New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-18
XXXIIId CONGRESS-. FIRST SESSION.

for the better Preservation OF Life and Property III vessels
shpwrecked the coasts OF the United States, and the
same was read three times and passed.
Mr. MASON called mp the resolutions fixing the salary
of the employees OF the Senate The report fixes the annual
salaries with the view of adding thereto twenty-five per
cent under the resolution OF the House for that purpose
1t aboshes the per diem compensation except to the Com
mitfee Clerks.
Mr. PETIT moved to Increase the pay of the com
ittee clerks 10 five dollars per day. which, with twenty
Der cent added would be six dollars. Agreedto
Mr. RUSk moved for an inr-e'se in the salaries OF NJ
teen messengers nine hundred to one thousand dol
lars making, with per centage, twelve hunired.
Mr. BRIGHT opposed the amendment. He regarded
the prices most extravagant.
The amendment then adopted.
The pay of the mail boys was then raised from slA
hundred and fifty seven husdred and htty per annuu
The last resolution gives the power to the Secretary aud
the Seroeant.at Arms to make appointments and
removals in thsir offices, but requiring those "hcers IN
making removals 10 give reasons for the same 10 tae
President of the Senate, such removal 10 % supecs W
that officers approval
The amendment adopted.
Mr. BRIGHT moved TO provide that the Secretary
and DoOrkeeper De eecteu az tho hrss
After some debate this was rejected by Yeas 81; Nays
The House joint resolution giving the employees OF tho
legislative department increase Of 20 per cent IN CON-
pensaop and prohibiting hereafter the usuai extra al
vance, was taken up and passed. ,
Mr.. BRIG HIT gave NOTICE tat to'inorrow ne would
move to take up the Texas Debt bill.
Mr.. Badgers motion to reconsider the vote passing
the bin TO establish telegraph line to the Pacific was
taken up and rejected.
Mr. PETIT moved to take up his resolution for print
ing the Nebraska and Kansas act.
Mr. CHASE said if taken up, he would offer amend
ment to print the votes and proceedings said bill.
The motion then rejected.
The Homestead bill taken up, and the question
taken on striking out the sixth section. Decided in the
negaive-Yeas 10, Nays 9s-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Adams Badger Bsyad Benjamin, Brodhead,
But Cy, Clayton Dswson Evans FizPsck Gsyer Ha@ln.
NAYsMe..rs Alien 4eS.on Bright brown Cas-. Chase
Dixon Dodge wis., Dodge Iowa. Douglas res,enaep % p, ss
Rockwell shields sde Stuart Sumner Ioombs TOnee Wade
Mr Seward paired off with Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Foot
paired of with Mr. Sebastian.
Mr. STUART moved rs substitute for the bill one ex-
tending the privileges of the Homestead to all persons
who by State laws, entitled to hold lands therein t.
fix the price to be paid by persons seeking the benefit
of this act after possession and cultivation for five years
twenty-five acre, and for lands certain time in
arke twelve and half cents it graduates the price
of the public lands from dollar down to twenty-five
cents depending on The time 1t has been In market
IL allows States which lands lie, to take II at the
raduatcd price for railroads, &c.
MIR GWiN moved to amend the original bill by attach
ING twenty five per the price TO be paid by
persons ang themselves of the benefits OF the act lie
said lie did this satisfy the conscience of those unwilling
TO give away the public lands.
Mr. BRODHEAD moved to strike out twenty five cents
and insert fifty cents.
Mr. PEARCE opposed the bill and all amendments
fixing sham prices He was also opposed to allowing
foreigners have the benefits Of the act.
Mr. CASS replied.
Mr.. ADAMS supported Mr. Stuarts substitute and Mr.
BROWN opposed it,
Mr. BELL spoke in general on the subject for some
tine.
Mr. SHIELDS supported the bill.
Mr. WADE called the attention Of the Senate 10
report The Go6e of Mr. Claytons speech of last week
this bill lp that speech as published were words
which he did not think had been spoken. The Senator
represented speaking in reply to certain Senator's
who not named, rs having uttered speeches dis
paragng of American citizens and discriminating in
favor of foreigners. The Senator from Iowa had asked
the the Senator who had spoken. The
Senator from Delaware was reported as saying: The
Senators from New York and Ohio will not eat their
words 80 soon | think" He wished now to understand
If the Senator from Delaware meant by the remarks
published 10 nsinuate that he Vade,j had spoken dis
parseingly of American born citizens. III the Senator
intends TO insinuate that he Wade had said anything
disparagement Of American born citizens-if anybody
said he had said be asserted that which
silly it false and malicious. He would like the
Senator to if he to be understood making such
assertion. He paused for reply
Mr.. CLAYTON-I will answer when you get through.
Mr.. WADE said that he had said nothing which could
be tortured into dsparagement Of American-bom c-
zens. He believed that nobody but the Senator supposed
be had done He had said that the public lands
the property of the American Government and that
American citizen could demand q right portion Of
it grauitousy than foreigner could. He said that
matter Of right the foreigner could demand portion
Of well the natve that neither had any legal right
10 IT, He had further conended that if it to be given
away, he why TO discriminate against for
egners when by laws heretofore DO discrimination was
made against them. Heretofore, foreigners by paying
down the money could take the public lands well
native and in changing that policy to gift of the land he
Mr.. CLAYTON replied. The Senator had been study.
ing this since last week. and had been getting
himself under good headway-had laid in his stock OF
water and today the Senate had witnessed the G charge
The Senator had said his speech of last week that
uye-i0rn Americans had right in distribution
Of public property than the alien. That declaration he
ad replied 10 and had rebuked the sentiment. The oena
tor was under the rebuke lie had replied to other
sentiments equally calculated TO dsparage American cti
zens. Among these sentiments that foreigners
al achieved our national independence.
Mr.. WADE asked vha. Senator had said that1
Mr.. CLAYTON said he Lad not said that any senator
bad said but il sentiment constantly repeated in
every section Of the country While he gave full credit
all the aid rendered by foreigners in that contest he
denied as untrue the statement that our Independence
could have been achieved but by the aid Of foreigners
who fought our battles.
Mr.. WADE-I ask the Senator, did he in the Senate
use these words The Senators flOm Ohio and New.
York will rot eat them words so soon. | think"
Mr.. CLAYTON--I did 20 substantially. He again said
that be had not used them Extensively. He was replying
TO the open declaration Of the Senator that America had
right TO the public lands than foreigners He had
rbuked the Senator for that sentiment and the Senator
was now under the rebuke
Mr. WADE replied warmly. He said the remarks to
Wheh the Senator had referred had been explained fully
az the time and since then. The Senator could look at his
speech through and through end he chaengedhm to find
single word in dsparaging TO American citizens lie
had spoken OF the LOYALTY displayed foreigners but had
said word eIatDg them above Americans. The Senstor
had explained the matter two three times but be did
not think the explanation very satisfactory He did not
believe the words published spoken inf the Senate
1t was serious matter TO charge a man with having
spoken disparagiDgy of American citizens. Itws INST
ter which he did not feel disposed to pass in silence
and therefore he had drawn the Senator's attention to it.
Mr.. CLAYTON said it a matter of perfect indlfer:
to him whether he was satisfied or not he woud
say the Senator that If he already satisfied 40
(Mr. Clayton willing and ready to give him pisnsy
satisfaction in any way outside the Senate Chamber
said in debate that foreigners bad by their iaooi con
sructed all our roads and canals and al oner