The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-02

true manner Of proceeding in regard 10 the public lands
Graduate and reduce their price and you accomplish all
aud the bill which this is amendment propose TO
accomplish. Any other system will throw the expend
tnres OF the land department upon the public treasury
am of those who believe the land system ought 10
support itself as the Post Office does.
Mr. CooPER II does not quite do that now.
Mr. ADAMS. IL formerly did
MIR. BRODHEAD My object in rising now how.
ever is for The purpose OF proposing amendment in
which the old States, and especially the which
nave the honor 10 represent have deep interest mean
Tue giving OF one hundred and sixty of land 10 all
who served IN the of 1872 aud their legal represent
atiyes desire TO place them upon the same footing
WIN those who served in the war With Mexico On the
goth OF last December | submitted bill granting
hundred and sixty of land 10 the soldiers of 1872
That was more than two months ago Ii went to the
Committee on Public Lands, and here, sir by the ac.
ton OF that committee is demonstrated the power OF the
western States upon this floor The committee has not
reported It back yet II composed chiefly of members
from The West | know very well that that section OF
woodmans beyond the Mississippi seems TO enlarge
Their power and augment their dominion, | move 10
amend the amendment by adding to it the following
SKc l Aad be IL farther enacted. That the provisions
OF the several laws granting bounty lands to the officers
and soldiers who been engaged the military service
OF the United States shall be, and the hereby
scrbed quantity OF land which, in addition that 10
which he be entitled under any other law of Congress-
section, hundred and sixty acres and each of the
officers, commissioned officers musicians, and pr
service, or IN defence OF the any OF the
TONED in said acts shall be entitled The benefits Of said
SEC And be further enacted That, after the passage
OF This act all warrants shall be issued in the the
ed, whether living Dead and shall inure the benef,
the wanantee, if living, and if not the heirs specified
heirs to the hersaaw Of the waranee, according the
laws OF the place IN which he had his domc the time
such warrants shall, in like manner issue 10 The war
ranes and, in his death before the issuing Of said
in hShes aforesaid, his assignees or devil
the may bet PROVIDED, hoee, That no per
son who has perperated pied perpetrate fraud
the United States under either of laws aforesaid
shall be entitled to the benefit OF any OF the provisions Of
this act.
observe further, that this is carrying out he recon-
incubation OF the Commissioner of Pablo Lands The
bill has been well considered and prepared under the
aeitG mo a Y pafsnanee 81 the advice Of mat officer
from Pennsylvania [Mr. BRoDHEADl whether, if his
amendment be adopted, he will for the amendment
proposing the homestead bill!
Mr.. ADAMS. 81 Sufficient unto the day is The evil
thereof"
Nj. DOWNS. think the senator might well vote for
the amendment without having his added TO it, But
take il for granted that he wishes get up particular
class 10 the exclusion Of others
Mr.. BRODHEAD called the yeas and nays, and they
MIR. BELL | hope we will take these things one at
time, and vote down the amendment Let first pass
the nd'gen, insane bill, then The homestead bill, and
then the bill OF the senator from Pennsy lvaDia.
Mr.. WELLER | think we had better have them all
in bill The first branch proposes TO take care of
those who cannot take of themselves the second
provides Tor the andless and homeless; and the third
takes in the remainder. | shall vote for the whole of
IT, think il is one OF the most charitable bills and
therefore shall vote for the whole of it,
Mr.. SELL You put those IN the lead who are with.
out sense or w.t. and that reversing all natural rules
oil wisdom and proprety
The question. being taken by yeas and nays on the
amendment OF Mr.. BRoDHEAD TO the amendm emit it was
agreed to-yeas Is, nays l7-as follows
YEAS-Messrs Adams. Atchson, BayaId, Brodhead,
Butler, Cass. Desaussure Dodge of Iowa, Douglas Fz
patrick, Foo, HunteI Norris Pratt Rusk, soue' Under
NAYsoMessrs Ben, Bradbury, Chase Davis, Dawson,
Downs, Geyer, Hamlin, Houston. Mallory Maugum, Mil
Ter, Morton, smith, SPruance, Sumner, and Waker-l7
Mr.. ADAMS move TO amend the amendment by
adding TO il the following
That all of the public lands OF The United States shall be
subject sale and entry dollar per acre. and any
portion which shall have been market for FIVE years or
upwards prior 10 the time OF application the
under the provisions OF this act and still remaining unsod
shall be subject SALE price sevenysve cents per
and AL the lands OF the United States shall
been in market for ten years upwards aforesaid and
still remaining unsold shalt be subject TO sale at fifty cents
and all of the lands of the United States that shall
have been IN market for fifteen years upwards aiore.
said and still remaining unsold shall be subject
twenty-five cents per and all OF the lands OF The Unit
ted States that shall have been market for twenty years
and upwards aforesaid and still remaining unsod shall
be subject to sale per and all land, the
United States that shall have been in market Tor
shall be subject sale five per
Provided, This section shall be construed
tend TO lands reserved 10 the United States ia acts granting
land 10 States tor railroads other internal
or to mineral lands held dollar and twenty
cents per acre.
Ind Be further enacted, That upon every reduction in
price, under the provisions OF this the occupant and
settler upon the lands shall have the right OF pon at
such graduated price, the erns conditions
stricuons, and limitations upon which the public lands of
The United States now subject to the right OF
ton, until the graduation reduction shall place
and II not purchased shall be subject right Of
pre- emption for twelve months before and from
time 10 time, reductions take place Provided That
nothing In this shall be construed interfere with
any right which has may by virtue any act
granting presumption 10 actual settlers upon public ands.
drd be fnrfhp enacted That any person applying to
enter OF the aforesaid lands under the the
eighth and ninth sections Of this act shall be required to
make ahdav before the register receiver Of the proper
land Office, that he she the for his
and for the purpose OF actual settlement and cuiya.
ton, for the adjoining farm ton own
ed occupied by him hefsc and, h
y he or sue has not acquired from the United States
der the provisions OF this than three ndrcd and
twenty according to the established surveys and III
person or petons taking such oath affidavit shall
falsely In the premises, he she shall subject to
all the pains and penalties of perjury Ppided, That
person entitled 20 presumption shall be authorized
yer forty of the public land include tho dwelling
house, at ten GEMS per acre.
Mr., BELL only express The hope that no friend OF
the homestead BILL of the soldiers Of 1912, will vote
for that proposition, for II will merely overload the other
Two measures
Mr.. CHASE. TRUST shall have the attention OF the
Senate for moment while make appeal to senators
in relation 10 these two measures Ii Is well known
that have made effort after effort get up the home
stead bill These efforts have failed because the aprfo
pration bills claimed precedence No vote yet taken FUR
nshes fair expression OF the of the Senate upon
that great IL IS dear TO the hearts OF vast
number of The people of this country IL is dear my
own heart, and am extremely anxious that the Senate
hall ukp fttrpt al