The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1851-01-17
WASHINGTON. Jan. IL. 1851.

In the Senate after the disposal OF some un
important matters, the bill authorizing the State
of Wisconsin to select the residue of the land
to which she is entitled under the Act Of August
1916, to aid in the improvement OF the Fox and
Wisconsin Rivers. was taken up and debated
at considerable length.
MIR. Dawson c0ntended that this act would
be precedent under which other States would
claim laud. He then argued that this mode o
giving away the public domain for the purposes
of internal improvement in the new States was
unjust and unequal rs regarded the old States
who were entitled to an equal share OF the pro-
ceeds.
At this debate Mr.. Foote took fire, and de-
clared that it was very naughty indeed for Mr..
Dawson 10 think of agitating old party issues at
this time. and particularly sby a Senator who
stood on the Union platform Of Georgia. He
then went on to inform the Senate that the
Union is by no means vet safe from the agitation
of sectional questions and until it WAS, he 10
wit, the peace.loviug FOote, was opposed to
old party quar;eis.
This lecture, however, was entirely lost on
Mr. Dawson, for he renewed his objections to
the policy of, giving away the public lands IL
this way. He said it was very well for tao"
who represented new States to seek TO avoid
the agitation of old party issues, or until saca
time as peace should have been permanently re-
stored but the new States well know that be-
fore the period arrives they will have swallow
ed up, by bills like the one pending, the whole
of the public lands.
After further discussion, the bill, by vote
of 80 to 10 was ordered to be engroSsed
NJ ,ol 20 t,ly In nrf
OF the Committee Oh the bill OF the House, ma
king bounty land warrants assiynable, but the
motion was again rejected.
The Senate then, as usual, adjourned to Mon
day next.
In the House, Mr.. Evans introduced bill
authorizing the claimants under the bounty
land act oflas session to receive scrip instead
ofland. 1t was read twice and referred
Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, desired to intro
duce his bill, giving. land to everybody who
might choose to live on il; but Mr. Orr objected
to its reception, viewing it as an act Of dcua-
gogusm.
After the reception of sundry Executive mes
sages in answer to calls for iuiormaion, the
consideration the New hampshire contested
election case was resumed, and was debated
for some hours. Finally, q. W. Morrison, the
sitting member, was declared elected to the
seat. Yeas, 9S; Nays, 80.
The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. u, lS5l.
The Senate did not sit to-day, the members
ofthat body appearing resolved to do nothing
hastily. During the present session it has fully
earned the title of deliberate body" There
is no want Of material for action, ior III" I'M
finished business Of last session would of itself
give them plenty to do.
On Monday, the Bradbury resolution comes
upf again as the first business in order, and will
probably be discussed more or less the next
month, to the exclusion Of other really impor-
tant manners.
In the House. the bill to reduce the rates Of
postage was again taken up i'll committee OF
of the Whole, and talked about for several
hours, but nothing was decided upon. In fact,
a considerable degree of lukewarmmess now
begins to manifest itself in relation to the mca-
sure, SO that its fate appears ratherdonbtful. = =
. find that there is a strong disposition to
amend the Bounty Land bill of last session, by
gvingthe claimant the choice of taking L. s.
scrip Instead Of warrant This would be i'll
variably preferred by nine-tenths OF the claim
ants.