Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-03
rIIRTY-THIRD coNGREss.--Is7 sEssTc
TUESDAY, February 26, 1854.

Mr. Petit introduced bill granting land 10 Indiana and II
lnois for rail road purposes.
| Mr. Touccy presented memorials from Connecticut
a2ainsl the repeal Of tho Missouri Compromise Mr. Wa1t
presented similar petitions from Ohio Mr. Everett irn,r
Massachusetts; Dir. Fish from Montgomery county, n Y
Mr Chase, eight from Ohio; MIR. Sumner, three from Mas
sachusetts, from Indiana, and five from Pennsylvania
and Mr. Clayton, from Alabams. All laid on Tho table
Mr. Pearce presented the proceedings Of meoIln9 held IN
Baltimore in favor OF amending revolutionary pens on d"N
and OF giving loo aces Of land 10 ell who served IN tAe wal
of 1912.
MI S,uar, introduced bill for the relief Of the purchasers
and ocaors Of ovsowcd and swamp lands II was taken
up aud passed.
Mr. scbnsiau reported resolution directing The pay
men; 10 Richard NJ Young for services in investigating
crraia charges against Alexander Ramsay late eupcrn
cndcnt of Indian affairs In Oregon. Laid over.
The bill granting land all the Satos for the beneh, OF
ndsra, insane blind deaf and dumb was then taSen up
and, after amendment, passed.
The bill was amended so give each State 100 00C
acres leaving tho other 100000 be appooned
among them according TO compound ratio Of the popula
tiun and the numhcr Of square miles.
Mr. Gwn aaid no lands In California were now open 10
private entry All tho aods surveyed now and which would
be for twealy yeas occupied oy actual settlers. he
moved amendment allowing California 10 locate her share
on unsurveyed unoccupcd lands not having any minera
characler-adopcd
Mr. Mason proposed to debate the b aud said /,
O'clock he moved pospoEement OF II for the spc
clal ordsr-rfJeced.
The bill was ordered to be engro,sed AS this bill wac ",
engrossed required unanimous consent TO pass IT, MI
Mason objected.
The Nebraska bill was taken up
Mr. Brodhead addressed the Senate In support Of inc OH
Mr. Thompson of New Jersey, followed n sg7pc. Oh lne
bill. ,,
Mr. Clayton then took the hoo and the bill was post
pousd After executive session the Senate aeoofneo.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Ewing said the committee elections, 10 whlch was
referred The petition OF Geo. W. Isaacs and oiher contest
Ing the right of Mike Walsh to sea! In the Rouse had
To tho conclusion back the pet!ton and ask
10 be discharged from It's further consideration The petition
cnroboraIed by any proof and accompanied o Tue
unprecedented request that commission oc sent 10 rev
York 10 take evidence.
The House resumed the consideration Of The motion
fer 10 the committee of The whole the Senate biz 2EdotDg
iluis to Wisconsin for rail road purposes.
Mr. Bssel said this policy dates as lar BACK as The o
of the cte,t STAT, orn.d Of the public domain. Not
only Illinois, but the General oVe'nment and the sei-
cs of bat State by The grant 10 the great
al road and what s true OIL tha "oiki - uue VI a eai
Mr. Cutting said he yesterday Informed that the rocds
,,onosJ IN he built by he large donations of government
xrpeird GuO 0C0 miles As respecta the branch road
from vile 10 atison ]. will run defiance OF from
5n 10 60 miles 10 the Immediate vcGy OF the Milwaukee
mad which has been built by private contributions at grea
risk therefore wrong to appropriate the property o
The General Government 10 order 10 build rival rood
r Bssell replied that he had not Informed himself on
This subject his object In rieng being merely 10 vindcate
The poay embraced in the BILL He thought however, The
uouse might safely leave Wisconsin manage be: own a
fairs The gentleman from New Jersey, (Mr Sketon9 The
other day took occasion lecture West but II i'll be
came him. Ia New Jersey anything but rail- road comPa
ny7-a sort of fixture attachment 10 such company
believe her entire sovereignty is kspt by the rail road com
pany the directors thereof and not certain but the
broad SEAL Of which we have heard so much 10 IN p
session Of of those rail road companies hope 'n'
West will profit By the gratutous lecture. -, e,,
Dir. Disney obtained the floor but gave way 10 hI o.
ton, uaY said he could allow sspsrslon 10 oe e
New Jer=sy without replying The people ol view va
have always been strongly in favor OF State M
past history shows The world they capable OIL seeoV
eminent, At the time the whole Bfsh power selaeo ana
held The s of that p.s a ss ins
was no: becoming TO them on questions Of comes
tic policy.