The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-15


landed States of the Union And yet it is con-
tended, even when it is known to the country
that there is such an immense amount Of this
signable paper out, that it will be to the benefit
of the sodier-that it will result to his benefit
more than grant would, if secured to him or
his family in his proper person. This is what
you are about to d,-about which there il SO
much anxiety manifested at this moment. The
original bill was passed without solitary petit
ton to Congress up for purposes OF
speculation-gotten up without any foundation
in the wants of the soldier. ] know that there
were petitions before Congress, asking that the
officers might have bounty land warrants; but
the general mass Of the soldiers throughout the
country had never sent you Il petition, that ever
heard of, asking you to throw open the public
lands to this system of speculation. But it has
now gone on until you have entirely departed
from the original purpose, and have made these
warrants--these bounties--the basis of the pa
per circulating medium by which the whole mass
Of the public lands may be bought up on spe-
culation.
Blu. will say no more. Take your vote,
and pass the bill.
Mr.. HAMLIN. | am myself DESTROYS that
this bill shall pass; but apprehend that there
can be no prospect now Of its passage-n0t the
slightest in the world We have adopted sun
dry amendments, which must 60 to the House
for their concurrence. 1t may not 90 there or,
if it should have time to 60 there, it may not re-
ceive their favorable action; or, il it should
even be concurred in by them, it can never be
enrolled SO US to be made law There is upon
your table another bill--the lighthouse BILL
which the House have passed, and which | APP
prehend the Senate would pass without any
delay. | therefore move to lay this bill upon
the table for the purpose Of taking up the light
house bill
The question being taken upon laying the
joint resolution upon the table, it was not
agreed to.
The question being then taken upon the pas
sage of the bill, by yeas and nays, it was de-
cided in the ADVANTAGEOUS 81, nays l0-as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Baldwin,
Bell, Berrien, Borland, Bradbury, Bright, Butler,
Clarke, Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Davis, of Mas
sachusetts, Dawson, Douglas, Downs, Foote,
Greene Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, Mason, Miller,
Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rhett, Rusk, Sc
bastan, Seward, Shields, Spruance, Underwood
Upham, and Whitcomb-37.
NAYs-Messrs. Chase, Davis, of Mississippi
Dodge, Of Wisconsin, Dodge, Of Iowa, Ewing
Felch, Jones, King, Smith, and Walker-lO.
RELIEF OF THOMAS RICHIE.
Mr. FOOTE. want very much to get up
joint resolution from the House (No. 36) for
the relief of Thomas Richie.
A SENATOR That will cause debate
Mr. FOOTE. | move to postpone all the
prior orders for the purpose of taking up joint
resolution No. 36.
Mr. CLAY. | second the motion, and ex-
press an anxious desire that it may be agreed to.
Mr.. SEWARD. call for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. HAMLIN. desire to say to the Senate,
before the vote is taken, that there is upon the
table bill making appropriation for light
houses 1t is public bill, and it would seem
to me that it might be wisdom on the part OF
the Senate to let that bill pass. twill not take
long, it can be done in FIVE minutes.
Mr.. SHIELDS. do really hope that the
honorable senator from Mississippi will give
way.
Mr. FOOTE. Icannot give way for any one
This is not only national case, but one ofgreat
justice.
Mr. HAMLTN. hope the Senate will con-
slider the lighthouse bill, rather than this.
Mr.. SHIELDS. We can take it up as soon
as this resolution is disposed Of
Mr.. HAMLlN That resolution cannot pass.
L
He has no right to use such language.
Mr.. HAMLIN. Most assuredly have.
Mr.. FOOTE. 1t is not now under consdera-
ton.
Mr.. HAMLlN. know that.
Mr.. PEARCE have but word to say on
this matter, and that is, that have the materials
here for a speech, which | feel bound to make,
and which cannot be made without consuming
n great deal of time. If the Senate chooses to
take up the bill under these circumstances, then
| am willing, though | shall feel called upon to
make speech.
Mr.. FOOTE. Very well we will hear the
senator's speech, if he chooses to
make it, and we will understand it.
The yeas and nays were ordered upon the
motion to take up the resolution.
The question being then taken by yeas and
nays, the resolution was taken up-yeas %,
nays 22-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Berrien,
Borland, Bradbury, Bright, Clay, Clemens, Daw-
son, Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of
Iowa, Douglass, Downs, Fech, Foote, Gwin,
Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mason, Morton,
Rusk, Sebastian Shields, Whitcomb, and Yu-
ee-28.
NAys-Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Chase, Clarke,
Davis of Massachusetts,, Davis Of Mississippi
Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller, Norris,
Pearce, Pratt, Rantoul, Rhett, Seward, Smith,
Spruance, Underwood, Upham, and Wales-22
The Senate as in Committee of the Whole,
proceeded to consider House joint resolution
No. 36-being resolution for the relief of
William M. Belt, and his assignee, Thomas
Richie.
The resolution was read second time by its
title.
Mr.. HALE called for the reading through of
The resolution; and it was read accordingly
Mr.. FOOTE. 1t would be utterly idle in me,
Or any friend of this bill, at this late hour of the
SEES sion, to occupy the attention of the Senate by
4 formal and methodic harangue. have here
what shall not read-a clear and distinct, and
what deem triumphant assertion of the petit
toner's claim to redress. had hoped that some
favorable opportunity would have been pre-
scented to me for stating all the facts of this I'M
fortunate case and challenging to controversy
any individual who, imbued with prejudice, or
who had unfortunately conceived erroneous no
tons in regard to the merits of this claim, should
be inclined to enter the arena of contest But
the time for such contest has gone by AL
most all that could do has been done. The
resolution is before the Senate 1t is in the