The daily union., 1852-07-09
MESSAGE fRoM rne HOUSE or REpREsESrArIvEs.

"A message was received fIom the House OF Represent
ahves by Mf r Barry Hayes, chief clerk, announcing
TO The Senate that the House agree 10 the amendment OF
the Senate 10 the bill III X s4 making appropriations
or The payment OF invalid aud other pensions for the
the House having signed four enrolled bills he had
brought them 10 The Senate for the signature OF its PIes
dent
VIRGINIA MILITARY LAND NwARRANrs
Mr. HUNTER Mr. President, / would ask the Sen
take up the bin appropnatng land scrip il full and
final satisfaction of Virginia military bounty land war
rants believe il will lake hut very tle time to act
upon H. The amendments. 10 which agree, were re-.
ported. believe unanimously BY the Committee on Pub
lie Lands | hope The Senate will indulge upon this
occasion. and allow the bill TO come up.
The motion being agreed 10, the Senate proceeded 10
the consideration OF said bill as ia committee OF the
whole
Mr. HUNTER In order 10 save time. propose that
! The amendments reported by the Committee on Public
Lands be read, and not the entire bill
The amendment was read. being to strike out all after
the enae,,ng @,. se clause s and insert substitute
lowing amendment TO come 10 al the end OF the second
section:
PrOridsd. That the State Of Virginia shall, by proper
act OF the legislature thereof cinquish all claim the
lands in the Virginia military land district State
Ohio which lands are hereby ceded the said State OF
Ohio, saving all claims OF individuals corporations in
10 the same"
| Mr.. President perhaps word may be necessary 10
explanation OF that amendment By the provisions OF
this bill the claims OF Virginia formiary land warrants
will be satisfied by scrip, and consequently there will be
no longer any reason for retaining the claim il has
upon a portion OF land ia the State of Ohio. These
lands very inferior in quality and very limited in
quanity and that is one of the reasons not the sole
reason why these warrants have not been heretofore
located upon Them As il is now proposed that these
warrants shall be satisfied scrip, there be OBJ
econ 70 following out the policy OF the bill to which the
Senate gave It's assent the other day. and cedng TO the
Stale the residue OF these lands. The whole Of them,
altogether are not over fifty sixty thousand and
they lie in TWO three counties, where their present po
sIiion is great barrier 10 The cultivation and settlement
OF that secuon-not being valuable enough TO be taken
| m hy xlY6p fnn ranf1
Mr.. HUNTER, have but one objection TO make TO
the amendment, which is, presume, very proper one
in ITSELF and have doubt the Senate would adopt it,
and the Legislature of the State OF Virginia would
any REIMBURSEMENT which might be necessary The only
objection which have is that it will delay the action OF
the Secretary OF the Interior upon these warrants until
the Legislature OF Virginia can convene again. | object
TO this posiponement. 1t strike me it hardly be
necessary in any point OF view, because this bill satisfies
the land warrants and Of course there be further
claim. The only objection in the world 10 il is that it
will delay the action OF The Secretary Of the Interior
Mr.. CHASE. think, Mr.. President. can easily sat.
sfy the honorable senator from Virginia that il cannot
delay the action OF The Secretary OF the Interior pro-
pose 10 add this provso TO the end OF the second section
and shall rely altogether upon the good faith OF the State
Of Virginia TO execute tins REIMBURSEMENT, which i
would be bound 10 do without any stipulation. 1t will
be noticed that this is added 10 the second section; if in
serted elsewhere, II might perhaps make that delay 10
which the senator audes but added 10 the second Sec
tion il will not cause delay
Mr. HUNTER | am anxious to get the bill upon any
terms; and II the senator insists upon his amendment,
Mr. FELCH asked that the amendment might be read i
and it read accordingly. Il
MI. FELCH. do not perfectly understand the ex-
panaon of the honorable senator from Ohio upon this
subject 1t 10 me, however, to be entirely un-
necessary, SO far releasing any claim by the State of
Virginia upon this land is concerned II understand
two rivers reserved to The United States in the orgi
nal grant from Virginia but il reserved as a trus,
und Tor the purpose OF enabling the soldiers OF Virginia
in the State and continental lines obtain their boun
presumed. n wnuIt
be sufficient for that purpose But it proved be Other
wise suppose however, that The moment these claims
Tor bounty land satisfied the State of Virginia can
have no claim whatever upon the land remaining There
has been an application TO The Senate, during the present
session. for an extension of The time, and Tor some legs
laon upon the subject which would enable the party
holding the scrip 10 locate within The limits of the old
grant. think that has passed the Senate
Mr.. CHASE. II the senator will allow me, will
state that II has not passed tho Senate.
Mr.. FELCH Al any fats. there were several applica-
tons here IRON persons who anxious still 10 locate
upon this small remainder OF that reserve. Some OF the
lands which were formerly considered of but little value
are now considered valuable that eTson holding the
scrip desire 10 locate upon them. should be unwilling
TO egtslate IN such manner as TO prevent The warrants
beng located IN these remaining sections portions of
sections. II that is the effect of this amendment think
that we ought not 10 adopt il. Ii to me, Also as
before remarked, that II cannot be necessary in order 10
restore TO the United States the perfect title TO this land
or these remaining portions OF land, whenever the claims
oI bounty land warrants Of the Virginia line shall be sat
shed lhe question arises here upon the other part Of
he proposition, wboh IS for cedng the lands 10 The
State OF Ohio. bill has passed the Senate already,
cedlng all the remaining public lands within the State
and would suggest to the honorable senator whether in
consideration OF the difficulties attending that bll-ii
having been, as understand laid upon the table in the
other House-t would be ujcous the risk OF the
defeat OF this bill by ngrang that proposition upon H.
when II shall come up before the House
Mr. CHASE think il my honorable friend from |
Michigan will look at the circumstances which exist
in this case, he will be satisfied that this amendment is
proper, aud Is in It's proper place These lands were re-
served, IN the original cesson ot the State Of Virginia 10
the United States OF all the lands embraced 10 The North
western territory for The satisfaction OF her military hand
variants u was undoubtedly supposed, at the time OF
that reservation, not only that these lands would be su
lcen but That the lands south and east OF the riv,r
Ohio would be sufficient without trenehing upon these
lands at all But the large number of these warrants
and their magnitude, produced very different state of
things, and resulted in the absorption OF every available
acre OF land IN this reservation. There now remain |
nothing but unavailable aods with the exception per.
baps OF few tracts which have been long occupied by
actual settlers, and which supposed under corrected
surveys, 10 be still open 10 entry That is advantage
which neither The Senate any honora Die man would
desire TO be taken from these actual seter To cede
these lands TO the State will merely complete The act
which the Senate passed the other day-that act
which provided for the cession Of all the unsold public
lands within her borders TO the State OF Ohio reservnr
these lands only IRON lis operation, account of the
right OF Virginia 10 have these very military land war
rants satisfied out OF them We now make another pro-
vision for the benefit OF Virginia, which leaves these
policy applies TO these lands with augmented force be-
portion OF them in actual occupancy hy people
OF the State, which has been long continued and The
residue not Of any value whatever or they are of 40
little value, as said before, that nobody would enter
warran, npon them and paY the expenses,