New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10
XXXIIID CONGREsS-FRsT SESSION.


Brooklyn and various ports in Commercial Europe. Re
Numerous PETITIONS were presented
Mr. FOOT moved to take up the bill granting land TO
States for tle relief Of INDECENT insane, Miss Dxs bill
Ii any debate arose. he would move tx il for other
doy Int if debate arose he would be glad to have
vote or il.
Tie motion was agreed to and the bill read
Mr. IEITlT moved mendment comforting grants
Of land made by tie bill 10 those States wherein pub.c
Tie bill wasthen postponed till Monday week
Tie French spoliaton Bill was taken up and some
Mr. DODGE Iowa said he desired TO call the attention
Of the country to the fact that here was bill about to
pass aJproprating s5,O00,Cc0. IL would have passed
without having been r. ad we're not that he had asked
for its readir if omission had not been made in
IT, 1t was about to pass without any degree of oppo
on Il bill, which at the time OF the incsrring Of
the debts it was 20 pay II cod not get Committee OF
either house to report it but when the original
ella mants gone sad the matter fell into the hands of
the stock stool obter and Spectators, who swarmcd in
the lobbits it passed thOut opposition, when the
Homestead bin, which would benefit the hard working
men Of the country, or bill granting land to aid the
States, without any loss to Government up, they
were met by opposition in every shape.
Mr. HAMIlN SAID that in every Congress since the time
these claims first presented bill had been reported
in one house or the other
Mr. PRATT said the difference between these bills and
the Homestead that this to pay debts due to
own citizens while the other premium offered TO
foreign emigration. The claimants in his State to
his knowledge the most honorable persons and not stock
iobbes. Wherever it was possible to get vote in either
=
Mr. DODGE said dat before God and man he did not
believe the claims had any foundation in justice whatever
No bill had passed Congress from 1900 till 1916 when il
was vetoed. One plan adopted to get through this bill
was send agents to State Legislatures and by giving
sumItuous dinners and champagne suppers get lnsruc
tons those Legislatures to Senators to vote for the
bill There were Senators present who under
instructions vote for the bill when they did not believe
MIR. PETIT explained these claims and said he consl
cred il solemn debt of honor the part OF Government
to pay htm lie would sooner resign his seat than repa
lie bi was postponed and the Nebraska bill taken up
Nj SMITH of Conn said he seldom took part in the de
bates lie preferred discharge his duties with as little
speaking az possible lie departed from til course in the
present instance only because of the magnitude of the evils
which would result the country from the passage of this
bill He had been in Congress fifteen years and during
that time man had taken less part than he in the agi
taton Of sectional questions which were introduced into
Congress 10 distract the national councils and the peace
ard harmony of the Republic. lie had made but
speech The subject and that the day before the
death Of Gen Taylor in lsjO lie had always contented
himself with silent voting yea nay His vote however,
he'd always been in accordance with the preponderlng
sentiment of the North lie had never been Northern
man with Southern principles and he had any conf
donce in any who was Unfortunately, there had
been thrust into this bill Slavery provision and he
thought ought be excluded by the unanimous vote Of
the Senate But he would endeavor to show the Senate that
Of African erviude, which ht to overue this bill He
be able chow the Senate that this bill be
put down and tEen the Slavery question would be settled
Was wire expedent TO organize two Territories when
there were five already hand Never before IN the
history OF this country there many Territories
organized at time Why the bill for the Territory of
Washington had passed through last Congress without
any objection TO him iucomprehensible There were
five Territories actually organized and yet the Senator
from Illinos proposed to add two more, making the
number seven. Where is tbs necessity for this There
,suid he no 9th
trayagant proposition except the negro question There
were more lands belonging to Government than
could be occupied for years to come Nearly one half OF
all the new SUITES were yet public lands, and large pOr
ton Of what is sold now in the hands Of specuatos
If these were not enough there were the five Ter
rtories already organized Minnesota bad but lew IN
hsLitLnts She had extent of Territory large enough
for several States, with Washington aud Oregon As
for Uutah and New Mexico, he would say nothing,
for he did not believe any man even
sensible respectable vol, would 60 to either to set
tie there. Laughter. Utah was one Of those five
bleeding wounds which 10 be healed by the
Compromise Of 1850 1t healed and it resulted in
the Establishment Of the complete domination there OF
Brigham Young and his forty wives. Lagghter) There
was bot little difference between that and slavery Be
poly gamy and African slavery lac saw but little dit
ference, ii any daughter Ii this were only part OF
the nccy of the Administration which had taken Abo-
iioiis and Free Sellers to its bosom TO try their faith
Re lid net know but lie would be inclined to for
ward il, but before doing so he would ask time to
consider. lie desired TO say that this attempt to
smash Up tie Missouri Con promise before it succeeded
would have to smash up good many other things.
Ii said that these territorial Governments were nee
essGry in order TO transit for men and things
across the Pecfc Military posts would accomplish all
Ills bu. tLo only If securing transit was the con
structio Of the Pacific Railroad for which he had rug
gled at the last session. The only true way TO effect
Iansx Yves railroad He did not care whether It was
North or South even down in Texas he got the road
Although so many compromises were broken, he would
sti Gim.st consent 20 make smother. lie would almost
cay give the Pacific road and take the Territory Durngtne
last nearly million Of dollars had been appro
prltsd forThe Territories and that too, when one only
he'd been in existence four years two for three years
on for two years and one for six months Every
Territory ect an outfit OF $4,000 besides appro-
priations for buildings The annual expense OF each
territory is go 800 Lest the expense Of the FIVE Terri
tories might be sufficient the Senator from Illinois now
proposed create two additional In addition 20
Ill q would lie the expense Of extending postal facilities
and tie e1iingusLment Of the Indian title. These
peLses would be very heavy YESTERDAY ali the apprO
prstions in the bill had been stricken out.
He knew reason for this Il looked however. very
rnuch Ike preparation for rushing this bill through the
other House Il looked Ike preparation for the appi
ceton Of what known in the other House gag to
effect the passage Of this bill Upon the establishment Of
les TerOrlie would follow the necessity for increas
Ieorle AL these matters would swell 70 large amount
he increased expenditures OccasOned Dy the organization
Of Territories The bill provided for the election Of Off
cers and the oualfc alton Of condition Of both
tere X hundred persons in the Territories nder
tie laws OF the United States there persons there
who we're nhsbiants-thec were undoubtedly SOHO who
were bodily within the Territory but there were none VINO
could be l. gally regarded Inhabitants He read the
acts Of Congress gulatng intercourse with the Indians
Which excluded al residing as inhabitants and
occupying anypa Of the Territory SET spa1iorhe imam
yl Tie Onlv persons allowed le.e were those traders
who were duly licensed by Government and whose
licenses were limited three years He read from the
reuerks made in the Hou-e by Mr. Hall Of Missouri az
tie ast session In reply to objections that there were no
white persons in he Territory. M Hall said that the
nv white persons there except Ii