Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-04-05

Feleh Hale, Hamlin. Jones, King, Norris Underwood
NAYs.Mes.r.. Badger. Bell, Berrsn Borland, Butler
Ewing. Foote Greene Houston. Miller. Pssrse, Seward
Shields, Smith, Spruance, Wales and Yuee-a2.
So the amendment was rejected.
The bill then reported to the Senate as amended.
| Mr.. PEARCE. beg leave to renew the amendmen
concerning the Collins line
Mr.. GWIN. think the Senate was not fully spprzed
of the question when the vote taken in Committee
| Mr.. HUNTER. | rise to question of order. This
amendment decided by the Senate TO be out Of ORDER
The PRESIDENT. 1t is the same question which was
decided by the Senate in committee be Of ORDER and
| the Chair cannot entertain it.
Mr.. CLAY. Ibeg leave to remark that consider the
competition bstween the Collins and the Cunard lines
competition between the nations which consider the
is not made surrender to the superiority Of British iber-
ay, which has been extended the Cunard line hope
Congress will be liberal to the American line Great
| Britain has been to the Cunard line.
The PRESIDENT. The Senator is not aware, perhaps,
that this question raised and submitted the Senate
in committee, and that this amendment decided to be
| not in order.
| Mr.. CLAY. But we are now in the Senate.
The PRESIDENT. 1t is the question that was de-
cided in committee.
Mr.. CLAY. appeal from the decision Of the Chair.
| The PRESIDENT. The amendment was offered in
Committee and the Chair submitted the point Of order the
Senate whether according to the rule which had been
adopted should be received and the Senate decided by
vote that il not in order to receive it, The bill has
been reported the Senate and of the Chair
receive the proposition in the Senate after has been
decided in committee that il was out of order
Mr.. DICKINSON. should regretto great inter-
est this driven of upon question Of techncality
very great interest," and while should regret the
appropriation bill added to by so large amount as this it
should be remembered that it is question between and
Great Britain and should like to see il determined subsan
TALLY by the Senate.
The PRESIDENT. The Chair decided in strict conior-
nifty with the decision Of the Senate ITSELF the Senate having
decided that the amendment in accordance with the
rule The majority Of the Senate said hst the rules forbade
the reception Of the amendment Il is now offered again,
and the Chair Is bound to decide in conformity with the
decision Of the Senate that be received 1t will rest
with the Senate to decide the question.
Mr.. SHIELDS. The Senator from Kentucky has taken
an appeal the amendment and against sthe wooden
The PRESIDENT. The Chair has decided that the
amendment be received conformity with the dec-
sion Of the Senate will rest with the Senate
that decision if it be wrong.
The question then taken sustaining the decision of
the Chair ruling out the following amendment
ndbe further enacted That the Secretary of the Navy
be authorized pay f. K Collins and his associates the
OF mails between New York and Liver
pool at the rate of 5000 900 per Provided That the
Increased compensation hereby allowed may any time be
discontinued by authority Of Congress-"
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger Berrien Borlan Brad
bury Bright Butler Chase, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson,
DMGdg Dodge Fesa Has
Underwood Upham, Walker, and Whitcomb-26.
NAYS-Messrs Baldwin, Bell, Clarke, Clay, Clemens,
Cooper Davis Of Massachusetts, Dickinson, Douglas Downs,
Ewing Foote Greene Gwn, Houston jones' Miller Pearce
Rantoul, Rusk, Seward, Shields Smith, and Waless4.
So the decision Of the Chair was sustained.
The amendments then ordered be engrossed and
the bill was read third time and passed.
AssIGNABILITY OF LAND WARRANTS.
Mr. BELL. move that the Senate take up the Joint re-
solution providing for the assignment Of bounty land warrants
which is on its third reading.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi. have objections to
this BILL which will state very briefly will be recollect
ed that in the origin of this the proposition was to
give to the old soldier home and secure to him from
cution so that in bis old and pover perhaps he should
not be homeless It then me! my very cordial support But
subsequent steps have been taken, until appear have
lost sight Of the object in its origin. Why is that
bounty land BILL there provision that the land shall not be
subject to execution for debt fit give land a gra
tuy, and the land be converted into money this
the original purpose and Is without one single principle on
which to rest be argued that il induce
msnt TO the soldier to the il but gra-
tuy Hthen you wish to give mere gratuiy in land to
be converted into money why into money your
sevesi Do not give for 100 Of land that is
worth to the Government $780, in such manner that the
cpent must sell for $50 $500 If it is the purpose to
give to the old soldier the value of the land viii be better
IN every respect to give him the market price money and
keep the land which is worth the Government than
he will obtain for it. Or the object is to give him gra
tuy Of certain number Of dollars, should incorporate
IN this resolution such provision contained in the
converted into money at certain rate below its market value
The honorable Senator from Wisconsin, tMr. WALKER,)
who has struggled hard to preserve the public lands at
least from this mode of granting hem attempted time
since to secure his object by provision Of this Its
failure could only be fairly accounted for on the superstition
that Congress had determined give the old soldier home
and TO secure to him free from execution for debt There
fore, while was in favor of the original BILL opposed
to making these warrants assgnable
Mr.. ATCHlSON. think the Senator from Mississippi
entirely Mistaken and that not the object Of the
der home, and to make that homestead free from execu-
ton. Such provision is not in this law, any other
law This doctrine Of homestead exemption, to great
or or less extent is yet experiment The main OBJ
jec Of this bill, believe not to give the old soldier
home, and to exempt that home from execution but
vert the public domain into private property. That my
object and considered the old soldier worthy 10 re-
ceve the public domain than any others to whom could
give it. This the motive that governed my vote
on that question Now, let look this matter. Does
the Senator from Mississippi suppose that old soldier in
thousand from the old thirteen States would 60
country State, Territory, settle the lands for
sir. put to the candor of that Senator and he will at
say that not in thousand would leave the State Of
Maryland Virginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin,
or Iowa. Missouri, for the purpose Of locating his warrant
for one hundred and sixty Of land The consideration
as the Senator from Arkansas suggests, is entirely small
One hundred dollars would pay bis expense the
penses Of his agents. in locating bis land warrant and he
will not do it for the purpose of making bis home, al
though you may exep that home from execution. The
statement Of this fact to the objection Of the Sc
nator from Mississi lt may have been an inducemen
have always msin We broad ground that to convert the