New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-07

anxious 70 sustain this line but he could NOT understand
howitre 5uircs 900 tp TO sustain L. when Cuna I'd
only cost $4,000. He thought $4,000 q trio would
cover all the increased expenses of this line thai
| Of the Cunard
Messrs. PRATT and RusK followed in
support Of the Collins amendment
Mr.. JAMES repeated his calculations,
showing that Mr.. Cunsrd received onedfth more each
voyage on his tunnsge than Mr.. Collins would, i
allowed the $4,000 trip
Mr.. SEWARD said that interest in Eng
land was a, three per cent in NewYork il was seven
per cent Wages here were one-thiri higher than in
England Insurance here il six per cent In England i
l. only three The insurance thesCoins steamers
sl1aOO year, nearly one-half the which Govern.
ment now paid him
Mr.. JONES said that if this was placed
on the ground of protection and was put in general
bill for that purpose he would cheerfully vote for it,
Ii being 4 O'Clock, Mr.. HALE moved to
adjourn Lost-Yeas IL, Nays %
Mr.. BELL then addressed the Senate in
some general remarks upon the subject
Mr.. HALE said he would vote for the
amendment. A frigsts of the Navy cost annually
Sl95Oo0 One of these vessels cost bur fraction over
He considered the object purpose and ends accom-
pshed by one of these steamers of tenfod greater
value than that of all the Naval vessels together.
Mr.. JONES (Tenn.) moved to strike out
the sum OF S33000 and insert the Of SIS COO
Mr.. CAss rose TO speak, when
Mr.. WELLER moved to adjourn. Lost
Ayes II. Noes %.
1t was now a o'clock, when
Mr.. CAss said he would offer an amend
ment making the duty Of the Secretary ofthe Navy
and report upon their adaptation to military.
rine purposes. He yielded the floor, and a motion to
adjourn prevailed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House to-day passed the Senate
bill concerning the sessions of the United States Courts
for the District OF Delaware.
Mr.. FREEMAN, from the Committee on
Public Lanes reported several bills granting fight Of
way and lands TO Mississippi, Louisiana, Illinois, In
diana and Arkansas, for railroad purposes. Referred
to Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed the consideration of
the resolution heretofore reported print $1,000 copies
OF the mechanical part of the Patent Office Report for
the use OF the House and 1900 for the of the Com
missioner of Patents
The House, under the operation of the
previous question: by Yeas 95 Noes not counted agreed
to the proposition, moved yesterday by Mr. Chngman,
viz THAT the resolution of the Committee Printing.
be recommitted, with instructions to report to the
House, what If any, arrangement has been made to
have the Public Printing executed and any other than
the Public Printer has been employed to report what
prices they have agreed 10 pay and that said Committee
be instructed to let out such Printing the present
Contractor cannot execute, 10 the lowest responsible
bidder after ten days notice.
The Homestead bill was then taken up,
in Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union
The first section as originally reported, provided that
every man or widow who Is the head OF family, and
a citizen of the United States shall from and after the
passage of the act be entitled to enter free of cost one
quarter section of vacant and unappropated land or
quantity equal thereto, to be located in body in con-
formity with the legal subdivisions of the public lands
and after the same shall have been surveyed.
The Committee on Agriculture, to which
the bill was referred, reported an amendment to this
section combining the provision to those who were cti
the lst Of January, 1882, and who severally
not the owners OF any land worth the sum OF
S500who has not disposed Of his or her land for the
purpose OF obtaining the benefit OF the privileges OF this
act.
Mr.. MOORE (of La moved to strike out
the words, "nor worth the of $500, believing that
it would if retained be strong temptation to perjury,
and create invdious distinction. Besides, the poor
et class Of men are not the most beneficial to new set
Elements
Mr.. JOHNSON (of Tenn made an earn
est appeal to the friends of the BILL not to embarrass it
with amendments Every could not have his own
particular views carried out. The object should now be
to commit the Government to the great policy, and
remedy the defects hereafter.
Mr.. MoORE's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. BEALE expressed himself against
the BILL viewing it Unconstitutional and opposed to
the doctrines OF the political school OF l99 and the
strict construction OF the Constitution.
Mr.. SwEETsER was for giving lands, not
only to citizens but to the agriculturists who
may come hither from all parts of the world.
Mr.. STEVENS (of Pa, moved to strike
the words and who has not disposed of his her
lands for the purpose of obtaining the benefit OF this
provision of this act" He remarked that the country
would be in bad condition, settled altogether BY
paupers.
Mr.. MCMULLEN opposed the amend
ent saying that this Bill s for the benefit OF the poor
The rich have advantages enough already
Mr.. STEvENs's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. PARKER Qa.) moved to strike ont
the words who IL not the owner of any land" which
was agreed to-. Thus the entire amendment OF the
Committee on Agriculture was stricken out
Mr.. CAMPBELL (Ill.) offered an amend
ment to the original srst section, In effect to give
homestead to all residents, striking out the word c
zens." This was debated and finally rejected.
MIR. ALLISON proposed to amend, by not
combining the benefits Of the bill to the heads of fa
lies because this would preclude bachelors but the
amendment was rejected
Mr.. CLINGMAN offered an amendment to
give land warrants TO all citizens whether they settle
the soil or not This would put all on an equality
They who do not choose to cuvaethe soil sebther
warrants, keep them for their children. HeproPosed
to exclude members Of the present Congress.
Mr.. CARTIER said that the gentleman
from North Carolina had gotten up this diversion with
a view of killing tine bill. Some had said that the
is UNCONVENTIONAL but this In his opinion, was
pure CANNON
Mr.. CLINGMAN's amendment wes reject
ed-Ayes %, Noes 80.
Mr.. SACKEyT moved to strike ont all
limitations and give lands to every citizen OF tho ago OF
Il years.
This, after debate, was rejected.
Other amendments were offered, and,
without dsposag of the first section, the Committee
rose.
Mr.. STAsLY moved that the Homestead
bill and the proposed amendments be printed, which
was objected to.
Mr.. GoRMAN said that, as the House, to-
day. ordered the printing be given out the low.
Get bidder the Committee on Printing would obey the
order In the meantime, therefore, IL was almost I'M
necessary to order any more printing
Mr.. MEADE said, in view OF the fact that
in few days the Hall will have 10 be put In summer
TRIM he proposed to Introduce resolution that the
Clerk cause to be removed and sold all the chairs