The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-07

ia the State Of California, having bssn ensrosscd. was
pu! upon 2, 7. .r MD reading, IL 4,
the bill. Blu, II now wish. Mr. President. by way Of
showing The reasons why shs vote against H. to move
that tbs on Dc recommitted 10 the Committee on Pablo
plain the reasons why shall vote against the bill A
naked vote against the bill would be liable TO misap
prehension aud mlsconsruction, These instructions
WIN show why vote against this BILL by showing what
KIND OF hiii am IN favor OF. now move that the
OIL De rtconmited 10 the Committee Public Lands
win these instructions and upon that motion ask The
yeas and nays I..
The instructions were read as follows:
To report plan for cheap speedy equitable and dedn
itivr Of vaie land claims in California IN
winch bi shall be embraced all the equitable and favorable
provisions Tor the benefit the allow
ed 10 land claimants Upper and Lower louisiana aud
rlaaa ana especially 10 report provisions to The follow
l. To confirm town, village, and pueblo lots, outots,
common Held lots and the 10 the
the of 1912
To all the vacant ground within the limits of such
owns, oaos and commons. TO the towns to which such
5 60 oonhrm to the Catholic parish churches The build.
ing and the hundred varas Of
of 1888 nj
To discriminate between rye and small claims so ms
10 make the decision of the tribunal in California concu.
sye "a favor OF small claims against the Uned States
g. To allow TO the claimant in every appeal 10 the
Supreme Cont Of be United Safes on The same
TO cost as those which wits of granted TO citi
zens ot the United States
8 To require the United pay their in
all cases
To allow the claimant whose claim is finally confirmed
to recover his
g. To require the tribunal, whether board of commis-
sones district Judge. both, to hold their sessions in
county in which there claims TO be examined
L, discriminate between claims having legal ofian,
and only requiring survey define and fix the guam
THY, and provide for Immediate surveys IN all such
cases ttE
10. To decide eauitaby of all small csms, when
there Is equity in their favor, whether legal title be
made out or not
H. To provide for summary proceedings. as in the Louis
lana Of 1872
written grant, acna possession WITHOUT -
f.ce evidence of tte and United States Standing
10 the place Of Mexico bound do Whatever her laws,
and would have required her do if Cali
Mr.. GWIN. There many propositions contained
in these instructions which would vote for, and will
vote for if they introduced separate bills; but
shall not vote Tor the recomnitment OF this bill, because
think il ought to pass in its present shape.
MIR. FOOTE | shall vote against this motion, LIST,
because think that this bill has already occupied
lEle long is entitled 10 do and. I'd, because il is
my opinion that the investigation OF facts which has
tax place here within the last week two has
than confirmed the which assigned nearly twelve
months ago for voting against the bill originally intro
duced on this subject.
The yeas and nays ordered; and having been
taken resued-yeas s, nays 3o-as follows
YEAS-Messrs Benton, Davis OF Mississippi Dodge of
Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Honson Seward Shields, and
Sjule-S
NAYS-Messrs Atchison .B idger, Baldwin, Bell, Ber-
Downs, Ewing Felch, Foo 6. Greene. Gwn, King, Mason,
Morton, Norris Phelps, Pratt, RISK Smith, Spruance,
Turney, Underwood. Wales, aud Waiker-3O.
So the motion was rejected
The bill was read third time and passed
On moion The Senate adjourned.