The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-21

SO, the rules being suspended, The House look up 'he
ing amendment of Mr. McCLERnAsD, granting fee Of
twenty-five cents to the registers and receivers
OF the land Offices for locating such warrants provided
Their salaries shall IN no Case run up to more han $aooo
Mr McCI CIERNAND sen, to the Clerks desk mod-
hcailon OF his said amendment eservng the right 70 lo
Of the war OF 1926 which having been read,
Mr. McC. addressed the House in favor OF his amend
ment, saying The amendment conlemplates Two objects
hrs he renewal OF the act authorizing The location OF
land warrants issued Tor services IN the WAL Of 1915
against Great Britain secondly, the allowance of add-
onal compensation to registers aud receivers q tue
public lands for locating military land warrants In Te
gard TO the first point several acts were passed extending
The tune for the location OF warrants authorized by the
acts passed in relation TO the late war with Great BRIAN
but all OF these acts expired by their limitations
and II happens that number OF those warrants are
still outstanding and dissatisfied Here one (holding
which falls within ihs class Mr. Tucker. being an '-
man, supposed that the limitation his right Of
location from tine date OF the warrant whereas II ran
from the date of the ACT making considerab direnc
tending relief in such cases. : :
In regard TO the second point, numerous petitions had
been sent up the subject Under the operation OF
the laws granting bounty lands. it known that the
greater portion of public lands Tor few years loca
ted was by variants This would continue TO be the
for years TO The consequence was that
the previous compensation allowed registers and
ceivers almost entirely withheld; so much so. that
with additional compensation the efficiency OF their Of
noes WOuIu Dc very ldUUi uc-
volved on the officers mentioned in locating military
warrant estimated TO be about six times much as
the labor devolved in ordinary cash entry (Mr. T..
detailed the increase OF labor devolved He adde that
without such provision that before the House
the bill reported by the special committee would prove
aborve What did j, avail the owner Of warrant that
his warrant should be seasonaby sssed, if afterwards
it could not be seasonaby located?
Mr. VINTON, rising to point oil order, coDtended that
Mr.. McCLERNAND's amendment was not in order
After few remarks from Mr.. McCLERNAND in ex-
PLANTATION OF the rules bearing on the point OF order
The SPEAKER ruled the portion Of the amendment
OF Mr.. McCLERNAND only to be in order.
Mr.. JONES next argued in favor oil the enactment oil
the bill from the select committee, the best under all
circumstances 10 be obtained He therefore, against
all efforts to amend II.
| Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, (Mr JONES giving way
for that purpose proposed, as an amendment to Mr. Nc
CLERnAND's amendment, another clause granting the
benefit OF this bill the volunteers employed by the
United States to aid in the removal OF the Cherokees TO
Mr. COBB of Alabama, suggested, as modification Of
the bill. proposition also 10 Hcude Tin the benefits of
the bD the volunteers engaged IN the removal OF the
Creek Indians to their present homes in the Ear West but
/ Mr.. ZONES, declining TO give way tor Mr. COBB DE
menis already before he House But The House refused
to second the call for the previous question; when
The said bill and amendments were debated al length
by bIessrs WILLIAMS. MORTON. MARSHALL
lGORMAN, and THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania
| MIR ROBINSON asked the unanimous consent OF the
order for Tomorrow; but
Mr. EVANS Of Maryland, obiecting. leave was moi
granted.
The SPEAKER decided tina, motion to be out Of order
AMI then, ~ IL .s4
Mr THOMPSON. Of Pennsylvania, giving way. 5
The House adjourned.