New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-11
xxXIIIp CONGRESS-. .........FIRsr Session.

XXNlIlD CONGhESc. S~sS'"S'
SENATE ..wAsaIseros, Monday. July 10, Is't
Mr. SHIELDS presented memorial from The iesnsn
Society of Illinois praying for grant OF land IN owa%
which 10 make settlement, the same to be paid Tor aztec
selection and settlement. - 49,, -,
from Connecticut Ohio and Massachusetts, for the repea
of the Fugitive Slave act. Referred
Mr.. HUNTER introduced bih 10 reduce ara ~ '1aao
the price of public lands and for other purposes Lad on
Mr. MALLORY introduced bill to establish aari;s
Mr. MASON from the Select Committee on the subject.
reported bin fixing the number and the salary OF the en-
ployees of the Senate.
The bill making Tuscumbia IN OHIO, port oi delivery
was then taken up and passed.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was re-
oeyed from the House and referred 10 the Financial Com
mittee
The House bill authorizing the survey of certain Indian
trac& in Minnesota, was taSen up and passed;
The bill for the construction of line of Telegraph to
the Pacific taken up
Mr. HAMIIN offered an amendment, providing Tor
penalties upon operators Others for dvuging any mes
sage transmitted by Government. Adopted
Mr. CHASE moved an amendment that Government.
shall have power to regulate the tolls to be charged on US
Messrs. EVANS and BAYARD opposed the bill.
Messrs. HAMLIN and GWlN supported it,
1t then postponed, and the Homestead bill came up,
as the special order
Mr. CLAYTON moved to strike out the sixth section.
which is in these words 80
That now arr rsida. o. any one & o. e s s
nskns such application for the benefit Of h act sal nave .ss
the uaiicG States. and ce9 ho before Ss
ss1f S % s es"a OS With a e Of S uS
tsd'su ed States" Sse 'A ''D' ''''-'
And TO insert in lieu thereof the following:
That any mechanic other citizen Of the United States Of fun
and @ 90 any 'sS S o S
billy comply with the conditions of this act BY OF b, wsns
sd 10 received in lieu e iso acres provided the
Of be paid TO him out Of any money IN 'n' i0A
Mr. BRODHEAD said tho weather was too warm 10
debate this bill and this amendment well the many
thsrat IN he ID discussed
therefore moved that be postponed I'LL the second Moa'
day in December next. . =
vote against postponng H. Let this vote he test vote
Mr.. DODGE iowa opposed posponing, and hoped the
bill would not be amended, but be passed exactly as
Mr. HAMLIN said he would vote against postponiny
the BILL but therebyo be understood indicating
his vote in its favor on its passage.
Mr. JOHNSON said he would vote against postponing,
in hopes that the discussion of this bill would lead 10 the
adoption of sound polcywth respect public lands.
Mr. CASS opposed postpOnlng, and said the subject had
been fully before Congress since Websters resolutions in
JAM 1880 He regarded this the most momenuous ques
ton of the day. and until 1t was disposed of he was will
ing to postpone all the business.
Mr. PETIT opposed postponng. He hoped the friends
of the bill would down all amendments and pass it To-
day exactly as il came from the House.
Mr. BR0WSthought tho bill ought to pass to-day, bu.
not without amendment, If it required any.
Mr.. BAYAkD supported the motion to postpone.
Mr.. STUART said he was. for action now, but he would
oppose any reasonable amendment which ought be
made to it, He wosd, ii majority demanded it, be viii
ling provide that upon the receipt of the patent after
Ave years cultivation, the settler should pay small sun
for the land.
The motion to postpone rejected Yeas, II; Nays,
80, as follows:
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% G11,s % PSaSs M! 1 D0dfs oSo' G'yss Gillette.
Gem Psit aa.a shields sGs dIf s.as sSss
sumner. Toucey wsde Walker Weller, wlism.
The question recurring on Mr.. CLAYTON amendment.
Mr. ADAMS asked for separate vote on striking out
the sixth section.
Mr. CLAYTON said the object OF his motion to strike
out to test whether the Congress OF the United States
will vote to give aliens just landed our shores tho
same equal participation in the public domain of the
ton that they TO native born citizens The bill a.!
lowed alien just landed and who would make the de-
claraon the right to take 100 of land II was con-
doubedy be extended TO all others who may arrive here.
Mr. CLAY regarded the expression in the bill " no
where as altogether too indefnhe. "Now' might bs
construed as extending for all time
Mr. DIXON said he did not understand the section as
was understood by the Senator from Delaware.
Mr. SHIELDS said the section as il now stood gave 10
aliens declaring their intention to become citizens the
right to cultivate portion Of the public land for Eve
years, and them spon their becoming citizens, to give
them title 10 IT,
Mr. DIXON said he understood the bill II gave no
land 10 any man who did not become a citizen. During
the period Of five years while he ia in actual occupation
and cultiyatng the land he become citizen which,
If he does he will be entitled TO the patent He
nothing Objectionable in this. These people were in
country The pelcy had always been nauralze them.
lie was Tor making them citizens IN fact well no
name He was opposed TO all distinctions between native
and naualzed citizens lie would vote against striking
out this section. He thought the policy naturalization
good one, and was opposed 10 its repeal. lie believed
the best to deal with the emigrants was to American
ize them az soon possible and in way could this be
done 40 well as by giving them an interest in the SOIL
Mr. SHIELDS sad that for several reasons he had
desire to engage in this discussion. BY the BILL as il
stood an alien had to be residen. of the United States
the time Of its passage and shall declare his intention to
become citizen. These prerequisites. Dur;n1 these
five that he shall be engaged in cultivaiing the land
he might be considered probationary citizen. After
its expiration, he having become citizen he can obtain
patent lie ventured TO suggest to the Senator from
Delaware whether would not be wise policy to take
rom the large seaboard cities the crowded foregabon
population and plant them upon the frontiers Of the terri
tories there TO engage in cutiyang the soil and clearing
the forest At present they settled down in the cities
where they too often cheated and msed by DESIGNING
men for selfish purposes Their reat numbers large
cities and their being oQen played upon by per-
sons was the principal cduse leading to the unortcnss
preJudices at present existing against them in soma
places Lead them away from these large cities and Their
clans and societies will be broken up and they will be-
come freer and better and citizens in every respect
man who for five years, by his labor cultvates h
own farm clears away the forest builds his CABIN
and has his hearth around which 10 gather his little
family, will be far better man both politically and mo-
numbers Of these aliens naonalzed and settled
all over the northwestern States and Territories there
no citizens industrious and loyal they were
in all respects good and reliable citizens the loose
and floating population to be found in most of the Large
cities. He threw out the suggestion 10 the Senator thefs
fore whether II would be wise to withdraw this class
from the large cities and send them TO the Territories
settle upon the public lands and for themselves and
their defendants peaceful and happy homesi
Mr. CLAYTON repeated that the blk as it now stool
placed the alien upon the feoting with the native