The republic., 1851-01-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


! The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
CLAIMS NEW HAMPSHIRE.
! MIR. PEASLEE, by unanimous consent, and in
pursuance of previous notice, introduced bill
thorzing the allowance of interest to the State of
| New hampshire for advances made for the OF
the United States, in repeilng invasion aud repei-
! ling insurrection at Indian Stream in sad State
which was read twicOb and referred 10 the Commit
/ tee on the judiciary.
| MIR. BURT called for the regular order of bust
/ ness.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO AGRICULTURE.
The SPEAKER stated the business before the
| House to be the motion Of Mr. JULIAN to reconsider
4 the vote by which the bill reported by Mr.. JOHN
SON, OF Tennessee (lor the encouragement Of sgii-
| culture, commerce, and manufactures giving to
every head of family, free of charge, one hundred
aud sixty acres OF land, certain conditions was
! yesterday committed TO the Committee OF the
! Whole on II G state vi the Union.
| Mr.. JULIAN, at the commencement of his re-
marks referred 10 the various grants Of land made
| by the General Government iiom its commence
n,ent TO the present time. There were yet remain
| ing undisposed uf about fourteen hundred million
vi and he express ed himself favor of aban
doning present land policy, and of granting
the public domain, in limited quantities, actual
settlers, on the coalition of occupancy and i'm
| provement He advocated this policy, in the
hrst place, on the broad ground OF natural right.
| He held it to be wrong Tor governments 10 make
merchandise OF the earth The earth belonged,
originally, 10 the people, and its free and unbouyht
occupancy belonged equally 10 all. The right of
life carried with il, necessarily the right 10 the
means Of living. and land was Of those means.
! The right TO home upon the soil was natural,
as inaiienable as the right to liberty life; and
Congress should recognise this principle In dispos
! ing of the public ands He advocated this policy,
likewise, because il would promote the greatest
agricultural wealth of the country, by giving en-
pioyment to our andiess aborers, multiplying in
dependent cutivators, and giving dignity labor.
He enlarged upon this poiut, and illustrated 1t by
reference to slave labor. He favored The policy,
becaNse 1t gave new sacredness TO home IL
| tcnded the parental wing OF the Government
that greatest Of all ins,itutions, the family. lie
dwelt upon the invioability OF the homestead, and
It's great importance to public and private virtue,
and Individual and national prosperity. la
ousion, he spoke of the duty vi the Government to
protect the great agricultural interest OF the
| Try, by the policy In question. He spoke of tue
public expenditure ior other and less in poftant OBJ
| Jtcts. He showed that the public lands can no
longer be source of revenue, and that the IL ue
way TO rase revenue from them would be to pro.
mote their settlement and improvement THE, also,
| he contended, would give employment to labor,
and in every point of view promote the prosperity
and wealth ui the country.
| MIR. JOHNSON, ofTrnnessee, said that he had no
| disposition to make speech He Was fully aware
Of the state OF the pubic business, and, he
| was concerned, rather than the time shouid be
consumed the business be in peded if il was the
pleasure oi the Housc to call the committees for re-
ports, he was willing yield the Il Dor for that pur
pose II not, he would move that the House resolve
itsef into Committee of the Whole the state
of the Union.
Mr.. JOHNSON. ofArkansas, ,inqoired,whether, If
this subject should now be passed without a
VOTE it would come up every morning until dis
posed VI.
/ The SPEAKER replied that if the question Of
reconsideration be passed over,it would be in the
power OF any gentleman 10 call it up. The chair
| would not announcer II the regular business until
it should be called up
MIR. HARRIS, Of Iilinois, asked whether il was in
io,x
the liable.
The SPEAKER. Not while the gentleman from
Tennessee MIR. JoHSsoN) is the floor.
MIR. BURT. desire to know VIII, ther the gen
| teinan from Tennessee signiied hs willing ness
that the subject should be passed over until the
committee should be called for reports.
Mr.. Johnson. Certainly; that ia my object.
| The SPEAKER, understanding that general con-
cent given passing over the question of re-
consideration, proceeded TO call the for
| reports.
Messrs. johnson of Arkansas, CLARKE,
CROWkB, HARRIS Of Tennessee and JACK.
1 son of Georgia, feveraliy made reports from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, of no general in
| terest.
DEFIcIEScIGs--THE TARIFF.
On motion OF MIR. BURT, (the morning hour hav
ing expred) the House resoly ed itsel into Com
mlttce Of the Whole the state of the Union, (Nr
! MEADE III the chair,) and resumed the consdera-
ton OF the bill to supply the deficiencies in the ap
preparations for the service Of the hscal year end.
ing June 30, 1851.
The CHAIRMAN stated that on yesterday the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr STkosGC OF.
Tered an amendment, to come in at the close OF the
bill, proposing modification Of the existing tariff
| fIt published in the Republic OF "Wednesday.
| The gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. JosEs) raiseu
point of order, the ground of irrelevancy, and
| the Chair decided that the amendment " as out
OF order, il being in violation Of the common law o
! Parliament.
! MIR. ASHMUN. Is the appeal debatabe'
The CHAIRMAN IL il not.
| Mr. ASEMUN. Then | trust the Chair will not
| make argument.
The CHAIRMAN (after rapping to order, there
being much coniosion in the hal) said that be did
not fee under any obligation for the privilege Of
stating his ground OF the decision.
Mr.. HOLMES asked Mr.. AsHMUs whether he
wac afraid Of argument?
! MIR. ASIIMUN. No; should like 20 have
The CHI ,lRNAN. The bill referred to the Com
miitee of thsW hole on the state of the Union has
Tor lie object an appropriation Of money To supply
oenSlencies. Tue amendment OF the gentleman
| iroln Pennsylvania '(Mr. STRoNe) contcmplatcs
difierent object II beng, in part, levy tax, and
in part to take oil tax. The Chair the opinion
that 1t 10 entirely irrelevant aud cannot be sustan
co ON this account. The fifty fifth rule provides
unst mo motion or proposition, ON a subject differ
cnt from that under consierat on shall be admitted
un er color oi iamcndu ent" The Chair canDo con-
cove proposition more different or more opposite
than the amendment Of the gentleman 10 the bill
under consideration. The Constitution is careful
Ia throwing guards around the imposing pow
CT; and hence il follows that call bls tor raisin,
revenue shall originate in the lo Of Represe na.
tiyes" The rules OF the House, made in pursuance
Of the jealous power OF the Con stution explicit
that no tax increase Of tax, shalt be imposed by
the House until after being considered by the Com
mittce of the Whole tbs state of the Union, the
object being To securc fair discussion every
question Involving the taxing power Hence the
chair conics to tia. decision that the amendment Of
the gentleman from Pennsylsana is contrary To
parliamentary law, irrelevant to the question
DER debate and the general policy Of the Constitu.
ton' and the rules made in pursuance Oft
Mr. STRONG. Iappcal from the decision Ct lie
Char and ask Tor telicfs ON the question.