The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-02-14
Washington Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8,

The Senate have actually passed the
Bounty Land bill by large majority,
and in the most extravagant form that
has ever been proposed. A number of
Senators had become committed to the
bill in some form or other, and therefore
were reluctant TO vote against il, though
they do not approve Of its details. They
know and hope that it will be defeated
in the House. Thus, we have the singu-
lar fact Of the passage of a most impor.
tant bill against the better judgment of
the Senate, and with the desire and expec.
tation that it will be rejected or utterly
neglected by the other House. Tho
agents Of the Old Soldiers Convention.
who are now here, have had some infiu-
ence in urging this bill through the Sen
ate ; but in case it should pass, they do
not thereby relnquish their claim for PEN
s'ons, which has been put before the
House in very imposing manner
In behalf of the Bounty Land bill, IL
may be said that it will supercede
the homestead bill, and distribute the
lands very generally to families in eve-y
section Of tie Union. The Know Moth
ings, who killed the Homestead bin in the
House at this session, by changing their
votes upon this measure, greatly prefer
the Bounty Land bill to that, because it
gives no lands to foreigners. ~-.....
This was resolution day in the House.
and a resolution was offered by Mr.. Wilte,
OF pennsylvania, den. uncing the doctrines
OF the new order, and moved to suspend
the rules, in order to have it considered
Ihe vote for suspension was 1O3, against
1t 7s-not two-thirds, as required for sus-
pension. MIR. Witte had made the mo-
ton as test Of the feeling Of the House
on the subject. But among the mega
tives were Mr.. Bayley and Mr.. Horton.
OF Tenn, who, though not Know Moth
ings, would not allow persons TO make
tests for them upon abstract resolutions.
The negative vote, therefore, embraces
members who are not perhaps opposed TO
the resolution. But, even allowing for
these exceptions, the vote shows that
"Sam" Is pretty strong in the House. a
General Cass has very boldly and firm
iy faced the instructions from his Legisla.
ture to voc for the restoration of the
Missouri Compromise and the repeal of
;hc Fugitive Slave Law. lie was hereto
fore instructed to vote for the Wilmot pro-
viso, but declined it, and the Legislature
subsequently repealed that Instruction..
On this occasion he says. he will neither
obey nor resign. The doctrine Of oLedi-
ence to Instructions may, he says, go so
Tar as to destroy the character Of the Sem
ate rs the representative Of the sovereign
ty Of the States, exposing it TO unusual
political fluctuations ), and it would ope-
rate specially against the Democratic par
ty, he said, for their opponents did not re-
cognlze the right Of instruction nor the
duty Of obedience.
Mr.. Gwin made another. tbougb No.
final effort, to-day, to have the Pacific
Rail Road Bill taken up. The effort, tho
fruiIless, will convince his State that he
has zealously pressed the measure so popu.
lar there.
A rumor prevails That Mr.. Mann has
rendered his resignation as Assistant Sec.
retary OF State, in consequence Of differ
ence OF opinion with Mr.. Marcy, as to some
points connected with our foreign policy.
-Chdr. Courier.
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