The daily union., 1854-03-02


there are settlers upon il, II is appropriated.
Mr. STUART. Just add the words I" and unoccupied, /"
MIR GWlk. Very well | will do so. The amend
ment have drawn up rs IN these words:
Provdsd, That State Of California may locate her
portion OF ee said lands upon any o. the unappfoPriaed
and unoecupied lands Of tha, State"
Mr. MASON. The effect Of that amendment will be,
presume, enable the State of California TO appropf-
ate the richest gold lands within her limits
Mr. GWlN. | am willing 10 exclude the mineral
lands They not 10 De surveyed there is an order
hlr MASON. II would not be known whether they
Were mineral lands or not until they appropriated
suspect there is large portion unexplored which
discovered
Mr. GWIN. | am not IN favor Of any act OF Con-
gfess ior approprang The mineral laads That matter
Is carefully guarded IN all legislation The surveyor
general expressly instructed not TO survey the mineral
lands
Mr. MASON The lands. whether surveyed or not.
Mr.. GWIN. II they take the mineral lands there. the
law is against them.
Mr.. MASON am very much at a loss to know
how you will get the lands back after the title has become
vested in California by the subsequent discovery that
they were in fact mineral lands.
Mr. GWlN. do not want TO cause the posiponement
of this BILL but il had time could show the senator
that the mineral region is strictly Defined and there
no public surveys going on in that region, will there
be unless there is an act OF Congress TO that effect
Mr. MASON. | am willing to take the word OF the
senator from California for anything about which he is
certain but submit that he cannot be certain whether
the mineral lands well defined not That mat
ter OF conjecture ltmay be said that the boundaries
such parallel Of latitude, such and such courses,
such and such mountains. 1t is purely conjecture.
The State may abound in mineral lands for all we know.
Now, DO not mean to throw embarrassment
in the way Of this bill, but feel bound to make known
my opposition to the bill, and will do upon it's pas
sage. lthink, however, that The honorable senator who
has the care of this bill should see that it is carefully
guarded In my opinion, the amendment OF the senator
from California places in the power OF the State he rep
resents the appropriation OF mineral lands to the excu-
sion OF the federal government
The amendment, modified then read as follows:
" Provided That the State OF California may locate her
portion Of the said lands upon any Of the pnapproprated
occupied by actual settlers"
The question being taken on the amendment, il was
agreed to-ayes %, noes IL.
The question then stated ordering the bill to be
engrossed for third reading upon which the senator
from Mississippi asked for the yeas and nays
Mr. HAMI.IN. They be taken on the final pas
Mr. ADAMS Why not just as well now
Mr. HAMLlN. | understand the senator from Vir-
gna is going TO discuss the bill, and ask il il would
not be equally agreeable TO the senator from mississippi
TO let take vote engrossng the BILL and hear the
senator from Virginia before the final passage.
Mr. ADAMS Very well | Withdraw the call for the
yeas and nays on the engrossment
The bill was then ordered TO be engrossed.
Mr.. MASON. submit to the Senate that am per-
fectly willing to make the remarks which feel myself
required to make at this moment; but though DO no moi
as il is now one O'Clock shall move the posponemen
of the further consideration of the bill till to
morning, and call for the order of the day.
The bill was accordingly postponed.
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS,
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for
the territorial organization OF Nebraska and Kansas.
Mr.. BRODHEAD addressed the Senate in favor OF the
@ ise T ss .p% pS1sssS .1ssS s5sssss the Senate
in favor OF the BILL (His speech will also be published
Mr.. CLAYTON obtained the floor. but yielded to
Mr. xuI, Oh hiatt IN fu tborc a,I
ton OF the bill be postponed until tomorrow.
The motion was agreed TO.
SOLAR COMPASS.
On motion by Mr. STUART, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of Senate bill (No 1917 to compensate
VIM A. Burt for the use of the solar compass by the
United States invented and patented by him which was
read the second me and considered as in committee OF
Mr.. HUNTER asked for the reading of the report;
which read II appears that by OF the solar
compass more than nine million acres of the public land
have been already surveyed, which, 10 consequence OF
the presence OF minerals could not haye been surveyed
by the ordinary magnetic compass while many OF the
lands so surveyed would not be equal in value 10 the
cost OF survey by OF the theodolIle transit or
other instruments OF that description. The bill provides
Tor a remuneration OF $4,000
Mr.. HUNTER do not intend to dispute the merit OF
this genlleman's invention; but II seems TO that
introducing dangerous principle, and setting bad
example The constitution has provided that inventors
shall be rewarded by having secured 10 them patent for
limited period and that TO be the true mode.
But here is proposition TO give bounty directly of
the public treasury Ii may be that in this particular In.
stance the gentleman may be entitled TO IT, But il is an
example which will certainly pleaded, and which will
lead to mischief When say that he may be entitled 10
the compensation, do not mean that he has lust claim
against the United States bu, mean TO say that il may
be strong claim OF the nature could be presented
am against setting such precedenis even beginning
with such Il may not be the first case. rccol-
eet other in which inventors have in and Pc
ttoned the Congress OF he United States 10 reward them
Tor discoveries which could not be paid for by The com
munity at large. When once begin with these, we
shall find that we are taking very troublesome subject
of jurisdiction into our hands Nor do think that any
inventor claim from than accorded in the
constitution Of the United States He obtains patent
else buys il and II il happens that his invention is Of
such nature that he cannot be repaid 10 money be
take his chance oil thai compensation which given 10
such orgnaors and tscoyerershe reputation and fame
which they will acquire from
Mr. STUART. certainly did not expect that this
bill would produce any discussion 10 the Senate pareu-
lary after The reading OF the commilees report and the
And, sir, beg leave 10 say in the outsel that all desire
is that every senator in the body will give his attention
to The subject; aud ~ upon u understanding Of the
facts the Congress OF the United States will reject This
BILL will confess myself more disappointed than have
ever been yet at any Of It's legislation The honorable
senator IRON Virginia Mr. HusrrR has not sought 10
show, as understand H. that Congress does not possess
the constitutional power to do this thing, although that ia
one OF the most convenient Arguments OF the day But,
sir he puts il upon the ground that the ought TO
stand where every other inventor stsnds-seling his in
vehuon IN the market II was but the other day that we
gave more money than Is provided for IN this BILL to be
distributed In accordance with the opinion OF the Commit
tee Military Affairs 10 several gentlemen who had
made certain invention IN firearms or ammunition