Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-07-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, J


Herewith send for publication copy of the bill
which passed the House on yesterday, granting boun-
ty lands TO certain soldiers 1t met with the most
determined opposition, but after struggle of five
days il passed by vote of 155 to SO. do not like
the features of the BILL Its provisions do extend
the heirs of soldiers who have died, but only to
the survivors and their widows.
The public lands it is alleged pledged TO the
payment Of the national debt, created by the Next
can war, and many of friends alarmed
the idea of increasing the amount of land, to be thus
absorbed, and it therefore determined to confne
the bounty to the survivors and their widows.
hope the Senate will amend it. If they do not,
and pass it in its present shape, it WILL at any rate,
grant relief to very large class of most worthy
and meritorious citizens. w. ]. BROWN.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiUeS of the United States of America in Com
gress assembled, That each of the surviving commits
stoned and nOn-commissoned officers, musicians,
priyates, whether of regulars, volunteers, rangers,
militia, who performed military service in any
regiment company, or detachment In The service ct
the United States in the with great Britain, de-
cared by the United States tue 18th day of June,
1912, in any of the Indian since 1890. and
each OF the commissioned officers who engaged
In the military service of the United States in the
war Win MEXICO, snail DC entitled. Twelve
months service, to one hundred and sixty acres Of
land. for six months service eighty of land
and for three months service TO forty OF land
PrOrlded, The person 80 having been IN service shall
receive said land, any part thereof If 1t shall
appear by the muser-rOlls of his regiment or corps
that he deserted dishonoraby discharged from
service, OF If he has received, is entitled to, any
land bounty under any act of Congress heretofore
passed.
SEC. 2. That each commissioned and non-com-
missoned officer, musician, private, for whom pro-
vision made by the first section hereof shall re-
ceive a certificate warrant from the Department of
the Interior for the quantity of land to which he may
be entitled, and which may be located by the warran
tee, his heirs-ai-law any land Office of the Uni
ted States, in body. and in conformity to the le
gal subdivisions of the public lands. upon any of the
public lands in such district then subject TO private
entry; and upon the return of such certificate
rant, with evidence of the location thereof having
been legally made 20 the General Land Office, pa
tent shall be issued therefor. In the event of the
death of such commissioned nOn-cOmmissioned
officer, musician private, prior subsequent to
the passage Of this act, who shall have served as
aforesaid, and who shall not have received bounty
land for said services, like certificate
shall be issued in favor and lnnure TO the benefit of
his widow, provided she was married to such officer
before the conclusion of his service and is
ried at the date of her application: Provided, fur
Their, That land warrant issued under the provi-
sons Of this act shall be laid upon any land of the
United States to which there is presumption right,
upon which there shall be an actual settlement and
cultivation except with the of such settler,
10 be satisfactorily proved TO The proper land officer.
SEC. 3. That all sales, mortgages letters of at
torney other instruments of writing, going af-
feet the title claim tn any warrant certificate
herein provided for. made executed prior to the
Issue Of such warrant certificate shall be null and
void. to all nten,s and purposes whatsoever; nor
shall such certificate warrant, the land obta
ed thereby be in anywise affected by charged with
subject TO The payment Of any debt or claim incur
red by such officer soldier prior to the issuing OF
the patent: Provided, That the benefits of this act
shall not accrue to any person who is member OF
the present Congress.