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

aka
them the means Of taking up the lands ia the United States
by speculation founded upon the importation of foreign
Pers agree with my friend, therefore, far as he takes
that position still hold, however, that il the interest Of
the old soldier to his land Originally intended that
Is neither his interest that Of the Government to make
these warrants assgnabe and that, to make them assigna
bic, to make them nure to benefit Of the SPECTATOR and
not Of the soldier for whom n intended.
Mr.. BUTLER. / had no idea that this bill was to be
defeated after was at least by implication, ordered to its
third reading gentlemen choose defeat IL either in one
way another let be undederstood that is done by these
rules and by ordinary legislation. The best mode TO
distribute the public lands is the mode indicated by this bill
instead OF giving the lands the States in which they lie
Dy giving the lands to the old soldier gives parties who
lave served the country and makes, in measure,
equai distribution, SO far as ID can be accomplished.
IA message was received from the House Of Representatives
Dy the hands Of Mr. Youse their Clerk announcing that
ne nouse OF Representatives had concured in the amend
ments OF the Sense to the navy appropriation BILL
MI. BUTLER. will finish with single Iems,k in
reply to the Senator from Mississippi He has contended
tnat mere was provision in the original bill 10 give home
20 Inc 0!d soldier which should not BE- asnable BY him.
SUBJECT TO execution by My friend from Missis-
PP would be the last manic allow the principle Of federal eais
aton to dictate to the States what should be the descent Of
property State has right to regulate the descent GER
| tainly Il has right TO regulate possession.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi That is broader than NV
proposition. -
Mr.. BUTLER. Your proposition was tina. such should
have been the Provson and say such provision that Of
the Senator from Mississippi should not be and cannot be
provision under the principle Of State laws.
Mr.. WALKER. think the Senator from South Caro-
lima somewhat mistaken particularly regard to the char
acer OF the legislation which has been had upon this subject
We have passed bill which believe now law by which
Congress did regulate succession to certain extent
alude to the bill providing for the settlement Of private land
claims In California, BY which provision is made for the
survey Of the land and debating that oneha shall the
property Of the husband in certain and the other half
the property of the wife thus interfering with connubia re-
lations Congress may attach conditions to grant.
Mr. BUTLER. Which the State can annuL
Mr. WALKER Tf avnako xvth -.
tons imposed and the State keeps faith with the donor would
continue in perpetuity directed by Congress The
before amendaoy Of which gave the best
portion Of the public lands to the soldiers Of the country
believe the Secretary Of the Treasury has estimated the
amount Of land which will be granted under the original law
at about IS, 100000 of and at the time that law
was passed had large amount Of bounty land
outstanding we adopt this amendment in the estimation
Of those who would to know the most about the NATTER
such the Commissioner Of The Land Office md the chair
man Of the Committee Public Lands in the Senate will
double the amount originally granted by the bill which has
passed Congress the last session And yet when you pro-
pose to issue paper medium for the purchase Of the public
lands equivalent twice nneiyfye millions Of acres you
have proposition before you make the whole Of them
assgnabe, which will not result to the benefit of the soldier
to the full extent Of their value but the benefit Of the specu
aor who take advantage Of the necessities the soldier
As remarked the other day, any will look at the
report Of the Commissioner Of the General Land Office he
will find that the quantity Of land covered BY these laws is
equivalent to all the public land in eight Of the twelve
landhoding States of the Union. And yet is conended
when there such immense quantity Of this assignabe
paper out that will be Of benefit the old soldier
than the land secured him in his proper person
to his family.
Sir, the original bill was passed without single petition to
Congress it gotten up for the purpose of specuation
without any foundation the wishes OF the soldiers know
there petitions before Congress asking that bounty land
might be given to the officers who the commanders Of
those to whom the bounty land given But the Of
the soldiers sent petition asking that the public land
might be thrown open to speculation.
Mr.. HAMLIN. am very DESTROYS that this bill should
pass but apprehend there be prospect Of its passage
not the slightest in the world We have adopted
tain amendments, which must 60 the House, and
they shall there is not time to have the amendments
engrossed and the resolution enrolled. There is another bill
which the House have passed, and which apprehend the
Senate will pass without debate; alude to the lighthouse
bill. Imove lay this bill the table, therefore, for the
purpose Of taking up that BILL
The motion was not agreed to.
The question then taken the passage Of the resoIu
YEAS--Mesrs Atchisoa, Badger, Baldwin, Bell Berrien
Borand Bradbury Bright Butler Clarke Clay, Clements
Mo.
Norris Pearce, Pratt, Rhet Rusk, Sebastian, Seward
Shields, sPruance, Underwood, Upham, Whitcomb-s7.
Smith, and Walker-10
So the resolution was passed.
RELIEF OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PRINTER.
Mr. FooTE. wish to get up joint resolution from the
House for the relief of Thomas Richie therefore
postpone the orders Of the day for the purpose Of taking
it up
The motion was agreed to by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Atchson Badger, Berrien, Borland,
Bradbury Bright Clay Clemens Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge,
Of Wisconsin, Dodge, Of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Feleh
,ou RusI Sebastian Shields WS SHs and Yu I
NAYS-Mesrs. Baldwin, Bell, Chase Clarke, Davis, Of
Massachusetts,, Davis Of Mississippi Ewing, Greene Hale,
Hamln, Miller Norris Pearce, Pratt Rantoul Rhe Sew
ard, Smith, Spruance, Underwood, Upham, and Wae22.
The resolution being thus before the Senate discussed
considerable length when becoming apparent that it's
opponents determined to defeat il by proongng the de-
bate to the termination Of the session, was with the
sent Of its friends laid the table to enable the Senate to
act upon the appropriation bills.
THE LIGHTHOUSE BILL.
Mr. BRADBURY. now that the lighthouse bill
be taken up
The motion was agreed to-
Mr.. HAMLIN. I hope the Senate will pardon single
moment rise say that the bill contains only the odi-
nary small appropriation for lighthouses, and think may
be safely put upon its passage without its reading It only
contains appropriations for about two hundred thousand dol
lars while bills Of this character generally contain from half
million to a million and half
The bill read first and second time by it, tide and
considered by the Senate in Committee of the Whole
reported to the Senate without amendment and ordered
to third reading, read third time and passed.
message received from the House Of Representa-
ves announcing that they had passed resolution for the
appointment Of committee jointly with such committee a.
may be appointed by the Senate TO wait the President
Of the United Staes and inform him that unless be has any
they ready close their session. and have appointed Mr.
JACOB THOMPSON, Mr.. ScHEscK, and Mr. MCDOWELL, the
committees their part. 1885,.
NJ TrNnEpxNnnn 7 ~. 4 ha ala in