Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
Correspondence Of the Public Ledgerl
LETTER FROM wAyHIcGTON.

LETTER FROM WARRINGTON.
The Homestead Bill passed The Senate by a |
Large Vote-Mr. Hunters Substitute Re.
tains the Main Featnres Of Mr. Da,cson's
Bill The Course of Cass, Weller, Gsc,n
md Dodge The President will Sign the
Bill.
WASHINGTON, July %, 1854.
The Homestead Bill passed the Senate yes.
terday after debate Of nihe long hours, by
two thirds majority, after adopting Mr..
Hunters substitute, which contains the prn-
cipa provisions Of Mr.. John l.. Dawson's ori.
ginal. bill, with further provisions calculated
10 satisfy the old States, and meets the OBJ.
jeclions OF some of the opponents TO 1.-THE en-
tire giving away" as they call il, ol The pub.
lie lands The actual settlers will have TO
pay a tlihe for them in the shape OF paying
clerks fees, sc on receiving the titles OF The
lands they cultivated.
The main object of the Homestead was TO
| give the land 10 actual settlers, and not 10
sell i, to specuators who will no, improve ii.
Tha, object is attained By the bill as it now
stands, though the measure is not so COM
plele as lis was in the House bill introduced
by Mr.. Dawson. Still it marks an immense
progress in ou- land sys'em, and must be
considered as very valuable payment on
accoun, Of the ultimate object of the bill
The grea, majority, too, by which the bill
was passed shows the extent to which the
Senate has been Influenced by public opin.
ion, and how rapidly the subject has grown
on the conviction of The national legislature
Messrs Cass Gwin, Weller aud Dodge o.
Iowa, were The principal champions of The
bill in the Senate, aud deserve TO be honora
bly, remembered III connection with II. MIR
Cass very properly observed that il he conl,
willing 10 accept the next best thing he coul'
get, which was Mr. Hunters Substitute -
, The bill, as now passed WILL no doubt, ohiai
> majority of the House and the signature q
the President, la my humble opinion, III
, Homestead is the most valuable measur
) which has passed Congress during the pre-,
: ent session.
Rumors were ahoal yesterday and io.da
!. tha, the President would veto the Cape FeJ
y improvement, Bill but he has signed it, {
, y also the Bill providing for the appointment,
r, Surveyor General, and ior giving lands
J actual settlers in New Mexico. His mott,
,, for signing the frs, bill is that as the Unite
, States have themselves placed the obstru
tions in The liver, the United States are bour
- to remove them In regard to New Mexic
the Homestead clause is particularly apt
Z do good. 1t is not only good political econ
Is my, bu, sound statesmanshiP, 10 induce EN-
IF grafton from the old States TO New Mexico,
n change the habits manners and even la
;, guaee OF the people OF Pueblo Indians, no
. inha biting that Territory The present del
gate to Congress from New Mexico does n
y understand wont of English, and has
8 more conceptions Of our institutions and la
y. and their practical operations, than any 9th
OF from foreign parts, inst arrived in Washir
rs ton.
The special Co rmiitee on Colts Paten
have examined 4 number OF Witnesses,
" so far, nothing has been discovered that COT
us reflect in The slightest degree on the honor
Y, the House or its members. II is belIev
it that the Committee will report toward I
of close OF the coming week, when, perhaps,
will be too late 10 act upou Mr.. Cull's : pa,e
OBSrRyER