The daily union., 1854-02-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.

The House met at IL o'cock, N.
Prayer by the Chaplain uthe Senate.
The ionfnal ot Tuesday read and approved.
Mr. WHEELER presented the resolutions OF meet
ing OF workinemen held q the Tabernacle, New YORK
city, protesting against The REPEAL OF the Missouri Com
promise when we're releTed 10 iAe Committee on Ter
rIiofes.
The SPEAKER laid bdore the House a communica.
ton IRON the War Department, transmitting the annual
amy registry ior the nsc year ending June 80, 1883
laid on The table, and ordSed io be printed
Mr.. STEVENS OF Michigan, from the Committee
Public Lands, reported I'LL establishing land office 10
the lover peninsula OF Mrhgan: read third time, and
Mir. DISNEY, from the same committee, reported back
Senate bill No. 49, grazing TO the State OF Wisconsin
portion OF the public lad 10 aid in the construction OF
. railroad and branch rods In the said State, with
amendment, adding TO III, first section provision that
lands either side OF said road south OF Jonesvie
shall be granted the Safe OF Wisconsin by virtue OF
any provisions OF this &C.
Mr.. ID said the committee recommended the immediate
Mr.. LETCHER was dsirous of getting all the bills
for making grams Of lsns together, in order that ihey
might whether they tad public lands enough Tor the
purposes proposed.
M SMITH, OF yngnia, opposed the b on the
ground that II they granting lands 10 that way
10 railroad companies hey would have none lett for
bounty purposes. lie rerored the House for not
matufey considering qestions involving such serious
consequences as bulls ganiiog millions OF acres OF land
10 RAILROAD companies Wolved He moved that the bill
be referred 10 The Committee OF the Whole The state
OF the Union
Mr. D0NDELL was friend 10 The railroad system,
but should be compelled against The bi il pressed
Immediately for decisi0
Mr.. COBB vas ol option. il the gentleman would in
vesigaie the mtasue win the that he lnyesi
gated his biils he would be ready to support it's
immediate passage lie could show, BY reference to
mar. that there inds which. b. max log the rail-
road intended, could be sold for dollars aod hall
an aeeland which. without the railroad, could not be
even brought into the market at all.
MI STANTON, OF tennessee, confessed be did not
MAJ upnf
acting promptly on the nports oi the committees he
though, great amount irrelevant discussion would be
Mt PERKINS. OF Nw York, opposed the passage OF
the blh
Mr. DISNEY. in repl, to a question from Mr. LrrcHrR
explained that y was nd grant TO company. but a
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, advocated the reference OF
the bill TO the Commute OF the Whole the state OF
the Unlon bill ike nai, involving hundreds OF thou
sands. Il not millions, u property and the principle o
which certainly involvs many mIons sbould be open
to ams spdmenis such oud be Offered IN the Committee
OF the Whole on the se OF The Union. He objected 10
ihe section providing that land within sr miles OF the
SAID railroad should be sold tor less than double is
present price He was opposed 10 that provision, be-
cause II taxing The ,eitler with the OF
ing The road 10 the bene OF the stockhodet He
Tended that IL would be better sell all the land the
price OF 81 Is per acre and then IT settlers chose TO
become stockholders in the company, they could do
Tor The same amount as they would no1 be required 10
pay tor their land over and above the established price.
The price for carrying the United States mals and TO in.
set provision for the fee transportation OF the troops
maa, &C. oi the United States He thought. II the gov
srnmsnt provided the lards, and much ban
required, which by s sale furnished The money required
Tor eonplstnG the work they ought in return TO con-
vey All government property Tree OF all charge.
Af. SkELTON advocated the reference OF The bill 70
the Coom,uee OF the w hole He conended that the rule
OF the House which required that all bills involving sp.
pfoprat'ons to be referred 10 The Committee of the Whole
applied with EQUAL or even greater force 10 bills donating
land. Land Was even of more value than money and,
when they Considered the rapid increase OF population
became them 10 con,ider serously the granting OF such
large appropriations OF land 10 such companies. The
liberties Of The people were 10 be provided iof, and lhey
continued 10 build np panies n that way, which would
become powerful, they would influence dan.
gerous 10 the freedom OF the county There dam
ger OF great interests influencing legislation and 1t be-
cam. Them 10 consider well before they placed in the
hands OF such gigantic corporations the land OF the
tfy. The bill was pfovldiog Tor road which would
cone into competition with another road, Bringing gov
eminent Into composition with private enterprise Were
they willing that government should thus interfere with
private enerprisei He conended il wise and In
ndlcous to adopt such oourse OF legislation, and
Suoed bs remarks by supporting its reference TO the
Committee oi the Whole.
MT DISNEY was willing 10 postpone the considera-
hon OF the bill to a suitable time.
lhs SPEAKER pro Inn. 10 reply to inquiries informed
ne House that 4 The House Then resolved itself into
Committee OF The Whole, the debate the bill would
not come up until Tuesday next, to morrow was PHI
vac bll day and Monday resolution day.
~ BiSSELL obtained he floor, but yielded TO
mr DEAN, who proposed that the House resolve it.
~ into COMMITTEES OF the Whole on The state OF the
Union
The question was taken BY leIlers, who repored-ayes
o. noes IS. No quorum voting.
motion was made for call Of be roll pending
pnhleh motion was made to adjourn, on which the
House d,ylded-ayes Ga, noes 81 no, two-thirds
Mf LANE, of Indiana, demanded the yeas and nays
won me motion 10 adjourn; on which tha motion was
htgatlged--5ess 50, nays 50.
Inc question Of going iDto committee was then laken--
pts eI, noes 25 no quorum voting.