The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-31

Mr. w moved that the said bill be put on ils passage
Mr. SWEETSER moved It's reference 70 the Committee
Mr. WHITE Ii then addressed a few remarks 70 ths
House in favor OF the immediate enactment Of the said
The question on the motion for its reference being put
/ was not agreed to-ayes So, noes H.
THE slEdPHIs AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD
Mr.. COBB, OF Alabama, urged the House 10 amend
This bill. By inserting therein the name OF the Memphis
Iii 10 H.. M s.S s.s as
reported early in the last session. and i was - clearly
entitled 10 immediate enactment q The bill Ct the gentle
man from New York. he trusted that gentleman would
accept this suggestion as an amendment
Mr.. WHITE declining 10 accept.
Mr. COBB proposed as an amendment 70 the ell under
consideration that the OF the Memphis and Charles
lon railroad should be inserted after the name Of the
Northern Indiana railroad.
MT. WENTWORTH asked if anything more than the
mere right Of way was demsdsd in the bill the amend
nent and being answered by Messrs WHITE ana CoBB
= M Mr. WENTWORTH moved the previous question
Mr. WHITE raised a point of order: twas cut Of
order to offer amendment bill pending before the
The SPEAKER sustaining this point Of order, the
House seconded the call for the previous question, and
under its operation the said bill was ordered to DO read
the third time butt not being engroese the third reading
was postponed for day. objection thereto being made.
CONVICTION (LoumIANA) AND JACKSON (Mss) RAILROAD.
Mr.. BROWN, OF Mississippi, by leave, introduced :
bill to grant the right of way and making donation OF
he public lands to aid ia the construction q the railroad
from Covngon, Louisiana. 10 Jackson Mlsssspps read
twice, and referred to the Committee on Pubic Lands
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
Mr. JONES called up the motion to suspend the rules,
pending when the House last adjourned
LOWER POSTAGE.
Mr. POTTER rose 10 move the suspension OF the rules
go Committee Of the Whole on the state q he
Union for the further consideration therein OF ne Dill LOT
The reduction OF the rates OF postage.
MILITARY LAND VARIANTS
D.. ~ AVEQ dac;neh that mofiOn 10 be- out of
order pending the consideration Of the motion which MT
JONES had called up--lhat Of Mr.. CALDWELL Of Ken
iont resolution declaring that there is nothing il the
military bounty land bill Of the 2Sth q September 1870,
forbddng the transfer OF warrants issued under " q
transferred On which motion the yeas and nays had
And that question being put the motion was agreed
So the rules being suspended the said joint resolution
M Mr. S CALDWELL q Kentucky. would not :sy much
on the resolution, as he felt satisfied that large ma
ority Of the House in favor Of his he
would however, remark that the Commissioner q Pen
ons had declared that the warrants % e ssGea Snaef
ill after the House had acted on TINS resoiuuon az naI
officer conceived it necessary the warrants were 70 Be
made e have the proper blank form printed
Mr. G then moved the previous question on agreeing
M VINTON- trusted that the House would not sec.
ond the demand for the previous question; OF. II sec.
onded that The resolution would mol be agreed to under
its operation. 49,. !, ..,........
ton was sustained-ayes 50, noes IS.
And them under the operation OF the previous question:
the said joint resolution was ordered to De read the mrd
Mr.. vINToN rose to move to reconsider that vote
The SPEAKER recognising him.
There arose Controversy between Me11s CAi.p-
WELL. Of Kentucky. vlNrON, and JONES. Tor the
Mr vINToN then addressed the House il favor Of his
notion He felt called on intsrpose his objection how.
ever Intellectual might be- to the enactment o. nls reso
luton. II would open the foodgates OF speculation
Tbs SPECTATORS knew ins .ns D = amsodsd =
nonossa. ihose intended 10 Be benefited would the
contrary be subjected to sheer robbery. Ine movement
was altogether tor the benefit OF the specuatos and IN
s,ssd Of these lands being owned BY The 100000 persons
to whom they were to be granted in is months indivdu
ais would, through the operation this law De me own
ara Of whole countless il not OF States The value OF the
scrip would fall 10 sao for 100 certainly not more
than $40 would be paid for them. As the law stood now
il guarded carefully against all this II now made 'ne
give the patent free OF all cost TO the old soldier Wnen
he has the patent he cell for what fary worn
Then, he will be in the condition OF himself SMr W
and all others who lands al distance TINS reso
luton be passed. the value OF the scrP must go down.
passed without an additional explanatory law, there
would be thousands OF frauds IN the assignment o. ne
warrants When any such assignment was brought ior-
ward the land Office would be compelled % ascertain
whether or not i genuine This would involve the
Office in inextTcable dlcuIte8 lne ekpeIlchcc WIN
the fate Of the land bounes already given to the sode
and officers OF the revolution, and the war Of lSls snoM
ed that the soldier got nothing TO speak q ana ina ns
Spectator got all The give Inc soaier t9s
Mexican war scrip for $780, in lieu OF the bounty lana es
inserted in the previously passed military bounty band
law was his suggestion That had saved the soidier
that war from selling his scrip at less than one hundred
dollars This bill contained no such provision 20 Inc
soldier 10 be nominally rewarded undef, Il would be
wholly wishou, protection He predicted that the people
of the country would be opposed to the enactment OF ih
bill TO throw property worth one hundred millions OF dol
lars into the hands OF spectators.
Mr.. CALDWELL, OF Kentucky, remarked that, under
The construction which the department had given 10 the
law as passed. II was but bill for the benefit OF sPecu
ators There those In his district who scorned me
guardianship which the gentleman from Ohio proposed 70
give them He was constantly receiving letters, many Of
them from gentlemen OF distinction, all concurring IN
urging the enactment OF such change as ne had pro-
posed as necessary for the interest OF the doness ~
II might be that the gentleman from Ohio was hlnsei
the owner OF some eighty thousand or one hundred mou
sand acres Of land the sale OF which would be n'eI
fered with il this joint resolution passed The done@
knew well all their privileges under this law ,ou
Kentucky made that assertion fact or merely utefed
M. caldwell, Of Kentucky, (coniinuing) had
merely surmised il. The donees knew well all men
privileges under this law. ,.;.
Mr. C. here argued to show that the enactment OF DIS
value for his land 1t was, in fact, the specuato Only
who opposed his proposition. He buying Tor sons,
could afford 10 the risk Of getting conveyance a
the patent shall have been issued -.
Mr. G. then went on TO show that the consIucpos
given 10 the original bill BY the Land Once was wronE
The House, by large majority. had refused 10 co9eos
in this construction, when il came 70 them IN the snA