The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-11
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wrong assumption but, sf, cannot insfdlt my opi
upon the legislation OF the country cannot make all
the United States wise think am IN this paiticu-
lar Laughier] They will be governed BY different no
IONS as long as they have this system o. hoh
ought TO be administered with some sort OF show
Of equity, and il do wrong that we should do wrong
Well now, Dir, what is this case Here is widow OF
an officer killed in the line OF his duty in going from here
10 Florida he leaves widow under tho operation OF the
general law she comes v ana ss ,ha shs = nn
greedy OF the public charity and that she IS DESTROYS oil
doing something Tor her support, instead OF living
upon the support OF others, this widow lady, thus de-
pnved of him who her support and her stay after
the charity Of the government has EXPIRED continues Tor
nine years longer to support herself by strenuous exe
upon anybody We'll, sir nine years Of hard labor. in
cessant SORROW deprivation, and want have had their
effect upon her physical system, and now that help
has given out The eyes which enabled her to support
herself have failed her. and she is now in her wdowhood,
old teebeness, sickness and poverty and she hnds
that she has no one to look TO except 10 me
government in whose service the husband that would
have supported her has lost his life Here is the widow OF
old servant reduced III her old by sickness poverty
and restitution to this situation, and she comes to the
government OF the United States and asks for little pit
to enable her 10 exc out The few that she has
to live in comparative comfort This country, which
her husband so CALAMITY aud well served is called
upon supply the place OF that husband to this extent
and we are met with the argument that it is dreadful
pTecedeatthat if the government do this they will be
called upon TO do great deal more and the hoodgates
to things OF this sort The bill has been me, this
ing by remoDsrauce from which did not ex
pect; that is, from the chairman OF the Committee on
Naval Affairs would ask if there is no other point to
which the bounties OF the government can legitimatey
flow but to the officers and widows OF the navy! this
lady had been the widow OF officer In the navy she
would not have been obliged TO come here. The gen
eral law would have been sufficient for her, and she
would have taken and enjoyed the bounty OF this govern
nent much more literally than what we are now asked
for il is because the officer whose life lost
he arm InRtp u
But think that the Senate understand The merits OF this
bill well enough, and will not trouble them longer
Mr. FOOTE. ] have no idea OF occupying the atten
ton OF the Senate upon this matters but say that
before heard the remarks OF the senator from New
Hampshire EMr HALE,l should have voted in support
of The motion postpoae but really cannot the
details that he has given u.s. Ii does seem to me that we
are bound to vote in support OF this bill.
The question being stated upon the passage OF the
bill,
Mr. YULEE called for the yeas and nays; which were
accordingly ordered. JEt
The question being then taken by yeas and nays. it
resulted as follows:
Davis of Massachusetts. DAVIS Of Mississippi, Dayton,
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Downs, Ewing Foo,e, Greene Hale,
Rhetl, Ru.k. ssbassan, Shields Smith, soue, spruancs,
Upha.n, Wales, Walker, aud Winthrop-s2
Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa. Hsn,s King. Underwood,
Whitcomb, and Yulee-Il
SO the bill for the relief of Sarah d. Mckay ac-
cordingIy passed
kOTARIkS PUBLIC.
The Senate then proceeded The consideration OF SEN
bill 39l, amend act entitled An act to author
ize public take and certify oahs, armatons,
and Acknowledgements in certain cases"
Mr.. CHASE. With the appreciation OF the senator
from Georgia, Mr.. BERREN, who reported this BILL l
will move reconsideration OF the vote ordering il TO a
third reading, with view OF offering an amendment.
Mr. BERRlEN. will say that had designed TO move
reconsideration. from the statement of the senator from
Ohio of his intention to offer amendment to the origi
nal bill trust therefore, that the motion will prevail.
The question being taken upon the motion TO recon-
Mr. CHASE offered the following amendment 10 come
in al the end of the bill
"Aud notares public duly anpointed in any State or
Territory, or in the District OF Columbia, shall have the
davts to be read in causes pending any court OF The Uni
The udieaI courts Of the United SAFE. approved
September "a, 1885, upon the aud officers there.
aidnvils made in similar cases pending in the courts Of
the United States approved April TO- lsi2 upon the
mssioners therein named
Mr. BERRlEN The effect of this amendment is to
gwen under the ac of 80 to magistrates and commission
appointed under act Of Congress These noares
public generally intelligent men, and well competent
to take these dispositions, apprehend Il is matter OF
public and general interest," and trust the amendment
will be adopted.
The amendment having been concurred in, the bill was
then ordered TO be engrossed Tor third reading.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN WISCONSIN,.
Mr. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Public Lands,
TO whom referred the bill Is 399) to authorize the
State OF Wisconsin to select the residue of the land 10
which that State entitled under the act OF the sh Of
August 1916, TO aid in the Improvement OF the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers, reporte II back without amendment
In reporting the bill,
Mr.. SHIELDS said will state that this is bill in
which the senior senator from Wisconsin Mr.. DoDcE
takes very deep interest; and hope that il will be put
upon its passage now. will state. IN few words the
nature OF the bill grant made to the State of Wis
consn of public lands. find by the report Of the
Commissioner OF the Land Office, of 35s 900 acres
II has been asceraned since that lme that OF that guam
ty $4,000 sold previous TO the grant taking
effect and the State is SIT entitled to $4,000 acres, 10
make up the deficiency Here is the report OF the Com
missioner of the Land Ofce which states the fact OF
the deficiency aud will ask that il may be read.
The PRESIDENT, The question is first npon taking
up this bill.
No objection being made the Senate proceeded to con.
slider said BILL in committee of the whole; when the
report was read by the Secretary.
MIR. DAWSON Without expecting to prevent the
passage Of this bill wish TO call the attention OF the
Senate to the principle involved, and TO state further the
multitude Of similar in progress between the
two houses OF Congress- As understand it, Of every
alternate section that shall have been appropriated for
purposes OF internal improvement OF any kind, il, prior
to the passage OF the bills making the appropriation, any
portion of them shall have been sold disposed Of BY
the government, the amount thus sold disposed of
shall be ascerained, and the company State favor
OF which this appropriation shall have been made shall
be entitled take lands in other portions OF the State
for the purpose OF making up the deficiency The thing
results just in this. At the last session made grants
for 400 miles OF railroad and will be ascertaned here
after that many OF these grants have been disposed OF
the public And about to establish the prin-
cipe, that when shall receive the report Of the num-
Der Of throughout the whole extent OF these rail-
roads that shall have been sod BY the of the