The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-01

The motoa 70 postpone not agreed toayes 60, noes
90
Mr. BENTON expressed his opposition to hasty and
considerate legislation bill Of this magnitude The
amount OF landsl00 100000 aud perhaps 200oO00oo OF
aeres-staied yesterday by the Commissioner o. Pen
sons would not begin 10 reach the amount of damages
which will be incurred by the OF the bill not mere
~ 10 the United States but the old soldiers themselves
II was well that had two branches for national egsa
ton In order that one might check the unoward progress
of the other Even the venerable member Rom fennsyl
vahia Mr. MpDLEswARrA had expressed with an honest
feeling his amusement that the bail IA as present shape
should have passed the other branch OF Congress He
friend Of the old soldiers but he enemy Of both
young and old Spectators who regard the old soldiers
only their prey Mr. b. then submitted his amendment
excluding from the benefits Of the btu British deserter
essians French troops Nova Scotia and Canadian reu-
gees and number Of other classes and be then
moved TO refer the bin to the Committee Public Lands
Mr.. GROW Ia favor Of granting money 70 the sol
dier and not land Many OF the persons proposed be
benefited by the bill very Old and would leave
their old homes and take up their abode in country
cultivated and unsettled grant OF 500 to each Of the
old soldiers is much better than land Of loo
acres He should vote against the bill
Mr. ORR, after explaining the condition OF the bill and
amendments said il evident that not than
tenth of the amendments proposed 10 be offered could
be considered in the House and he thought Il would be
better 10 refer the bill either TO the Committee Public
Lads TO the Committee of the Whole the state OF
the Union IL also evident that the bill In its present
condition, it from the Senate needed amending
IL proposed In the first instance grant bounty lands TO
days at any time between 1890 and 1912 then to those
who served during the revolutionary then il provides
for increase of pension in certain instances and then
wind up provision Is inserted granting leo of land
TO each aud every person who has served in any of the
OF this country whether regularly mustered into the
service Of the United States 1t like certain
animal on exhibition which received the OF mer
maid and the quality and nature of which there
little of controversy among natnrass The oontro-
versy not settled until the appearance OF Barnus
photography which informs the world that this celebrated
animal was simply the tail of fish attached TO the head
of monkey. He satisfied that the overwhelming
amount Of lands proposed to be donated by the bill Which
could be less than l50000000 Of would go into
the hands Of spectators The old soldiers OF them
will go to locate their land warrants will not the
average realize more than onefh Of the amount which
Congress now proposes to grant them
Mr. TAYLOR Of Tennessee opposed the reference OF the
bill to the Committee Public Lands He suspected tina,
such disposition of il intended to consgn il to the
advanced by gentlemen against the bill, that the old
soldiers would be compelled sell their titles the land
to spectators to enable them to support their wives and
children II the old soldiers entitled TO this land, the
in which they dispose of it is business Of
ours. II man made him present of 500, he had no
right to tell him how to spend it. II the bill required up
wards of l50000000 of of land it additional
why should be passed He hoped that every
of the public domain would be taken up by the old sol
diers. This vexed land question would then be settled
and the of the United States would be
leased from this system of fraud and corruption.
Mr.. CAMPBELL considered it necessary to economic
the time of the House The bill it from the Sem
ate nothing less than proposition to
fer the General Land Office and the public domain into the
hands of spectators He moved the previous question
| the adoption of the amendment to the amendment.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, who had au amendment to submit
in the nature of substitute hoped that the House would
sustain the demand for the previous question: down
the amendments, and then he would offer his substitute
The question first to be taken the motion made
yesterday refer the bill to the Committee Of the Whole
the state of the Union which probably made for
the purpose of keeping the bill before the House and the
question being then taken by yeas and nays, it was not
agreed to--yeas ~, nays 100.
The question then taken referring the bill and
pending amendments TO the Committee on Public Lands
by and nays; which motion disagreed toyeas
H. nays l05.
The question then required on the amendment of Mr.
BESTos, excluding British deserters Nova Scotia and Ca
madam refugees Hessans French and other foreign troops
those who have received entitled receive bounty
land for revolutionary services under of the forty
passed for that purpose those who have re-
ceyed entitled to receive bountyands under
the foryfour acts Of Congress for satisfying bounes
granted by the State of Virginia her officers and soldiers
engaged in the revolutionary those who served in the
of 1872 and have received entitled to receive,
bounty land under any of the yeght Of Congress
passed for that purpose the class who served in the
Mexican all Indians not domiciliaed and regularly
enrolled in the military service those who have served in
the naval service and received bounty lands prize
for captures all persons who have served the ord-
nary length of campaign which shall be averaged six
months; and vast number Of other classes; which
rejected--yeas 81, nays 100
The question then taken by yeas and nays on
striking out the following proviso:
the militia volunteers, who called for the SER
vice of any State and refused by the authorities of such
State to be placed in the service Of the United States shall
be entitled to the benefits Of this act j"
and it agreed to--yeas 49, nays IA.
The bill amended was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time.
On motion Of Mr. RICHARDSON, the last vote re-
considered Mr. II. then submitted his substitute which
is in effect the original bill with the words Subsequent
to June 49, lsl2strcken out SO that the benefits Of the
bill will be conferred those who have served since 1890
without with 18th authorizing
percentum pensions to persons enrolled the in
vadpenson list stricken out and with the 18th section
stricken out which authorized any person who has per-
formed military service against the public enemy, whether
regularly mustered into service not receive the bene
fits of the bill which substitute agreed TO.
The bill amended then read third time and pas
sed--yeas 1876, nays 80.
On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL the House resolved it.
self into the Committee Of the Whole of the
Union and the committee then took until o'clock
for the purpose of having general debate.
THE SWORD OF JACKSON.
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