The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-21

mas oppressed the senator from North Carolina until the
marks oI premature age are creeping over him say
that lhe Senate can do this good besdes The
pubc business by the establishment of the precedent we
are this day to make trust the honorable senator from
Indiana VIII take national view OF the thing and look
INTO the coming future As eulogis OF General Jack
son once said OF him. hope he will " listen to the foot
steps oil coming ages and allow to establish this pre-
cedent now 80 That when il does happen that majority
OF me senate are IN opposition 10 the administration we
shall have some little patronage Of our own about which
we need not consult the President sTi III
consider this to be national affair consider II as
rsng lar above the mere peayune matters OF writing re-
ports, and all that sort OF thing II will 20 TO establish
great precedent. am not that clerk oVxht NOT
10 be given the Committee Engrossed Bills for In
the discharge OF the duties devolved upon me as mem
ber OF that committee have frequently been called out
and sometimes 10 my regret when the honorable senator
from North Carolina was making speech, 10 look over
an engrossed bill aud sign H. With th;s view 81 -
matter. think all objections will ue UUvlated; But
think we should take time TO deliberate upon it, is
such momenous subject, and shall therefore vote
Tor the motion OF the senator from Virginia. Mr. HUN
TERI in order that we may consider it fully before
Mr. HUNTER | will move that the resolution be
| laid upon the table. 1t can come up tomorrow
| Several SENATORS. We can take vote now in a
! Mr.. HUNTER withdrew his amendment
The question being taken upon the resolution, il was
agreed to--ayes "a noes not counted
AssIaNARLrrY OF LAND WARRANTS
The Senate resumed the consideration of the Joint res.
oniion explanatory of the act approved September 49,
1850. entitled An act granting bounty land to certain
officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the mill
tary service of the United States, to which Mr. WALKER
had moved the following amendment
SIC. And be further enactsd. That where any per-
son, being citizen of the United States having de-
clared his her intention TO become such according
listing laws and being of the Of twenty years mp
wards or The head Of family shall see upon Of the
arsenas, dockyards navyyards or other needfu build
ngs OF sree purposes or appropriated Tor other special
uses, exec ~ such known to contain mines OF the
precious gross metals precious stones. and shall reside
Of five years such person shall be allowed en- enter With
ont charge in legal subdivisions al the proper land office
the land settled upon and occupied not exceeding in
quantity quarter secon hundred and sixty acres
the said settlement and occupancy to be manifested and
promulgated by the Secretary the Interiors Propidsd
That when the settler shall not be citizen Of the United
sad she shall be allowed make the entry aore
said until he Or she shall have perfected his or her natural
Upon this amendment the yeas and nays had been or
Mr.. WALKER. After the yeas and nays were ordered
upon this proposition yesterday there some observa
tons made by the senator from Arkansas, Mr.. Boa
LASDl and Others by the senator from Michigan, MIR
FELcH,l which wish briefly to reply The objection
of the from Arkansas to the proposition is on &C.
count of its connexon with the main subject ander con-
sidera,ion and he seems 10 intimate that if II were
offered an independent proposition 10 stand upon ts
own merits, he would vote for il. IH
Mr. BORLAND Will the senator allow me one re-
mark, il he pleases, by way OF explanation am glad
the senator has presented this view of the subject, be-
desire extent, the
remark made yesterday Upon looking over the report
| OF my remarks this moInng-and my recollection 10
the same-l took position which should not be
able TO stand up TO fully Ii from the fact that
msconceived TO extent the proposition Of the
tor from Wisconsin. The subject OF pre- .emptions had
been under discussion at the time he made his PROPOSE
on and under the impression that his proposition
related 10 pre- empton rights and not 10 actual donations
10 settlers upon the lands without any remuneration
at all desire 10 state that should not be willing
10 go 10 the whole extent OF saying that would favor
such proposition. II is but just 10 myself and to the
Senate that should make this correction Of my
marks.
Mr.. WALKER. Mr. President, the correction OF the
honorable senator will not change The course which
propose 10 pursue for the objection which is made TO my
amendment is that is almost universally made when
amendment is offered TO the Senate that embraces
within itself the principal subject II is said that II 10
not offered in the proper place. and that II is separate
proposition and should be considered al another time.
Now, cir think the amendment strictly and relevanty
refers 10 the subject under consideration The subject
under consideration, in realiyn its substance and in
enon--embaces method of getting rid OF the public
lands II cannot be shown here that il intends anything
more less IL is proposition for the assignment OF
land warrants this is the consideration upon the face OF
IT, We know perfectly well that the operation OF this
assignment proposition will be to let method OF
acquiring the public lands; new method by which the
general government shall dispose OF them or, 4 not,
the method will introduce subject Tor all par
uesa consideration as subject for their discus.
sion. What propose is an addition to this method OF
dsposng OF the public lands that OF giving free grant
OF one hundred and sixty Of land to every person
who can demonstrate in good faith his intention OF be-
coming resident upon the land by dwelling upon II and
cuvatng il for five years This is the proposition, sir
The object OF the honorable senator from Michigan,
II Mr. FrLcH,l who is chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
Public Lands, OF a similar character with this addi-
toual objection that the proposition had been sprung
upon the Senate suddenly, and did not give the Senate
proper time to deliberate upon tito frame the neces-
sary machinery by which we could carry out the
object regret that the honorable senator from
Michigan rMr. FELcHl has made this oolechon;
for, during the last Congress, ! had bull pre-
senled before the Senate, proposing TO relieve the
general government from the burden oil the public-
land system By throwing il upon the States and giving
them the power TO provide themselves with the requisite
machinery tor eeetualy carry out the principle OF in
sung the public land to the actual seules Al the time
we deberatcd upon this question, the honorabe senator
voted against II AT this session OF Congress have
newed that BILL and il has been before the COMMITTEES
on Public Lands since the commencement OF the present
se ssion and we have not heard from u since do not
wish 10 be understood by this casting any censure
upon that committee; know that their labors i'm.
mense and tha, they have important duty TO dis
charge know. too II there Is committee in this body
that does discharge its duty faithfully and honestly, u
The Committee Public Lands Still, think there has
not been that prompt and industrious action IN bringing
this subject all It's details before the Senate that mere
generally has been in matters OF this sort Sir ms o'',
introduced The last session OF Congress- and sgsn a.
this session, and referred to the Committee on faohe
Lands embraces my own peculiar views-ii you tn,nk
proper to term them soin regard to tne Pnuno lanos
and think II ought not TO be amenaoe 20 'ne censu1e
employed by the honorable senator ION Lou,s'ahs,
MIR Dowss,l TO overthrow me popoe'uon osH"N !"
,,,s no, m n tItnder Why, sir tbe proposition now pre-
,o5 IN III omendoent not OF the character OF prop
oaina ~ ,yh;cb have been long before the Senate
D, -, ,onaeous az TO who avais himself OF the
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