The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-26
MONDAY, JUNE "a. 1850.

House Tor PERMISSION to introduce resolution.
the bounty land bill was special order in the Committee
OF the Whole the state OF the Union, and its friends
were exceedingly anxious for its enactment. AZ mo.
ton for the suspension OF the rules 90 into Commit
tee of the Whole on the state OF the Union would have
precedence Of motion to proceed with the regular order
way TO Mr. CARTIER, that gentleman's resolution was
read as foIl0ws
Resoivsd, That the Committee Commerce be instruct
ed 70 inquire into the expediency Of providing law COM
of he Uassd sass Or sailing under hs aaSoy
q the United States 70 be provided with ample and sua.
BY e q olherwiss and further inquire INTO the expedi
carry out any pursuance the purposes of this res
oluton and that said committee report BY bill or oher
wise.
ton being granted the said resolution was agreed to-
The question being next the motion Of Mr. IHcE to
suspend the raes 70 80 into Committee Of the Whole on
Mr BAYIY asked the gentleman from Alabam [Mr.
IEGEl TO Withdraw that motion for moment, 10 permit
him g offer aresoluon 70 make the general appropria
t0n bills SPECIAL orders; but
Mr.. INGE declining the request,
MIR. BURT demanded the yeas and nays on the motion
% % s Y So INTO bsnu q ss
aktsfa tMa HeGdLfEls Il S coming within the bar moment
vote recorded this motion; but, objection being made
leave was nol granted.l
So the House having voted 70 90 into Committee Of
Mr. RIcHaRDsox 10 the chair and taking up the general
bounty land BILL the committee proceeded to vote the
ameldment thereto, offered on Friday BY Mr.. vEHAsLE,
which is as follows;
Pyouadsd farther That the persons entitled land under
the provisions OF this sfa be entiled demand and
al the rate Of three per cent and redeemabe at the pleas
OF the govermen estimating each acre o land 70 be
worth sixty-two and a half cents per acre
The question the said amendment being put. il was
not agreed to--;ayes ~, noes II.
MIR ROOT offered an amendment requiring actual occu
paion for three years previous to issuing patent for
the said lands. which he advocated in hve-mnutes
speech,
The question thereupon being put il not agreed
to-ayes 90, noes TO-
that the grantees of the said lands shall actually occupy
and cultivate them for twelve months before the patents
therefor are granted; which was not agreed to-ayes
Mr. CHESTER BUTLER offered an amendment pro-
viding
That no warrant authorized be Issued under this act
shall avail tbs party 70 HON may have issued his heirs
warrant shall be located and The land settled and i'm
proved by resident settler within two years after the date
certificate shall be issued under the provisions OF this
act alter i've years from It's passage
The question the said amendment being put, il was
not agreed to-ayes 55, noes IL.
Mr. EVANS. Of Maryland, offered amendment. ex-
tending the provisions Of the bill to revolutionary SOL
diers.
Mr. z. having advocated this amendment in FIVE.
Mr.. PofTER requested him to withdraw It; which
being done, Mr. ?: addressed the committee for five
minutes IN opposition TO II, only however, as being
designed 10 embarrass the bill. Renewing it,
The question thereupon put and it was not agreed
to.
Mr. BAYLY moved an amendment. providing for an
appropriation from the public domain OF sufficient land 10
furnish locations for such warrants in favor OF officers
and men OF the Virginia continental line cannot be
now located owing TO the fact that there no
lands subject TO such entries.
Mr. b having advocated his amendment IN five-min-
Mr. MCDONALD. raising point Of order. argued TO
show that the proposition was out oil order. not being
germane TO the bill. But
on Mr. BaYIY's amendment was put, and II was not
agreed to-ayes 81, noes 90.
Mr. NELSON moved an amendment to include the Off.
GERS sailors. and marines OF the navy OF the United
States, engaged in the late with Great Britain within
the provisions OF this bill.
Mf N. having advocated his proposition. in i've
minutes speech Withdrawing il at the request Of Mr.
Evans Of Maryland.
MIR T. renewed IT, and advocated s adoption in five.
minutes speech and again Withdrawing II,
Messfs HOUSTON, 0)siBS, SACKETf. and ROOT,
IN Is iavor, Cor against the bill and Messrs MeD0N-
AID. CALDWELL OF Kentucky. MASON, BISSELL,
STANTON Of Kentucky, MOORE, and GIDDINGs
against II, (or for the bil)
The question the amendment being put, ii was not
Mr. CONRAD offered an amendment to bar the locs-
ton of any lands 70 be granted BY the bill upon the line
OF any railroad which may have been surveyed
speeches BY Mr. CONRAD for the amendment, and Mr.
CR0WELL against the bill
The question the amendment being put, II was not
az reed 10.
Mr. MEADE moved an amendment providing that
warrants previously issuel for services in the OF
1914 may be transferable other similar land warrants
are.
The said proposition having been debated by Mr.
MEADE in its favor, and Mr. HUBBARD against IL.
The question being pat, IL was rejected
Mr.. DUNCAN moved amendment 10 include all
the militia who have been actually in the military service
OF the United States.
On this proposition there arose debate. Mr., DUN
CAN advocating IFS adoption Nh COBB, OF Alabama,
against all amendments; Mr.. McLANE, oil Mary
land, for the amendment; Mr. WILLIAMS for The
blli Mr. DURkEE agains,tbe bill and MIR. TAYLOR
for the bill
The question on the amendment was then put, and II
not agreed To-
Mr.. MOORE offered an amendment, providing that the
provisions OF the bill shalt be extended all actual
tiers
The amendment having been read,
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, raised point OF or
der The said amendment not germane 10 the bill
The CHAIR having sustained the point OF order, the
amendment ruled out OF order
MIR KING, Of Massachusetts. offered amendme Mt 10
include n the bill provision for the old 4th regiment OF
United States infantry, recruited before the last with
Mr. THOMPSON. Of Mississippi. raising a point Of
order, contened that the amendment unnecessary
those troops being provided for in the b in common
with others
The CHAIR, however. ovenuled the point Of order
when
Mr.. KING advocated the amendment in a FIVE minutes
n md han with "a