Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22
THURSDAY, JUNE 90, 1850.


ing proviso
"rouie That persons whom said lands are here
granted shall actually occupy aud cultivate the SAID LANDS LOT
the space of twelve months"
Mr. HARRISON resumed the debate and spoke for about
hour in favor of the BILL and in the course
of his remarks gave notice of his intention to Offer at the pro-
per time, if he fit the following amendments 10
the bill
"Add the following section to the bill:
fSec. g .9id be further enacted, That no transfer Oh
land granted virtue OF this any other law giving 6oun
ties Of land non-commssioned officers musicians and pr-
Yates shall be valid unless the agreement
letter Of attorney giving power sell convey shall have
executed after the patents shall be issued and delivered
to the persons entitled thereto"
"Also, add the following to the bill
That all bounty land certificates which may
hereafter be issued under the provisions the ninth section
the of the llh February S and under this shall be
issued located and patented in the name OF the
performed the service whether living Dead and such
shah the benefit of the persons emit
| tied to the same"
Mr. WATKINS then spoke about half hour in favor OF
the bill.
The hour which the House had agreed to close the de-
bate having arrived
Mr. COBB Of Alabama, avsling himself Of the privilege
allowed TO member reporting the measure under consdera-
on closed the debate by speech in defence Of the BILL
MI WHITE gave notice of his intention to move to amend
the BILL at the proper time, by moving the following as an ad-
ditional section
under authority OF this shall be for the sole
use benefit the persons therein named and their heirs
and shall be transferable liable for debt but remain the
property of the aforesaid parties their heirs nalienaoe
Provided The said located within five years
from the day they issued oherwse said warrants shall pc
void, and OF no effect"
by Mr. McDosAID yesterday, viz. Strike out the third line
Of the original bill Gas printed above) the words "for Pc
Rod Of six months and over,p and it was agreed to-
Mr. MEADE moved to amend the bill by striking out the
word volunteer" before the word company In the
third line.
Debate ensued by Messrs. MEApE, VENABLE, Nc
LEAN, Of Kentucky, GIDDINGs, TooMBs, and sA-
WAGE.
Mr.. GOODENOW said that If the bill to pass in any
shape he most decidedly in favor Of the amendment offer
ed by the honorable gentleman from Virginia must not
be forgotten that there during the OF 1872 class OF
regiments for which this bill does not PROVIDE unless amend
ed proposed He alluded the gears men, as they were
then called Congress passed act in January, lsi3 by
which the President authorized to raise such number OF
regiments of infantry, not exceeding twenty as in his udg
necessary for the public serice to be enlisted to
for year. Several regiments organized under
the which he had referred, went to our Northern
frontier and there did much efficient and hard service Among
them the 33d and 34th regiments from Maine Now
unless these men, and this class men, shall be provided tor
be could for the BILL would be gross injustice to
exclude them.
The debate was continued by Messrs. STANTON, Of
Kentucky, McMULLEN, and MARSHALL.
Mr.. MARSHALL gave notice of the following amend
ment which was accepted by Mr. MEADE:
Strike all after the words that each non-commisson
ed officer musician private down the words in the
with Great Britain, and insert, twho enlisted and
into the regular service OF the OF the United
States who mustered into said service member OF
company, corps detachment OF volunteers militia or
rangers and who served for period ninety days longer
who engaged to for that length OF me though In
fact sooner discharged by public authority"
Mr. KERR, after five minutes speech, asked Mr. MAR
SHALL accept the following modification Of his (Mr.
Ms amendment
sTogether with all such persons actually in battle
skrmsh, who may have served on board any houa
Further debate ensued, which was participated In by
Messrs. FEATHERsToN, DUNHAM, TAYLOR, and
HUBBARD.
Mr. HUBBARD desired to offer the following amendment,
which, he sad had been accepted by Messrs MEADE and
MARSHALL, in lieu of their own amendments
Insert after the word "that," Immediately following the
enacting clause, the following
The benefits and rights conferred by the ninth section Of
the entitled AN raise, for limited tme addl-
tonal military force and for other purposes approved Feb
H. ls4 shall be and the hereby extended in
manner as follows: that ISL
Amend by striking all after the words that each
commissioned officer musician, and private" and inserting
"Who served in the regular army in any company or
OF volunteers rangers militia in the Indian
the late with Great Britain in Indian between
the years 1878 and twelve months shall be
titled bounty of l6O OF land who served six
months 80 who served sixty days 40
Prorded Gtyas, That said non-eommissoned Off
musician private has not received bounty of land
heretofore and shown to have been dshonoaby dis
granted shall be subject the rules Of descent
scrbed by the aforesaid act and the amendaoy Of
the Prouded, further, That treasury scrip
authorized by said of February H. lS4 shall be autho-
rized or issued under this act"
Mr. JONES raised the question Of order that the above
amendment substitute for the bill, and that there
one amendment substitute already pending No two
| substitutes in order at the time.
The CHAIRMAN overruled the point Of order, the
ground that the amendment Of Mr.. HUBBARD not
| substitute. :
| Mr.. JONES appealed from this decision.
| Pending the question on the appeal
On motion of Mr. BAYLY, the committee and re-
ported progress.
| And the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, JUNE 81, 1850.
! The same subject being again under consideration
| And thereupon the House into Committee of the
Whole the state Of the Union, (Mr RICHARDSON, Of Hi
nois in the cha) and resumed the consideration of the bill
providing for soldiers Of the Of 1872 1873 1914, and
1915 with Great Britain the Indian Of 1911 the Flo
rida) Seminolean Of 1885, 1885, &c. and the war,
known Gen. Waynes, of 1892 to 1895, that have not
heretofore been provided for.
The question pending yesterday when the committee rose
appeal taken from the decision Of the Chair by Mr.
JoSEs that amendment offered by Mr.. HUSBAND was
in order Mr.. JoSKs contendng that substitute, and
that there being another substitute pending Chat of Mr. AL
BERTsoS this substitute could be entertained at the pre-
sent time