New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-15
UOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER laid before the House the second part
of Herndons report Of the Exploration OF tue Amazon
Valley and its tributaries. Ordered to be printed.
The following gentlemen comprise the Select Commit.
tee to inquire into mistakes frauds in the payment OF
moneys to the Collins and other mail lines OF steamers
ton Elliot, j. c. Allen, Puryear 80
Sixty thousand copies of the mechanical portion of the
Patent Office report were ordered 10 be printed.
The House went into Committee of the Whole on the
State Of the Union on the Homestead bill
TIE bill proposes TO grant TO every man beng the head
of family and citizen of the Gnited States home
stead of loo acres condition of occupancy and cult
walton for specified period. 80
Mr. DAWSON said the disposition of the public domain
in the mode suggested involves policy OF vast impor
lance which he trusted would receive the full deberaon
as well as the firm action of the House. Whether consld
cred with regard to the change which proposed III our
the nation or the benefits which the bill proposes TO confer
on large class OF fellow ctzens-there is none TO
which the proposition contained in this bill yields IN impor
lance Tie persuasion that this is Of great pub
lie interest the consciousness that as the legislative body
Congress possess the power 10 benefit to considerable
extent both physically and morally large class OF our
fellow men, while the nation at large VII be advanced 10
still higher degree socially and State is sufficient TO
awaken patriotic desires speedily TO exercise ihs power
To proceed more ntellgeny he adverted briefly 70 the
condition in which the bill was LEFT by the econOi the la
Congress and then noticed objections which had been made
with indefsgabe diligence and research IN both Houses OF
Congress against the measure IL those opponents nag
not shown sufficient reason why the bill should
l eected II Was because the reasons Tor us passage
were irresistible and overwhelming In the course OF MS
remarks he said agrdIialsm III It's broau selse was 0
taxing of property from those who have IT, and distnoa
inc n among men who do not possess any lie more the
Lard is distributed the greater is the number Oh nee
holders and therefore the greater the number opposed 10
leyelng distribution. He commended that by furnlshinS
homesteids to our citizens, every one would ieel
more independent, and possess greater interest II
unfolding the Government than those VINO have
10 no such interest in the soil Both General Jackson
and General Pierce looked forward TO the time "hen
the public lends would to be source oil pIohc
revenue Not more than one hundrd and MY m.nlohs
Of acres Of land would be required under this Dill ior
many years TO come and if add fifty millions Tor ths
Pacific Rslroed we shall still have len eleven hunlr
and fifty millions of Of public domains geogrsph
al area larger than England, Wales, Scotland ahd ire
land CombneG-sUfeient in extent 10 make two hGndreu
States large Maryland, New Jersey New Hanlp-
shire Without such policy the bill proposed ms
domain must remain wilderness for centuries. In con
reotion wi his subject he spoke of the Pacific Railroad
10 facilitate the commerce OF the world. This road VIII
orfn ID tie intercourse between this country and the
millions Of Japan and China who viii supply with lux
mics AZ cheap rates in exchange for agricultural pro
Jnc.s which win be furnished promptly and abundanty
Mr. MACE Hnd) said no one regretted more than be
lie, le NebrGtkG question had been thrust Congress
md The country at large twas fashionable and fseqaeni
n Grain quarters TO eenounee those who opposed the re
oe ,be Mi.,oun Comproise ~ SOls and Abooais,s