New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-21

Il and let the bill pass tonight. Why proleng the sur
smother day II was late to cry out Tor adjourn
"A and complain OF the warfare. He ADVISED them %
Il crce nsnfully ct their posts The TACT OF M
Lasrs lin passing was a registered decree :.
~ DAWSON opposed the substitute He said II
Rrsfered ihs whole power over the psbic lands from
q BUTLER i said the objection almost recOncied
m BROW followed saying he had great doubts as
4, proprety Of the measure, but hoping it would turn
kvtl be would vote for IT,
IA BUTLER moved for an adjournment Lost
ksel3 Naysx7.
N 10 give away the public lands. He regarded 1t as
n established fact that Congress was the very worst
sses in whose hands could be placed the adn'ns'ra-
4 Of the public lands. he was tor the substitute.
m PRATT replied.
nays 80
he Indian lands and the other extending the bill 70
fsept preemption settlers. Both agreed to-.
IN CHASE moved to add to the bill that whenever IN
pubc lands IN any State shall be reduced below three
d Thousand acres they shall be coded absolutely to
~ State. Rejected. Yeas 6, Nays 81.
FTr BENJAMIN moved To amend the ninth section by
aDg out the words fixing the price 81 land TO actual
1srs at twenty five cents acre If lands have been
nsrket twenty years 2 cents and insert at the grsdu
IA price fixed BY the frat section Of the bill After de-
/ n his was rejected. Yeas 9, Nays 20.
A. BAYARD moved TO strike out the same words and
I.sf cent He said twenty hve cents an acre was
|, = consideration He would make It purely formal:
ssd the determination to pas this almost unheardoi
tyof the Senator from Virginia looked like as If the
Of eesaton arranged outside OF tue Sen
n and that it was be forced through here by some
Inbinstion off all amendment aud discussion 1t
ked as if all legislation was be agreed upon after
cuson in the Senate but IN caucus and OUTSIDE win
view perhaps of promoting the interests OF some Pres
kstial aslirant.
~. DODGE Iowa called the Senator to order
n. BAYARD submitted to the Chair whether he was
se CHAIRMAN, Mr.. Stuart said the Senator was not
NJ BAYARD appealed. The reading Of the rule re-
sring that the words be reduced to writing and read
'Nr. CLAYTON 20 the Chair-What right had you TO
de my colleague out of order before the words were
N. ATCHIsON-I call the Senator from Delaware to
The CHAIR decided that the Senator from Delaware
,,snp waived the right to have the words reduced to
hitting, he could not now insist upon them
Nr. DODGE withdrew his objection to the Senator's
M. BAYARD resumed aud finished his remarks.
hr GWIN denied that there had been any caucus on
a bill and demanded proof
NJ BAYAKD said he had heard it removed.
pr. BRIGHT said meeting had been held some time
nee by the friends of the House BILL to know when to
Tr HOUSTON thought it did not seem quite consistent
E the Senator TO complain of caucus after the active
M which runOr assigned to the gentleman in the eau
s,ee on the Nebraska bill II strike blow at
A. liberty of discussion he thought that in the Nebraska
s the Senator struck that liberty Billy Patterson lick
SIsITHTNTER denied that there had been any caucus
n BAYARD res. onded
NJ DOUGLAS said that no caucus had been held on
I'm bill The only suspicion of such caucus existed in the
S,.;n Of the Senator from Delaware.
M, BAYAROS amendment was then rejected. Yeas
sWessrs Bayard and Clayton; Nays40.
M. HUNTER modified his substitute by excepting
% its operations the lands reserved along railroads and
~ nr;oe Of which has been fixed at 81 so.
M BROWN moved TO fix the price OF these reserved
sections double the graduated prices Fixed by the bill
Ara long debate, continuing until 81 the amendment
NJ CHASE moved to amend by striking out the word
awls in the declaration of persons entitled to the bene-
YkasMe~r. Allen Chase Fessenden Foot Gillette James,
ss ousston was then taken on Mr. Hunters substi-
tvte and agreed to-Yeas "a, Nays l3-as follows:
YEAssr Adams AehisOp Benjamin Bright BTSdhesd
Ss Ruff aaP SEBASTIAN: s' 81 Ss
sSdsl, susr, Thompson (Ky) Thomson IN - Toomo''
~ fsoi Gillette Jons. Tenn Pratt Sumner Wade
The bill then reported to the Senate, the amend
usrb made in the Committee Of the Whole concdrred in
and the bill ordered to be engrossed Tor third reading
The Senate then adjourned, at o'clock.
The following are the Homestead provisions in Mr..
Hunters bill:
% WIG S ,,sd e. Ss se Of hs State which the
hall after the passage of this act be emitted 20 enter one
xos which may the application made be subject 70
ye entry quantity equal thereto 70 be located IN BODY III
snfmp with legal subdivisions Of the pubic lands
SECTION Tba the applying for The benen o. tne
c v sS: h or SeOs . S's' make IN"
dsyit before said Register that he she the bead OF
family or IA TIVE, ~ and that such application
made his or her exclusive and benefit and those specially men
aped herein and either directly indirectly Tor the use or
kneGt any other person whomsoeve ana upon M
H. the affidavit and hng 1t with the Register n
a. se permitted enter the quantity OF snu
eeea-proyided that certificate shall be even or
issued the preon OF hve years rom hs
ae entry until the persons tne
paid the twenty-five cents per aSIe
G II than twenty years Twelve
nd half cents per , 40,
Other provisions follow in case of the death OF the SET
Ter before obtaining the patent, &C.