New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-02
Baltimore Missouri md Arkan-a, Lands
New Land OGicc in NIichiEan-Lighl Ar
tllcry Military Pensions Clondy Law
gi,crs Iowa Courts Law Reforms.

torfrsf unienc" nf ! De ..ill'
O. s Hofff. WssuseroS. Tlgrsday. Feb -
The incoscd bi.l continues for Z years some act
or other passed IN ,o0 by which Congress tempo
ra1iy osscutcd to q certain ac; OF Mary aud Affect
l- the tuuuage. Sc. Of Baltimore Will consult
the statutes and what it is that they propose 20
continue
Sir BoNiIN has introduced hlll very loose and
indefinite iu us character the object of wuch IS 90
grant 0, the States Of Missouri AMI Arkansas al
the swamp, submerged. aud oFcrfowed .ands be-
longing o. the mtcI : afls, situated ia the
swamp lands 81 New Msir.i Little and -. Fral
Rivers lie proposes O pace these lands DID,
del tine State Legislatures. and d they DO not coH
uE>cG aud prosecute the inp-oyiu- RI them with
10 nvc years the grant Is to be- null.
Have We not splendid corps of Typographical
Engineers, with all the machines or apparatus
uecdiul in cases of such rcclamatlons " by then
tlrn over these lands to those less m % improve
them Systematically and why turn them over AZ
all under the loose provisions oi Bo"LiN blIi,
which has been referred 70 the Public J. ands Com
mittco
Senator FELcH proposes % set up new Land
Ofce IN Michigan, within the limits OF the Ssgi
nav and Grand River l. and Districts. i It want
Ell. or merely apology for quarterins the needy
on the public See Fclchs bill
NJ. j. II DAVE from the Senate Military Com
miitee has introduced bill, of which BURT House
bin was copy. except that DAVIS proposes that
hereafter each company serving as light artillery
shall during such service consist Of commissioned
officers rs at present, with Z sergeauts, corpo
rails = srtitcers musicians and 80 privates -
See bill
The Committee 0n Pensions concur with Senator
BoRIA>D in the cxpedicncy Of allowing widows
O. military officers who have or may be pens.oned
under section u Of Act of March 10, 500 pensions
fr life or widowhood under toe Pension At Of
April H. lcl6. which expired % years since and
they propose 70 revive also . widows 90! deceas
ed soldiers
How much more clear plain. and iaif % those
whose duty 10 IS 10 consider such measure, D. iu
ste al OF clipping his measure IN cloud OF smoke
0y rcvivins very Old bills OF winch few people have
Copies Nj BoRLAND hal frankly stated what he
proposes 10 DO by his measure Notone IN thou
sand could tel on reading the bill ! inclose, what
these revvas OF old stories DO or how they propose
t. 10 IT, Revivins 50 much of Act, dead 20
years. IS apples 10 THIS aad that. IS a very good
way TO shove through measures Which no. one ODD
rs eniy comprchcnds
The Senatc's Judiciary Committee have reported
Mr. JoNEss bill establishing six terms IL place o.
three oi the nited states District Court IN Iowa
,iz two each al Burlington Iowa City, and D1
buque. Special provision IS made for the mileage
u the Marshal Why was not this clause struck
GA, What reason can be given Why the Mar
sha Of Iowa should be pad al one rate and another
Marshal az another II the Judiciary Committee
would set about regulating the tauf o. lees or
some common sense scale or pront 10y GLcti
succession and revise the avs clearly showing
whai are la force and what are not they would DE
serve better Of the country than br these spela
and partial clauses do not say thsf the m.ea-'
"a wrong for ] confess | know not what II IS per