New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-05
xxxIud CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION.

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sons lie said that he had great respect Tor tho right
OF petition ami presented hi, bu, he desired to eSprs n'
opinion on is merits Like the one presented ~ 'ne sDs
Tor from Illinois il asked for an investigation ny Ner
Committee but As ,hat laid On the table, ti' might
follow.
moving for a Select Committee and had beea accused q
hin snnntbcr,d the Do fiion His friend from Nasaeha-
se.s would make himself responsible Ia similar nPata
tiGns tie w"ur ne S' as chamsn and he
had no doubt that The senator Woad give h supcc, hs
able research which he gave 20 all subjects ~
Mr. SUMNER said he followed The lead If IA, senator
No reques; made OF him 10 move Tor Select ''mmu
tee as was the case with the senator
The subject was laid on the table. 49,
tmessarc from the President. Transmitting cprrcs2,n-
deucc the subject Of passengers Oh emS esse'
Mr. Johnson offered resolution calling for ref
of the exploration OF the North Pacific Sc Adopted
Mr. BELL offered resolution ealing for mo fnaiion a.
to the Stocks and Sccurtic redeemed b! the roa'"ry
since March 1883. Adopted. 80.
Mr. BRODIIEAD moved he printing OF adiiaoaa.
coros of the report. of the Director of the Mint Agreed
The veto message was taken up and the motion to print
10 COO extra copies agreed To- 80 =. -,
Mr. SHIELDs desired the bill TO be postponed Tor
LONGER ~ say Monday two weeks. For one ne ws op
posed to amy action ihs measure until the HON se"
I'm was finally iii posed OF 10y Congress. ihe mior was
most important and action on It had pcen mo-. u'gussy
delnyrd lie was Clad thai hc whole subject OF Pnohc
lands was brought before Con css because now tn're
MIGHT be some pcrmanon. policy recognized and osisb
Mr. PRATT said that if the senator could ie the Sen;
ate nuihortatively that the President woald veto IA
Homestead bill there would be some Ior'e III ms su"'"'
Int Il he could not. why delay action on tins bill
Mr.. SHIELDS said he h'd no Information as 20 w" VIZ,
woio lie Presidents Wow on me hohic-e"t o, ~
had too much respect for the PreHdent 10 Hh nun hs
uinu IN IL end he was sule The Presdcn "pdi teghrd
II "a insult 20 be asked what ne would or Wouu ho' 10
with any act pending before Congress, - ;,s,oooo ,,o-o
Mr. HUNTER said. h. never knew M Instance W'cse
uc consierni,n of hill returned vetoed by the T. "
dent had been postponed tor such po'oa ns ~ Wv
named. He thought the seae oo5h he ~ MondsT
NJ CHASE said the usual course in cases OF 'eoe, was
to proceed immediately to assign daE Tor 'S s a.
rrod resolution fixing day for It's consideration but
bored the blank would be flied with Monday next
hIr BAlARD raid action on bi reiihch ny me res
dent ought not be delay ed. He hoped wonld be sed
TOT A. 0BR3ApuEAD hoped it would be considered
nv nostuonod til MONDAY week.
hr WALKER agreed with iIr. SHIELDS hat this bill
should be postponed unt after the Homeoad bill was
finally disposed ~.
MI BADGER argued f. how that the rulc hal not Doe
90 consider imm'die'cy bits vetoed By The President
Nj. DAM son seid, II b. snow the oboc' sought D,
tloso WHO desired the hin postponed lac wouit know moro
clearly how To act Ii ii WI, trde rs the Seniors gene
rally seemed understand. ihat this veto message does
apply 20 tie H0mciead hc would nave no oeevh 10
uos,l on ng this subject
Mr. BR0DHEAD-It doe. mot apply to the IIom.iead.
Mr.. NEILER-lhai is whit We want to Ind out
MIR. DAWSON-H any ono in the confidence OF ms
author Of this message can say that IN waiting he intend.
establish primo pie which would exclude his approval
81 The Homestead bill, would be Wiling 10 cohsldef nus
cue, ton az this time.
