Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-22

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Hnoie appropriations. l6S, JOY W
Mr. STUART introduced joint resolution IA the CON
nrmaon of certain entries and location Of mitA ry war
rants made in the State Of Michigan and asked that
might at once be put on It's passage.
No objection being made, the bill was read third tim
and passed.
Mr. BADGER called up the resolution submitted by
him the 18th instant to rescnd the rule setting
Friday in each week for the consideration Of private bills
and Ne resolution was agreed to-
On mol. on by Mr.. BRIGHT, the Senate then resumed
the Of the bill provide for the payment
Of such creditors IT the late Republic of Texas as are
in the act of Congress Of September o.
1867 which, after debate, was postponed until
Mr. BRIoHr having pledged himself to give way for
the homestead bill in the course Of an hour.
HOMESTEAD BILL.
The Senate then proceeded the consideration Of the
specal ORDER the immediate question pending being
nothing in the contained should be considered APP
pc5e to the territory northwest of the Ohio river coded
by the State Of Virginia upon the express stipulation that
il should be held by the United States as common fund
for the general benefit Of oil the States.
This amendment led to considerable discussion, when
Mr. BAYARD moved that the further consideration Of
the subject be postponed until the second Moay IN De-
cember next. This motion also led TO long alsc ossion,
in which Messrs BAYARD, BUTLER, BADGER, Gay
TON, GWIN, STUART, WALKER, BROWN, aud 9hers
participated.
Mt AAMLIg though opposed to the bill, opposed
motion, desiring as he did, to have the bill dis
Mr. DOUGLAS urged the friends Of y
the motion and sit the bill orr 80 DILL TO resist
vote agairr. -su opposed to the original bill, would
80 the proposition to postpone.
Jha question was then taken on the motion Of Mr..
BAYAaD, and decided in the negative, as follows:
YEAsMcssrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard, Benjamin Brod-
head Butler Clayton, Dawson, Dixon, Evans
Fish, Foot Gwin, Hunter Mason Norris Pearee, Pratt,
Rockwell Thompson of Kentucky, Thomson of New Jersey
Toombs, and Toucey-24.
Re- Pr;o
Chase Clay Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Doagas
Fitzpatrick Geyer, Gillette Hamln, Houston James John
son, Jones of Iowa. Jones of Tennessee Mallory Petit
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Sdel Stuart, Sumner Wade
Walker, and W eller-30
The question was then taken on the amendmentof Mr.
MASON, and decided in the negative, as follows: 4
9EASMessrs. Benjamin, Brodhead Clay, Clayton Daw
son, Dixon, Fitzpatrick, Hamlin Houston Hunter Mason
Norris fearce Pratt Thompson Of Kentucky Toombs and
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Ach:son Badger Bayard Bell
Bright Butler Cass, Chase Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa, Douglas Fessenden Fish, Foot Geyer, Gillette Gwin
Johnson Jones Of Iowa, Jones Of Tennessee Mallory
Petit, Rusk Shields Sde, Stuart, Sumner Thomson of
New Jersey, Wade Walker, and Weller-33.
Mr.. BROWN then moved his substitute for the origi-
nal BILL the effect of which is to allow person to
ter quarter section of unapproprated public lands ON
the following scale, viz Lands offered for sale for five
might be entered dollar per acre those for
ten years at sevenve cents those for fifteen years at
nifty cents those for twenty OF twenty five
and those for twenyour at twelve and half cents per
acre. payable in every instance at the expiration of Ave
years. sooner at the option Of the person. but in ell
cases patent to issue after payment which was modified
~ Mr.. CLAY, and accepted by Mr.. Brown.
The question having been TAKEN decided in the
negative, as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Atchson Brodhead, Brown, Clay Douglas
ish Fs1Pa9k Foot. Geysr Houston johnson, pearoe
NAYS-Messr.. Allen, Bayard, Bell, Benjamin, Bright
suter Glass; Chase Clayton, Dawson Dixon Dodge
Ialn Jones of Iowa. Jones Tennessee Mason Norris
'ettt Pratt Rockwell Slidell Sumner Thompson of Ken
ucky, Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs Wade, and We'll
,r-32.
Mr.. BELL then moved to amend the bill by adding
additional section, the effect of which to grant
ny free white citizen Of the United States who is not
'eeholder, and who may not desire to settle upon the
ame warrant for 60 acres Of land which warrant shall
assgnable, the assignee receiving it under the re-
urement to cultivate.
This amendment also led long discussion in which
EYER and others participated, when the question
AIKEN, and decided in the negative: Yeas ~ nays 80.
Mr.. CLAYTON moved to lay the bill the table but
be motion was rejected: Yeas 16, nays 35.
Other amendments offered by Mr. BELL were also vo-
ed down.
Mr.. BAYARD moved to add to the bill section the
feet Of which would be that any erecting habitabe
yelling any vacant quarter section Of public land and
occupying the same for five years. shall be entitled to
Give patent therefor.
This motion led to debate and it was rejected by the
GLOWING vote: |
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Badger, Benjamin, Brodhead Clay
layton Dawson Dixon, Evans, Fessenden Foot, Houston
Pearce Pratt Thompson Of Kentucky Thomson
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison, Bright, Brown, Cas. Chase |
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge, of Iowa, Fitzpatrick, Geyer
lee Gwn, Hunter Johnson Jones Of Iowa. Jones of Ten
,esee Mallory Petit Rockwell Rusk Sebastian Shields
slidell Stuart Sumner, Wade, Walker, and Welcr-27
Mr. HUNTER then moved his bill rs q substitute for
he original, which embodes the graduation and pre-
,mption principles, Sc.
Messrs. CASS and BRIGHT advocated the substitute
next best and if they could not get the bill it
rom the House, they were willing to take Mr. HUNTERS
substitute.
Mr. GWIN moved to amend the substitute so that pre-
,mptions in California be put at one dollar per acre
which agreed to.
Mr. BRODHEAD moved to amend the substitute by
Inserting provision giving to all persons engaged in the
military service since the Revolution 100 acres Of land
Mr. HAMLIN modified the amendment, with Mr.. BRoD-
leads permission to include all who had been in
my battles and the question having been taken it was
ost, the vote standing: Yeas "a, nays "a
Several attempts made to adjourn but were seve-
ally defeated call Of the yeas and nays
1t was apparent that the friends of the bill were de-
ermned to resist all efforts to adjourn until the bill
disposed Of
Mr. BAYARD moved to strike out several sections from
be substitute, declaring that much he opposed to
he homestead BILL he would infinitely prefert the sub
titute Of the Senator from Virginia.
A long debate ensued, in which Messrs. JONES, of
tennessee, DAWSON, BUTLER, ToOMBs, and others
anticipated
Mr.. BAYARD then demanded the yeas and nays and
decided in the negative: Yeas A, nays 33.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN moved two amendments, both of
which agreed to reservation Of certain
indian rights and the other to give present presumption
lights under the bill .
Mr.. CHASE moved an amendment, the effect Of which
that when the public lands in any State should be
iuced to thirty thousand they should be ceded
he States in which they lie
Mr. HUNTER opposed the amendment, and the ques-
on having been TAKEN it decided in the negative
Mr. BENJAMIN moved an amendment To the 9th Sec