The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-12
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The resolution of Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennes-
see, offered in the House on Tuesday, proposing
to make the Homestead Bill the special order for
Monday, the 10th instant, brought out record
of yeas and nays which we omitted to publish
yesterday. The bill provides for giving to
every head of family who is citizen of the
United States, one hundred and sixty acres of
land out of the public domain. Mr. JOHNSON
moved to suspend the rules to enable him to
introduce his resolution, and the yeas and nays
Were called on the motion with the following
result, by which the House refused to suspend
two-thirds not voting in favor of the motion:
YEAS-Messrs. Albertson, Alexander, Allen,
Anderson, Ashmun, Bingham, Bowlin, Brooks,
Albert G. Brown. E. Darlington Cabell, Joseph
Gable, Joseph p. Caldwell, Campbell. Chandler,
Cleveland, Williamson II. w Cobb, Conger, Cor
win, Crowell, Banner, Dickey, Disney, Ducr,
Duncan, Durham, Durkee, Ewing, Featherston,
Fitch, Gentry, Giddings, Gilbert, Gott, Gould,
Green, Hall, Holloway, Hampton, Harlan, Isham
G. Harris, T. l., Harris, Hay, Raymond, billiard,
Howe, Hubbard, Hunter, Inge, Andrew johnson,
Jones, Julian, Letter, Job Mann, Marshall, Mat
teson, Mcdonald, McLanahan, r. nj. McLane,
McMullen, Moore, Morris, Newell, Ogle, Olds,
TeCk, TDtulA, IOtttT Itecu, hlCHaTO5Ou, RlSley,
Robbins, Rockwell, Root, Sackett, Savage, Schenck,
Schermerhorn, Schoocraft, Sprague, F. p Stan
ton, Thaddeus Stevens, Sweetser, Tay lor, Thomas,
Tuck, UnderhiIl Venable, Waldo, Watkins,
Wentworth, White, Whittlesey, Williams. Wright,
and Young-95.
NAYS-Messrs. Aston, Ashe, Averett, Bayly,
Beae, Bssell, Bocock, Bokee, Booth. Billiard
Burt, Butler, G. A. Caldwell, Cartier, Casey,
Clarke, Clingman, Colcock, Cole, Daniel, Deberry
Dimmick, Dixon, Edmundson, Eliot, N. Evans.
Fowler, Freddy, Gerry, Grinnell, HARRISON,
Sampson w. Harris, Hebard, Henry, Hibbard
Hoagland, Holiday, Holmes, Houston, Joseph w
Jackson, Kaufman, Kerr. George G.. King, James
G. King, John A. King, II. Mann, Mcdowell,
Meade, Morrison, Morse, Morton, Nelson, Orr
Otis, Outlaw, Peaslee Powell, Putnam, Reynolds
Rose, Rumsey, Sawtele, Seldom, Shepperd, r. II.
Stanton, Jacob Thompson, Thurman, Vinon,
Wallace, Wellborn. and Wildrick-7l.
Whatever else this vote may indicate, it in
dicates clearly enough that the WHIGs were
determined not TO be outrun in the race of popu-
larity-if popularity is to be attained by the
the law will be to destroy any advantages that
might have been expected by our old soldiers
from the Bounty Land Law of the last session
No head of family would pay the soldier any
thing for his warrant OF his land if he could get
his one hundred and sixty acres for nothing
Popularity hunters, perhaps, will find that the
Homestead Law has two sides to it; but we beg
to be understood as reserving our Judgment in
the premises until the bill shall undergo some
discussion or consideration in the House. The
auspices under which it is urged are such as to
induce us to fear that it cannot be very good
law. There can be no harm, however, in hav-
ing it up for discussion; and we hope that we
may get the judgment Of the House at an early
day on its merits.