The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-10
AFFAIRS IN wAsHINGT0N.

The Land CIR -duatioa Law,
Reported by Mr.. Cobb. from the Committee on
Public Lands, early In the last session-:he fnt
Bin on the caleDdar-snd which passed tho House
% the nth Of April, sod the Senate towards the
close OF tLe session.
AN ACT TO GRADu srA AND RsDuCH rHp PRICE on
TIE PUBLIC LANDS TO ACTUAL SETTLERS AND
cULrvAToRs.
lie y enacted by the Senate and House of Reore-
-entatves OF the United States Of America In Con
gress assembled, that all Of the public lands of the
United States wh'oh all have been In the market
lot ten years or np ~s'ds, pror to the me OF app
cat,on 10 enter the same er the provisions Of
TINS act, aud still rtmaioiag unsold, shall be sub
iect TO saie at the ic. OF ne dollar per acre and
all OF the land of III Unueu states that shall have
been IL market f., fifteen years or upwards as
cTesaio, and still mining unsOld, shall be sub
Hcs 70 sale az seventy i've cents per acre; and all
Oh ete lands of the United States that shall have
oeen In market for ts-.ty yrars or upwards, a.
Aforesaid, and still remsinibg unsold shau be sub
Jet to sale al dity ssr acre. and all Of the
lands of the United state, that shalt have been in
market Tor twenty i've sears AID war d., az aforc
said, mo Still tem, log old shall be subject to
SAFE al :wenty live oeett DER acre; aud al lads of
the Uuitee STATES 1T shalt have been in the mar.
Set for thirty year, moe, shall be subject to
sale at twelve ~ d "A half hts per acre: Provided
this section sh,ll ut y construed as to extend
10 lands reserved 10 ~ United States in acts
granting lands 10 Sites 10 railroad or tlcr iQter
nal improvements, - mine raj lands held 81 over
one collar and tsehty hye cents per acre.
sec. Z. And be 'tiniiher enacted That upon every
REDUCTION IN price audi the provisions OF this act,
toe &C pant and settler upon the lands shall have
TIE reht Of pIe.emp'iot j. eucI eradu Iteo price,
upon tic same terms, rorditloas, restrictions ani
mttafion5, upon sbcg the public lands OF the
United States are inject to the right Of pre-
SmIGcn Until ~IIrn mt, days preceding the
next gisduaLiu reduction that shall ,ake place;
snd II not pui bssso, shall again be subject to
the right OF pre- en- lin ror eleven months. IA be-
fore, ard 50 on from Tim Ia lime as reductions AXE
place: Provided. thai ua'hiug la this act shalt be
20 construed as TO '.te &c With any right which
has or may accrue by virtue OF any act granting
l'reempilon 20 aetna! settlers upon public lands
sec. !. And Or II firtrsi enacted, Tnat any per
ton spI'ying 70 e,tet ~ OF the aforesaid lands
shall be required 20 IKE stlavit before the rclgjs
ter or receiver Of the proper land Office, that he or
sac enters the same Tor ais her owo use, and for
the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation or
Tor the use OF an adjoining farm or plantation owned
or occupied by him herself ard together with said
entry, he or she has pot acquired from the United
States under the provisions Of this act, more than
three hundred and t~eDt, acres, according to the
established surveys; nd if any person or persons
taking such oetn affidavit shall swear falsely In
the premises, he or an. shall be subject to all the
pains ard penalties Of perjury.
WIDOWS AND PENSIONS.
Corresponds, CO 81 he Baltimore Sun-)
WASHINGTON, Aug. Z, 1854.
by law on tensions, passed on the last night Of
the session, II the widow IL y soldier marree chs
loses her cain, but II tat husband dies she again
amount of the new IL. that whenever the lady Ii
widow the goveromsn' holds itaelf bound to pro-
toc& her. One no'sry publi: IL now empowered TO
take sD sckpo .ledem NJ as will IS two justices Of
notary public is Of tie same legality a. IL taken
before commissioner. The necessity for special
commissioners, therefore. no longer exists.
corresponding. o. the Philadsphis Iedgerl
WAsHINGTON, August T. 1854
The Foreign Policy If che United States- The Ptu-
ohdse y Cubo--I's Sp0nish Revelation Danger
of Emancipation.
Mr.. Buchai an is probably charged with the Cen
tricate and difficult Il settlement than profitable
fT the preecn aud the s0,ut3on Of which will not
nateria ly affect either DOR commercial political
pro4petts The Spsnish question, a. / always
hinted. is kept snug here in Warrington and win
be solved here, II abyshe The purchase Of Cuba,
that Re possible can hs efe ted here In Washing.
ton, and would pr bAbI, have made some progress
with the minister from Spain, il tho revolution I'D
rot int nup'cd tho prenminsries Mr.. Cueto, how
ever. expressed h'm.en very positively to como
senators, that 10 bad Instructions 70 treat for
sn sIanssmcn. Tb . however, has boon looked
uron BY some as yuse de guer7e to get higher
r'ice MY humble opin On Is that the revolutionary
government will be sooI-r disposed to soil the island
than the I'D dy nasty. The revenue of Cuba has
always Como into the pockets Of the King Queen.
and the pubic treasury ~ss not whit the better
for it The Ieople. Of Spain, II they understand
thereby prevent the creatures Of the court IRON
being rewarded for their services by being allowed
TO stea! m Cuba. But what II Spain is republican
lied. as lfsnc~ WIZ in lS4s? and what ifthe repub
lie emancipste the negroes, ss the French have
Gomez The Spanish. question may, il q very few
months, become very grave ono TO the United
Statee
fCcrrcspondeDcc Of Phiadelptia North Americsu.l
WASHINGTON, August Z, 1854.
Mr.. Mann, Assistant secretary Of State sailed for
Eurofe yesterday. II h presumed that he goes
With Instructions to MI. Buchanan relative TO tho
m Of e. and IN QOrle "a.
Ing Cuba
Mr.. Beelen, the re emily appointed Secretary Of
Legation at Berlin, bias rived here, and will sail
On the 6th September. He should have been aIr
pointed charge to Nicaragua, where his 20 pula' ity
among the people ann with the government, and Lii:
perfect knowledge Of their language and institutions
would have done much e. efAce the recollection Of
Borland's atroc conduct.