The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-06
House or Representatives.
The House met at

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The House met at quarter before o'clock.
THF CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION mil
reported bill making appropriations for the civil AID
diplomatic expense. Of the government for the year
ing June 1853 Referred TO the Committee of the Whole
on the state OF the Union.
THE BOUNTY LAND Law.
The House then went INTO Committee of the Whole on
Bounty Land Law ofSeptember, 1850.
MIR, BRENroE, (Shig) OF la, concluded his remark.
commenced Yesterday. The RUNNING up of his argu
ment amounts to this:That here the OIL
required to dispose Of the pu biO lands cash
or It's equivalent they are entitled to compensation for
location OF land warrants therefore he favored that
feature o. the bill proposing to additionally compensate
registers snd receivers.
Mr YATES, (wbg) of IA, took similar ground aud WAS
tatished that il the House could be brought to fair
consideration of the subject they would refuse to
vote an adequate compensation.
The general debate having terminated large number
OF amendments were offered and explained In five minute
speeches
The discussion involved tho question whether the bill
should be passed merely making laad warrants assign
able or whether should be loaded down with other
natter, including ADDITIONAL compensation to land
officers.
During the discussion nr Biisell (dem of Ill, msis
remark which called IN
Dir. s1ErHFsS (whi2) OF Ga who charged the gentle
man frcm Illinois with making certain threats of its de-
feat urcss tho bin shou!d be passed as it was
Mr. BssELL replied he had made no threats, but had
sad the section for payu land officers should be stricken
out lie would vote against the hil aud if the section
Soud be stricken cut be supposed the gentleman from
Mr. sTrpHENs responded saying t,st Mr.. psseil had
given notice that the Senate woud not sanction TIE
striking out the prov,ieD Tor pay Of ha land ocara
Mr. s. called upon the House vinicate their VIC dig.
nifty and MOTTO permit any such influence "a that sus
gestsd.
the section OF the senates bill or the pay o4ud sarI
Dir BissfLL opposed this. Ii would noS psss tAs
Senate
Mr.. DrNHAM-Then let il 60
Mr. BtssfL repliedYes Ii the gent!eman's bill cannot
pass all else must go down He poke OF ths bill a. ts.
ported by Mr. Durham a. chairman of the House select
CON mtee as unneaning and heterogeneous, and said
the Senate bill be thus amended he would vote against
it. This was what the gentleman from Georgia called
threat. Now he hIr Bsse had expressed the opinion
that the bill would pass the Senate amended as
mad been proposed anu the gentleman from Tennessee
OAR Jcnes had informed tie committee that the 9snate
would pae any bill the House might send to that body
so there II appears, threat side and bull
lyirg on the other.
Mr. Frrcn (dera Of Ia spoke of what he character.
lied the blundegs OF Mr. Durham in the bill the
select committee. ~
Mr. DrNHAM expressed hi- Obligation to his cossyys
o. him, and retortsd by saying chat Ir Fitch would
whsn he TO look in.a the matter hnd that he ha
committed Is great blua1cr. Mr Dnnham said tha.
there vas not proposition in the bill OF the Select
Committee t. which r Basell bad not given his assent
except this second section, and lie appealed the Select
Committee In proof OF the frct.
MI. BsstLL said the gentleman was wholly mistaken.
After conversation between the parties, Mr. BssELL
seid the bill which reported to the House by Mr.
Durham was not precisely the agreed to by the
selece Committee related in what respect they (he
b.lls) differ
Mr. DrNH.u saia the original language was p-ocseIy
The same as II stands in the printed bill The bill
drawn cut in Lis handwriting, and seat to I'll
printer Just il rolled up ia the committee room
AID yet nay colleague chsrges with blundsrs, the
unfortunate chairman of the committee: and the gen.
tlemsD from flll Eied TO defeat the bill because wo
would not adopt his banEllng
The sharp shooting here termir eted.
Amendments continued to be offered 10 The section
regulating the pay Of land officers and voted
without coming TO conclusion the committee ro.e,
ana the II ouse adjourned