New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-15
XXXIId CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION
SENATE. WASHINGTON, April IA, 1854
The SENATE met at half-past ~.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, April H. 1854
The SENATE met at half-past IL.
Mr.. SEWARD presented the petition of
Ebenezer Atwater of NewYork, stating that while the
President and his Cabinet travelling through thas
State he engaged to fire salute and in so doing
lost both of his arms and no now prays for pension
Mr.. DAVIS presented petition from tho
Bar of Boston, praying for increase OF the salary Of
the United States Judge OF Massachusetts.
LAND GRANT TO ONO.
MIR. SUMNER presented several petitions
against the restoration Of Flogging in the Navy.
Mr.. CHASE said, that on peculiar mat
ers, he should be obliged TO leave the City for two
hree weeks and he would take it as particular favor
fthe Senate would now take up the bill granting to the
State OF Ohio the unsod and unapproprated lands
naming in that State. The motion agreed to.
Mr.. HUNTER asked how much land was
granted by the bill.
Mr.. CHASE said that on the 3Oth of Sep
TENDER last there remained of the public lands In Ohio
$4,000 acres, chiefly refuse lands The United States
had received into its Treasury from the sales of public
land in Ohio during the last Is years, twenty mil
lions of dollars Her citizens had paid Connecticut and
other grantees of the United States for public lands In
Ohio, thirteen milons Of dollars. Ohio then had
paid thirty millions of dollars for the public lands
In her limits. 1t would require grant Of more than
100000 OF acres to Ohio TO make the grants her in
aid OF internal Improvements equal to the grants made
to Illinois.
Mr.. SUMNER said he could not vote for
the BILL he in favor of graduation Of the price Of
these lands and would give Ohio presumption right
TO them, this was new principle and no could not vote
for it.
Mr.. SHIELDS said the lands remaining
unsold in Ohio nearly all refuse land, and the
Government would save money by giving them away,
for then the land offices, &C., in that State could be d..
pensed with.
Mr.. DAVIS asked what was the amount
of the sales of land in Ohio during the past year.
MIR. CHASE said that the expenses of the
land offices In Ohio over five thon sand dollars
year. and that since land warrants had become cur
rency he doubted whether the receipts for the sales Of
land in tina, State would exceed that amount
MIR. DAWSON said that this bill estab-
lished prncple-the unconditional surrender Of
the public lands TO the States in which they e Is pas
sage, he thought would lead to others of similar char
acter He preferred graduation Of the price vi the
lands TO this bill If the lands worth fifty
that fifty cents ought be paid the United States
II we give Ohio these remaining lands, Indiana will ask
the same Michigan, too, next year, will make similar
demand, and that demand will be made, perhaps, under
the favorable auspices Of Of her citizens filing the
Executive chair. Illinois too may present her claims
for the grant under similar auspices. The
might be said of Alabama.
Mr.. CHASE said the precedent had al
ready been set-the public lands remaining In Tonnes
see unsold in 1916, were granted to that State
Mr.. DAWSON said that was true, but the
lands granted to Tennessee had been long ia the market
ct Is cents acre. and were then given for educational
purposes
Mr.. DAVIS said that in ls49 there were
10000 acres of land in Ohio unsold the balance
unsold now was 2l60C0 Ii this so, it would ap-
pear that the lands valuable enough be sold very
rapidly.
The Bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed. Yeas e, Nays -. as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams Atshison, Borland Cas- Chase
Clemens Dodge Of Wis, Dodge Of Iowa Douglas Downs
FeIch Geyer, Cwn, Hale, Hamln, James, Jones Iowa
King Mallory, Rus., Sebastian, Seward, Shields, smith
Stockton Sumner, Wade, Walkers
NAys-slessn. Badger, Berren, Bradbury, Brodhead,
CLARK, Davis, Dawson, Hunter, Mangun Noris Spruanee
Underwood, Uplam-l3.
LAsoRERs' PAY
Mr.. HALE moved to take up the Joint
resolution introduced by him. for the relief of the labor
ers and workmen the Capitol but after some debate
he withdrew the motion.
FREScd sPoLIATIoN BILL
The French Spoliation bill was then
taken up.
Mr.. FELCH resumed and concluded his
speech against the bill After which,
MIR. Downs moved that the bill be post
poned for sn Executive session.
Mr.. BRADBURY opposed the motion.
Mr.. HUNTER said that he would, to-
morrow, move TO take up the Deficiency bill.
MIR. DowNs's motion was rejected.
MIR. MANGUM said that he desired the
attention of the Senate for about ten nnutes 10 make
sn explanation perronsl TO himee He was too hoarse
to speak fhis evening but would ask the permission Of
me senafe TO do 20 tomorrow morning He now moved
mat the Senate adjourn Agreed 70.