Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-18

and asking that provision may be made for agents to repre-
sent the interests of this country the exhibition which
referred TO the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. BENTON presented memorial, very numerously
signed by citizens of st. Louis county, in the State of Mis-
souri, asking that grant Of land may be made the Pacific
railroad company which was referred to he COMMITTEES on
Public Lands.
Mr. DAVIS. of Mississippi, presented a memorial from
officers OF the United States army stationed Los Vegas
and memorial from officers stationed at Santa Fe in the
Territory OF New Mexico asking additional compensation for
the extraordinary expense of living both of which memorials
were referred TO the Committee on Military Affairs.
THE BOUNTY LAND BILL.
On motion by Mr.. UNDERWOOD The Senate proceeded
to consider the joint resolution from the House of Represen
taves explanatory of the approved September 49, 1885,
entitled An act granting bounty land certain officers and
soldiers who have been engaged in the military service OF the
United Sates and his motion the resolution was made
the special order for Friday next Z.
Mr.. HAMLTN gave notice that when the resolution came
up consideration he should move the following amendment
which, on his motion, ordered TO be printed
And be il further resolved That in all cases where the
militia volunteers called under the laws or execu
tive authority OF any State who served in defence Of the
country and whose services have been maid by
the United States Government shall be considered as having
been in the service of the United Sate shall be entitled
the benefit of the which thess resolutions are ex
planatory." t-e.
Mr. JONES also gave notice that when the resolution came
up he would the following amendment which, on his
motion, ordered to be printed
Ind bel further resoiued That the Registers and Re-
ceivers the United States Land Offices shall hereafter be Sc
veray authorized to charge and receive for their
locating bounty land warrants the of compensation
per cenage which they entitled by law for sales
the public lands for cash. the Of dollar and twenty
five per said compensation to be hereafter paid
by the assgnees holders of such warrants all where
the have been transferred by the soldier his legal
persona, representative under the provisions of the of
Congress- and the regulations Of the General Land Office
that subject and to be paid o the Treasury of the United
States upon the adjustment OF the accounts Of such officers
where shall be shown the satisfaction Of the General Land
Office that the located by the soldier warrantee
in Of his death by his Of kim provided by the
acts OF Congress aforesaid.
lind he further resolued That the said officers whe-
her in out OF Office at the passage Of this act their
legal personal representatives Of their DEATH shall
be entitled to receive from the Treasury Of the United Sstes
for similar services heretofore performed in such
amount equal to the compensation provided for by the first
section of this after deducng the already received
by such officers under the entitled An act to require the
holders OF military land compensate the land Off
the United States for services in relation the location
OF those warrants approved May seventeenth eighteen hun
dred and fortyeight Provided That Register Re-
ceiver shall receive compensation out of the Treasury of
the United States for past services who has charged and
ceved illegal exorbant fees for the location of such
rants" I" t.r. ....a,
After the transaction Of other business the Senate took up
the bill to cede the public lands to the Staes which de-
bated till the hour Of adjournment.