Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-03


see the unalloyed interest manifested BY them to
every movement of the ring and hear the grunts
of satisfaction at each successful leap.
The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Thursday night,
passed resolution advancing to Clark Mills, the
sculptor, five thousand dollars of the thirty thou
sand, which sum was reserved from the amount to
| be given TO him for the Statue of Washington
This was done in view Of the recent calamities
which the artist has met with by fire and storm,
and will undoubtedly stimulate him to new efforts.
| DREssNG.--The present fashionable mode is
abominable. At the levee last evening great
many dresses were torn and wholly spoiled, by
treading upon the long trails, which prevailed
among the assemblage.
This could not be prevented by the gentlemen,
in consequence of the large crowd present. If the
ladies prefer to be in the fashion, notwithstanding
the great risk of the destruction attendant upon
it. all we can say is go on; only would not like to
pay for 1t.
CoNcERT.-The Intelligencer bases long article
about elementary music, upon the fact Of the con-
cert of the Philharmonic Society, which takes
place at Carusi's Saloon Tuesday evening. This
will undoubtedly be an excellent entertainment, if
we may judge from the ability of the Society, and
the taste manifested in the selections to be execu-
| ted.
| POLICE CoURT - CENTRAL STATION Before
MorseH and Birch.--Jobn Wood, Philip Smith,
Henry Shuster, and David L. Hockey were dodgers
| at the guard-house last night
1t is gratifying to be able to state that dodgers
only, come before the notice of the night watch
Bounty Land Bill as it passed both Houses
of Congress.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States of America in Con-
| gress assembled That each of the surviving COM
missioned and non-commissione officers, musicians,
and privates, whether Of regulars, volunteers ram
gers or militia who were regularly mustered into
the service of the United States and every officer
| commissioned or non-commssioned, seaman, ordi-
| nary seaman, marine, clerk, and landsman in the
navy in any of the wars in which this country has
been engaged since seventeen hundred and ninety,
and each of the survivors of the militia, or volun-
teers, or State troops of any State or Territory,
called into military service, and regularly mustered
therein, and whose services have been paid by the
United States, shall be entitled to receive certi-
cate or warrant from the Department of the Inte-
rior for one hundred and sixty acres of land; and
where any of those who have been so mustered
into service and paid shall have received certii-
cate warrant he shall be entitled to a certificate
warrant for such quantity of land as win make,
| in the whole, with what he may have heretofore
received, one hundred and sixty acres to each such
| person having served as aforesaid Provided The
person so having been in service shall not receive
said land warrant if it shall appear by the muster
rolls of his regiment or corps that he deserted, or
| was dishonorably discharged from service:
Provided, further, That the benefits of this sec
ton shall be held to extend to wagon-masters and
| transfers who may have been employed under
the direction of competent authority, in time of
| war, in the transportation of military stores and
supplies.
| SIC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That, in case
of the death of any person Who if living would be
| entitled to certificate or warrant, aforesaid
under this act, leaving widow or, if no widow, a
minor child or children, such widow, or, il no wild
ow, such minor child or children, shall be entitled
to receive certificate or warrant for the same
| quantity of land that such deceased person would
be entitled to receive under the provisions of this
| act, If now living: Provided, That a subsequent
marriage shall not impair the right of any such
widow to such warrant, If she be widow at the
time of making her application And provided,
further That those shall be considered minors who
| are so at the time this act shall take effect
| SEC. 8. and be IL further enacted, That in no
case shall any such certificate or warrant be issued
| for any service less than fourteen days, except
where the person shall actually have been engaged
in battle, and unless the party claiming such ccrt
| fcate or warrant shall establish his or her right
thereto by recorded evidence of said service.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That said GER
tifcates or warrants may be assigned, transferred,
and located by the warrantees, their assignees,
their hers-at-law, according to the provisions Of
existing laws regulating the assignment transfer,
| and location of bounty-land warrants.
| SEC. 8. And be 10 further enacted Tint no war
rant issued under the provisions Of this act shall
be located on any public lands, except such as shall
at the time be subject to sale at either the mini
mum or lower graduated prices.
SEC. 9. And be IL further enacted, That the reg
listers and receivers of the several land Offices shall
be severally authorized TO charge and receive for
| their services in locating all warrants under the
| provisions Of this act the same compensation or
per centage TO which they are entitled by law for
sales Of the public lands, for cash, at the rate of
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. The
said compensation to be paid by the assignees or
holders Of such warrants.
SEC. Z. And be IL further enacted, That the pro-
visions of this act, and all the bounty-la laws
heretofore passed by Congress, shall be extended
| TO Indians, in the same manner and 10 the same
extent as If the said Indians had been white men.
SIC. s. Andb 10 further enacted, That the Of
fcers and soldiers Of the revolutionary war, or
their widows or minor children, shall be entitled
10 the benefits of this act.
SEC. Q. and be IL further enacted, That the
benefits Of this act shall be applied TO and embrace
those who served as volunteers at the invasion Of
Plattsburgh, in September eighteen hundred and
fourteen; also at the battle Of Kings mountain in
the revolutionary war, and the battle of Nickoack
against the confederated savages Of the South.
SIC. 10. And be IL further enacted, That the
provisions Of this act shall apply to the chaplains
i drv;.b he he 20
the country.
SIC. IL. And be IL further enacted, That the
provisions Of this act be applied to fotla-men and
TO those who served as volunteers at the attack on
Lewistown, in Delaware, by the British feet in the
war Of eighteen hundred and twelve-ffteen.