Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-03
CONGRESS-.
rHlarr.rHIRD cosca Ess--yIasr sEssIos.

them, was voted down, a. well ~ various
other amendments; when, about o'clock r.
M, the bill was ordered 10 be eugrossed by the
following vote:
YrAs.Messrs Adams, Atchison, Badger,
Benjamin, Brodhead, Brown, Butler Clay,
Dawson, Dixon, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas,
Evsns Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hunter, johnson,
Jones Of Iowa, Jones Of Tennessee, Mason,
Morton, Norris, Petit Pratt, Sebastian, Shields
Slidell, Stuart and Williams--29.
NAYs--Messrs. Chase Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Fessendsn, Fish, Foote, Hamlin, James, Sew
ard, Smith, Sumner, Wade, and Walker - r.
And tho Senate adjourned.
Senate, Friday, March 3, 1854.
Bills Of the following titles were considered
and passed:
Bill 70 confirm the land title Of Peter Pom
ceau, Of Minnesota.
Bill for the relief Of Conrad Wheat, jr., or
his legal representatives. -,
Bill for the relief Of the legal representatives
Of Samuel Proileau, deceased.
And then, on motion Of Mr.. Badger the rule
setting apart Friday for private bills was sas-
pended.
Messrs Fsssenden, Foot, and Seward, pre-
sented numerous Inconsistencies against the
passage of the Nebraska bill
The bill to organize Territorial Governments
for Nebraskaand Kansas was taken up and
read the third time.
Mr.. Cass said he was not present last night
when the vote was taken on the engrossment
Of the bill and he hoped the vote on its pas
sage would be taken BY yeas and nays, 80 that
he might record his name in its favor.
Mr.. Bell then addressed the Senate, in
stating his objections to the bill. The first
was, that there was no necessity for this bill
for the establishment Of Territorial Govern
ments where there were no white inhabitants
He thought it was incumbent on the chairman
Of the committee to show there was . demand
for the establishment Of this Territory, when
there was such immense quantities Of valuable
and unoccupied land. The Senator ought 10
present some plan for the government Of the
wild tribes, the establishment Of military poets.
There were three hundred millions Of acres
Of public land in these two Territories, capa-
BILE Of supporting nearly an equal number Of
inhabitants. To give Governments to this EN-
pire was grand idea. He did not know which
70 admire the most the genius or the boldnees
Of the conception Of the idea. He thought the
Senator for some time had been laboring under
Q mania for the establishment of Territorial
Governments. He had now five, and proposed
10 add two more.
His next objection was, the provisions Of the
bill respecting the Indian tribes. He gave o
history Of the adoption Of the policy Of remov-
ing the Indians west Of the mississippi
House of Representatives. Marck 3, 1854.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President of the United States
n $4,000 E~ov~ A. n
in response 10 resolution of the House ask
ing plan for the Improvement and enlarge
ment Of the Judiciary system. Referred TO the
Judiciary COMMITTEES, and ordered to be printed.
Also. 9 message from the President, trans
hitting the correspondence Of tho State De-
partmeut, in reference to the subject Of guano
importation; which Yves appropriately referred
MIR. Chandler presented q. Communication
from the Governor Of Pennsylvania, transmit
ting tho resolutions Of the Legislature Of that
State, recommending the granting Of 100 acres
Of land to each soldier Of the war of 1912;
which was appropriately referred and ordered
10 be printed.
Mr. Florence presented similar oommuni-
cation.
Mr.. Orr presented the memorial Of the Mem
phis Convention; which was referred 10 the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to
be printed.
o. motion Of Mr.. Jones, the House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the
Homestead bill, Mr. Olds in the chair.
Many amendments and other motions were
Submitted, dsbated, and acted on.
Mr.. Phillips opposed the bill in toto. The
free gift Of land would deprecistc the value Of
all other lands, whether bestowed upon the
colder, sold by the General Government, or
still retained IN the possession Of the Govern
ment He also commended that the practice Of
impoverishing good lands, and departing from
them 10 impovcFish others, instead Of adopting
q judicious and economical system Of perma-
nent cultivation, was psejudiOial 70 tho true in
terests Of the country.
Mr.. Hendricks thought that cost price Mt
least should DO obtained for all lands, and that
that price could always be paid at the end Of
the period Of five years residence.
Mr.. Dawson said the settlement and cult
walton Of the public lands were highly desira-
BILE, and that the object Of the bill was, by
giving permanent title, without othcr consid.
GRAFTON than residence, TO induce It's occupancy
and consequent improvement and increase in
volt.a