Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-11

Sec. And be farther enacted That IT, at any time after
filing the affidavit required the second section of this act
and before the expiration Of the Ave years aforesaid 1t shall
be proven after due notice the settler the satisfaction Of
the register of the land Office that the having filed such
shall have actually changed his or her residence or
abandoned the said entry for than six months
me thsn, and in that event. the land entered shall revert
back to the Government and be disposed of other public
Land Office.
Sec 9. And be further enacted That If any individual
now resident OF OF the States Territories and not
citizen OF the United States but the time Of making such
application for the benefit of this shall have filed decla
ration OF intention required by the naturalization laws OF
the United States and shall become citizen of the be-
fore the Issuance Of the patent made and provided for in
this act shall be placed unequal footing with the native
born citizen Of the United States.
Sec. 7. And Je further enacted That no individual shall
BIO permitted 10 make than entry the prov
sons Of this act and that the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office is hereby required prepare rules
and regulations consistent with this act us shall be
and proper to carry its provisions into effect and that the
gsers and receivers Of the several land Offices shall be en
tied to receive the lands entered
under the provisions OF this that they entitled
receive when the quantity Of land is with
ney oneha to DO paid by the person making the application
at the time Of doing and the other half the
certificate by the person 10 whom il may be issued Poridcd
hwer That all persons entering land under the provisions
OF this act SHALL be practicable, in making
such entries be confined to each alternate quarter section
and to land subject to private entry Ad proridd further
That nothing ia this shall be construed to impair or
interfere any whatever with existing pre- empion
rights Provaed further That the provisions of this
be construed authorize the class of persons provided
for in the foregoing of this act who may
hundred and sixty Of land to enter free of cost any
the public lands adjoining his her farm entry
the minimum price per quantity which, when added
what they may now own win be equal to one hundred and
sixty Prorded he she shall cultivate the whole
part thereof
Mr. COBB asked consent to move to POSTPONE the further
of the bill to reduce and graduate the price
of the public lands which made the special order
with the homestead BILL He stated that he made this
motion in order that this bill might not preclude the
sderation of measures upon which perhaps immc
date action was necessary He therefore hoped this bill
by common consent would be postponed to day thres
weeks @
Mr. LETCHER, believing that mischief enough had
been done for day. moved to ourn. He, however
withdrew the motion at the solicitation Of several
members. .l...
THE GARDINER CLAIM
| Mr.. PERKINS, of Louisiana, by consent submitted
the following resolution
eolrsd That the Judiciary Committee be instructed
inquire into the proprey Of directing legal proceedings
any Of which have been paid
person out of the Treasury the claim of Gardiner
Mears under the commission which adudcated claims
Mexico under the provisions of the treaty Of Guadalupe
Hdalgo.
/ Mr.. CUTTING suggested to the gentleman from Loui
sana the proprety Of adding to his resolution the words
"and with power to send for persons and papers"
Mr.. PERKINS accepted the suggestion and modified
his resolution accordingly s>s.
And it was then agreed to. g..s -, .s.. f1.@
! BOUNTY LANDS.
MI. nlDDanD askeu consent 70 oHer the lolloWlne
resolution: .....~. IN
Rolpea That the Committee Public Lands be instructed
to inquire into the expedency of amending the laws
ton bounty land that whenever applicant for bounty land
under any act shall die may have died after filing in the
office of the Commissioner of Pensions his application and
evidence sufficient subsanate the before the issue
of any thereon, the heirs of such applicant shall be
entitled receive for the of land
that the deceased would have been entitled if living
| Objection being made H..
| Mr.. HUBBARD moved to suspend the rules, SO as to
enable him to offer his resolution. ...
| Pending which the House adjourned