The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-09

what the fate met with at homes The papers uc
nounced me. scarcely knew which way to turn without
denuncaton adv coated my doctrines 1t home and here
and had TO undergo great deal OF harassment Inc
friends who stood BY me were on that ground asnounesJ
they candidates. the ground that they were fend
the homestead bill and last this doctrine has progressed
far and they far advanced IN the homestead meas
that they have only up but got little ahead
Of me, aud have sent me instructions TO support H. nave
been denounced for many things at home but IN regard 10
all OF them The people have become satisfied that msy ~c
mistaken my when il explained to them
This is of those things IN which progress has been
made, even in Wisconsin. @51
Why, sir, the other day, the senator from Ohio Mr.
CHAsE mentioned that his State the first in the Union
that had spoken this subject Though had not been m
sructed before this winter regard to IT, the doctrine had
made sufficient progress to justify the introduction Of alb
resolutions with regard TO II into the Wisconsin legs-
aure three or four years and they have come
fully up The homestead doctrine am glad OF Ill am
proud Of t-and think the Of Wisconsin because OF
it. She contains people who feel on this subject any
people the world Land speculation has entered into
her borders. Il will there STILL if facilities for The man
ufactue of land increased aud spectators are
thus enabled buy them and monopoze the lands In large
quantities. The people there cannot get land warrants very
readily When man there proposes to purchase iand
warrant and wishes to locate upon hmse the answer ne
gea is, Wa have no land warrants to SELL but we WIZ To-
cate the land for you, and give you years credit take
mortgage upon your farm and implements and al the end oil
twelve months you pay the two hundred dollars and
twelve per cent, added and you can have your deed" s
the last extremity the prescription IL about TO expires the
settler cannot get the money and he must have the land
He knows another person standing ready buy the land
give in to the proposition of the holder Of the land war
rant with the hope that the expiration of the year he will
for the land with the twelve per cent added and some
times twenty-five cent. interest the bargain. The
land would be located the of the holder of the
rant. The occupant would give his mortgage and would
struggle hard 10 try get the money at the end OF year,
but when the round sickness perhaps had pre-
vented his obtaining the TO pay and the mortgage
was fofeclosed with the accumulated interest upon H. and
last after all his struggles he turned out Of house and
home and his family rined when his improvements
worth perhaps four much the land warrant If he
had obtained 1t at par and his farm and Improvements go
into the hands OF him who buys at the mortgage SALE
In this way have had struggle along and the people
Of Wisconsin, the people of Illinois, and the population of
the whole northwestern Territory, have had opportunities
TO know how this works, and-mark my words, and be-
eve them toothey are most emphaticay averse TO your
whole system Who are they that are to III just
not, before remarked, persons who enabled to
visit Washington city, and pay $40 or SIS per week for
their board They only TO be heard by writing their
quiet their representatives. and sending their quiet
petitions here and have frequently thought that when ono
these signed petition, with hve hundred six hun
thousand Others he thought when he signed his
nane be possible that Congress will that
petition They must be satisfied that this is right
and that we demand It in earnest" Little do they know
how that petition is treated when it comes here They
little think is buried in that committee room up in the
third story of this Capitol These the kind of people
who petition this subject and who have other
OF being heard But viii not detan the Senate longer
] MESSAGES RErREsEsTArNEs.
| A message received during Mr. Walkers speech
from the House of Representatives, communicated by p
Barry Hayes its chri clerk notifying the Senate that
insisted It's disagreement to ceran Of the amendments
OF the Senate and also insisted their amendments 10
certain other Of the amendments of the Senate the bill
making appropriations tor the naval service Of the United
States for the fiscal year ending the 30h of June 1854 and
agreed to the committee conferences asked for by the
Senate The committee the part Of the House
sst Of Messrs. PHELrs, APPLETON of Massachusetts, and
STANTON, Of Tennessee.
Another message also received from the House Of
Representatives communicated by p. Barry Hayes, its
chief clerk announcing to the Senate that had agreed
the l,a.nt off he San all
making appropriations for the lighthouse service of
United States for the fiscal year ending the 30h of june
1 1854.
INSANE.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF the bill
making grant Of land the several States and Territories
of the Union for the benefit of INDECENT insane
Mr.. BRoDHEAD. The course of argument Of my
friend from Wisconsin has done some injustice and
wish to occupy the floor a few
Mr., BADGER Let me have the floor after you get
through. [Laughterl
| Mr.. BRoDHEAD. have no compromise or bargain to
make. The senator must get the floor as he best can
The senator from Wisconsin has spoken Of petitions from
Pennsylvania in favor Of the homestead bill beg
form him that IN my opinion, there have been men
from Pennsy wanna who have peoned favor of the Till
which had the honor offer amendment this even
ing, 70 one who has peioned for the homestead bill So
Now be- leave inform the honorable senator from
Wisconsin, and the Senate that better friend to the
homestead doctrine than he is.
Mr.. WALKER. Show IT.
MIR. BR0DHEAD. will prove it.
Mr.. WELLER viii take your word for II. Laugh
| Mr.. BRoDHEAD. am in favor Of graduating and re-
ducng the price Of the public lands and that arrives the
object which tho has IN view bat in more
systematic way do break up land system by do
ing The object of the honorable give cheap
homes to the poor people. Do accomplish by nv
project Al the last session, when OF these railroad
lls granting lands to railroad corporations up offered
as an amendment TO proposition graduating reducing
the price Of the public lands, but the from Wscon
ain did Nccede to These lands the hands Of
corporations that time the honorable senator voted
for those bills contend that the land system must sup
port ITSELF and am willing give the lands to the poor
people at the same price which they the government
That is the point.
Mr.. WELLER obtained the floor
Mr.. BADGER. appeal to my friend from California
MIR. WsILgs TO Jet me have the floor.
MIR. WELLER. must confess that the spresl coming
from the quarter from which doer irresistible esecinl
when consider that would rather hear tho Memorable SEN
from North Carolina Mr. BADeEa1 than to sneak m
self yield the floor TO him.
Mr. BADGER. The pending amendment to this bill I.
as understand IT, IN the words OF The senator from Wis
consin give land to the lsndess. think is PROPOSE
Of the dangerous tendency and founded pon the
most erroneous principles and although believe were
the Senate feel to be my duty myself and 10 the
constituency which REPRESENT TO protest earnestly against
II.
message was received from the House Of Representa-
lives announcing hat had agreed some and disagreed to
Others OF the amendments Of the Senate the bill of the
expenses Of The Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty
spuauons with various Indian tribes for the year ending
june 30, 1854
On motion by Mr.. BADGER, il was