Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-03

70 grants aske1 bills
70 TINS House. which he desired explain when
nese questions should up and II he was be pro-
hipied ana prevented from making his explanations By
10 sustain the previous question: he must be-
u ne should resist them with all the energy he
possessed.
Mr. FOWLER said that the gentleman from Arkansas
had made the inquiry Of the gentleman Maryland il
ne nad voted for any Of these railroad bills He now de-
sired 20 ASA this question Of the gentleman from Arkan
sas ne nad ever voted for bill to parcel portion
| OF the public lands to the old States
DIT. JOHNSON No, sir; md never will
Mr. FOWLER said that it well known that they Of
sne ora states were willing TO give literally the new
lie was willing TO vote for these bills provided
nc yoaia nave something like iberaty the part Of
gentlemen from the States He desired to inquire Of
tne gentleman from Arkansas if he would be willing to
give 70 ns OLD states for Of internal improve
ments, portion OF these public landsy
MI. 1ohNScN Of Arkansas replied that he had seen
one proposition in the hands Of gentlemen that he would
| support. -
Mr. FOWLER inquired what proposition il was to which
he referred? 49, = 1870
Mr. JOHNSON replied that it was a proposition whose
was not claimed by any member Of the House.
anu gwen amount in proportion to the federal
representation Of each State. se
Mr. FOWLER said that he was not tenacious as e anv
one OF these bills but he tenacious principle
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas said that the course he
proposed to take entirely inofensive one He de-
sired to know whether the House settled In their own
minds whether they would pass reject these bills IT.
the House should refuse to sustain the previous
(Which he intended to demand in conclusion ON the mo-
,on to put the bill en- its then it plain that
SiE Senag the Union -
man from Arkansas If any one Of these DSs he
considered in Committee the Whole-whether any one
Of these bills had had any thing IKE full and fair discus
son He asked this because the gentleman had ntimat-
ed that he should regard the upon oton be was
about to make as test question upon this subject He
had doubt there merits in Of the bills but
he shoald like to examine them in Committee Of the
Whole where all bills Of important character
considered
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas said that the bill now be-
fore the House of the class with oil the
others which had originated in this House and been re-
ported from the Committee Public Lands That COM
mittee had adopted system by which all these bills
framed If there were gentlemen in the House who
not well acquainted with the before the House.
because they had not given any attention to those
/ Mr.. MEACHAM remarked that the gentleman had said
that if gentlemen did not understand the bill it be-
they had not examined the others Now he should
like to know if these bills had yet been printed?
Mr. JOHNSON said that the Missouri railroad bill was
under consideration months and oil should now be
ready to vote this question He demanded the pre-
vous question: and called upon the friends Of railroad
measures to sustain it.
At the suggestion of Mr. COBB, however, Mr. JOHN
SON Withdrew the demand for the previous question and
moved to refer the bill to the Committee of the Whole
the state Of the Union that the bill will be regularly
in order whenever reports from committees shall again be
called
Pending the motion to refer
HOMESTEAD BILL
On motion Of Mr.. ORR the House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole the of the Union, Nr HIB-
BARD, of New Hampshire in the char and resumed the
consideration of the bill to encourage agriculture
merce manufactures and all other branches Of industry
by granting to every who is the head Of family and
citizen of the United States homestead Of hundred
and sixty acres Of land out Of the public domain upon
condition Of occupancy and cultivation of the for the
period therein specified.
| Mr.. WILLIAMS addressed the committee an hour He
replied to the remarks Of Mr. BREcKENRIDGE relation
to the Of Mr.. Fillmore on abolition petitions in
Congress- and then referred to the assertion that the
promise was Democratic measure. This he denied de-
clarng that it triumph of patriotism both parties
uniting in its support In reference to the Presidency
hoped that the two great parties would nominate
didates who identified with the compromise mea-
sures and this would force the abolition party into
harmless nomination Of their own they would be
PEELED to join the other party At home he had
soemny declared that he would not vote for any who
would not commit himself to the compromise
He went further, and said that if Gen. Scott who had
for himself and country fame should be
the Wing nominee, and should not choose and
declare himself in favor of the compromise and the De-
mocratc party should nominate man Immediately con-
nected with the compromise, would for the De-
mocratic nominee. He intended redeem this pledge
though he never could become Democrat. He differed
with that party in reference the disposition of the pub
lie lands the tariff and nearly oil other questions Of
expedency. He believed that the party with which he
been acting understood better genius charac
OF the American people than the opposition and if in
would develop the national resources Of
try to greater extent.
Mr.. NGERSOLL of Connecticut then occupied the
floor an hour sustaining the resolutions adopted by the
Convention of Connecticut against the agta
ton of the slavery question: and declaring that Connect
cut was sound on the compromise measures.
Mr.. FOWLER followed, and after briefly replying to
some remarks made by Mr.. HLLYER some time since and
declaring that Massachusetts, should be the last star to
fall from the galaxy into the darkness of dsunion dis
grace and gnominy proceeded speak Of the DISPOSE
tion Of the public domain He considered that was
acquired by the common blood of country belonged
to the nation, and in managing and dsposng of it the
right OF all should be regarded He desired to be gener-
to the new States but liberal grants should also be
to the old States in proportion to their representa-
tive population This being done, he believed it would
prove to be wise policy to make grants to actual settlers
without charge Mr. f. then advocated the bill before
the committee and also proposed to set portion Of
the public land for the colored population of the country
Mr.. +. then referred to the tariff which he thought
should not be made party question: but should be
sidered great national subject The great interest
which required protection labor for this the poor
mans capital He did not advocate high tariff for we
did not need it but the amount Of protective duties levied
imports should be according to the wants Of the
sury and the industrial interests Of the country.
He then gave his views ON the compromise measures
and objected to the fugitive slave law He did not object
to law for the recovery Of fugves provided accorded
with the principles Of humanity and the safeguards Of the
Constitution.
He believed our neutrality laws should be observed in
good faith but condemned the interference Russia in
the war between Hungary and Austria and conclusion
favored the expedition to China and Japan provided its
mission was peaccable otherwise he opposed
to 1t and protested against it.
Mr.. PORTER then obtained the floor, when the com.
mittee rose
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