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

" e ss4SAsssd by tbc consideration actually rendered q,
ssrsee by any soitdsr whatsvsr There Appeared no ec
lands aud gvt thena Dat of the control of Cangrs - M
as Possihe aud th< fs encoura yc nat
Those men who in 1919 their knapsacks and shout
dered Their mnske although for only ten or fifteen DAYS
showed willingness discharge the duties incautent
on them as soldiers and citizens and IL was no fault Of
shs,Es ihas thsy haensd he in part Of the country
which needed no Immediate defence They were some
times discharged for this rosoa although they had vcu
teersd FOR twelve nonths mere was The disposition
% serve sasir cutEy tAAt prompted them ens and
tns disp0sh0n ought Ia be encouraged lie therefore
thought ihxt tbs better plan wes ths public land MAS to
be given away for such purposes give 10 all those who
e1hl,ed oy their conduct In The OF 1912 desire
Ar BADGER expressed his intcntion 70 vote for the
ansaduent
The question being then Aksn, the amendment was
Mr. BUTLER submitted an amendment providing that
le :sSvviaa wdos Of the oc~rs and soldiers Of
onuonasy army shall he entisl<d s benefits ia all
whsss those ors and soldiers served during the time
specified n the at
gernaas = IN BIZ H. hosskt sSs prosssn 'os sv
oiuuonasy omesss ana rescen~ns oNghfso b. made
in q separate BILL
he thought the aged widows Of the officers Of the revou
tionary war were entitled matter OF Justice to pref
erence over the widows Of those who served in the of
ioia or the war With Mexico According the present
pension system, widow of officer soldier Of the
revolutionary army obtain pension unless she can
prove that her husband served six months lie my have
incurred all the harshpe and periIs OF that for tTee
four months, and yethis widow get no pension Jus
tce requires that these aged widows shall put on The same
footing at least with those for whom the bill proposes 10
provide He added that he limited his amendment TO
widows because he thought II might be safely assumed that
there were minor children
The debate continued by Messrs. BUTLER RISK
TOUCEY, CASS, BADGER and Others.
Mr. TOOMBS was opposed to the bill in toto
The question being taken, the amendment agreed
to- together with other amendments of verbal character
Mr. CLAY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee
on Public Lands.
Mr.. BRODHEAD thought IL that committee cot hold OF
IL they would never report it back TO the Senate
Mr. DODGE of Iowa. did not desire have go TO the
COMMITTEES on Public Lands although be wished refer
red to some committee. He suggested the Committee on
Military Affairs, or the Committee on Pensions or per-
haps, as preferable to either a select committee
Mr.. CLAY modified his motion, and moved that il be
referred TO q select committee Of five.
Mr.. CLAYTON hoped that the bill would pass without
reference to either select standing committee o
regarded 1t the best homestead bill that had ever been
brought before Congress.
The question being taken the motion to refer the bin
was not agreed to.
Mr. DODGE, Of Iowa, offered an amendment giving
treasury scrip TO the Of 800 instead Of land
warrant when IL desired.
The amendment rejected
The bill was reported to the Senate and the various
amendments concurrcd in
Mr. T0OMBS moved to strike out the word "ninorn
thus extending its benefits 70 adult children; which
agreed to.
Mr. STUART said that the bill had now assumed such
shape that he should feel himself compelled against
1t unless it should be amended lie moved to reconsider
the vote by which the word minor was stricken ont
After q spirited debate in which Mr.. WELLER, Mr
THOMPSON OF Kentucky and Others participated, The
Senate adjourned without taking the question.