The daily union., 1854-02-14

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ublic sndA IS Wish N provisions OF this bill will APP
" aah Al the had siseg the road, from Alsles 10
30 miies--is sIshss I'll sold and now under cui,iva
ion, held under tials BY individuals, has been
,eded 10 shs 6ssss ol Icusiana as swamp lands; so
hAs the psovstUns Ot tAis bill viii apply TO hut some
6o miles Of the Rod aAl even upon that portion Of the
oad all the land tAe h washable has already been alien
Ned and bslosGs - lrAividuals and what 10 left is
Mr.. STUART IwisA here TO state 10 the Senate that
he bill which wished tnksn up has not been passed
[Langh,erl The bill 10 which referred was bill No,
y Ss ss :s 'S S No %s sss % been 1 passed but
was private bill, for the relief of Jacob Gideon
Mr. SLlDELL Let this bill be acted upon now, as i,
= " M Sfro's STUART TJI a very we'll
Mr.. DAWSON 4 wish to ask If this bill doss no,
propose to Jake land from other part OF the STATE.
place Of ha, already taken up along this 10 miles Of
Mr. SLlDELL As | understand the bill. land can
only be taken within range Of fifteen miles along each
qN M = DAWSON. Jaw Exeep. where the land is now all
taken.
Mr. WALKER. No sig. not even then.
Mr. DAWSON. Then would ask, how is this road
to be built along this ITO miles
Mr. SLIDELL BY subscriptions of individuals
understand that already some four millions OF dollars
have been subscribed TO this read, and some 200 miles
: Mr. DAWSON Then, beg leave to say that this
road is better provided for than any OF the other roads
Here is private capital subscribed for the purpose OF car
rying this on the road has been surveyed and the
points TO which it is to go are well understood have
therefore, less objection to this bill than to any other
that has yet been presented here.
have the statement that already bills granting
lands Of the value Of $3.50 900 ooo pending
the Two houses OF Congress. and these immense aPpro
priatons of the public lands, equivalent 10 mach
money seem be going through Congress without OBJ
servaion. Now, have proposed time after time 10 vote
that the Committee Public Lands should prepare and
present scheme by which even Congress itself
may know how the public lands to 60. ! confess
that l. for one do not understand il now. there now
LOG bills in the two branches OF Congress connected with
these public lands making appropriations the value OF
$3.50, 900 000 Now, is not this an extraordinary specta
cle' We pass these bills in the Senate a, time when
senators do know it; and this morning bill ap
propatng land Tor road 800 miles IN length was passed
without even being read
Mr.. JOHNSON. / understand the senator TO say that
there los bills before the two houses OF Congress
10, grAnn9ggy q away way 'hspnelic lands
a statement.
Mr. JOHNSON Does no, the senator know well that
many of these bills are multiplied upon the same routes,
and only vary small particulars TO suit the fancies
OF the individuals who bring them in
Mr.. DAWSON. That Is the very objection have TO
them.
utterly impossible that all these bills pass And IN
such state of the that, is it not little hard that
the should send out such censue upon legis
ation here in the first place. and then upon the interests
OF those who before this bodyf
Mr.. DAWSON will say this, and want the coun-
try to understand it. this kind OF legislation is ncon
with the rights OF the various States OF this Uuon
il is vioative OF that equality which the sovereignty OF
each State is entitled to- is taking the public lands and
applying them TO local purposes and not applying them
according TO rules OF justice and equality. What wish
10 zee done is this o have the Committee on Public
Lands present 10 Congress just and right propositions
for the disposition OF these public lands My friend
from Ark Mr.. JoHssoN] saya that many OF these
various bills before Congress may be Tor the
track, Tor the route OF railroads That may be 80
but how ascertain The fact, unless the Committee
on Public Lands. 10 whom these matters are referred,
shall present 10 the fact, that may act under
s,andingy Ii very easy for the States to appro
PIRATE land in this way do not them for 1t If
the representatives of the old States are prepared TO yield
in ,hi. and quietly by and suHer the thing
be done. want to know what answer they will make
when they 90 home and asked about this thing VIII
not their State say 10 hem DID no, my money. did not
my blood 90 Tor this land, we'll as that OF the
ay, much more The answer must he, yes. Then will
come the question, Why did you by and the lands
thus acquired distributed in this way, without any ad
vantage TO us
Now, understand me- I have no particular objection
to The bill OF my friend from Louisiana Mr. SLIpELL
think is the best bill that has been presented here
But al the same time submit TO yon, and through you,
Mr.. President, 10 the Senate aad 10 the county, II there
ougb, not 10 be equal distribution made OF these
lands. What justification can be given to the people
the part OF their representatives who stand by here, and
see road OF three hundred miles aided by giant of
one million OF in bill. and another bi for the
same purpose called up and objection made, when, IL
the giant was asked dollars and cents, should be
startled and amazed Butt is only n lands and though
the principle whether the grant be in land or
in money, yet s by and suffer The thing TO 90 on with.
out word from My friend from Tennessee [Mr
BrLl notified the Senate weeks ago that he intended
10 present bill Tor the distribution OF toe public lands and
10 that distribution am prepared, as have often stalled,
TO do than luslice to the States prepared
to gve these public lands TO carry their railroads
Bu do not feel myself under any obligations TO check
knowing where they run, when they TO be built
Do you not recoec the grant made 10 the State oil l
nois Tor road running through the whole OF The
Stale aud do you not know how these public lands have
been disposed Of They are now in the hands of a pr-
vate company who making immense fortunes out Of
these pubic lands do not blame Illinois for that. She
has done only what other States have done By the yg
lance OF their here and in the other branch
of Congress. But is that any reason why SHOULD sul
fer others to do likewIse' Why sir, rather than have
public lands q, the States in which they le and
then shall not he 80 ANXIOUS hereafter to buy
lands by paying money out OF our treasury for them
Now, there is great principle involved in all this
rather violation OF every principle OF
Equality and righapd II is line the Thing should be
sisted bat | know have not the power 10 10 80
know the individuals who Interested in this matter
know that long there Is acre OF public lands TO
be appropriated interests of the youngest States ia
the Union will unite together aud combine 10 obtain the
OF public lands there. And perceive that
the old States not only IN minority bat they
also if sleepy, lazy condition., and apparently noih
ing about this matter Therefore, Say with the honor.
able iron California [Nlr GwiN,l place all these
bills together LEI them up at tune; lei in
vesgate and II the Senate PREPARED to pass ihen
why then pass them all together.
MIR. BUTLER. | am like my fliend from Georgia,