The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
Was hing!on, d. C., July %, 1854.

w VII -. ~, July ICof.t
To THE EpiroR II must be- in shor, let
ter, permitted 10 congratulate TIE Land States,
by the triumphant passage of the new Bill, in
troduct into the Senate of the U S by the
Hon. r. N I. Hunter, as substitute or
amendment to the "Hones,sad Bill" as pass.
ed some time previous by the House of Repre-.
sentatives, and for lo' time before the Sen
ate-ayes So, nays IL.
l must also remark, that or Thursday last,
previous 10 The enerossmt nj of the Bill. various
Senators put firth Their reasons, why it was,
that they preferred The Bill of the Senator iom
Virg mia, as the NIT best measure for the inter
est of tn, citizens and as benefit TO the States
in whch vacant Lands are situated, as a sub
sttute tor The .Homestead Bill" Ann ny the
early advocates of the Homestead, was Gen
Dodge, OF y"ur noble Stale. He embrace that
occasion, to say, that having fail, d in the one,
he felt DESTROYS that the question should be per-
nanently closed by the adoption of seine bene
fetal scheme, that would lie acceptable to the
new States: and, as viewing the Bill Of MIR.
Hunter as beneficial, almost quail in fact, toIthe
original homestead bill. Your Senators both
support the new Bill as an alternative, as did,
the venerable Henry Dodge, Mrssrs Walker
Douglas, Shields, and quite all of oar Nlsssip.
pi valley friends A copy If the Bill !, as il pass
ed the Senate, is herewith endorsed, and the
sooner you place the same before yonr readers
50 much so"ner will YOU be The means of spr. ad
ing this ben 6cent act, an act of m. re general
benefit, the GROWING act of the session before
the people The members of The House should
it b. CO me he law If the land al as early day
as ssbe.
To" much praise cannot be bestowed upon
these gentlemen OF the Senate, who have thus
brought this Land question TO SO favorable and
so equitable disposition for the present dispos
al of the public Lands
The small graduating price to actual settlers,
cannot fail to end itself to all those who
may wish 10 have home in the thriving valley
of the "iather Of waters" Indeed, such will
be the popularity Of this new Bill among the
citizens Of the "game cpck Of the North. v est,
that l shall not at all be surprised, to
hear, that the provisions are even more acce pta.
bic 10 the west, than the original " Homestead
Bill from the fact, that there are extensive
provisions in Mr. Hunters Bill, made, express
" to aid in The construction of Rail Roads, in
the different States tina will be acceptable to
the Legislatures thereof. This provision, with
the low price of lands, t. actual settlers, COM
mends the Bill to my most favorable considera.
ton, and sincerely do desire, that the majority
of the members of the House Cf Representa-.
lives, will SO lock upon The Bill, and so receive
from them that favor, thai will insure its spe edy
passage by their honorable body. But, let the
Bill Mr.. Editor, speak for itself by an early in
serton in your most valuable paper.
congress will adjourn on the 4th proximo
and The general impression. is, that resolution
will pass Tor the assembling Of Congress on the
LIST Monday of Nov. Mex; instead of LIST Mon.
day Of December.
The heat Of this summer, has nearly worn
down the members OF Congress, yet, with the
exception of this, the general health OF Con
gress and our citizens, never was better; and
he Lord preserve from the pestilence, to
which many of our fair cities are now vi
| sited