The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-03
WASHINGTON, June %.


SENATE Mr., Davis, OF Mississippi, pre-
senied memorial of Manufactures, praying
modification Of the Tariff, &c.--reIerred
to finance committee.
MIR. Rusk inIrcduced bill raising two ad
diiional Regiments of Dragons.
Mr.. Soule resumed his remarks. In the
course of which he declared that he would
never vote for the admission Of California,
with her present boundaries. lie considered
ptacticabililes properly dividing the coulI y
md discussed the Missouri Compromise, and
advocated with much warmth the adoption Of
iha, line in the present bill.
Mr. Douglass took the floor, and the Sem
ale after executive session Adjourned
HOUSE, Mr., Bowln nsked that the Sen
ate Bills on the Speakers table 10 be taken
up aud referred.
Mr.. Preston King objected to any business
out Of the regular order, but believed this
day had been assigned to the consideration ol
the Galphin report.
The Speaker said that the bounty land
bill had precedence. If the House refused
togo into Committee on that bill, The Galphin
report can be considered, and in a reply to II
question Of Mr.. Burt, he said that a report Of
the Committee Of the eIetlons in the case OF
Iowa contested election will 10 morrow lake
precedence OF all other business,
1t was then moved that the house 90 inIo
committee Of the whole on the County Land
Bill, which motion was agreed TO,
Mr.. Miller offered substitute Tor bill
which Lad been agreed on by n caucus on
Saturday nigh
Several Intellectual efforts wee made TO
amend the substitute.
Mr.. CrowcIl denounced the caucus, who
had determined Iovote down all amendments
but one. He was surprised that lis friends
from Ashtabnla had given in 10 the caucus.
Mr.. Giddings rose 10 reply TO his friend
who had sach dread of the power Of the
majority,
Mr. Crowell--"I said caucus diciation. y
Mr.. Giddings justified his meeting in cau-
Gus TO concert o} measures, TO dispose oI
the County Land Bill "Fur want of organ
ization," said he, "no business has been done
this session--let US dispose of it, aud then
proceed to other bus ness.'
After much confusion, tho Committee
rose, when substitute for the bill as agreed
on by caucus Of the friends of the measure
was concluded on, and the bill as thus a.
mended, was pissed
1! provides that each commissioned ant
non-commissioned officer, musician and pr
vate, whether of regulars, volunteers o.
militia, who performed military service in
any regiment, company or detachment, in the
service of the United States, in war with
Great Biitain, declared by the United States
on the l7th day of June, 1912, or in any oil
the Indian wars, since the year 1890, and
each Of the commissioned officers who wa.
engaged in The military service of the UDitec
States, in the late war with Mexico, shall bt
entitled for l years service 10 100 acres o
land; for 6 months service, so acres Of land
and for months service, 40ocres Of land -
provided the person so having been inservict
shall not receive said land, OF any part there
Of, If il shall appear by the muster roll Of his
TegimeniEor corps, that he deserted, or wai
disiionorably discharged from service, or i
he has received or been entitled TO any lont
under any aciof Congress heretofore passed
Section Two, provides that each commits
stoned and non'commissloned officer, musci
nm, and private for whom is made the Is
section, shall receive a certificate or warran
from the department of the Interior, for
quantity Of land, 10 which he may be enii
lied, snd which may be located by warranie
or his heirs al law in any laDd office of tn
United States. In the event of the death 0
those who shall have served, as aforesaid
prior or subsequent to tie passage Of this act
Che benefl is TO 0 to their widow. Their,
is a proyiso iutho Sd section, that the bene
fitsof this act shall not accrue 10 any person
whois member Of the present Congress. =
his said that i will require 40 or so mil
lions Of acresio pay hountes provided for.
The House soon after adjourned,