Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-06

I The previous question was seconded and under the
peraton thereof the motion Of Mr. BENNETT to amend
motion TO commit by adding thereto his INSTRUCTIONS
vas disagreed 10 by the following vote;
YEASMessrs. William Appleton, Ashe, Barrere, BARTLETT
eeale Bell Bennett, John IL. Boyd, Breckenridge Briggs
Brooks, Chapman, Churchwe Cleveland Cngman Curtis
seorge T. Davis Dockery, Duncan Ewing Florence Fowler,
Henry NJ Faer. Gentry Goodenow Grey, Hammond, Haws
Iasca Haven, Hebard Horsford, John w Howe lngerso
dyes Andrew johnson, James johnson, George IT, King
Iuhns Kurtz Letcher, ii. Marshall McIanahan, MeMaen,
Meachan Morehead Morrison, Outlaw, A. Parker Perkins,
fiddle, Sacke, schermerhon, Schoolcrait
SHELTON, Smart, Richard H. Stanton Thaddeas Stevens,
Some Taylor Benjamin Thompson, Thurston Venabe ward
yashbun, Watkins, WEIGH, Wells, Addison Whte-7o
NAYS-Messrs Abererombie, Aiken Willis Allen, Ayeret
Blbeoo, Bisse, Bragg Brenton Albert q. Brown, Buell.,
DIsby, Il. Darlington Cabel Joseph Cable Lewis Camp
BILL Thompson Campbell Cartier Caskie Clark Cobb Conger
Csttman, Daniel, John c. Davis, Dawson, Dean, Disney,
Dyy Durkee, Eastman Edgerton, Faulkner Fickn, Fitch
freeman I. j. d. Fuller Gaylord, Gddngs, Grow, Hall,
Harper Isham g. Harris, Sampson W. Harris, Hart, Hen
dicks Henn Hubbard Howard Jackson Jenkins, John john
% H. w. Johnson g. w. Jones' j. g. Jones, Preston King,
landry L0ckhart, Mace, Ed G Marshall MeNar Meoueen'
SW Parker Peasee Penn, Penniman Phelps Porter Powell
Rntou Richardson, Robbins Robie, Scurry David L. Sey
mur Smith, Snow, Benjamin Stanton Abraham Stevens,
Stother Stuart Sutherland Geo. W. Thompson Townshend
Wallace Alex. White Wilcox, Wildrck, Woodward, and
Yaes-96
anil the amendments pending thereto, it put and de-
ciGed in the affirmative, Yeas 81, nays II.
HOMESTEAD BILL.
On motion of Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE, the House then
welt into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Upon Mr. JONES, of Tennessee in the chair and pro-
cded to consider the special order it being bill to en-
courage agriculture, commerce. manufactures, and all
otter branches of industry by granting to every man who
the head of family and citizen of the United States
aomestead 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. DAWSON expressed himself in favor Of the princ-
pie OF this bill and of it's general provisions The propo
sifon to donate the public lands in limited quantities.
with certain limitations, to actual settlers, was one Of
g0wng Importance and of increasing interest to large
porton of the American people The structure Of our
Government was republican, not only in theory but 1T
truly in all of its practical operations. There
no Government in existence, any known to history,
where the path of honor distinction broad
generally trodden that which pointed out
under federal constitution, and there Govern
ment where the reward of labor certain had
been generally diused The question under consi
deraton intimately connected with and forming
part of our political economy and in the of his
remarks he would take occasion to draw the attention Of
the House and of the country to the vast increase in the
receipts of the national treasury and Of the correspond
ing expenditure which had followed consequence
leaving the inference to be drawn whether the admins
tration of the Government could not be just
pure, and economical without any revenue, real
to be derived from the sale of the public lands
In the vast possession of the Government known
the public domain there comprised something
fourteen hundred millions of acres its boundary begin
ming upon the northwestern border of Ohio (which
but recently frontier settlement and extending through
the valley of the Mississippi the Pacific ocean, and
from the lakes in the north to the Gulf Of Mexico and
the waters of the Atlantic 1t embraced variety of soil
and variety of climate, enriched in mineral wealth and
fruitful in agricultural productions and it would
that there nothing wanting to elevate the capacity
and dignity of this Government to mighty empire but to
the settlement of this land secure it's i'm
provement and to stimulate the which would fell
the forest and cultivate the wild praries and reclaim the
waste and swamp lands. 1t was said by eminent
thor The believed Sir VIM Jones) that he who would
make two blades of grass grow where grew would de-
the thanks of the community And this declaration
he thought, made in spirit Of true philosophy.
Viewed in. commercial point of view this bill should be
adopted Commerce the life and support of every
nation. Its foundation in the cultivation of the SOIL
and its prosperity reckoned by the extent of agricultural
productions 1t was commerce in ancient times which
gave wealth to Carthage Tyre and Alexandria, and in
modern times wealth and empire Holland and Venice
The fall of their commerce the decayng of their
prosperity and the loss of their empire Would not it
be policy extend far and wide the basis our agr
cultural interest and thus lay broad and deep founda
ton for commercial prosperity proposition of this
kind would only extend the basis of agricultural
interest but would extend far and wide and
commercial supremacy.
Mr.. d. then argued that system of this kind would
increase the amount of annual imports which would
corresponding increase in the expectation of agr
cultural produce. He contended that if il true
that the Government should cling the public lands
ander scheme of speculation could be pursued than the
doe contemplated in this bill. He was opposed to a par
TIL system of legislation, and if general scramble for
the public domain about to take place, he desired
that this bill should stand first and foremost upon the
calendar He argued the constitutional power of Congress
tmake these grants and referred to various authorities
ptoye that Congress possessed the power, radical
change should be effected in the present land system and
just change could be made than the contained
in the bill under consideration.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE then obtained the floor, but
yielded motion that the committee rise which being
agreed to
The Committee and reported progress.
BOUNTY LAND BILL
MIR. JONES, OF Tennessee, said that bill had come
fom the Senate to-day in which great many members
and the country felt deep interest. 1t the bill to
mike land assgnable The Senate had return
ed it TO the House, non-concurrng with all the amend
mns of the House. He asked that the bill might
taken up the House insist its amendments and ask
a committee Of conference.
Pending this
Mr.. GROW moved to reconsider the vote by which the
House committed to the Committee of the Whole the
state Of the Union the Missouri railroad BILL and also
mtved to lay that motion to reconsider the table.
Pending which, the House adjourned
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1852.
IN SENATE