New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-29
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan y.
| The Senate bill TO reduce and define the Boun'
Diary OF the Military Reserve on 81 Peter River
Minnesota, and for securing the rights OF actuh
settlers, was referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
pending motion to refer to the Committee OF tie
Whole on the State OF the Union the Bill hereto
fore reported by Mr. Johnson, of Tenn. proposing
TO give to every head of a FAM one hundred aud
sixty of the public domain, on condition that
he will occupy and improve the same for certain
period.
Nr BRowS of Miss. explained substitute he
intended TO oier the first section of which sim
ply contemplated continuation Of the present
Presumption Laws the second, that the right OIL
presumption shall be perpetual, instead Of limiting
It to one or two years. The settler shall have a.
much time as his necessities may require, 70 pay
for the land at the minimum price Of one dollar and
twenty five cents per acre.
he did not propose to give away the lands so'
solutely. His object was TO secure the settle
ment and occupancy Of the Public Lands, and
home to the settler against misfortune and In
providence.
Mr. JOHNSON of Tenn. withdrew his motion to
refer.
Mr. VISTOS moved TO lay the bill on the table.
Decided in the negative-Yeas 70; Nays 90.
The House by a vote Of "a 10 81, refused 10
second the demand for the previous question,
which would have brought the House to a direc!
vote on the bill.
Mr.. CoNOER moved to refer it to the COMMITTEES
OF the Whole.
Mr. Johnson TENN called for the Yeas and
Nays. To send the bill there was equivalent 10
its rejection.
1t was referred to committee--Yeas, l2li
Nays, Ga.
MIR JULIAN moved to reconsider the vote, pend
ing which the House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Deficiency Appropriation Bill.
Several amendments were made when all the
clauses of the bill were got through with
Mr STRONG moved to amend by providing that
on and after the lst day Of April next, duties re-
quired by law TO be levied collected and paid %
goods, wares and merchandise, shall be assessed
on the market value, with the addition OF such
charges as are now imposed by law, at the time
and place Of export provided, that upon AZ
descriptions Of iron, upon machinery made wbo'
ly or in part of iron, and upon anchors, cbafnf
cables and anyils the duties shall be assessed
upon the average prices, with charges addee
which like descriptions OF iron bore in the princf
pal ports during the ten fiscal years immediately
preceding the year OF Importation, such values
and charges to be ascsrtained and declared oy
the Secretary Of the Treasury as the basis io'
each succeeding fiscal year. The duties on VIE
dow glass and linseed oil shall be 80 per cent
and upon all descriptions of iron upon machinery
made wholly or in part ofiron, and upon cham ca
bles, anchors and anvs, the duties shall be 4vPs::
cent PROVIDED tnat any excess OF duties lHiF-y
by act on any Railroad iron imported for the ussy
any Railroad, and actually and permanently iis
down for the use of such Railroad within o.'
year after the passage Of this act, shall be rem
ted by the Secretary Of the Treasury on satDsS'
tory proof being furnished that such iron was T
imported and laid down The duties upon ~
cordaee and yarns composed fully or 10 psr =
hemp or grass upon all manufactures compose
wholly or in part Of sleeps wool, and upon -
refined sugars, shall be respectively ten per GEM
um ad valorem over and above the rate OF oaf
now assessed BY law on hemp and sleeps woDs
Manufactured and raw sugar, raw silk, inass
and all articles which on the goth July, lsio. re
exempt from duty, shall be admitted free Of duty.
To prevent frauds by undertaking, and 10 ins.'s
uniformity in appraisement there shall b sPPs'sss
ed appraisers at large who shall prepare rules
the government of local appraisers visit the III
eral ports of the United States, and perform ss
other duties Is the Secretary Of the Trea'''