The true Democrat., 1855-03-14
The bounty land bill was taken up, discussed

and amended. f MT. Jones, of Iowa, offered the following amendment:
 Provided, That no militia or volunteers call ed out for the service of any State, and refused by the authorities of such State to be placed in the service of the United States, shall be en- titled to the benefits of this act.
 The amendment was adopted. Yeas 29,-/ nays 15.
 The bill was passed. Ayes 30, nays 15
 A large number of House bills of private character were referred.
 The French spoliation bill was taken up and made the special order for o'clock tomorrow
 Mr. Gwin introduced bill to establish se- mi-monthly line of mail steamships from San Francisco, California, to Ruget's Sound, in Ore gon. Referred to the committee on the post office and post roads.
 MT. Stuart I ask the Senate now to take up the bill which I reported back this morning, for the relief of purchasers and locators of swamp and overfowed lands. It is House bill, which has beeu reported with an amend ment of but five or six lines, and it is very i'm portant that it should be sent to the other House immediately, if it is to be acted on dur ing the present session.
 The motion was agreed to, and the Senate, as in committee of the whole; proceeded to consider the bill.
 Its object is to direct the President of the United States to cause patents to be issued, as soon as practicable, to the purchaser or purcha- sers, locator or locators, who have made entries of the public land claimed as swamp lands, either with cash or with and warrants, or with scrip, prior to the issueof patents to the State or States, as provided for by the second section of the act approved Septem- Der 28, 1850, enttlad < An act to enable the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within their limits" Upon due proof by the authorized agent of any State, before the commissioner of the general land office, that any of the lands purchased CT locat- ed were swamp lands, within the true intent and meaning of the act of 1850, the purchase money is to be paid over to tlie State; and where the lands have been located by warrant or scrip, the State is to locate aquantty of like amount upon any of the public lands subject to entry at $1 p per acre or less. The committee on public lands reported 1t with amendment to add at at the end of the first section, the following: Prowded, That the proper authorities of the State in which any such lands are situated, shall first release and surrender in such form as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe, all claims to the lands so purchased or located; and
 
 ser or locator until the required surrender shall have been made.
 The amendment was agreed to, the bill was repor rted to the Senate the amendment was con- cured in and ordered to be engrosSed and the bill to be read a third time. The bill as amend ed, was read third time and passed. On motion the Senate adjourned ! HoUsE-A resolution setting apart Thursday next forthe consideration of business of public i character coming from the committee on the ju- dietary, and next Tuesday week for the consid- eration of business reported by the committee on naval affairs, was adopted; and the bill re- 1 funding duties paid on railroad iron to the West ! Felciana railroad, and Georgia railroad and 1 Banking companies, was read a third time and | passed. Yeas 1O8, nays 55. | MT. WARREN. 1 have received five reSo- lutons from the Legislature of Arkansas, for l the establishment of various mail routes, and in | regard to the mail service in that State, which | I move be referred to the committee on the ! post office and post roads and ordered to be printed.
 The question was taken, and the motion was agreed to.
 | Mr. WARREN I have received another resolution of the Legislature of Arkansas, to secure the continuance of the navy yard at Memphis, which l ask may be read, referred to the committee on naval affairs, and ordered to be printed.
 The resolution states that, whereas Congress- at its last session. donated to the city of Mem 1 phiS the navy yard which had been built up and established there at cost to the govern ment of Sl 100000; and that the city had re- solved to recOnvev the same to United States, conditioned that it should be made a naval de- pot for the construction and repair of vessels of war; and whereas, the Secretary of the Navy has postponed the sale of the equipments and moveable property at the yard, and 1t was re- solved by the General Assembly of Arkansas that they commend the patriotism and liberali- ty of the citizens of Memphis in thus divesting themselves of such munificent gift; that the establishment of a naval depot on the Misss- sippi river, for the construction and repair of vessels of war is, as has been shown by Lieu tenant Maury, and other distinguished officers of the navy, of vast importance to our national defense; and that each of their Senators be in- structed and each of their Representatives re- quested, to use all proper exertions to procure the acceptance of the yard by the government.
 The question was taken; and the resolution was referred to the committee on naval affairs, and ordered to be printed.
 Mir. WARREN. I have also received two resolutions from the same Legislature in regard to grants of the public land for railroad purpo- ses, which ask may be referred to the com mittee on public lands, and ordered to be print ed.
 The resolutions commend the policy of grant ing lands for railroad purposes as wise one, and instruct the Senators, and request the Re- presentatives in Congress to ask for donation of the public lands, to aid in the. construction of railroads from the south western part of Mis- souri, through the counties of Benton, Wash ington and Crawford in Arkansas; thence along the western border of said State, to the Texas boundary, and from the Missouri line, through the counties of Green, Poinsett, Saint Francis, and Phillips, to Helena, on the Mississippi ri- ver
 The question was taken, and the resolutions were referred to the committee on public lands, and ordered to be printed.
 MT. GREENWOOD. MT. Speaker, the pre- sentation and reference of the above resolutions from the Legislature of Arkansas by my col league, renders it unnecessary forslne to pre-