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CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty.Third Congress-..FirstS session.


WASHINGTON, April 90.
SENArE.--Thompso ncluded his speech
His speech was most eloquent and of anus
ing character, calling forth applause repeat
eddy.
He spoke against Mr.. Wade's amendment
to strike out that portion ofthe bill which lin.
it's the benefit of il to those who are residents OF
the U. S. at the time of passage. He wished to
know any good idea for offering this bonus
to all those foreigners who seek the Ameri-
can shores, to all those who leave their coun-
try, perhaps for their country's good, or who
leave it because they are somewhat liberal,
yet not liberal enough to fight for liberal prin.
ciples and institutions. Why offer this bo-
nus to all the lazy, idle, d-fcr-nothing pau
pers At home, who never had 5000 to buy a
farm, because they were too idle and lazy to
work for it. What good effect could be ac-
compl;shed by settling public lands with such
people; TO get them 10 60 there and settle
upon the land, you must BAY to them:-Here
is nice little farm, you go and take IT; we
know you are too lazy and worthless ever TO
be able to buy one, or keep it when it is Civ
en- you, for that reason, yes, reason, we will
cover it with sort Of bankruptcy to contin-
ue forever. You need not be afraid to take
it, neither sheriff nor constable shall ever
lay his hands upon it. 1t is forever to be
bankrupt to your creditors. And these are
the men to whom such i'm lucements have
to be held out that are to fill up, occupy, or
become communities of new States; what
nice communities they will be, the vaga bonds
and criminals Of Europe, and the loafers of
our own country; the bill was unjust for an
other reason. 1t was a discrmin alton in fs-
vor of paupers and idlers against the hard
working aud Industrious pioneers who had
cut down the forests, paid for their lands and
settled the Western States. The industri-
Gus American pioneers have been made to
pay for their lands and it is given away to
the criminals, ragamuffins and paupers OF the
world, who are now flying, and will fly to this
country, like buzzards to u carcass which they
will stick too till they eat it up. daughter
and apPlause.)
WAsHTSGroN, April 10.
SESATE--After some unmportant business
the Senate took up the homestead bill.
Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky, made strong
speech against the bill, characterizing it us
premium to foreign paupers and to those toe
lazy to work.
| llousE.--The Senate bill for the benefit
Of INDECENT insane Of several States, was Ia.
ken up and passed-yeas, 81, nays, So. This
bill grants 100000 acres of land To be ap-
propriated according to the geographical and
representative ratio.
The House then adjourned.
| WORCESTER, AIril 30.
Ex-senator John Davis died at his resi-
dence Wednesday afternoon, VI bilious chol-
ic, after few hours illness:
| I.f IL tnrIa
Loss estimated at $780, OO.. The fire was in
tns business part OF the city.
Loss CT Life.
New YORK, April 10.
The ship Powhatan, supposed To be ut this
city, was wrecked Sunday near Little Eg.
Harbor, and all on board pcrshed-abou
800 persous-all ACCOMPLISHMENTS five
bodies were washed ashore.
The schooner Manhattan, # Bangor, Me.
was also wrecked, there being but one sur
vivnr .f tho crew