The daily union., 1854-03-03
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.

aid IN the construction OF said railroads referred 10 h
select committee on the Pacific railroad.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communicate,
from the Treasury Department transmitting the renor ~
Ire director OF the mint as TO the hneness and yalus NJ
certain gold and silver coins. Also. copy OF lst
from the collector OF customs at New Orleans and ~
siana, recommending the purchase OF the ground ~
buildings constituting the Boarding Station al the Sos
west Pass OF the Mississippi river, and submllng ~
proposition OF the owner 10 sell 10 the goyernmsn ~
The OF $4,000 laid on the table, aud ordered loI
printed.
THE GuAso TRADE
Mr. S0LLERS, on leave, offered the following rssol.
tons which were laid over for debae
Resolved, That the President Of the United States b.
quesed to inform the House II any negotiations have &
had between this government and the government OF Ps
la regard the reduction OF the price of guano impa
into the United States and II any, what is the Of ma
Rssoiysd, Thar, If il has already been DONE the Pa,
ident OF the United States be requested to nego
tions 10 be opened with the Peruvian government e,s
for tho purchase by the COVE of the United Stats,
more Of the Chincha islands, or Tor the aboIou
the Anglo Peruvian monopoly by which guano is sod
this country at the present high prices.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
On motion Of Mr. DAWSON the House then va.
into Committee of the Whole and proceeded (Mr OI
in the chair to consider the special order--being Ii.
homestead bill
Mr.. SMITH, OF Virginia, proposed an amendmeD,
except the mineral lands from the operation OF the bill
Mr. COBB moved 10 insert the word agricultural
making the bill apply only TO lands known agiu.
tura
Mr. DAWSON did not accept the amendment
Alter considerable debate,
Mr.. BlSSELL said ii The above amendments were h.
eced he would propose to insert after the word "lal'
the following words (which may, at the time u,
application is made, be subject TO private entry at 81
per acre"
The two previous amendments were withdrawn, anI
the last adopted.
Mr. SAGE moved to strike out the word :" free" ana
insert fifty cents" He opposed free grants as being ~
constitutional and as likely TO bring the poor Of Eut,
in large numbers into the country He contended HAL
the bill had not the plausible pretext OF railroad b
that il would benefit the government
Mr. DAWSON replied that the bill provided for gvl|
the land in alternate quarter -seconsincreasing l
Mr. SAGE was aware OF thai, but it did not prOyH.
that the price OF the remaining alternate sections shou
Mr. DAWSON showed that the objections made b,,
been answered previously in the debate.
Hr. CAMPBELL of Ohio, moved to insert whole
section instead OF quarter section" His object was M
reply to those gentlemen who arguing the uncon
stitutionality OF the bill.
The CHAIRMAN reminded the gentleman that be
must confne himself 10 the difference between whole
section" and "quarer-section."
MIR. CAMPBELL supposed that if it was unconsis |
onal to grant quarter sechon II was sll more uhco
stutional to grant whole section He cOntended that
the constitution made the public land the properly ID.
government for proper disposition, and that this bill pro
constitutional With respect to the danger OF the indu
of foreigners he had doubt every 4h OF July the
,leman had eloquently dscoursed upon the fact that
this was the land of the free and the home for l
oppressed" He was surprised that the gentleman from
Georgia should oppose granting land in these small qusl
titles, when that delegation voted unanimously for grant
ing tweny-seven millions OF acres to that Stale in The
Thrtyfrst Congress. II that CONSTITUTIONAL suy
The homestead bill was.
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, replied that il related
swamp lands and was tor the promotion OF public heaA
Mr. HAMILTON proposed 10 amend The bill II
striking out free and inserting twenty five cents
Mr.. CHANDLER opposed the amendment consiia
ing that the free grant TO the settler but equivaa
10 the free grants made to corporations for railroad M
Mr. DEAN moved 10 strike out from the amendma
twenty five cents" and insert " one cent"
Both the amendments were rejected.
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, moved to amend the bNI
by adding: and receive one rifle gun" [Laugherl
The CHAIRMAN ruled the amendment out OF ords /
Mr.. CAMPBELL then moved to add 10 the aReAs|
ment Zone copy OF The constitution OF the United States
which was likewise ruled out of order
Mr.. fECKHAM moved to insert zone year," nslai
OF immediately, after the passage, deferTing the open
ZION OF the bill until one year after its enactment Tn
was in order 10 make lis benefits accessible to personsa
all paris OF The country al the same time.
Mr.. DAWSON was opposed TO the amendment Wild
was rejected
Mr. WASHBURNE, of illinois, moved a subsilr.
to The bret section OF the bill which was rejected.
Nj. PERKINS, of New York. proposed an amen
ment which would restrict lbe benefits OF the bill to h
who were NOT already landed proprietors.
Mr. BlSSELL proposed to amend the amendment 50 II
restrict the benefits of the bill only 10 such as
ed less than 100 OF land
Mr.. JONES opposed the amendment contrary to iru,
democratic equality, and making distinctions entirely
corxisent with his political creed.
The committee without perfecting the first sec
OF the bill, several amendua still pending and he
House adjourned at half past three.
PETITIONS, ETc., UNDER RuIR.
Re MI A .,,s.I .Ia,, .J
Delaware Canal Company, praying Congress to apprYt
ate suicent sum OF money Tor the purpose OF mpr1
the navigation OF Back creek entrance OF sad
canal and aid ia The construction OF fsusble harbo then
on. Also, several memorials Of citizens Of Wilmngt1'
Brandywine, Glasgow, Dover, Georgetown Mllsboroug
and Laurel State OF Delaware, in favor OF Senate VI
for establishing territorial government for Nebraska
Also memorial Of sundry czens OF New Castle COUNT
State Of Delaware, praying for the establishment OF POD
road between the towns OF Newark and Middleton in
county.
BY Mr.. SAMIEL A. SMITH The petition Of Nsnal
Thurman wdow Of John Thurman, deceased, for pesl
sion referred 70 the Committee Oh Revolutionary Peal
BY Nj PRATT; The petition OF Clarissa Packwoa
and ouT sisters daughters 4 Joseph Park