the Depart
ment of the Interior for the following number
of acres quantity of land to each, according to
their rank: To each Major General, or Brigadier
General, 900 acres; to each Colonel or Lieutenant
Colonel, GAO acres; to each Captain and Lieutenant,
800 acres; which may be located by the warrantee
or his widow at any land Office Of the United
States, in not less than quarter sections of land in
any district then subject to private entry; and
upon the return of such certificate or land
Of ha