The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-10

theu duty, and bty performed accordingly and be bad
entertained e0ubl 70 the pfopney and right OF
dong
n epy 10 the question whether IL was not the duty OF
government 10 provide for the of troops aud
munitions ef war lie conlended that there was no pros
peel whatever OF aa invasion BY foreign army
Mr KERR obtained the door. lie did not agree with
~itbef lhe gentleman from Ohio. MIR CAMPBELL or the
genllenaa IIom yrginia, MIR BAILY Tie believed IN
the power oi government TO make appropriations, either
~ money or land for works OF internal Improvement he
believed this government had The night, IL chose, 10
Appropriate the revenue collected iron all quarters 10 de-
seop the resources Ot the county, 10 strengthen ihe
bonds Of The Union, and 70 promote general prosperity
cuated To pu the land the hands OF spectators He
conleneea tha, the policy Of The bil II adopted would
diminish, that policy bad diminished The receipts IN
Mr. ORR ecntsnded that the sales Of land larger
Mr RICHARDSON SAID Il was true that since The
Mexican war the returns from The sale OF land had fallen
of great deal OF the public lands had been absorbed
BY the land warrants.
Mr. LANE, OF Indiana, rose to make a personal ex-
planasion; Tie rsad paragraph from the report Of ,he
speech delivered yesterday by The gentleman IRON iii
NOE, Mr. BisssL-l in which that gentleman had stated
thar he suspected likely tha, The time the gentle
man desired to give the information (as TO bis authority
for statement in reference land claim the ter
minus OF the proposed railway Lake Luper0r) would
be after the defeat o the BILL His (Mr L's) friendship
for The gentleman OF ordinary character cemented
il was by encounering The badshps and meeting
the dangers, and therefore he could not ke induced
10 say word offensive 10 that gentleman but ne must
be permitted say, without intending 10 give oence,
thai he envied the who had the heart to enter
tan much less express such suspicion OF gentleman,
and particularly Of friend His object IN refusing 70
give the The time such every gentleman
would be controlled by II was, that he might hrst see
his Informant before he gave the gentleman from Illinois
| Mr.. BIssELL or the committee hs name. He (Mr Id
Submitted whether that courtesy was not due from him
10 the gentleman who had informed HIM, The information
not having been given received with any idea hatt
would be mentioned that floor He considered, there
FORE that the gentleman did him great injustice by ex
pressing that suspicion The following letters had been
written since the occurrence OF yesterday:
WARRINGTON CITY, March 8.
SIR In conversation had with several days since
you Informed that gentleman In this city held claim
upon 900 OF land the Lake Superior terminus Of
he proposed railroad from ST Paul 10 Lake SUPERIOR and
that be bad disposed Of one-iourh OF said claim In his
Please state on what authority you that communi-
cation 10 me.
Respectfully, J. ii. LANE,
civii EngipesI, U. s Survey, Washington.
REPLY
wAmIssrox, D. c., March s, 1854.
DEAK sIRi discover wa, mistaken in regard to the
location Of the claim for land situated twenty miles
he sale Of fourth OF me claim OF other purchases
be made by gentleman now in this city These are en-
s p hs yay Ss opod
Superior held now BY miners des or 'foss which
be either confirmed annulled when the land
s''s'' over '"a' 'es'' ''' !. ITiILToN.
Col LANE. NJ G.
Mr. l. had voted for The homestead bin because be
considered il one OF the most benehos that
passed the House and be opposed The present bill
aniagonstc TO the principle OF giving land 10 the land
less and keeping that class o persons away from the
lines of rarosd--a system which he con,ended op-
posed 10 his first lessons democracy Although he op-
posed the principle OF the bill, be would not withhold one
oia OF information TO prejudice IN the opinions oi The
House
Mi BISSELL briefly replied. vindicaiing hi. remarks
intended 10 accomplish wha they evidently had eject!
a1 in Ling M V0
would have preudced the members unusty against the
bill before the division was taken II his language had
grieved the gentleman. be was sorry for IT.
After some further remarks from the gentleman from
Indiana reply, and ayelondef BY the gentleman iron
Illinois, the hammer fell, and the time for debating the
Mr.. RICHARDSON was proceeding with hi. reply
when be yielded 10
Mr LANE, OF Oregon, who spoke al length in reply
10 remarks from the gentleman IRON Indiana, MIR LANE
and referred the history OF the Indiana State govern
ment 10 show that sben embarrassed il relieved by
large donation OF public land He thought. therefore,
the gentleman IRON Indiana should support the bill.
Several amendments were debated under the vemin-
ole rule, and the committee rose without reporting the
bill after which.
The House adjourned at haf-pssi three O'Clock.
PETITIONS, Erc., UNDER THE RuLE.
BY Mf. TROUT A memorial Of the representative com
mitiee Of Religious Society oi Friends OF Pennsyiva
MA New JeFssy, Delaware, and adjacent OF Mary
land ag.,n the passage 81 any lazy Whereby .avey may
Pennsylvania, asking Tor repeal Of the fugitivc slave
law Also peJfiuns from cfxrns OF Mercer county,
Pennsylvania asking the abolition Of slavery In the Ds
trict Of Columbia Aso, three remonsusnces rom The
citizens OF Mercer Pcnnsyvsnis against The pns
Of the Nebraska b other bin whereby slavery
might be carried into territory now free. Also petition
from citizens Of Mercer county, PennsyyanA, asking of
protect Tree eolored persons removing from one
another from being scized mprsoned, or soid an
Consequence color Aso. petitions IRON citizens OF
Mercer county pennylvsna, asking law 70 prohibit the
slave uade between the States or Territories
BY Mr.. FL0RENCEt Additional paper in relation 10
the Of Clement s. Fsypoux. administrator OF the es
Of Capt e FayPoun deceased, praying for com
mutation pay for fuel allowed but not drawn.
BY J. q. ALLEN The petition Of citizens OF Crawford
Jasper countless Illinois, for increa-e Of mail fsciIss
said countless referred the Committee the Post
OfBce and Post Roads.
BY Mr. HIBBARDi The petition OF $. l.. FervonL ask
parson losses sustained In the late wreck Of ~"
San FanoscoF referred 10 the Commitee on An
tsry Affairs.
By Mr. HOWE remonstrsnce Of John Alexander,
VIM Stevenson and other eugen' OF srsnst
the repeal Of the Missouri Compfomlse Also, s,mhnr
rsmonsuance from Tbos NJ. Day, ,. M lrswiord, and
ohers Also. similar remembrance from T. 3 y outh.
rie Jas. Jones, and others. -
hur. and eight manufacturers OF saws and shoveis
In Philsdcpha county, Pcnnsyvsnn, asking Congress
place dugy sheet steel favorable foosing
bar steel.
Others Of Canal Dover. Tusoaws, county, Ohio, ,gsnst
the passage Of the Nebraska and kantss territorial ball now
pending before Congress
BY Mr. EDMANDSi The rcnonssrasce Of ais citizens G.
Newton, Msschu.s Of all parties sgsins the repeal OF
the Missouri Ccrnpromtse. -
By Mr.. PRATT The remonstrsnce Of Thomas > VII
ams and others. Thomas r. Fisher and Others John Brad
dock aud Others Geo W. Sayies and Others all OF Hart
ford, Coanectcu against the repeal Of the Missouri Com
Nv Mr. s0I.LERSi The petition of Richard Wells. ar,
praying pensaton for the support Of the widow OF
Edward Dyer In consideration Of The services Of the said