The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-04

But the holders will wait for new purchase and
surveys and then locate these warrants IN vast tracts pe
settler IN the mean time, not being able to locate one OF
them. Sir, II OF the most Ingenious things IN Ills
opeaton calculated il not designed to promote the M
terests OF the pecuato that has come before the
Senate.
Mr. SHIELDS. In addition 10 what has been said BY
my honorable friend from Wisconsin, Mr. WAIKER,l /
wish 10 add a remark upon the point that these as
sgnees have great advantage by entering lands
through the agency oil warrants Tor they will be enabled
10 get their warrants at great discount and then they
will be able 10 enter the lands gratis, and at the same
time no compensation is to be allowed TO the land officers
none al ALL Now sir the bill il originally passed the
Senate is established upon this principle that the as
signee who makes the entry shall pay exactly the same
amount il the entry made by cash. II is not 10
be paid OUT OF the treasury but 10 be paid by the as
signee-by the man who makes the entry, Wen, me
senator from Massachusetts Mr. DAvIsl he wishes
that that matter would be brought up by ITSELF Now,
sir, has been before this body for three or four SEES
10 connect il with this bill regret very much that
connected with the original BILL and that II was
not passed with the original bill When this bill becomes
law, all the lands throughout the country will be en-,
tered by these warrants and not by cash No man will
pay cash Tor lands when he obtain them by warrants
at less price. How these land officers to live
They get per centage they get compensation; you
have changed your currency, far the public land IS
concerned from cash TO land warrants and they are not
allowed as much compensation when the entries are made
by warrants they when the entries are made by
cash Sir this has been oversight from the COM
mencement When we commenced this species OF legs
alon. i we had proceeded with something like paov II
this kind We neglected that, and we add to that neglect
by passing this through by making currency, and
by allowing these men no compensation. lhe mi, as
originally framed, compelled the assgnees oil land war
pay the for making entry as they would
have been obliged to pay they had made their entries
by cash. Now, you pass this bill you will enable them
60 and speculate upon their warrants. and entries will
be made by paying scarcely anything You VIII compel
the land officer to work for the Spectator and you will
not give the land officer single cent for his labor
back TO the proposition stated before il gentle
appoint officers 10 the country il is their duty
10 sustain them but If pass this BILL we cannot ex-
peci to sustain them.
MIR HUNTER. Mr. President single word in rela-
ton 10 the difference between the law as il stands with
out the amendment OF the House and stands with the
amendment Here is the provision TO which referred in
the civil and diplomatic bill OF 1851, which reads thus
"Proridsd, That land bounty for military services
granted by the act Of September Is 1850 entitled An act
have engaged in the military service of the United States
pa ny n land bonues for ae ary ba be
fled out OF public land heretofore brought into
market and now subject to entry at private sale under
listing laws"
SO that. if the amendment which the House have sent
here not adopted they will be confined locating land
warrants upon land which subject to private entry
al the time OF the passing OF this proviso II we adopt
the amendment OF the House, they may be located upon
any land hereafter brought into market II is within the
power OF all 10 what the result will be if this bill is
passed and made law IL will lead to this: we shall
get nothing IN the public treasury from the public lands
think it would be well to adopt the recommendation of
the Committee on Public Lands to disagree with the
amendments of the House. hope, sir that II will be the
pleasure of the Senate TO disagree with the amendments,
and then allow the matter to be regulated By committee
Mr.. BORLAND. | desire merely to call the attention
OF the Senate to this point. The act OF 1850 was
passed for the purpose OF giving lands 10 various ind
vduals who were considered equally merltoTous with
those to whom had given land for services rendered
in Mexico. We neglected at that time- seems TO have
been an oversight in egslating-to put them upon the
same footing; tina. is, 10 make the land warrants
given to them assgnable like the held by those
who had rendered services in Mexico The object OF this
proposition now Is TO put them upon the same footing
with the oihers-o put those 10 whom we gave land in
1850 upon the footing in all respects with those TO
whom we gave land in ls47 for services in Mexico The
bill passed by the Senate and sent to the House would
accomplish that object But the amendment OF the House
changes that BILL and makes discrimination against those
who have heretofore received land bountes for services
in Mexico giving greater advantages and giving greater
value TO the warrants issued under the act OF is5ogvng
much wider fields and much better lands for the location
OF their warrants For one. protest against making this
discrimination and giving this increased compensation
the persons who may now hold land warrants In their
hands and who have purchased them for speculation,
who may hereafter do protest against II because IL
is discrimination against those for whose benefit the bill
originally intended.
Mr. GEYER Mr. President il understand the SEN
ator from Massachusetts,, MIR. DAvIs,l he is OF opin
ion that those portions oil the bill which have been
stricken out by the House ought 10 pass at some
time, and IN some form. He desires that shall con-
chr IN tina, amendment, with the expectation that the
House al some time will pass bill that will all
these propositions To my mind il appears better, while
we are upon the subject OF these land warrants. bring
up all the provisions that pass both houses, and
corporate them into one bill II we disagree to the
amendments of the House, there will, in all probability
be committee OF conference and shall ascertain then
what can be done upon the whole subject OF military
bounty Land warrants, and pass all that pass in
single bill. There are objections which have not
been mentioned BY honorable senator's 10 those amend
ments which have been made 10 the FIRST section.
suggested the other day the propreiy OF making
additional provision in these billsgranng lands TO the
States TO aid in the construction OF raroads-which
would require that all the reserved lands should be
posed Tor sale. stated then my believe that
most OF these lands would sell at a greatly advanced
price over the minimum fixed by this bill When these
bulls ut any OF ther1) shall pass, provisions be made
by which entries shall be made alter the lands have been
exposed for sale The interests OF the treasury require
that these lands should be subject TO entry until they
shall have been exposed to public sale
Mr.. CASS. agree fully with the honorable senator
from missouri, Mr.. GEyER had designed proposing
similar provision upon that very subject, and which,
trust, Will be proposed upon these bills before
hope that OF these reserved sections will be sold
except at public sale The senator from Georgia [Mr
[DAwsos, in his estimate, fixed the value OF The lands
given The company Illinois $40 acre. and the re-
TO put up the lands public SALE you did at first and if
an increased value will be given to the land you Just
as likely 10 ascertain that value at the commence
ment think that the suggestion made by the honorable
senator from Missouri Mr. GEYsal precisely the
which would insert in these bis-a provision that the
reserved lands before entry for SALE shall be exposed for
public sale. Then the United States will get fair
muneraiion II you do that Mr. President, you will not
allow any Spectator anybody else get the profit
Mr. UNDERWOOD. However desirable that may be,
doubt the policy of introducing in this bill and II il
should be introduced, only be done, proposed,
BIZ committee OF conference between the two houses.