Mr. BAYARD- For one mn free to say tl,i regard
be message in p.incipe a. npp wing also t. the II, stead
tends on principle to the Homestead but do not thnt
was intended. The Representatives of old States Ia
been compelled for years past Ia sit patiently and
wines grant after gran of public land 10 new Slaios Tor
railroads and all ohcr purposes without being able to Sc
any share OF them for heir own STATES Wide THIS
going on, and aoeng the public lands all EASING
Gway they thought they would ask little for III, support
of their mdigcn insane and therefore il was they had
voted fr this bill. They thought that the public lands
were To be administered they would be By prNdsrk
proprietor that prudent proprietor having number "
ndoent Insane Children would naturally set part portion
al hs public domain for heir future support. IT, how
ever, the President Think these grants and the Home
..cad and the donations Tor aroads &C., nre all wong
and therefore votoes he and insists on the principle hsf
tie public lands are The common properly oil an ihe S'He
aud are To- be held and administered for their common in
tecst viii acroe with the posldon. TO establish ths
piucpe but IL these ganis to railroads, Ac, are !, 20
usual will then 90 for distribution of the pro-
ce,ds of the lands OF the lands homscvc, among ahs
s;eies in come equitable and ja't proportion ..,
Mr.. GWIN said his object IN moving the pos,poneIaent
of this to get ou Of the way OF the P!cne
Railroad bill, hill Of the possible interest and Oh.
blr Chases motion in lieu Of his own. q
Mr.. SHIELDS moved to fl! the blank with Monday iva
/. weeks.
Mr. BELL said If the object in postponng this bill fol
three weeks that the Homestead could be passed. and
The Presidents opinion of il obtained That Object epad
not be accomplished Tor there was no hope mat 'e '
stead bill could be passed in that time.
Mr. CLAYTON thought he best course was me usual
in saeh and that to proceed without nm
necessary delay To consider the message and dispose
the bill The course would be more respectful to the IRE
sident.
SIR. DODGE tIowal in favor OF considering the bin
He desired "a return The President his warmss
thanks for this message He believed il 10 be right
III every word sentence and particular. He believed the
President would have been false 10 his principle and b..
party had he done otherwise than veto the BILL He wesI
Lave been false 10 the resolutions Of the Convention which
nominated him, wherein declared the abhorl nee o.
The Democratic party to any distribution Of the pr,ceot@
be public lands, and this bill provided Tor such dis
ibution IN its worst form. II distributes llad seri
and paper moaey hke the old French as-ig0as an.es
he sovereign stee- Of the Union The Senator from yer
mont yesterday spoke OF unclean egsaiio-0f corfak
20 obtain grants Of land to the new sie- tor sa
Ioads He called r, ,na. s-aor DO" " li' 80 ne -
AID he knew 0f any such proceedings 10 ~ Nc, =,
corruption in oil IT, length and breadth and to IT. inhc"'
tent. .
M FOOT said he hal used 40 such language a. ~
been attributed to him. When his remarks were Pup,'"
the Senator could Zee hc had entirely msapprehenh'd 10"
. purpOrt. IN.
Mr.. DODGE was rejoiced to hear the disclaimer Is
senator had been misunderstood By several ne Sens -
from Ohio who though he entertained some WI. -
slavery, had still excellent notions OF 'ti'e ss
Laughter In 1851 he had defeated Di 'o1 M,
object. The bill then framed tha' u "oun or,
N.wfork 10 select and own in the near ., "n 80 d
other land State, exten; Of land eqaai " Wv re
ten large Counties. The bill was deieaten ueh - a.
con.e Benefits Land BILL another measure OF .rl 20
justice aid outrage 10 the rights Oh Tue o'a'es n
would stop tina, measure This bill passed gave "a
states ten millions of scrip paper trash covered o
pictures and those "a be circulated ana Pa-o -
among spectators and stock obbers Tor year. -
. Had it become law Il would have led 10 p, cou
u frauds of which it, friends had no adequate ;,,;,s
|, I ception IL granted 10 the States ten ," ne
r. of acres or scrip TO that amount, a h,s a.
. dictated the States the in which they