Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-01


Wisconsin Dodge Of Iowa. Hunter Jones Of Iowa. Mason
Morton, Sebastian, and Waker-l2.
On motion by Mr. SEWARD, the further consideration
Of the subject was postponed until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. GWIN, the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of Executive business; and, after some
time spent therein the doors reopened and the SEN
ate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The SPEAKER stated the question to be ON the motion
made by Mr. STAxLY on Monday last suspend the rules
SO to enable him to offer the following resolution:
Resor That the select committee be directed TO nvest
gate the Of John H. Trenholm and Of VIM Belt
printing executed in their for the Senate and House
the 3s Congress- whether rendered be-
FORE during, since the adjournment Of that Congress
Mr.. STANLY modified his resolution SO as to make it
read: Wra8 Bset@94 is3
Roved That the Secretary the Treasury furnish this
House with copies of all the accounts OF John H. Trenhom
and VIM. d. Belt" DC. sis ~ tt 1880
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, wished to know whether the
accounts called for in the resolution not file in
the Clerks office If these contractors not paid by
the Clerk, and the accounts retained in his Office !?
Il Mr.. STANLY thought not. sA
A Mr.. GORMAN suggested that the accounts Of Tren-
holm Belt and Of all other printers paid of
the contingent fund of the House Of Representatives and
were therefore filed in the Clerks Office The Secretary
of the Treasury had nothing file except the vouchers
Of the Clerk He had no objection to the resolution
Mr.. BAYLY, Of Virginia, presumed that the informa
ton called for already before the House
4 Mr.. STANLY. Where!
e Mr.. BAYLY. Well, it ought to be-
Mr.. STANLY. It's just what desire.
Mr.. BAYLY. 1t is before the House, presume.
Mr.. STANLY. All! you presume.
Mr.. BAYLY. The question is, whether resolution Of
this kind is to be introduced for not acting
on the report of the Committee on Printing
Mr.. STANLY. The question is, whether gentlemen
intend to vote against this information to
Gaphinize hundred thousand dollars out of the Urea
sury without having the facts before the country.
The SPEAKER reminded gentlemen that this was not
a debatable question.
Mr.. sTANLY If debate is right on one side, it is
right on the other
Mr. BAYLY expressed a desire to make single re-
mark.
The SPEAKER stated that it could only be done by
unanimous consent.
Objection made
The question was then taken on the motion to suspend
the rules and it was agreed to by yeas and Yeas
104, nays 81
Mr. BAYLY of Virginia. moved to reconsider the
just taken stating that he did because he held in his
hand printed copy Of the information for which the
solution called.
Mr. sTANLY That is mistake
The SPEAKER doubted whether motion to reconsi-
der vote suspendng the rules could be entertained
Mr. BAYLY withdrew his motion.
Mr. STANLY then submitted his resolution and 1t was
agreed to- under the operation of the previous question
TERRITORY OF OREGON
Mr.. LOCKHART, by unanimous consent, from the
Committee the Territories, reported joint resolution
approving and confirming act Of the Legislative As
sembly of the Territory of Oregon entitled An act
provide for the selection of places for the location and
erection of the public buildings of the Territory Of Oregon
and for other purposes, which read three times and
passed.
HOMESTEAD BILL.
On motion of Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, the House
then went into Committee Of the Whole the of the
Union (Mr HIBBARD New Hampshire in the chair and
resumed the consideration Of the bill to encourage agrcu
ture commerce. manufactures and all other branches Of
industry by granting to every who is the head Of
family and citizen of the United States homestead Of
hundred and sixty Of land out of the public do
MAN, upon condition Of occupancy and cultivation Of the
same for the period of five years.
Mr. BOWIE said that in his judgment the disposition of
the public lands question of momentous Importance
and it deeply to be depored that any other subject
existed of exciting character TO divert the
public attention from the bill under consideration Whe
Their they considered the mode of acquisition Of the pub
lie lands the sacrifices the trials and the sefdenals of
the years by which the first portion of these
lands was obtained whether they considered the sacr
fees of the second by which the other portion was
obtained their immense and mmeasurable extent the
States which had sprung and the States which might
spring from them; the public debt which had already
been discharged by them their immense Importance
the public credit the public faith which they al
ready pledged to redeem and the great national mpor-
lance which they might be the Of executing-no
subject in his apprehension could be submitted to this
Congress more worthy of its profound consideration
He did not propose TO discuss the constitutional ques
tons which had incidentally been examined and ask
whether Congress the legal power dispose
these lands in the indicated in the bill but he
proposed to inquire into the expediency of wasting
what he regarded most sacred portion Of the public
treasure He could not close his eyes against what he
thought would be the destructive tendency of this legsa
ton, which was based entirely upon new principle II
was legislation calculated to sap the foundations of
Government and which, persevered in, must result in
the most deporabe consequences If the bill encouraged
onehalf the objects which il it was entitled
bill to encourage agriculture, commerce. and manufac-
ureshe would not found to opposeit but its tendency
just the reverse Its tendency was to paralyze each
and all Of these interests and retard them for an i'm
measurable time to He regarded the bill as in fact
propositonto cede all the lands the States in which
they laid-a Imposition which distinguished Senator
Of the West when examining it in 1892 asked this ques-
ton: Will the States Of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee
consent to renqush their claims upon the unappropria
ted lands in their territories? siNon said he "thev
win wade to their knees in blood first" And this was
the startling proposition submitted to the Committee
but in more amiable and engaging form. Upon what
principle this bill passed 1t was based upon the
principle of gratuitya principle not before found as
system in laws From the hour this bill should be-
come law, other men, generous and benevolent
than those who favor the under consideration
would rise up and offer larger boons for public favor and
public gratitude He regretted to say that the only pre-
cedent Of such to be found in the decay of
the Roman Republics and they would there find 1t star
ing them in the face in its most startling and revolving
features Once pass this law and it would introduce the
wedge by which public domain would be forced open
to the classes Of Europe and could any thing be
dangerous than the infusion Of foreign sentiments habits
and thoughts into the American mind2
Mr.. b. then replied to the remarks made by Mr. CHASD-
LER on this subject. @ eg
Mr.. FLORENCE, by unanimous consent presented
petition several yards in length, signed by his consttu-
ents in favor Of grant Of land to actual settlers which
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