The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-31


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The engtossed bill g. ss4) 70 change the time Of hold
ing the United States district courts in Alabama. and for
other purposes, was read the third time and passed and
ordered thai tie Secretary request the concurrence
OF the House OF Representatives therein.
M bounty LAsD WARRANTS
message was received from the House OF Represent
atiyes, by Mr. Young their Clerk, announcing TO the
Senate thai the House had passed Joint resolution ~.
1850. entitled IAN act granting bounty land to certain Of
fcers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military
service OF the United Siaies in which they request The
Mr. FETCH moved The reference Of the joint resolu-
ton 10 the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. would appeal to the Senate to
know whether there would be any proprety IN having
this resolution referred at all L contains but single
propositions and that Isl to make the warrants assignabe
or rather TO say that nothing In the act creating those
warrants shall prevent the assignment OF them That Is
the only proposition which The resolution contains, and
i does seem to me that the delay OF reference woud
hardly be necessary am informed that the officers Of
the departments require in the issuing OF the warrants
knowledge whether Congress intended to make them as.
slgnabe not, that they may word the warrants and
S.ye instructions showing how they can DC assigned
II i be the intention OF the Senate to make them assign
able that in preparing the warrants and certificates
way as 70 show that tbey are s assigaabe mention this
as reason why prompt action is important, and hope
the resolution may be put upon its passage without
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa hope, sir, the resolution will
Be referred think il the well ascerained sense Of
the Senate at the last session that these warrants should
not be assgnabie That subject debated at great
length; and the way things have turned now shows how
rapidly this proposition has lost its hold OF the minds OF
members OF Congress remember when the proposition
first originated in regard TO Mexican laAd warrants, and
thought the bill lad passed in such shape that no per-
supposed they would be assignabe but directly they
became currency throughout the country 20 when the
error was discovered by the clerk in the bill OF last
sion, il was slfaghtway amended so lar a. the Senate
concerned through the prompt action Of the senator
from Wisconsin INF WaakEs Inc hoass g keprs
directly anagonistc TO this, and sent back the propos
ton here to make these warrants assgnabe and thus 20
create paper currency receivable Tor the whole Of inc
public lands and start this process OF dealing in them and
making fortunes, which has been extensively prac
Used upon the public lands,
teman from Iowa labors under Little error in regard 70
his recollection AS the bill passed the construction which
the House put upon i was that the warrants were as
Senate passed the bill alluded to by the senator from
Iowa, and it TO the House, they refused to pass It,
with view OF retaining the asss nably q lne
under their construction OF the bill as originally passed
That is my understanding OF the history OF the matter
But, do not # this matter i o be discussed
w can aSe Ianss but
sion and it seems 10 If we are to refer It, may
produce delay and that delay is OF considerable i'm
assirnab,e. the Commissioner Of Pensions. Third
Auditor, or whatever branch of the government
has charge of this branch OF the business, ought 70
Gates accordingly The plates it is said will have to
be prepared and the work has not yet been done AZ
have been informed; therefore think prompt achon upon
this subject seems to be desirable and necessay and as
il is but single proposition, do not see the necessity
for the delay /, for one. hope the warrants will be
made assgnaoe have conysrsea w1a sLea many
have received letters upon the SUBJECT winch nave
before me and all the conversation have had, and all
ss nays W are IT. Ss old msn n
section OF the country, who are domiced 10 henucKy,
do not want to move away They wish to avail them,
remain where they are They, therefore. want an OPP
porunity OF assigning them and my word for II, Mr..
President, if you refuse to make them asslgnable. you
will take great many dollars out OF the pockets OF
those old men by letting the law remain il is than you
will If you maze the warrants assgnable for they will
sell their claims Notwithstanding yonr prohibition lhey
will part with the interest that they have in the certificate
or warrant and YOU by virtue OF the distractions which
you throw in the way give the specuator an opportunity
of demanding from the owners Of these elaine for
their service in locating and obtaining patents That
will be the effect of your legislation Instead OF bene6tng
those by your law you intended to benefit you Will
nlafe them TO the extent OF the operation OF this clause
placed their way ard enabling the Spectator 10 demand
more OF them tan they would be otherwise willing to
give for the service rendered.
Mr.. WALKER. wish to correct an error Oh tne SEN
aior from Kentucky regard TO the mistake which Was
made in the engrossnent of the bounty land bill oil last
session He states that the bill OF the Senate to correc,
the error was sent to the House. and ihai they REFUSED
sired that these warrants should be assgnablc Now,
sir the fact is this We passed BILL explanatory OF the
act in the last OF the session, on the morning
when were about to adjourn The bill was sent to
the House OF Representatives. The House was anxious
10 get up there proven BY the iac that while one
member, under the rules OF that body could have pre-
vented action upon IT, il taken up for action, the yeas
and nays called upon IT, and they Were progressing
the CALL and had got down 10 the letter ia the alpha
bet when the Speakers hammer fell, and the House was
declared adjourned. That was the way they refused 10
pass IT, They have now, however given Us an Indca-
lion that they do desire the negoaby OF the warrants
IN hat luna Qold m
OF the agents for the purchase OF land warrants IN
this CITY, He said il these warrants could be made as
sgnab he could buy them by the hundreds in the streets
OF Washington for s2s and $50 warrant OF 100 acres
Now, sir not this great boon TO the war worn soldiers,
they were termed last session. And does 1t not come
with Ill grace from those who so much favored that BILL
that they should forward and make this great
donation OF S25 to the poor solder Why sir, however
these soldiers may view their rights II they view them
giving them greater advantage than this, they nave
bat poor opinion OF them for II they get their land, and
cannot sell their rights in the warrants but sell the land
my word for H. they will get than the Senate really
expected they giving them when they passed that
perfected will bring them, in three cases out OF ye, from
four dollars per That some benefit TO OBJ
tain, and we may feel grahed that such result has
CURED the sodier who has fought the battles OF hs
country But we can take no pleasure seeing parcel
OF sharpcrs and land spectators getting the whole OF
these warrants into their hands, and converting them into
circulating medium, TO nonopoze the lands at twenty
i've or thirty dollars quarter section .HtN n
Mr.. EWING. wish 20 say very few words upon
this BILL and but few My opinion 10 that the soldier
himself will get for his warrant, II II BE- made as
sgnabe, than be would II II Is 10 be located BY himself
do not suppose that the warrants would be cold for Gas
per warrant OF 100 although some peculator may