New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-06
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.


Dir. HoUsroN, from the Committee on WAYS ana
Means. porec bill making appropriations for me
the year endmg June. 1883 Referred to the Com
mittee OF the Whole on the State of the Union
BOUNTY LAND LAW
The Heuse then went into Committee OF tue
Whole on the State of the Union, the bill ex-
planatory of the Bounty Land Law OF september
1850.
Mr. BRENToN concluded his remarks commenced
Yesterday summing up his argument Win TINS, snds
where the Government Officers are required 20 as
pose OF the public lands for cash. or It's equivalent
they are entitled to compensation for location Of
land warrants therefore he favored that feature OF
the bill proposing TO additionally compensate he
gisters and Receivers.
MIR. YATES took similar ground and was st'lsned
that II the House could be brought TO lar cohsl-
oerason of the subject, they would not refuse 10
vote an adequate compensation.
The general debate having terminated, large
number OF amendments were offered and explained
in FIVE minute speeches. The discussion involved
the question whether the bill should be passed.
thereby making land warrants asslgnaole, or whe-
Their it should he loaded down with DINER matters
Including additional compensation to Land Officers.
During the discussion Mr. BIssELL made remark
which called up Mr.. STEPHENS, OF Ca VINO cnarged
the gentleman from Illinois with making certain
threats of its defeat, unless the Senate Dill should De
passed as 1t was.
Mr. BIssELL replied, that ne had made no threats
but had said that the section for paying Land Officers
should be stricken cut he would vote against the
bill and if the section should be ssficnen ou,, he
supposed the gentleman from Georgia would vote
against IT.
Mr. STEPHENS responded saying that Mr.. Bissell
had given notice that the Senate would not sanction
the striking out the provision for pay OF the Land
officers. and Mf. Stephens called upon the House to
vindicate their own dignity, and not to permit any
such influence as that suggested.
Mr.. duncan proposed a substitute Tor me section
of the Senate's Dill for the pay of Land Officers
MIR. BissELL opposed thls-lt would not pass Ihe
Senate.
Mr.. DUNHAM-Then let it 60
Mr.. BIssELL replied, yes, If the gentemans oul
cannot pass, all elfe must go down. lie spoke OF
the bill as reported by Mr. Durham IS Chairman OF
the House Select Committee, as unmeanlng and het-
eroseneous and said If the Senate bill be so amended
he would vote against 1t This was what the gen.
tleman from Georgia called threat. Now he IBIS.
sem had expressed the opinion that the bill would
not pass the Senate II amended as had been pro-
posed, and the gentleman from Tennessee (hr.
Jones) had informed the Committee that the Senate
would pass any bill the House might send to that
body. So there was 1t appears, threat ON one
Size, and bull ying OIL the other
MIR. FITCH spoke of what he characterized az the
blunders OF Mr.. Durham, IN the bill OF the Select
Committee.
Mr. DuNHAM expressed his obligation to his col
league for the courteous manner In which ne had
Just spoken Of HIM, and retorted by saying that MI
Fitc would when he come TO look into the matter,
find that he had committed as great bunder. MI
Durham said that thefe was not proposition Ia the
bill of The Select Committee to which MIR. Bisseu
had not given his assent except THIS second secIon
and he appealed to the Select Committee IN proof OF
the fact.
Mr. BIssgLL said the gentleman was wholly mis-
taken, and after a conversation between them, MI
Bissel said the bill which reported 10 the House
by Mr.. Dnnham was not precisely tAa one agreed to
by the Select Committee, and related IN what re-
spect they Qhe bills) differ.
Mir. DUYHAM SAID the original language was pre-
cisely the same stands IN the printed blil lac
bln was drawn out in his own hand writing, anu
sent to the printer just as 1t was rolled up ~ 'ne
Committee room, and yet my colleague charges u,o
with blunders as the unfortunate CHAIRMAN y. sn
Committee and the gentleman from ILLINOIS urea
10 dofaat the bill because we would not adopt ms
banting. , -,
mens continued to be offered to the section fegulag
inp the nav of Land Officers, and we're voted on
Without coming to a conclusion, tle COMMITTEE
rose and the House adjourned.