The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-24


i JOINT RESOLUTION PASSED.
The engrossed resolution provide for placing certain
medical officers OF the navy who rendered service ON land
in Mexico upon the footing with medical officers
OF the army Tor SIMILAR services read third time
and passed
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of the fol-
lowing resolution, submitted by Mr. EwISo on the 10th
| instant:
Rssoivsd, That the Committee Finance be instructed
TO inquire whether the clause in the LIST section OF the act
o Splember s 1850 providing for the construction OF
al such hsrbor on tho coast The Pacific =. the sscrsi.
Of the Navy may select be amended and the plan
the Of the work. without dssract
| ing from its utity. aP. stfa
MIR. GWlN moved 10 amend by striking out .sFinance"
in the first line and inserting in lieu thereof Naval Az
fairs !" which was agreed 10.
| The resolution as amended was then adopted.
DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the fol.
lowing resolution, submitted yesterday by Mr. BEAToN
Rssoiued That the Committee Public Lands b. In
src'ed inquire a.o the expedenoy Of .uspsndag os
and authorizing during time. The private sae BY
eny OF al new land. surveyed and prepared i1s m:Tks
acre, money parcels not exceeding 100 acss. and to
| actual settlers alone at
Mr.. BENTON. / merely wish to say. in a few words.
that believe the object Of the bill is apparent upon its
face, and grows out Of what has to knOwl-
edge and has been communicated to the Senate-tha at
sn s
public sales are opened. that they may prevent bidders
from purchasing from the United States at the auction
sales by representing them that they themselves will
let them have the lands upon better terms ater the
auction sales over either by some little discount or
by credit and in that way the finest lands OF the world
and in the heart OF the State Of Iowa. in vain cried
day in and day out for weeks together without solitary
bidder 1t is TOO bad. Mr. President It is bad enough
that O. ns sa srs
the lands should be taken in satisfaction OF these
claims hold this to be fraud upon the law - IT now
are not to be received in satisfaction for the public Ands
until after they have been offered at auctionmmeaning
until the best have been sold at auction That the
meaning OF it but the sale Of any OF them auction il
prevented Thus the fresh lands are taken by these war
rants and in fraud OF the law it now stands The OBJ
jec, OF the resolution to stop the specua,os from get
them The object of is to suspend the public auction
sales for limited time and during the same time to
IN money Often, Mr. President. in the auction sales
when they sales in reality which they are not now
there would be object. Ia as o we have seen from tns re-
more than 81 25 for all know perfectly WELL from the
returns that putting all the auction sales togeher they
az eoi obar@an he on Public Lands viii tell
me il am not about right. sert l.s
Mr.. FELCH. just about that.
Mr.. BENTON. Yes, sir, just about right. We could
not in this way when the sales going geA
more than average OF two cents an acre over the
81 25 There therefore, no object in carrying on the
auction sales We make money Out of il at the best
But things stand, we lose the land IN toto. an
informed, since spoke upon this subject some days ago.
that these purchased BY the specuatns al
an average OF thirty odd What chance have
the United States when they have TO contend with men
who have got these warrants at an average q thirty cents
lie auction They are now taking the fresh lands and
driving our auconeers from the land
LIABILITY OF SHIP -owNEas
| Mr. HAMLlN. / ask the senate to take up Senate bill
No 251, to limit the liability OF shipowners, and for
other purposes. believe, OF all the bills reported BY
the Committee on Commerce, none have been asked
to be made special orders ! have not asked for one
of them I think, to be taken up out OF its order
upon the calendar before this time. This bill upon
which feel great deal of interest," affecting the interests
Of the navigation OF the country think will lead TO
Mr. DOUGLAS requested him to give way for the mo-
ton to take up territorial BILL the day approach
The PRESIDENT having explained that this motion
had been previously made but Withdrawn in order TO
/ finish the morning business,
| Mr. HAMLlN Withdrew his motion
/ Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to take up the territorial bill
No. 3A.
hoped tha, the Senate would come to vote upon the
subject yesterdays but, consequences OF large portion
of the day being occupied upon another subject, had
been impossible to come TO vote upon yesterday he
was apprehensve that the bill suggested by the senator
from illinois would take up the whole day and ne
desired a vote upon the bill
The question being taken, the motion was rejected
ayes Il, noes not counted.
FRENCH sPoLIATIoNs.
The Senate proceeded to the OF the un
finished business OF yeserday--Senae bill lOl-being
bill provide for the ascerainment and satisfaction of
claims of American citizens for spoliaons committed BY
the French prior TO the 3ist OF July, 1901.
The question first upon agreeing with the amend
mens made in committee of the whole.
Mr. TURNEY asked that the vote be taken separately
upon the amendment striking the lh section, pro-
vdiDg for the appropriation carry the bill into effect OF
000 and demanded the and nays upon the ques
ton of agreeing TO that mendment
The yeas aid nays ordered. and being taken re-
nay 26--a follows:
| YEAS-Nessrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benien, Bradbury.
Clarke Clay Davis OF Massachuses Dayton, Downs, Ew
] ing. Greene. Gwn, Hale HamIin, Msngum, Miller Nor
ton, Pearce Phelps, Pratt Seward, Shields Smith, Spru
ance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales, and Win
throp-9
| NAYS-Messrs Atchison, Benton, BoAnd, Butler Casa
Chase Clemens, DAVIS OF Missssippi, Dawson, Dickin
son. Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas Felcb
Foo,e, Honter, Jones, King. Norris, Rheu Rnsk Soue,
Turney, Walker, Whi'comp, and Yuee-8
| SO the amendment was agreed to.
The other amendments then agreed to.
MIR. HAMlIN. | have not troubled the Senate with
any suggestions OF mine in relation TO the merits OF this
bill; do propose to do | observe. however,
that nearly all the northern papers which have undergone
my inspection within the last tweny-four hours have
done both myself and my friend from Virginia Mr..
HUNTER] avery great injustice through the telegraph
The very able and the very learned speech which that
senator made upon this question has been attributed to
myself, thereby doing him great injustice, and doing me
equal injustice because from careful examination oil
this question: and from long investigation OF IT, long
the conclusion that the CLAIM possesses great
and is one hch should the air actiOn OF
this body and my have uniformly corrsspooded
Il ~. In