New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-15
Increase of Bounty Land Warrnnts-The Gall
phin Claim and Controller Whitilesry-
Joues's Report on California Land Titles
War with the s;outh-Westeru indians.


From present az pearanccs Bounty Land War
rants will be largely increased in number by the
action OF the present Congress Yesterday Mr..
CoBB, from the Committee on Public Lands Ia the
House Ct Representatives, reported a bill allowing
Bounty Lands TO the officers and priyates engaged
in the war Of 1872 49, IA and -; the Indian wars
oflsl1 the Florida Seminole war and the war
known as Gen. Wayne's war; Of 1892 to 1875 who
have not received such bounty lands. This till was
twice read, and then referred to the Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union In addition
10 this large provision for the issuing of additional
Bounty Land Warrants, bill has been reported
from the Committee on Public Lands in the Senate,
granting the same quantity OF and to each seaman
engaged IN the naval service during the war with
Mexico that has been allowed the marines VINO
served upon land. There is aso third bill before
the same Committee, and which Will be reported
iavOrably upon, allowing 10 all the officers who
served during the Mexican w THE same quantity
Of bounty land that is proposed to be given 10 the
officers OF the war OF 1872. Or the success OF these
three several bills have but little or no doubt And
if they pass the depreciation IN the present rates OF
warrants will mos, materially be felt by the holders
thereof.
The apparent willingness ofthe two Committees
on Pablo Lands to provide for all those who have
served their country IN either the struggles above
enumerated, arises TO some extent from the con
slderatOn that Congress seriously cOntemplates
donating the public domain to actual settlers, under
certain wholesome restrictions. Ii this disposition
is to be made of the lands belonging 10 the United
Statcs, no Representative or Senator Of proper
feeling, could refuse TO officer or private whohad
pered his all in a struggle with foreign foe, and
been subjected to pecunlary sacrifices that have
never been made good, the same number OF acres
of land that Congress proposes 10 give 10 any man
not having a homestead that Will settle upon the
| same. think therefore, that the public may with
| safety rely upon the passage Of each OF the bills
granting Bounty Lands, to which | have already
referred.
| was led into an error in my last letter in say
ing that the examination of the First Controller by
the Committee of investigation on the Galphin
claim was thorough one. So far from this being
the case | learn that Mr. WHITrLTsEY. after being
kept waiting outside the room for two or three
hours Yesterday, was dismissed, with the request
that he return again to-day. Thus far neither bis
report has been called for of him, nor any of the
numerous facts in his possession, upon which such
report was based. | am told that lengthy dis
cusson Yesterday was had by the Committee how
far they could 20 in this investigation under the res
oution of the House; and that a majority OF them
came to the cOncus on, that they should adhere
strictly to the letter OF the resolution, which only
authorized an inquiry, into what, If any. was the
connection OF Mr.. CRAWFORD with the allowance
OF this interest claim and whether such connection
was improper. If this be true, the merits of the
case will not be touched, and the public will be no
wiser after the investigation and report OF the
! Committee. than they were before ii. Had this
been Northern operation, what "a yrmp'tS and a
riotiHg" there would have been kicked up in rela
ton to it,
WM. CAREY JONES, Esq. has at last concluded
his report to the Secretary of State and the Secre
tary of the Interior upon the subject OF the Land
Titles in California. 1t embraces some 400 or 500
pages of manuscript and bears the impress of great
labor and much research. 1t has not yet been COM
municated 10 Congress, and when it is, it will be
difficult to say, under the present system OF dong
the public printing, at what period the people will
ever see it. l will refer to its contents hereafter.
The reports of Indian depredations and of their
hostile attitude, which have been received at the
War Department, leads to the most serious appre-
tensions that there vii be general Indian war in
our newly acquired Territories. Brevet General
CHURCHILL, it is said, is soon TO be dispatched to
California, and that he will have command to OPP
crate against the Apaches and other hostile tribes
in that region Until there is severe example
made with some OF these msrauding tribes, nothing
like good faith towards the United States will be
observed by them TIM O'BRIEs.