The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-18

pass through both branches OF Congress- All can do
Is insist action with regard 10 this bill II 10 TO
go back the House with the amendments offered BY the
senator from Virginia tMr MAsoSl and the senator from
Wisconsin [Mr WALxra,l fear i viii es defeated OF
Wisconsin does not want to embaIrass this BILL western
men DO not want to embarrass bill granting bounty to
selves, bn, % pay men for fighting; / know be viii
withdraw his amendmeni-at least hope he WILL
Mr MANSVm LAM " IT, am very far SIR from being other
formal purpose either directly indirectly to interfere
with or to defeat this far from it. But
appeal to the intelligence Of the Senate IT, with 80 many
nominations unaced upon, almost at the close Of
the session. in the event that there shall be reecons ss
there may many will not be discourteous unjust
to the Executive TO force him, at the very closing mo-
of the session. to make selections to fill these va
cancies. Before resume. my seat. l shall renew the
ou Of no s y apa. u Fl H. aad o @ %
is concerned will render every sort OF facility to the
early consideration OF the subject think II is one well
will now move TO lay this bill upon the table, with
4 view to go into executive session.
Mr. SHIELDS demanded the yeas and nays upon the
motion which ordered and being taken resulted
yeas 81, nays 26--as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Badger Baldwin, ,I' BarnwYsl Bssrriisa.
Mo s'S0s Waies SV %aIer % and % Winhsop2i % laA'' '
EAYs,Msssrs ,Aa,ehison. Bell Bright Csss ChSss. Ws.
son.iu. Dodge oi Iowa. Douglas. Downs. Ewns Esoh.
comib-.se' nib se~'''' ''A'''''' '''SA' 1''' I"
| So the motion to postpone not agreed to-
BOUNTY LANDS.
! The PRESIDENT then stated the question upon an
amendment submitted by Mr. UNDERwooD to an amend.
ment Of the senator from Virginia, [Mr. MAsoNl
| Mr.. MAsoN's amendment is as follows
! At,he end Of the bill add the following sections
Outstanding land warrants which have been hsrs,ocre
ssued such as may issue on claims allowed before the
have been partly satisfied under the provisions Of the sec
ond section OF an act tor the civil and dpo
egh.een haedsoa and ay five and have been issusd ~
sis II Il s WAR he Be-
% tho Secretary Of the Interior within two years rom the
tary 10 issue rhereapon to the owners Of such waran
scrip at the rate Of one dollar and twenty-five per
private enry in the States Of q Ohio, Indisas n Illinois
BILE by endorsement, aesed by Witnesses In ssung
said scrip the said Secretary Is authorized who're there
tract issue each scrip for his or her portions and
under this act the guardian Of the infant and hs husband
OF the femme, may receive and dispose of the same
The amendment to the amendment is as follows:
In lines and strike out the words "haye been here.
ofore issued and in lieu thereof insert were Issued by
the State Of Virginia prior the first day of juno. ssven-
teen hundred and nineyiwo"
Mr. MASON. understood the senator, when he Of
ered that amendment, 10 state very frankly that dad not
his appreciation, but that he offered IN behalf
OF the committee to which he belonged. If understand
that proceeds R0n ne .@s asa eat y s0e
compact which ceased at the time when Kentucky was
freed from Vrgnait deceed that certain kind OF
claims located prior 1892 located within the limits
oil Kentucky should be considered barred. The
tors knows very well that whether these claims were or
not included in the terms OF that compact was matter
OF difference between the States OF Virginia and Kentucky
1t was matter that engaged the attention OF those States
for three years and il resulted in aproposltion to
refer T. which never was earned INTO execution . t1a,
the Stale OF Kentucky was matter never ultimately de-
cided Be that il may, the question affected angether
the compact between those two States. submit, there
FORE that the amendment to the amendment which have
offered should not prevail. sss-. p .sssr
Now, sir, have few words TO say IN refeIencs to
what fell from the senator from Illinois lMr SHIE1Dsl
upon the proposition TO lay this bill over The senator
depcates acting upon the subject now should have
s D TsS
different occasion, is intended to give domain ~
Of pure gratuty. without any obligation whAtsvsr
resting upon the partition II. 70 very great
extent among the soldiers Of The recent The gov
eminent contracted engagement to give them these
landsentered into no obligaton-gave them no reason
to anticipate that would be done but the bull proposes,
matter OF gratuity only for military serviceas the
partionment among the soldiers OF the whole OF the
@ ~, ss: sss s0's ony I'm
great efforts which seem TO be made coming chiefly from
the States get these lands disposedo would
rather give them rewards although grauitous to those
who have engaged in the military service Of the country,
than to parcel them out as has been proposed BY some
senators, TO the first comes, whether IRON abroad Or
away as gratui,es il would be better TO give them away
as an acknowledgement OF military service, than to those
who have no claims whatever. These are the reasons
which chiefly induce TO vote for the bill ultimately.
But 90 far from considering improper 10 ingrat upon
an amendment OF this kind, think should be doing
great injustice 10 this mertoous class al claims, all OF
which spring from my State, II were TO allow this
bill 10 pass TO give the public lands away, without pro-
vidBg in the bill for the fulhment OF sacred obi
cations entered into years ago. not for grataes bat for
compensation for military service rendered in the land
Ii s for that reason consider peculiarly appropriate 10
this bill and feel myself called upon to ask thai shall
| be adopted
The senator from Illinois says he has been informed
that great many OF these claims spurious and un.
founded. do not know where the gentleman Obtained
that information; but do know this, that claim which
be located under the amendment that have offered
be allowed, unless il has been previously sdudged
upon evidence laid before the executive of the Common
wealth Of Virginia. sustained by the governor and hs
every claim which has passed through the ordeal has
been lust and honest claim because have informa
ton upon the fact way the other; but 40 Know
that il there be any claim that has ever passed ne gov-
ernor and council OF Virginia which was not clear
claim, it is due to the executive ofnce OF nst Sse -
il would be to those of any Saie TO behsve that they
have applied TO such rules OF evidence ~ are ordinarily
apulied in courts OF justices though the deence might
have been ingenious enough TO elude detection Upon
this subject however, make Issue with the honorn-
bic senator and he make none with we. But IL is
NOT in his power establish IT, Is il in my power 10
prove H. No such issue be raised here; and sub
nit TO the Senate that except for the purpose OF preudcng
this amendment, such ought not 10 be raisel.
Sir this is class OF TO be adjudged by the supreme
executive Of the State Of Virginia and il Is but far and