New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-26
,,o,,sy NJ REPRESENTATIVES,.

80. Ci,et,o- ohsmteaI Tsisg,aph
Co.. Bo,yLrs ask ed that the Senate bills on the
x...ker's table be taken up and referred
Mr.. PRESTON King objected to any business oaf
of the regular order.
NJ, Rrpr believed that this day had been as
M. ned for the consideration Of the Gaphin report
Be va. unwilling TO interfere with the baslaess
ietofe the Committee Of the Whole on the State OF
.he Union. But he felt is TO be his duty 10 hlSn
fspc,ionary Of the Government, TO insist on tne
special order Of the House.
TIE sprAEgR said that the Bounty Land bill
b had precedence. If the House refused to so into
4 COMMITTEE on that then the Gslphin report can De
ooD,,dered: and In reply TO question OF ar Burt,
I hcs marked that the Report OF the Committee on
Elections in the Iowa contested election case, VIII
A., 10 marrow take precedence OF all other business.
MI I.ey moved that the House go into Commit
d., zee on tho Bounty Land bill The motion was
agreed TO-
Amer various amendments had been offered and
voted down,
M MILLER Loco of Ohio, offered substitute
for the BILL which had been agreed on by the caucus
last Saturday night.
Several Intellectual efforts were made 10 au 80
the substitute, and in the course Of the debate
AR. VEEABLE Loco Of ~ G. denounced
measure rs grand scheme TO throw the Pr
Iapds into the hands Of speculatOIs.
Mr. CRowELL Free Soiler) OF Ohio, denouIs
the caucus who had determined to vote dow
arne,d nents but the one they had agreed on.
was surprised that bis friend from AshEabuia
gone In 10 the caucus
Mr. GfDDIsGs Free Soiler)o Ohio, rose to r'1Iy
to ana friend, who had such dread OF the power oil
.psioTty.
"a, CRowEII-I said caucus dictatioa.
Mr. GIDDIsGs-Upto this period there have been
ms suizstons in caucus, aud his colleague, when in
The maturity had met in such assemblies to concoct
measures.
There was much confusion and calls TO order, and
yhen quiet was somewhat restored,
M CRowELL asked-W hen did meet in eau
Gus with my colleague, 10 concoct any single mess
IRE Of legislation
Mr. GIDpIs0s-Not at this session.
MIR CRewgLI-Not at any other.
MrG.DBIS0s-My colleage is like those bet'
heaven and hell-fnding no home. daughter
", CRowELL, who understood Mr. 6lddin
am LAT he met IN tha WhiS and Io"o- F""n rae
Gus to gree "a g candidate or -.kef, pnnoaaced
the insiDuation e be e aa!s.as
AIR GIpplnos jaetied his meeting in caucus 10
e0booct measures to dispose Of the Bounty Land
bill For want Of organization, no business has
been done this session. No measure scarcely can
be carried, because no party has majority. The
ola parties have been broken up, and the Free
SoiIers only are organized. (Laughter) | don't
say they are in the majority. Wings, LocoFocOs,
and Free Sellers voted IN caucus for this bill. Let
us dispose Of it, and then proceed to other business
down and after much confusion tie Committee
rose when the substitute for the bill, agreed on
by the caucus of the friends Of the measure,
concurred in and the bill, as thus amended, was
passed-Yess, 1855 Nays, SO.
This bill provides that each Of the surviving COM
mission s6 and non-commlss stoned officers, musicians
or privates, whether Of regulars or volunteers
rangers or militia, " no performed military service
in any regiment, company or detachment IN the
service of the United States in the war with treat
Britain declared by the United States, on the 18th
dsy of June 1872 or In any OF the Indian wars since
$780, and each OF the commissioned officers who
was ergsged in the military service OF the United
States Ia the last war with Mexico, shall be en-
titled for tw elve months service 10 one hundred
and sixty acres OF land for six months service
eighty acres Of land, and for three months service
10 forty acres OF land-proyided the person SO hav
ing been In service shall not receive said land or
any part thereof, If il shall appear by the muster
roll Of his regiment, or Of his corps that he desert
ed or was dlstonorably discharged from service, or
if he has received or is entitled to any land bounty
under any act Of Congress heretofore passed.
Section two provides, that each commissioned
and non. commissioned officer, musician or private,
for whom provision 10 made by the hrst section
hereof, shall receive a certificate or warrant from
the Department Of the Int rior for the quantity OF
land to which he may be entitled, aud which may
be located by the warrantee, his heirs at law, at
any Land Office in the United States. Ia the
event OF the death Of those who shall have served
as azores aid prior OF subsequent to the passage OF
this act, the benefit is TO inure to their widows.
There 10 a proviso in the third section, that the
benefits Of the act shall not accrue TO any person
who is member Of the present Congress.
1t is said that wilirequire four or Eve millions
fscres Of land to pay the bountes provided for as
above.
The house adjourned without doing any other
bnsiness.