The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-31
TnusTY-F,nsr CONGRESS-.
Senate

Senate.
wa.mrScrOS. iss 80 isss
Several pstitions snd reports q eonmitisss vsss
read.
BIT. Hovsuss introduced smssdmsnt which he ae-
signed proposing to Mr. webitsr's rssolat In Aver
of giving lands to actual settlers.
MIR. Foorr intma,ed that the varioa. propoauops IL
this kind were bid. fer popularity AMI oppressed the
opinion that this was the best bid mass Jet.
Mr.. HoUsroS assured the gsnti.nsa that be had no
aspirations Witch could At all conflict With thess Which
Foote was 20 Justly entitled to.
Nr.Bousron submitted some additional osssrvstioas
insurport Of the policy which his resolution proposed
Mr.. M,scun ssId that In view % al these propo.i
lions, from different quarters 81 the Usios, LOOKED
very much though In the position ofs ships
crew whose vessel bling about 10 break ~ the torm
went to work to break up and distrbuis her stores
Uaughter) He gave notice that he might, BY po--i-
by, st the proper time TO amend b. givsg thres
ss, according to the opinion of Dany ssatI.msn the
tenure q certain species Of property being
ened ne would consent to thros In Niger piece.
MIR sswssp called for the readipg Of M. r-.oiuto.
give land, % h I.fosss. .ss mat b. ssss,
Of the ssnstor from Michigan susp.ntps diplomatic
pres our sbhorr.sss Of Atri.a cruelty, bot 70 s,.
relief
Mr.. Doyel,ss charged that Mr. seward by his pro-
position, had made bid for the foreign vote By sag
ssstiDg advantages y them which not offered 10
Mir. Cas- expressed HE hearty spprObsssa Of the
proposition to give sstu. settlers stating that
try which demanded such action that vas What he
nsstt BY ne age Of progress.
mr. Bspasa susgsstsd that ss the public lands v.rs,
pledged Tor the public debt resulting from the War
with hsxieo Congress had no right TO give them sssy
Dir. srw,sp ,aid that he va. 10 favor Of giving IN.
preference to the distribution Of land TO the foreigner
and smigrant where liberty hss been beaten DOES By
fsss AZ the proper time IL would b. seen thu, far
ther than this he did not gvv the foreigner prefsncs
over the native born n: desired also 70 sAy tbs. Ne
Tor the purpose Of Increasing the revenues of the
. premium TO those, In foreign lsads, who
struggling for liberty, aud that those struggles would
patriot engaged In the struggle with this Offer q
bounty In land distant from the Of thssr pa
tiiotic labors MIR Ds~son slso considered the gene.
raj scope OF the policy under dcussien expressing
convictions Of its I'M nstice and I'm propriety
After sne further debate, by Msssrs. Douglass and
Houston
MIR. SEWARD, In reply to an intimaiion Of Mr. Da~.
SON taid-he was here on pubic duties, and could
yer defend himself from insinustons that he had pri
vste purposes to accomplish He also Ia f3rcbls
Language, pictured the benefits which had accrued 90
New York from the four and half millions dollars
which fell TO that State In the distribution Of tbs
plus revenues that money had given them the school
house upon every mile and half of every road-hsi
AfftcAn-hal
educated the blind and relieved the deaf mute from
much OF his affection. Mi Seward also submitted adi
tionsl upon the general character aud proprsy
Of the policy 81 distributing the public had been
suggested or the arising from their sale
concluding, he denied that he proposed 70 institute
between one color and smother; his object vss 20
equsize all men, making distinction, except neral
and and In pursuit Of this object, b. a..
dence and vote At the option Of every 81 every
country, who was dspossd to avail himself Of the al
Ant NJ at.xfr tAaet
Mr. WnksR addressed the senate In support OF Q
proposition TO csde the public lands 20 the STATE. IN
cusson laid the table and ordered to be printed
TRADE WIN csSsp.. src.
FREE n.yss,,an q ne 81 ma 70, ,s,,sr.es
trade With Canada.
AMER the trsDsscton Of some additional bu.in... Of
no greet general interest and the consdsrston Of IA
eoutive business, the Senate adjourned
House OF Representative.
wAssiseros, January 90, 1850.
BOUNTY TO solpisss.
Mr.. Corn, Of Alabama introduced . bill 10 provide
all American soldiers heretofore provided tor With
bounty land. Referred 10 the Committee on fable
Lands.
rHx MILEAGE eursrros.
TIE mileage question ~as resumed.
Mr.. swKsrzss defended the rssolation which he 10
ducsd yesterday, for the Comaittee on Mileage to
compute the milesge Of members upsn the nearest
mail route upon which mall coaches or other COME.
nj, run from the r-ssisnce Of memesrs
Nr Hcr.r.s s.h.d whether the presmbi.. the, the
apsvers - members we're indefinite ~ TO the distance
ua,ell d, applied tcsl
but thought that the preamble did not apply 60 all
He would not let any man draw out Of the Treasury
directly. The practice Of the last thirty yesrs has
been wrong a. did not intend to BE- driven from hts
course BY the cry that he Gas making Baccomee In
charged every man With petit iarc~sy stealing paper
sealing vax, snd envelopes He sshed come Old meu-