The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-28

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the appropriation and have the steamgaes constructed
under the authority OF former act Of Congress.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Secretary OF the Interior transmitting report
from the Commissioner of Pensions made in TO the
House resolution calling for information respecting the
quantity of land that will be required carry into effect
the bin which has recently passed the Senate granting
bounty lands the soldiers OF the Of 1912 which
laid the table aud ordered to be printed
Also, communication from the Postmaster General
sons employedn the Post Office Department during the
1854 which was laid on the table and ordered TO be
printed
BILLS PASSED. Erc.
On motion Of Mr. FULLER they proceeded to the con-
sderaon OF the House bill providing for the construction
four cutters which had been returned from the
Senate with amendment and the amendment was
Cured In.
ves of Joseph Savage deceased returned from the Senate
with amendment considered, and the amendment
was concurred in
Mr. PHELPS demanded the consideration of the regular
The SPEAKER said that the first business in order
the consideration of the motion made last evening by Mr.
SEWARD TO suspend the rules enable the House to take
up and consider the Senate bin appropriang for
the removal of distinctions to navigation in the Savannah
river below the city Of Savannah in the State OF Georgia
and the question being then taken by yeas and il
not az reed toyeas SO nays s2 il requiring twothrds
vote
On motion of Mr. PHELPS, they proceeded to the
val service Of the United States for the fiscal year ending
the aoth Of June 1856. The amendments made in Commit
tee ofthe Whole the state the Union concurred
In and the bin read third time and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. HOUSTON the committee dis
charged from the further consideration of the bill making
appropriations for Notifications and other works of defence
for the fiscal year ending the Both OF juno, 1856 The
amendments OF the committee agreed TO- and the bill
read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. EDMUNDSON the bill for the relief of
Charles Pointer considered read third time and
passed
On motion Of Mr.: LATHAM the House then proceeded
the consideration of the Senate bin providing for the
adjustment OF circuit court in the State of California and
for the appointment of Judge nj annual salary Of
500; which read third time and passed
1872,
Mr. MIDDLESWA asked the unanimous consent of
the House enable him to call the Senate bill granting
bounty lands to the soldiers of the of 1872 for the
purpose of putting it upon its passage Objection being
made, he moved to suspend the rules He said that he
should strike the proviso of the Senate excl
ding certain class of the soldiers of that from re-
ceivng the benefits to be conferred by the BILL He wanted
TO fair play and he should therefore to amend
that the soldiers OF all parts OF the country be placed
on the same footing.
Mr. DAVIS of Indiana called or the reading of the re-
port of the Commissioner of Pensions communicating in
formation relative to the number Of of land that will
be required carry the provisions of the bill into effect
Objection made.
MEMBER. 1t win require least twenty millions of
acres.
The question being then taken suspendng the rules
it was agreed to--yeas 1875, nays 81.
The bill was read the first and second times.
The bill extends its benefits to all classes and grades
whites Indians and probably blackswho have served
land, whether officers commissioned non-com
missioned musicians prvaes whether of regulars
volunteers, rangers militia, who have been engaged in
military service in any way in any OF the of this
country at any time between 100 and June 49, 1872 who
have served for term of fourteen days. and those who
have served for less period engaged in any battle
Persons of the foregoing classes who have received guam
y Of land less than l6O viii be entitled to receive
additional bounty equal the difference between the
they have already received and
and persons honoraby discharged excluded
there provso excluding those called 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; which the
House propose to strike out
All persons enrolled the nvad-pension list if COM
mssioned officers to receive I'll per cent the
now allowed, and others are to receive AZ per centum.
The bill also extends its provisions to the widows and
children Of said soldiers deceased Subsequent marriage
does not impair the right title Of the widows aforesaid
Those who served during the revolutionary at the
invasion of Pattsburg in 1874 those who served volun-
have ocated chapans in any of the Of this
try to receive the benefits conferred by the provisions
Of the bill
The report of the Commissioner of Pensions was then
read in which the Commissioner says that the guam
tty Of land required to carry the bill into effect will ex-
coed at least hundred millions of acres perhaps
two hundred millions.
Mr. CRAIGE considered that the bill involved an appro-
pration Of money, and ought therefore, 90 to the
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union
The SPEAKER replied that the bill might involve an
appropriation but it did not propose to make one
Mr.. MIDDLESW ARTH moved to amend the bill by
striking out the provso which excludes all officers pr-
Yates militia and volunteers who called for the
service OF any State and refused by the authorities of such
State to be placed in the service OF the United States
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, suggested that the bill be
amended TO include those who called into service
in 1904 TO be ready for any emergency that might
arise in the transfer of the Territory of Louisiana to this
country
Mr. MIDDLESWARTH replied that the chief objection
urged against the bill that is too large He want
ed to have the bill mete out justice but he did not wish
extend its provisions much endanger its passage
lie then moved the previous question the adoption of his
amendment
Mr.. EDGERTON moved to lay the bill on the table ;
which motion was not ageeed to-yeas 55 nays I02--as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs Aiken, Jas. @. Allen, Barksdale Barry
Belcher, Benton Bliss, Boyce, Brooks, Campbell, Cobb
Craige, John q. Davis, Disney, Dowde Eastman Eddy
Edgerton, Fuller Goode Aaron Harlan, Hastings Hen
bricks, Hubbard, Houston Johnson George W. Jones Ro
Queen, Smith Miller Mison Morrison, Nichols Orr, Par
Kerr Pennington, Phelps Phillips Riddle Seward Seymour
shannon shaw George W. Smyth Hestor l.. Stevens, An
drew Stuart, Wade Walker and Wels-55
NAYS-Messrs Abercrombie. Willis Allen. AnnIeton
Ashe Ball. Bennett, Benson Bocock Bridges Brisow ueq
Carpenter Caruhers Caskie Chamberlain Chandler Chas
tain, Chrisman Cingman Cook Corwn, Cox, Cullom Cur
ts Thomas Davis, Dawson De Witt, Dick, Dickinson
Dunbar, Durham, Edmundson, Thomas d. Eliot, John M
Elliott Ellison, English, Etherdge, Everhar Farley Flag
le Florence Gamble, Gidding Goodrich, Goodwin Green
Greenwood Grey Hamilton, Andrew J. Harlan HARRISON
Haven, Hem, Hester, Howe Hunt Daniel t. Jones' Kerr
lindiey, McCulloch, McMullen McNar, Mace Mattcson
Maurice Maxwell, May, Meacham Middleswarh, Morgan
Murray, Noble, Norton, Andrew Oliver Mordecai Oliver
Packer, Peck Peckham, Bishop Perkins, Powell Pratt
vd Ritchie Robbins, Rogers, Rowe, Rnn, RUSSELL Sabin
Sage, Sapp Shower, SHELTON Samuel A. Smith, Sellers