Demoine courier., 1856-03-13

49, W"
: by the convention hat framed her cor
stiturion. NOR by the s~ub-.qu"ut Leg'-is
tute nf Iowa III endorsing and rauf, ,n
this agreement. Bun. 10 the second place
, IL operates i%ujurious!y - lava IN 'i-pr,
/ wing her OF the privilege oi lev,rs take
On 'hsse lands Under fhr first Irjuri"u
feature. she Is deprived, perhaps. III sb.n
! six aud a quarter cents m each acre q
iaud thus located with iand warrants =
But he taxes on these lanes. Vi MOI ex
emp, under the c,mpaci for All the pur
InIsrs named, might a,Donn . pc
cent. On their value. THIS. dhrIng tn,
term ut three Years, mn king proper a,
towaIce Tor the lnrreased value II these
tlsnds' HAT mag accrue rom ear ta yeaI
by The a Improvement of the country, A.
mounting, probably, on an average du
rii'g the three wears, To five dollars pei
acre, II will be aeen. viii amount 10 H..
teen cehts per acre, surrendered nv thu
State Of Iowa for the benefit, of the Uni
ted STATES, on each acre al land thu, 10
cateG. Then add me Elk ard a quarter
cents which SHE would oii,.r s,.e ceriv.
As part OF the five per r-B on the pro-
ceeds Of the ssles Of the public isnds.
and The luss sustained will ansosnI Ia
about tw-n,y-cne crnts on each sc,e OF
iand lnc ,,ed with land warrants sinct
July n. is47. mgs a aa7 sa01s
Bat. Mr.. President, ,i,is loss u the
S-te has heeu aug niens. by the pas
saru al - tkur r,a tf,.n tl.-A .a., -.
'oTce. since revived and sAte.:,d for Il
r-riod IT Tea , ears Iirt.e laws ~
~t"Ice ~han lava was adnInsi INTO the
Uaian, which ~auld have TERMINATED.
wnii.r a vsty lew. months ,lIr,.s:t.r.
have MT oni, bean rx,ruisi ny 80 rah
seqneu, acis. a.. | have sra,rd. bot add,
uona! wasrahts have hssn created, b.
which large qusn'R,rs of pubic ls"s:, a,e
i"ca'td, lrom year 10 YEAR. ~ ,tse = ar
al i"~s. ,ha, We're nn c0n'emp,s Ell y,
.ht. contract ~tin ,te United States. A
general ianti warrant law was approved
February II. lsi7. gr.a'"x Z, Get a,n
officers and sold,crs eny'g,e ~ tie IA.
With Mrx,co. ts,an,y lead s%Airsnt-. NJ
I part OF heir pay inr the -.r,'crs ~b.ch
they had rendered ar were about &" ZEN
der Ia the Government oi The Unl,ei
States. IN the prosecution of that Watt
Under 'hls act provision was Il ace:
That each iion CON Ii-siouet uticer.
musicisu. or pnsats, enlis,ed or 10 be- en-.
n. teli IA the r-gu!ar or rsgsiarly
mustered IN any volunteer COMPANY. for
a period III not less than weise months,
vino has served or may serve during the
prevent war with Mexico, and who shall
receive az honorable discharge, or who
shaii have been killed. ar di-d %! ~ouad.
received or sickness incurred IN The
course of such service. or Who shall
have been discharged before The explra
uon OF bis term of service, IN cnnse
queace vi Wounds received or sickness
incurred in The cinrse ii such service,
shall be enntltd III receive. a Ger ,tic ate
or warrant iratn thu w ar Department tor
The quantity of one hundred and siXiy
~sr:es, and which may he lacaied by. the
warrantee. or his heirs At Ia y. at u
land office Of the United States, IN one
hody and IA %ceufornity 10 the iegat sub
tivisiops o. the public lants s
Again. on the 2S.h nj S-ppmher. 1850
a geDersi law was approse, granting
tald warrants tn al! me soldiers, no. un-
~ of ,hr war al 1917. (%'ncind,'g many
who weIr not pre- ,ioesly en'ttled 10 la,d
warfnnts but also u all ,hose WHO bad
served ia any of the ladian wals a viii i
HE Govsrmen, of he United States had
been engaged, and conierrIng on them
the privilege 10 locate said land warrsaii
on any OF the public lands belonging IL
the Government Of the United Sla,es, il
quan,i,ies vary ing from forty to one hun
Isifed and sky acres each. Since Ihen
it will be remembered. tina, an addulan
al law has bern passed, allowing every
individual who NAV have been engaged
in he service of The United States as {
soldier. or as an officer, who may DO
previously have r, eeiv.d The MAXIMUM
+ "f one hundred and six,y .csss at land
and who may have been engaged IN ser
vice Tor fourteen or fifteen DAYS. III,
light To locate one hundred aud sixt,
acres, teduc,ing ,hereirom The q~ianli,y
which he NAV have previously received
Under these several acts of Congress Al
,mmeuse qnau,iiy OF pubic land ha
been ioca,ed In ,iia State If Iowa. IRON
inch she has not be 3 permitted tn tie
rive The five per crntum cnnietn plated u
The compac, To winch | have referred 'n'
Senap; and on a large pnopnr,ma ~ !,
r perhaps. she Is not permi'srd To lev.
/, Ia xes, AS The would have d" NJ had ihes
!, lands been b.ugh, with mansy. In b''t
wa, s She has lest a consi,i. rable amour
, Ia which she IS in justice and equity er
ulird under the plan legal I'M. name,
of The aet supplemental to the &C, for hs
!. adm sslnn into the Unmn. musetb,
4 The bill he referred 10 the Commisiee u
Pehjic Lands.
The mo,ion was agreed Ia. a
= W~AsnIAGruN, Feb. 81 fhe Can
da's mails arrived this morning III
u G.,ernmen, dispatches from Englan
coniam nothing of a definite ct,a,acie
neuher is there a prospect oil an earl
= settlement of matters in dis pu,e 6etwes
% The government, and The United States. :
+ The enlistment difficulty 10 absorbed