The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-01

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have in view such result hlsby no msansi but there
many It's present advocates that rejoice IN the bill for
this very featue and those shall It's
rage now and successfully resist The territorial hs
by adroness and unfarness, which II openly pro-
claimed will and shall be oeed 70 defeat or az any rate
delay the for three years, they VIII prae
tealy and eleetualy, and they feel ard know ~ have e
feoed their great and most highly cherlshedohect It's
absurd, and think II pifui 10 ASK any member OF
this Congress who represents southern constituency TO do
thing like this do not think il even conveys eonsld-
Grafton OF passing respect for his intelligence OF ms honesty
TO has own people, TO attempt TO argue him TO step IKE S
Now sir If gentlemen wish give their votes on the home
stead bill anxousy and that purely with desire 70 give
homes TO the homeless and not with wish TO use the meas
political engine, LEI them bear with this thins win
little patience, and allow 10 know what - 70 DC the
course of affecting rights IN collateral matters
And ask that gentlemen will not get up, and assume at
that adroness 10y which understand that
there Is something Of coneesmont that IS going TO do this
thing; get up and that the bill has rights Of pre-
cedenee this body which other bill have IN com
pason with IT, have presented, think, but fair view
Of the mattera view which certainly will not be cassed
among the adToit The bill has night here
better greater than any other bill whatever and shall
simply my vote in reference To H. and to collateral mat
ers, IN accordance with my own Judgment my duy iomy
own people.
Mr. GWiN. The argument of the senator from arkansas
in contrasting the homestead with the Nebraska bill
be adroit, and the with perfect respcc,
him. IL understood IN advance that intend TO
can from this time forward inend 10 do ii ia every
parliamentary MANNER with perfect respect to every mem
of this body and with the delerminaon so far as
concerned, put il through. Now sir, the senator has
made appeal TO the whole southern States against this
measure because he says, until the Nebraska b shall be
passed. the inhabitants of the southern States will have
of the privileges OF settlement in the Nebraska Territory,
under the homestead bill II the senator had only read The
homestead BILL he would have ascerained one important
that knocks his argument the head The homestead
those u
private entry Now there not one foot OF land
surveyed Nebraska kansas nor will there be for many
Mr.. JOHNSON There was not a foot surveyed in Cal
| ifornia and yet the State settled up.
Mr.. GWIN. Mr.. President the State of California has
had the privilege of presumption unsuyeyed lands ex-
tended her ctizens The homestead bill applies only to
public lands subec, to sale at private entry Those ere the
words of the bill We all know that be the language OF
the bill We know there is foot of land surveyed il
Nebraska Kansas and there prospect for years
come of any of the lands there being subject to sale at pr
entry; and therefore, they not open to the proyis-
] ions of the homestead bill.
Now, in regard the consideration of this bi in prefer
other questions, do not think ought to have
bearing upon the Senate. Let be tried merits
il is aaper bill pass let pass it. If there be ma
orty The body in favor of it, let that majority take it
there be majority IN favor Of passing ne , hoase 1 o.
orty favor of substitute, of that substitute Will
be properly considered and passed All that ask is, that
may up, and be acted upon either tavoaby 9TH
erwise shall submit to the will of the Senate.
i Mr. MALLORY. Mr.. President, think the honorable
from California entirely in the assmp
ton that those who against taking up the home stead
bill are opposed and will against taking the
bill fer that very We had ntimaton few days
ago that the presidential had afforded the best
potunity which has occurred of late years for discussing
entire policy with reference to thelpubc lands and il
is minated that to have that discussion. fol
one, am unwilling to have indirectly, when we may have
it directly If take up the homestead BILL not
/ when to reach that discussion. And Mr. Presi
dent cannot recognise the idea that this bill possesses
peculiar claim the consideration of the Senate above oil
OFT
your Judiciary system, demanded by every portion Of h
country and every man in H. has been had by the judi
ciary Committee ard their bill made the special orde
for last Monday, but it has not yet been considered Ha
the homestead bill any peculiar claims that judiciary
question: when your Supreme Court judges under the ex
isng system, worked to DEATH and with all their pow
strained unable attend the country
While up, sir will say that there is prospect be
fore US Of getting wise and judcio!s bill for the sradua
State, which have been IN the market they wer
first surveyed, which viii not now bring twelve and hal
per oce; STILL those lands held at the govern
ment price without the remoest chance Of settlement,
dead weight TO the prosperity of the Saio and shai
these graduation bills whether they from the House
introduced here, before the homestead bill is taker
4 Mr. RUSK | shall vote against taking up the home
stead bill but protest against the rule aid down tha
the friends of IL must rally and take il AT any time and a
all times, whether there be any other business before t
! Senate | do not say this from indifference 10 TIN
BILL but because think is bad policy for its friends
stand perhaps in different position from others d.
like TO force good thing Others whether they
will not, before they have had time consider but
shall VOTE for very substantial reason, against taking uI
that bill this morning do not want TO be misunderstood
am and have been all my life in favor Of the principle Of
homestead bill have not examined the which is be
fore thoroughly to whether comnends itself to my
judgment think il will need some amendment but that
shall be able TO vote for it. Bat al the time, have
the Indian appropriation bib before IL is parity con
cuded We have gone with 1t for time; and II W.
take up entirely subject, hat have done upor
the Indian appropriation bill will pass having been done
| for almost nothing
The manner in which we have usually passed the goner
al appropriation bills Is familiar TO cyory member Of the
Senate Nearly all OF them have been thrown into the las
nights of the session. and the result has been that they have
always passed effectively. Then, what is the first thing
Congress herei IL is deficiency bill And what is tho
Of hai IL is because there has been cen
consideration given to the annual appropriation bills The
Indian appropriation bill is here before time;
act upon IT, II will take but day two longer q
complete it. The principal part Of has been done, and
finish II. think it is ball that demands
attention However friendly may be to the homestead
BILL think there is ample justification for me when vote
give the Indian Appropriation bill the preference over
any other | believe that that pill contains pro-
for Indians my State well for ~ Cali.
intelligence Of tho murder of a whole family having been
committed within less Than twenty miles Of the city OF
| Texas, containing eight thousand inhabitants.
MIR. GWlN | viii nsk the senator from Texas II dol
lar Of the money appropriated by that bill be used be-
fore the first Of July IL the bill should pass tomorrow
DIR. RUSK. ! will answer that by stating what be-
leve. IL you take up the homestead bull, you lake up
the Pacfcrlroad bill, and the Presidents veto, aud dts
cnss ihen that bill viii not be reached until the first Of
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