The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY o. 1907.
Resolutions ofrthe State Of Rhode Island were
submitted and referred TO the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
mend the rules to enable him to submit a resolu-
ton, authorizing the committee appointed TO en-
opire into the stability of the foundations of the
extension of the capitol TO send for persons and
papers, and TO examine the former under oath,
which was carried, the previous question having
been voted.
MIR. HALL, of Missouri, moved that the rules
be suspended, and that the House resolve Itself
into Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union which having been agreed TO, the commit
tee proceeded with the further consideration OF
the bill, authorizing the assignment Of bounty
land warrants.
The amendments before the committee were TO
allow receivers in land Offices tn receive fifty
cents for registering warrants f.forty acres OF
land-one dollar, when for eighty acresA-and two
dollars, when the warrant embraces one hundred
and sixty acres; another amendment, allowing
one-half Of those sums, and another 70 strike out
the second section Of the Senate bill, and insert
the second section OF the bill reported from the
aelect committee; which were negatived.
The remaining amendment was, 10 strike out
all the sections in the Senate bill; except the first,
and substiute the second section Of the bill re.
ported by the select committee
There was considerable excitement when mat
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terminated by an amendment being proposed 70
extend the oct Of 1850 to pereons who had defend
ed their homes against the Indians.
Mr.. CARTIER, Of Ohio. said the bill provides
that lands shall be bestowed on persons who have
been called into the service OF the United states,
and who have been paid by them. lie proposed
m ineludefn the amendment those who have per-
formed similar services, and who had not been
raid. and not that the bounty OF the country
sho,d he limited to those who had served in the
Mexican and preceding wars, but that those
should partake Of it who had constituted living
fertilization, and presenting their breasts 20 the
enemy. and assisted in the advancement Of civili-
xation in the far West.
Mr.. COBB, Of Alabama, said when the bill OF
1850 was under Discussion, the entire ground nj
nresent contested had been fought over; but owing
10 the construction placed upon by the Secre'a-
nv Of the Interior, the assignment OF warrants
had not been permitted. he couio vo'e ior tne
fonr,h section as il stood End should the PROPOSE
tion of the member from Ohio Mr.. CaRrrERl
come up, he would be wiling to vote Tor IT,
Mr.. WILLIAMS, CT Tennessee, sard the
friends of the receivers did not agree among them.
selves. He would therefore suggest that the Dill
should pass in the manner in which u was pro-
posed to amend IL, end let them after wards bring
in a separate bill, providing remuneration for Hny
additional services they might be called upon to
perform.
out the date in the BILL and insert 1s06, giving u
Retrospective operation. A large number Of per
sons had never asked payment for services they
had performed, and who, under the provisions o
the bin, would not receive bounty lands; this wal
,;m;trd TO those who had already got all they
could from the public chest--,hey must have had
their hands in the pubic treasury, before they
could come under the provisions Of the bill
He hoped his proposition would be agreed Sc
He subsequently moved an amendment to thu
fourih section OF the act Of 1867. providing tha
,ersons belonging to the land and sea forces o
TTn;ted States, should be entitled o160 acres
,hs nubic ,nnd, prohibiting any one person from
ssc.iv;no more than one bounty land warrant
u.sxnls;ned that there were two classes Of per
sa,s included in this amendment; the FIRST Of these
wer. aotila men, who had served on shore with
soldiers; precedents for paying wnom, wou,o p
whether they served on shore or not. The second