The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-20
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FIRST SESSION.
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WASHINGTON, April 10, 1854.


senate.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1854
NEBRASKA BrI.
Mr WADE (frce soi OF Ohio presented "reminiscences
against the Nebraska bill.
vSsssEIs pnsCHARaINc cARaons
Mr. SEWARD, (free soi) Of N y from the Committee
Commerce. reported bill TO prevent unnecessary de
lay in dschargng capoes of vessels arriving from foreign
| ports. 1t was taken up and passed
TUE NEBRASKA BuI-DUTY ON IRON
Mr. COOPER (whig) of Pa, presented twelve remon-
srances against the Nebraska bn also, remonstrances
| against any change Of duty on iron
INCREASE OF PAT IN THE BxScUnvE DxrARrMESrs.
The Senate bill increasing the pay Of the clerks in the
| Departments was received from the House with two
amendments
The bill taken up and the amendments concurred
REooxTENsE rHB DiscovERER PRACTICAL ANAsrHKIA
Mr.. EVERETT, (whig) Of Mass, moved to take up the
bill to recourense the discover of practical anasthesia
Mr. EVANS (dem) of S C., opposed, but the motion
! was agreed TO.
The bill reces that the discovery has been most bene
fcial to mankind and has been used in the and
military service Of the United States without any com
pensaton to the dscoverer It further recites that
Doctors jackson and Morton Of Boston, and Wells of
Hartford claim to be said dscoverers 1t approprates
TO be held by the Secretary Of the Treasury
til tho to who is the real dscovere be decided by
Mr.. DAWSON (whig) of Ga, said he had reason to be.
heye that Dr. Long, OF Athens Ca, claimed the dis
| covery.
Mr. PETIT (dem Of Ia, said that had he the papers
before him he could satisfy the Senate that this discovery
was made as early as 1884, by Dr. Samuel Guthrie of
| New York Mr. Guthrie was now dead, but his heirs
were living.
Mr.. RusK, (dem) Of Texas, mentioned the name of
another claimant-Dr. Dickson.
The bill was amended to include these names and
to al allow the test Of claims of all other persons.
MI MI haa0 MAsos, Saem,g OF va opposed the bill
| The bin passed-yeas 23 nays 13-as follows
csis c1sRs
Thompson ofKy, Thompson Of y. J., Wade walker, VOL
SON s Dsdgs ss Of WIS., Evans Fitzpatrick Hunter Mason
| HOMESTEAD BILL.
The Homestead bill was then taken up.
Mr. WADE, Gree soil) of Ohio, moved to md the bill
by striking out that part which limits the benefits Of it
those who at the time Of its passage are residents Of the
| United States or;territories.
| Mr. ADAMS, (dem of Miss, said no was opposed to
the amendment and also TO the bill He was for grant
ing asylum and protection to all foreigners who sought
the United States But he was opposed to taxing the
American people to give homes to foreigners we're
rot now in the United States lie called attention the
fact OF foreigners sending rsmnnsrances foreigs
to the Senate rebuking it for its action Also to
fact of their having held public meetings aud denounced
the action of the Senate, and to their assembling
mcbs to hang in egy honorable and honored
for having discharged his duty to the country These
things shadowed forth that foreigners here
forming combinations TO interfere in public affairs and
he thought time Congress should offering further
| inducement to their immigration. lilo advocated the
principle Of graduating the price of public lands and he
the United States would rather pay low but fair price
for lands, with power control it, than have it
given TO them set of paupers for nothing without
the right of alienation and the obligation right to
remain upon it and cultivate it. They did not ask for
land with condition to it which would bind them to it
| as to prison He said that many persons had been
named entitled to the honor of being styled the f
Of this homestead bill but the real and true father
of it was the late Gen. Felix Mcdonnell of Alabama who
when in the House, on every occasion and out of
place ard time always moved to amend every PROPOSE.
ton by giving hundred and sixty of land to the
head of every family, whether man, maid or widow
Mr THOMPSON (whig) of Ky, said this amendment was
intended to extend the grant made by this bill not only
to all Americans and foreigners the United States
but also to all foreigners who may here, upon their
filing declaration OF intention to become citizens. To
the bill, and especially to this amendment, no
tirey opposed In the other end of the Capitol had
lately been declared that proposition to give lands for
the support Of those unfortunate people, the insane
| who, by visitation Of God unable to provGe for
themselveswns unconstitutional; but the Senator from
ONO hnds no such difficulty in the proposition to give
mails which the Of public justice political events
compel come to our shores and to the idle and lazy
oaers OF our own country He had thought of moving
to rccommit this bill with view OF making it more
equal in its bounties If it be right and just give
lands to the landless, and homes the homeless why
not give money to the moneyless. anything Ike JUS.
tco equality be intended, why overlook the mechan-
les the professional men and all vS Others who know
bounty upon those who can follow agriculture? He
had always understood that the public lands sol.
emnly pledged for the payment of the public debts If
this were so, he would like to know how they could be
legally taken while under mortgage and given away to
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