The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-26

autho,izea " I'm h whole of up 10 the railroad and get
pre- EN- pton by that settlement MY oplec mas oee 70
reserve ali these lands with the view OF helping TO make inc
iIds hui The amend menl of the senator from Wiscon
sin will eiiectualy defeat that object Listen to III
Po,dsd also That the provisions Of this section shall
not be applicable any person who shall desire TO buy
That is, not who shall desire to settle, but
who shall desire to buy locate any Of said
lands the purpose OF his or her personal settlement and
cultivation or ocenpauon--
Whena Fifty years. one year hencei Nobody knows
said to asceraned by the oath of the
seeking to make such purchase, entry, OF location"
Mr. WALKER Mr.. President the senator from Ken
lucky charges with coming forward with speculative
Mr. UNDERWOOD 1 did not charge you with having
intended SUCH but charge the amendment as having
Mr. WALKER. Whether the charge is against
the amendment gratuous and uncalled for for II IS not
the fact That amendment to protect my State for one
and long occupy seat here shall exercise my
duty in my way without consulting the senator from
Kentucky to the rights privileges which wisconsin
demands.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, lin his seat.) do not ask you to
Mr.. WALKER Sir, presume that there is no one man
on the of the earth who knows The number of railroads
that been carved in Wisconsin, with six miles wide
reserved on each side hem until there another
grant the State and buy and settle the best land and
find self forced to dowhat! Why here speculation
truly favor Of railroad corporations and find mysen
the percamen that in order fight the enomity of this
thing have obliged forward with proposition
put my constituents and those who may be disposed to
settle there under their oath hot they going personally
to settle upon and cultivate the land That is the humia-
ton to which reduced in order resist this lorna
speculation that Is thrown upon The senator from
Kentucky talks about my offering section for speculation
II comes with i'll grace from that senator. He the
who tried get the floor to to take up Benefits land
BILL put twenty-five thirty thousand miles Of rail-
road upon the public Lend and thus to deprive the honest
abong yeomanry of this country of the to cultivate
the and he talks about my coming for speculative Pur
poses with this amendment For Gods sake if you adopt
the amendment which the from Kentucky
advocate with much ZEAL let have inserted in it sex
cept Wisconsin,"
| Mr.. UNDERWOOD. said distinctly to the senator
he commenced his very angry observations that did
apply my remarks TO him personally but that carac
terzed his amendment being one which would favor
speculation Having done that have done towards the
senator from Wisconsin everything that thinks gentleman
ought to do.
Mr.. President, wish that gentleman and every other
gentleman from and-holang State, to know that claim
for the people the country much interest this public
domain any Of them claim and in reference
my movement from the of this Congress to
this day. upon the subject of the public lands, have only
been disposed to adopt that policy which shall do justice TO
all the States of the Union. much in favor of the
settlement Of the public lands any but in
selves FARM policy. am not in favor of settling them
upon the principle of discriminating between the rich and
poor and thereby making discrimination in society by
patronizng the poor. Sir, have been poor myself
can speak the poor because know how sympahize
with them and know that any poor in this country
who is willing labor, who willing TO ask protection for
wealth but when he here in the attitude of beggar
asking Congress parcel the lands him grauiy
upon the pretence that agriculture is entitled to grau,ty
from the govenmen-when, according to the doctrine OF
Of these gentlemen, offer ioa Of protection TO
manufacture in the country becomes unconstu
onal while they the agricultural portion of
the community, because IL numerousl il.
wish had time take up the homestead BILL and BEN
nets land bill, and in their discussion would who 10
the real friend of the poor, and Of the whole country II
you make distinction between classes, and If class
and begs charity your DOORS when you to
be able their wants, they will demand agraransm,
equal partition of the properly Of the country and they
cannot get it here, they will go elsewhere to gel it.
am willing meet the gentleman any time upon all
these points characterized his amendment speculative
have attributed speculation TO him personally char
acerized that way, because puts the power of
an body who will that he intends day to
settlement, without saying whether twenty, thirty,
fifty years hence buy the land and to buy much of
he peases. IL does not limit him to onequarter Of
secton if he will take the oath he may buy section after
section and township after township. Where the limi
ta,i on in amendmentp There none And sir, be-
called the attention OF the Senate these things
which may be converted into speculative purposes whereby
who has money may get whole townships of land, If
he that he intends settle them day. the
gentle gets passion, when said expressly that
did not s% as sa aSsn the civil and
diplomatic bill about 10 embark IN the homestead
debate. believe have already had upon it every sub
ect Of controversy which has existed in the country during
last years except the Wmot proviso and the Mon
doctrine and expect to see both of them moved before
night.
MIR. w ALhER. Inc provision OF my amendment Ia
almost the terms of the act Of 1884, believe II was,
which made provision for the entry Of foy-acre tracts
This that when person desres purchase he shall
testify that for his settlement and cultivation.
Regulations in regard TO it will be established by the Land
Office and he could not of course, evade this proposition
II is, point of fact but to protect those who wish TO
into the States and buy land and settle upon II and
they that such their purpose cannot
that the amendment is amenabc the charge made against
it by the senator from Kentucky That was not its inien-
its provision. Bot if IL bchc sense Of the
Senate let be voted down II these lands to be
served for railroad purposes without OATH and the set
tier upon them and buy piece Of land for cu
walton, let the Congress Of the United States say
Mr.. FELCH. would suggest to the senator from Wis
that the Interpolation Of single word would per-
haps obviate the difficulty Of the senator from Kentucky
II the word Immediate y before the word
dement, presume the will not object 10 that
| Mr.. WALKER. am disposed TO object TO any
thing There TO be determination TO take the nnds
from actual settlement, and let tina, word immediate go
in.
Mr.. DAVIS. desire to make inquiry Of the chair
Of the Committee Public Lands, who reported the
amendment wish whether understand its design
reserved 10 the government Does 1t apply only to the
places where railroad companies have been organized
and nothing donei
Mr. FETCH. IL applies to the cases where railroads
running through portion Of the public domain prov
dcd for by the states by charters usually and roads
House. and have been acted upon there
until he session Of Congress for those States simply
strip of six miles wide each side of the roads, that
may what the action of Congress may be the
subject the session They have already granted
FIVE Of the twelve land States alternate for rail-
roads and they have refused have neglected rather
upon the bills for the other States. We simply ask this
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