The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-03-16
From the ". Y. Tribuns.


Congress just deceased-,he same Con-
gress which passed. Cobb's swindling Grad. |
nation bill and refused TO pass Dawson's
bill granting free quar,er-seciion TO each
actual seiIler-has enacted the following
his enacted, &C., That each Of the surviy-
ing commissioned and non-commissioned
officers, musicians and privaies, whether of
regulars, Volunteers, rangers OF militia, who
were regularly mustered into the service
Of the United States, and every officer, com.
missioned and non-commissioned, seaman,
ordinary seaman, marine, clerk and lands-
man in the navy, in any Of the wars in
which this country has been engaged since
1870, and each Of the survivors OF the mill.
Tia, or volunteers, or State troops Of any
State or Territory, called into military ser
vice. aud regularly mustered therein, and
whose services have been paid by the U.
States, shall be entitled to receive cerliii-
cate or warrant from the Department. OF the
Interior for one hundred and sixty acres OF
land; and whare any OF those who have
been so mustered Into service aud paid,
shall nave received certificate or warrant,
he shall be entitled to certificate og war
rant for such quantity OF land rs will make,
ia the whole, with what he has heretofore
received, one hundred and sixty acres TO
each snch person having served as aioTe-
said Prorided, tie said person so having
been ia The service shall not receive said
land warrant il il shall appear by the mus
ter rolls OF his regiments or corps that he
deserted or was dishonoraoly discharged
from service.
SEC. Q. 1Hd be IL further enacted, Tha, in
case Of the death OF ans person who. If liy-
ing woull be entitled 10 certificate ar
warrant "a aforesaid under this act, leaving
widow, or. il no widow, minor child or
children, such widow, or, limo widow, such
minor child or children shall be entitled TO
receive q certificate or warrant Tor The same
quanii,y OF land tina, such deceased person
would be entitled 10 receive under the pro-
visions OF this act, II now living: PTovided,
That subsequent marriage shall nV, i'm
pair the right OF any such warrant. il she
be- widow nj the time Oi making her up.
pl.,a,ion: And prorided further, That those
shall be considered minors who are 50 a.
the time this nc, shall take effect.
SEC. 3. ARd b. IL further enacted. Tina, in
no case shall any such certificate or warrant,
be issued for any service less than fourteen
days, excep, where the person shall actual.
Is have been engaged in battle, aud unless
The party claimin: such certificate or war
rant shall establish his OF her right thereto
by recorded evidence OF said service.
SEC I. dnG be IL further enacted That
said certificates or warrants may be assign
ed, transferred aud located BY the war
raniees, their assiguees or their heirs.al law
according to the provisions OF existing laws
regulating the assignment, transfer and
location Of bounty Iand warrants.
The area Of Public Lanes that this act
will wrest from the whole People aud lurn
over 10 private monopoly (malnly non-resi
dent is estimated at Two Hundred Mill
ions OF Acres. The cost TO the Treasury Of
Transporting these Lands, proving service,
&c., will amount TO some Millions OF Dol
lars. And this is all so much added 10 the
dead-weigh, OF specializing private interest,
destined henceiorth TO resist aud postpone
the making Of our Public Lands Free in
small tracts 10 Actual Settlers. We see no
end 10 the policy Of legislaiiug for private
and personal, as against public and sener-
nj, advantage, on which Congress has fully
embarked, unless the very magnitude and
impudence OF the evil should arouse the
People TO demand and secure remedy.