Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-04

United States" The question was Shall the rules be .us
pended p
And being taken, decided in the Affirmative Yeas
l3l nays 38.
The resolution was then read twice by its tite
Mr. CALDWELL, Of Kentucky, said that he did no, in
tend to detan the House with any remarks He had no
doubt that very large me0ry Of the members were impress
ed with the necessity Of the passage of this resolution He
had therefore but remark to make, which related the
immediate passage of the resolution He had been informed
by the Commissioner Of Pensions that the would
be issued until after the action Of the House the resolution
in order that the transfer might be fixed the back Of the
warrant which rendered necessary immediate action the
subject. He moved the previous question.
Mr. VlNToN hoped the previous question would not be
And the being TAKEN the previous question was Sc
conded Ayes 49, 35 and under the operation thereof
the bill was ordered TO be eagrossed and read third me
Mr. VlNION moved to reconsider the vote by which the
bill had been ordered ebe engossed He said that he knew
was In vain to attempt the passage of this resou-
ton but at the time he willing that it should
hereafter be inferred, from silence bis part that he
avor OF IT, II he was young man just entering into life,
and desired to make fortune, there that he
would soon advocate and for the proposition now
under consideration Thesoluon proposed to change the
act OF the last session of Congress take away
those who benecaes of Government the opy secury
that they had against the speculation which had been nva-
ab practsed upon all land bountes granted by the Gov
ernment For quarter of century, to his knowledge when
the subject OF these bounies WE'LL better under
stood than agents lad been around the House
the purpose Of procuring the passage law similar to the
passed at the last session Of Congress but always with
success The bill Of the last session. however, did not
accomplish what those who procured its passage desired That
was adopted through the Of the agents
whom the House psrpetuay surrosnded for the
pose putting IN their pockets the Yroossas Of The public
lands OF this country.
The law the last session was passed with such resrc
ons would enable the soldier dispose of his land for
fair equivalent But that did the purposes of the
spectators The resolution under consideration the
cond edition. this resolution passed. the public lands-whch
hah kant Tho
ment and not in those of SPECTATORS who would etard the
settlement of the countnead of being in the possession
OF two hundred and fifty thousand donees Of this Government
would in few years. possibly eighteen months be owned
BY ndvduals who would be the popeors Of countless he
night say of States of the public domain. II this resolution
passed. these warrants would sink to nohngthey would fall
below the bounty of 1872 and he would predict that the right
Of the soldier hundred and sixty Of land would
not sell for forty dollars probably not for twenty dollars. If
this resolution passed. he would undertake say that with
out some explanatory law it could be executed on
count Of the many frauds that would grow out of it.
Mr. CALDWELL, Of Kentucky, thought that the bounty
act OF the last session. STOOD and the Secretary
OF the Interior had declared law for the benefit of spec
uaors 1t was necessary that the resolution before the
House should pass in order redeem that act from specua
tors Not than days SINCE he received letters from
gentlemen who had occupehe highest stations in his State
and who were benefcares of this act declaring that this
measure should pass If the law stood according to the
structon Of the Secretary of the INTERIOR then he yenured
assert that than oneha of those entitled be bene
ed by would derive any advantage from it. and that half
not more than one-ha the advantage the conferred.
The gentleman from Ohio had said that if this resolution
passed, il would open field for speculation He did not
know the history of that gentleman but il might be that he
had avaled himself of opportunity Of this kind and now
possessed some eighty hundred thousand Of land
Mr. VINTON inquired ifths gentleman intended to init
mate any connection Of himself with land specuaions'
Mr.. CALDWELL replied that he intended to intimate no.
thing but that might be that the gentlemen had large
Of land and therefore desirous Of selling them.
MnVlNTON said that the gentleman quite mistaken.
Mr. CALDWELL said that the beneficiary could dis
pose OF his land if it be located If the law allowed him
to transfer his warrant he could obtain fair price, but if he
was not allowed TO transfer it, would buy but the
peculato for no one but large capitalists and spectators
could afford to buy the The sentiment in favor of
the transfer of the warrants unanimous every whee and
| this resolution should be passed. ts
Mr.. JONES inquired if the gentleman had any
claimant under the act ofssh September 1885, who did not
desire these warrants to be made transferable
| Mr.. CALDWELL replied that he had not seen heard
| of one. <,aa
Mr. vINToN inquired of the gentleman il he had
conversed with any peculaors who Interested in this
particular class OF warrants!
Mr. CALDWELL replied that he had conversed with
concerned in the Mexcan bounty act.
Mr.. JONES desired to know if the gentleman had
soldier who served in the Mexican war, and who
entitled to land under the law granting bountes to those sol
de who complained that he authorized to transfer his
warrant who said tat he suffered loss in consequence Of
having il transferred
Mr.. CALDWELL replied that he certainly had not.
Mr. GORMAN asked the gentleman if while in the army,
after arriving New Orleans he did not spectators there
buying up and taking advantage of the necessities Of
hundreds
Mr.. CALDWELL replied that he did not remain in New
Orleans his return from Mexico but passed through with
out stopping. ALL
Mr.. CALDWELL then moved to lay the motion of Mr.
VINToN to reconsider the by which the bill ordered
to be engrossed the table which motion agreed to.
The bill then passed. under the operation of the pre-
vous question: moved by Mr.. CALDWELL, by the following
vote Ayes lOs, noes 81.
RIGHT OF WAY FOR RAILROAD.
Mr. SCHENCK, by unanimous consent, in pursuance of
previous notice, introduced bill granting the right of way
through the public lands for line Of railroads through the
States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, which read twice.
Mr.. McCLERNAND moved to amend the bill by insert
ing substitute, which, he stated contemplated grant of
land in the usual form for the construction Of arosd The
road proposed designed the Mississippi
at point opposite St. Louis with the Central Rail-
road in Illinois, extending from Cairo Chicago Illinois
The main road to be extended by branch New Al
bany, opposite 10 Louisville the other Cincinnati San
duky city, to point between those places There
had been unmstakeabe call for this Petitions
and memorials had up from Cincinnati, 81. Louis and
from along the route proposed in favor Of such
Il was understood that Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Baltimore. and
Philadelphia also moving favor fit Cincinnati had
already voted loan of six hundred thousand dollars for
road from that point st. Louis and St Louis had voted
$500, 900 for the The road of national mpor
ance. II would the Mississippi with the interior Of
Ohio and by Of works contemplated in progress
would extend the connexon to Baltimore and Philadelphia
II would become section Of the proposed continental rail-
road II would traverse, in Illinois and Indiana, district of
country in which there large quantity Of land which
al a0ht IN and