Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-07
CON G. RI SSI0N A L
From HE Baltimore fine ricnn.
UNITED STATES SENATE
WAsHfSGroN. Jan. 30 h. $50.

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sirrir H. 40 ne The oxpedIency Of granting escl
family fno land holders the Of property worll
$500 citizens u the United Sites or emgrans wbi
here arrive pfeylous Ia The IN ri Mach
npN $50 OF land aud when said families shall have
e.drd np1a The said laud granted three years clnlln
.nay aad shall bulldogs and cl'ar ten acres :"
ground there N patent shall b. i,snrd by The Govern
ment ufthe nlrd Nles fee irom all csl 10 he grantee
A debate AROSE. IN which VI ssrs Houston, Morgan
Hunter. Douglass, Forward, Downs, Cass aud ohsfs,
took part
Nj Douglass was glad he said. To see these prepara
tory debates This was what he called prgtess. lie
fe(errrd to Mr. Gays proposition with commentator -.
He rr(ne1 10 The proposition 4 Mr. Seward AS cnurng
foreign YoIes aud giving preference to foreigners over
natives
Mr. Seward said he would give preference 10 The for
gner who had been caven dawn by oppression.
Mr. Dawson said there something at The bottom
Of all lhs. All these projects come rpm anti avery men
aud high 'arT men. II The lands given away The
people would have 10 hear taxation imports or direct
iaxes II large f1tegn population could he collected in
The free States slavery institutions cpud with The great
~ be ovrfhtosn.
Tn 81 who paid for all the lands purchased and had
fought for them and defended Them. were to be cut oil
fon The eni,ymeni Of nil tIose lands IL whom did the
fund belong Ia the people Of the United States, aud
Congress had eht 10 dispose Of il except for federal
purposes an according 10 The powers vested in II by The
Constitution All the dnalons "ere made 10 voirrs aud
Intended 1o promote The views Of political aspfanls
aud mischief making demag ognes.
There tendency 10 dsorganlzaiion-to sectional
mbinaiionsand he feared that there existed great
parry whose principles aud embraced all the inter
ess Of the country. lie had Ille hope Of The peHna
nener Of our institutions under such circumstances.
Mr. - uuass indicated the policy Of his own bill,
which put buh aud foreigners the ground
There was more rhan party which sought to make
capital oai of the foreign voteode did II by couflIng aud
the either opposing foreigners.
/ Mr. Hon IN made some explanations Of his scheme
lie yndcled i, pruieo from he chatgeo demagognl'm
The p,Icg at the measure sound. The bills Of thu
senators from Illinois. Massachusetts, and New York
could not be- inpulei tl demagoguIsm. Families were
Included in his proposition. aud would be relieved by
from the piupersm OF the cities. where they We're con
gregated
t. provide for destitute families that about To
rive here he had in view; aud he wished The committee
an public lands embrace them IN bill. These PEG
pe would by their labor give additional value 10 the pub
lie lands lie did uol invite the paup'ts of Europe tn
come They nnlnviltd, and when here, they must
be So provided for As b. able 10 heir living
Nj Seward followed. aud after further discussion in
which Mr. Walker pointed out the greater benefit, that
would rsnl, from his bill cede the lands To the States
in which they lie
Mr.. IIonsnu's resolution ordered to be printed.
The Senate spent some tine In Executive session Ad-
joofned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Cobb Of Ala. by unanimous consent, Introduced a
bill provide Tor all American solders who have not
heretofore been provided for with bounty lands. Refer
red 10 Committee on Public Lands.
II MILEAGE.
The House then took up the consideration of the res
olulon reported from the Committee on Mileage.
Mr. Swee Ger onencd the debate and was followed by
Mr. Green, aud Mr. Thompson. of Mss. when the sub
!, iec was hid On the table
Tho House then resolved itself into Committee of tho
Whole Mr. Potter IN The Chair. and on motion of NJ
Bayy took up the Iiut resolution from the Senate Inn
Ting the expense of collecting the revenue tom customs
for The present fiscal wear.
M Bayy explained the law OF March. 1919. II,
said that his construction OF the law that 1t was IN
tended 10 apply In the whole of the present fiscal year
commencing after the 3Oh June. 1919, and ending III,
30h June 1850; but the Secretary Of the Treasury.
tiny under tho decision of the Attorney General, had
made the act apply only to the latter half OF thus hsca
year commencing the LIST Jan, 1880. The Secreia
" had as he helievrd violation of the law, permit
ted the expenses 20 without Limitation for tho frs
half year until 81 Ill S91 had been exprnded aud a
he suppo>es so 900 additional for Oregon and Cali
ioui-makug the whole expenditure Tor the first half
- the fiscal year 800 SOY, which leaves. according
his (Mt Bayys) construction ou sos OOO aud aceor
d, ding 10 the Secretary construction ot The law &oO0O
!, Tor the last half Of this year.
The consequence of the Secretary action had force
him unnus reduction or the last half year. II h
A, had commenced the application of the law to the Who'll
year such reduction would not have been necessary.
II He has thus manifest disregard OF the case, eXpend
" ed much The first hall of this fiscal year than ha
a been expended IN any preceding half year. The reese
ID utnn at the Senate, which supposed 10 be accrp
m able all round. allows the Secretary To expend The san
was expended In the last half Of the year under tn
late administration. But 1t seemed thai even this
ar satisfactory The administration. and the genema
! from Massachusetts (Nr Wurhrop has minated a
" amendment without any limit upon the expenditure ia
10 the last hall-ye
, Mr. B then attributed the increasee expenditure 10 tn
10 desire of gratifying hose seeking patronage OF the Gov
s eminent. lie went into comparison 10 show that will,
: it cost the l.. States. under the present Adminslia
an ton the least, per cent upon the
n revenue eaecred Great Britain, with a coast neal
" as great that otIhe United States collected hen
enue for 20 per cent-and at the cry OF London (,
4 Two per lie then alluded 10 the waehusing sys
lem. which he said cost last year 1874 63, when II
not xpected 10 cost the Government A when adoI
ted
- He in favor of the warebousing system, bnt n,
~ that the Government shoud undertake it. lie though
: the system an advantage to American commerce. pu
80 main aimed that il should be carried BY private ind
u vlduas. lie Thea alluded to the circular of the Secreta
~ Of the Treasury, regard 10 the collection oftevenu
maintaining thai he had mlsconceved his duty and viz
lated the law. The object of the law Ia cuGtail III
eNpsnse Of collecting the revenue. not merely 10 say
the expense 10 the Government, but 1t 10 Tia
people
Il was not intended by the law that what was curtale
should be- Imposed upon the merchants, which the S'ce
> tary had done. In fact he had Increased the taIl.t
which hex Mr. b and he believed the Democratic part
were opposed lie then alluded the curlamrnt mad
+ in the Custom House of the clerks &C. lie did not be
rve that the Secretary had proceeded in that matter
= proper manner. hut 1t matter of Executive dur
y which he would not criticise.
= M Buwn. of Nj took the floor, and inimaed
the lanSa that he would touch the subject OF