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

}, THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
Tais bill was road third time and on the qssptis
Msssrs SHIELDS, DOUGLAS, STUART. and cHAs
briefly stated the which governed them In n
support Of the substitute for the original bill.
Mr.. bADdER discussed the constitutional power I
rs 70 the disposition Of the public domain
which Mr. TOOMBS made a brief reioinder. and ~
question was taken the passage Of the BILL and decide
in the Affirmative, as follows:
YEASLdessrs- Adams, Atchlson, Bright, Brodhsad
brown Buts Cass Chase, Clay Dodge Of Wisconsin Dodg
OF Iowa. Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick Geyer Gwin Hamln
Houston Hunter James, johnson, Jones Of Lows. Mallory
Mason Pettit Risk Sebastian Shields. Slidel Stuart sn
ner Thomson Of New Jersey, Toomb Toaosy Walker
Weller-36 -
NAYS Mes.rs. Badger, Bell. Dawson, FessendeD Fish
wel-ll. ~
The title Of the bill was then amended so as 20 read
bill to reduce and graduate the price Of the public
20 and to actual settlers and grant
the right OF presumption in certain cases. and for otbe,
purposes Il was afterwards again amended to read as
follows: An act to provide homestead for actual set
tiers to graduate the price Of the public lands and fol
TEXAS CREDITORS.
On motion by Mr. the Senate resumed the con-
sderation IF the bill provide for the payment of such
creditors Of the late Republic Of Texas as are compre
hendsa in the act Of Congress Of September g. 1850
Mr. CHASE moved to amend the biz Sy striking out
the word eight" and inserting "sixn the effect of
which would be reduce the amount to be apportoned
among the holders of bonds to SO, 500, 000
Messrs CHASE, DOUGLAS, and WALKER support
ed the amendment, and Messrs. BAYARD and BRIGHT
opposed it.
The question was then taken on the amendment Of Mr.
CHASE, and decided in the negative by the following
vote:
Iowa. Douglas Pesenden. Gillette, Hunter Johnson Jones
Of Tennessee, Mason Shields, sumner Thomson Of New
Jersey, Wade, Walker, and Weller--lS.
NAYS-Me Allen, Badger, Bsyard, Bell, Benjamin,
Bright Brodhead, Clay Cooper, Dawson, Dixon, Evans,
Foot Houston, james, Jones Of Iowa, Mallory Pearce, Petit
Pratt Rockwell, Rusk, Sebastian, Stuart, and Toucey-25
The question was then taken ordering the bill to
be engrossed, and it was decided in the affirmative
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Badger, Bayard Bell, Benjamin
Bright Brodhead, Cooper Dawson, Dixon Evans Fish Foot
Houston James, Johnson Jones Of Iowa, Mallory Peatce
Pettt Pratt ROCKWELL Rusk Sebastian, Stuart Thompson
of Eeatacky, and Touoey-27
Iowa. Douglas Fesssnden, Geye Gillette Hunter Jones of
Tennessee Mason Shields, sde Summer Thomson of New
Jersey, T0ombs, Wade, Walker and Wcler-2o
The bill was then read third time and passed
On motion by Mr.. MASON, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of Executive business and, after
naming therein until r. NJ the doors re-opened
The resolution for printing ten thousand copies of the
Nebraska bill in an authentic form was amended SO as to
make it 10000 in pamphlet form, and in that shape
passed.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, from the Committee on Territories, to
which referred House bill making appropriations for
defyng the expenses of the Cayuse war; reported the
same back and it was read third time and passed.
On motion by Mr. DOULAS, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill from the House to increase the salaries
of the executive and judicial officers Of Oregon, Washing
ton, and other Territories and it read third time
and passed.
On motion by Mr.. HAMLIN, the Senate proceeded to
consider the House bill granting pension to David
Towle and it read third time and passed
On motion by Mr.. GEYER, the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill for the relief Of Mrs. Madeena Van
Ness, widow of Cornelius p P. Van Ness; and it was
read third time and passed.
Mr.. PEARCE introduced joint resolution for the re-
lief of John Donnell Son.
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa, from the Committee on Public
Lands to which referred the bill granting land to
the State of Iowa toad in the construction of certain
railroad therein, reported it back and asked its imme-
iiate consideration; and the bill read third time
md passed.
Mr. CHASE moved to reconsider the vote ordering the
printing Of 10000 copies Of the Nebraska bill, with
,ew that he might have it SO amended to allow
ain amendments and the votes thereon embodied in the
anne pamphlet The vote stood yeas IS; nays %.
So the Senate refused to reconsider the vote.
On motion, the Senate adjourned