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son revolutionary soldier. praying pension
under the Of 1888; which was referred to the m
Committee on pensions. p
HOMESTEAD BILL. il
Upon motion to post one the consideration 8
of the Homestead Bill, Mr.. Dodge of Iowa, c
made the following remarks: e
Mr.. Presiden, whatever motives may be as
crbed TO other Senators, or whatever ntima- q
tons may be thrown out as to the views and
purposes OF some who may wish to USE the
homestead bill as ga masked battery" from
which to assail the President, | am sure does t
not apply to me, nor do believe it is so intend r
ed am that was directed at Senators
who occupy very different and much more
distinguished position in this body ard in the
county, than do; or Senators having different
political views from those | entertain !; and tor
Of hers who stand in peculiar relation 20 the bill
which has been re turned to us from The Presl-
dent As stated on a previous occasion, |
believe that the President has d ne Fight in ve-
TONG the INDECENT insane bill. Fer that, sir
am prepared to sustain him; but, sir, at the same
time, | am friend of the homestead b. and
am whether the President not l shall
therefore vote to take it up on all occas ons, and
10 urge it to its final passage. Whether it will
be vetoed or not, is, however, matter which
am not called upon To decide. Let the Presi-
dent speak for himself. | am in favor of pas =
ing the homestead bill to-day, and thus aft ,rd-
ing to the President the opportunity Of exercis
ing his constitutional au hority, either TO veto or
approve it to- morrow, he may think proper
He has his duty to discharge Chief Magis-
trate of the United Slares He acts under the
solemnity of his GA h, and has his duties and
obligations 10 perform to him shall seem
proper | act under mine Each Senator does
the same, und decd es, far as his veto (vote)
can do, the cons'ituionality and expedency OF
all the measures which come before us. Why,
then, should we condemn, or find fault with, the
, President for doing the same thing9 "
Mr.. President, a general thing, am usual
, ly for sustaining my friend from Virginia MIR.
HUNTER in pressing the the appropriation bills,
because | think preference should generally
be- given to them | would now do over any
othef than the homestead bill. The Senator
, from Wisconsin, think, but discharges his duty
BY insisting on the special order, and am for
Sustaining him. / voted against the proposition
= of the Senator from California, because pre-
ferred the homestead oil.
: regretted to hear my friend rom Arkaos :
4 Mr. JOHNSON announce 10 day his IN n itn l.
vote against the homestead bill, giving as "A rea
son therefor that the there a ttnge "f dhnii
/, tionism about that bill which had driven bin
from its support | regret ed u the more, be
!, cause that Senator had heretofore voted tor the
bill in he other House, and was, as thought,
5 It's champion. New, sir, | am one OF thosa who
It have seen with the deepest regret the attempt
: to connect this matter o. dsposing OF the publlc
a lands with the question of slavery in any OF Us
shapes or forms. The Senator from Mississippi
mir ADAMS who is not now here, when dis
l russing the homestead bill upon previous
OCCASION, referred 10 the burning in efiigy of the
Senator from Illinois Mr. DoUGLAsl by the
miserable fanatics in Chicago and other portions
of the country; and he did me the honor to refer
n to me and to intimate that because Of my posi-
| ton on the side of the Senator from Illinois OF
e The Nebraska question, that m ght receiv like
treatment at the hands of some of these people
o tn whom referred in kindly terms as the
countrymen of Montgomery, and Lafayette, and
n others.
rs Sir, as a friend of the South a supporter oil
the Constitution, and advocate for the per-
IS Torrance of each and every duty which one
State owes to another under the provisions o
A that sacred instrument, there are few things
which so much deplore as that the South, the
minority section of the Union, should engage ir
ii a war against that foreign born population, o
to whom in the days of Jefferson, and of the aler
in and sedton laws, and since, they were the
ID friends and supporters. Such, too, was o
a Jackson and the founders of the Democrat,
I'd party generally. am sorry to see those mani
festations of discomfort to which have referred
IN fear it will make enemies OF those who ha,
os friend from Mississippi that if The Senator fou
Of Illinois has been burnt in efigy by some SINAI
ne squads of foreigners, let it be remembered tina
ne they were exc'ted to it by Abolition fanatics
upon en- parte misre presentations of facts Fu
ad one, tar the burning efigy is concerned
Al | attach no Importance TO it. |, is manifesto
ton OF spit, and i'll will, with which many
OF the most merilorious aud distinguished publ
men of our country have been visited, and ne
L.. g.
Washington was burnt in etfigy tor his approve
ms of Jay 'reay,i in many portions OF the Unite
States. Tyler, for his veto on he Bank Of tn
ms United States, was burnt in effigy. He wa
even insulted in the White louise for withhold
IL ing his assent, the President OF the Unite
States, to the es Establishment of the fifty million
OF of dollars monster bank, to coil around and de
s'roy the liberties of the country. No exhib
p lions of this sort should ever have the least il
f1uence in determining the course ola publ
'P- man, much less to influence his vote upon
great question of public policy.
But, sir, my friend from Arkansas intimatt
'P- that there is desire on the part Of one secto
to get the advantage over the other. | kno
p that he did not intend that for me, because, M
President, you know, | am one of those VIII
were, and am, willing to open Kansas and N,
1t. braska Territories to the citizens of all til
States of this Union, to go there with all til
he the institutions under which live and to who
| am attached, cnnnot triumph in the settlemeI
Up of those Territories, and in shaping their dome
he tic institutions, over those of my friends Sta
in and others, | am willing to abide the decision
and believe the minority ough. to be. Th
lee people, me Constitution, and the judiciary
is strange to me that any republican shou
think of shrinking from such tribunals q
these.
Mr. President in regard to the various bill
which are before US, apprehend t. at the ta
Is this: II a bill has a majority of friends in IN
body, they will take it up and pass it, and if i
'ed friends minority, it will be voted dow
Now The que stion OF adhe renee t. he sp -ciat q
ng der is made, | am most anx usIt should surcee
was willing to proceed ia consider and vo
by upon the Presidents message I" dav, bu.. rs
e act of courtesy, we have extended ne am y
ass to "Wednesday, and Sem - nj n
all Carolina MIR BADGER has The haar upon
u If for no other reason | taInk should proces
to consider the no nrslead bi IN ference
IN that large and triumphant majority by which
ghi has been twice passed by he other House.
led the peoples Representatives.
his vA Vermonter has just devised ne
"e mode of fencing. He procures stakes five fe