The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-14

labor of the North and West.
81, sir, have inherited my Democracy; have
been attached to the Democratic party from my
boyhood; have believed in the great truths as
enunciated by the fathers of the faith and
have cherished them religiously, knowing that,
by their faithful application to every depart
ment of this Government this nation has grown
up from struggling colonies to prosperous, pow
erful, and sovereign States. But, sir, when |
see Southern gentlemen come up, as | did to-
day, and refuse, by their votes, to aid my con-
sttuents refuse TO place the actual tiller of the
soil, the honest, industrious laborer, beyond
the grasp and avarice of the speculator, | tell
you, sir falter and hesitate"
The amendment of Mr.. Grow, forbiddiDg the
public sales of lands for at least ten years after
their survey, would secure the great bulk of the
lands to pre-emptors, and would give to pre-
emptors long pay day, and thus save them
from the enormous usury they are now compel
led to pay to money lenders. 1t would not re-
duce the revenue derived by the Treasury from
the public lands, but would only postpone it, and
this postponement would be far less prejudicial
to the Government than it would be beneficial
TO the settler. The Government can borrow
money at four and half per cent. per annum,
while the settler frequently pays five per cent.
per month for the money to enter his lands, to
prevent their sale at public auction.
On the lst of February the question of the
public lands was again before the House, the
pending bill blouse bill No. 72) being bill. to
secure homesteads to actual settlers, aud being
in the words following:
HoAE1EADs To ACryI SETTLES On
he DOMAIN.
BE enacted By the and House Of Representatives. n
he Cne States f Aeylo0 Congress dsseBsblsd That any
person who the head OF family who has arrived at
the ae OF twenty one years, ana ctzen Of the United
states who shall have flied ms intention become such,
as required by the naturalization laws OF the United States,
shalt from aud after the passage OF this be entitled
OF quarter section Of vacant unap
proprated public lands which may the the aprica-
ton made be subject 10 private entry al 81 25 per acre
or quantity equal thereto 10 be located in body in con
fOrmty with the legal subdivisions Of the public lands and
after the same shall have been surveyed.
SEC ind Le further eIsad, That the person applying
Tor the benefit OF this act SHALL application TO the s
ter Of the land Office in which he she is about make
such entry make affidavit before the said register that he
or she the head OF family or twentyone Years or more
OF age and that such application made his her
elusive use and benefit, and those specially mentioned in
tins act and not either directly indirectly for the
oeeht 81 any other person or persons whonsoever and
upon making the affidavit above required aud ding the
affidavit with the register he she shall thcrcupOn De per
matted to enter the quantity Of land already specified Pro
ruled, h0TvT That certificate shall be given or patent
date oil snch entry ana at the expiration OF such te
at any time thereafter the person making such entry or
II he be dead his widow of her death his heirs
or deNsee or I'D case {" widow making such entry her
heirs OF dessee IA OF her death shall prove by
ibe witnesses that he she they have continued reside
upon and cultivate such land and still upon the same
and have not aenaed the same part thereof then
m such case, he, she, they at that citizen of the
United States, shall, payment dollars be entitled
to patent, in other cases provided for by ay And pro
d further Ia OF the death Of both father and mother
leaving an infant child or children under twanv one wears
Of age the right and the fee shall nure the benefit
infant child children and the executor administrator or
guada may al any time within two years after the death
oi the surviving parent and accordance with the of
the state IN which such children for the being have
their doici sell said land for the benefit OF said infants
Dut Tor no other purpose and the purchaser shall acquire
The absolute title by the purchase and be entitled patent
from the United States.
SEC 3 Ind b. II further eadced That the register Of the
land oce shall note all such applications the books
and puts O his office keep a of all such entries
md make return thereof TO the General Land Office
gcer with the proof upon which they have been founded
SIC And b. Il further enacted, That all lands acquired
under the provisions Of this shall event become
liable TO the satisfaction OF any debt debts contracted
prior TO the issuing the patent therefor.
SIC 8 and b. further enacted That IT, al any time after
eug the affidavit required the second section OF this
act and before the expiration the FIVE wears aforesaid il
shall be proven, after due the settler the salts
action Of the register Of the land Office that the person hay
hg Med such andavt shall have actually changed his
ler residence abandoned the said entry for more than
SIX months at any time then and in that event the land
Entered shall revert back 10 the Government and be dis
Posed Of a. other public lands by law subject to an
appeal To the General land Office
sc D. Aad II JtU1aer enacted That ndividual shall
oe permitted TO make more than one entry under the pro
VISIONS o. tins act and that the Commissioner Of the Gen
efal Land Office hereby required prepare such
Ius ana regulations CONSISTENT with this act shall be
necessary and proper provisions into effect and
that TIE registers and receivers the land Offices
sa DC entitled 10 receive The same compensation for any
lands entered unier the provisions of this that
now entitled 10 receive when the quantity
entered with money, hal TO be paid by the person
making the application, the time Of doing and The
other half ON the issue Of the certificate by the person
whom may be issued Pr0rial That nothing M this act
shall be 50 construed to impair interfere ia any
her whatever with existing Pre-empuon rights
The previous question having been ordered,
the House was brought to a direct vote upon this
Dill, without debate.
motion to lay the bill on the table was
lost--yeas H. nays lI3; and the bill was then
passed-yeas 100, nays &c.
As these two votes were substantially the
same, we only give the last one, which was upon
The passage of the bill, and which was as fol-
COWS;
YEAS, 100.
laine-AJGot, Foster Gilman, Morse, Wdsh-
6uTa............. Observation-Disclosures.
Few ampshire-Cragin, Pike, Tappan-....... 3
ermont-HorTiH, Royce, Walton. )
massachusetts, Bu6intOn, Buringdme, Ch0bee,
: Comins, Da0ts, Dares, GoOch, Hall, knapp,
lhode Island Br0yton, Durtee.................
onnecticut-BishOp, CLARK, Observation-Disclosures. ,
lew York-Andre,es, Barr, Burroughs, {. Il.
s Cochrdne, John Cochrane, Corning, Dodd,
/. FentoH, GoodacU, Granger, Haskin, Hatch,
) Hoard, Kelsey, Maclay, Matteson, Morgan,
: Morse, NlDray, Oih, Palmer, Parko, PoHle,
? Russell, Spinner, Taylor, Ward ........27
lew Jersey-Adrain, C2aacson, Ro66ins Wor-
tendy ke..........
-ennsylvania - Corode, Dick, Florence, Gror,
Hickman heim, Norris, Phillips, P,rUidnce,
! Reilly, Roberts, Sts,rarf, Kunlel....... .... -
3 alaware
aryland'..'. .'.....
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orth Carolina.
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= kansas
snnessec-JOnes ..........................
p ntucky--Jew
:. eio--Bia9ham Bliss, Burns, Cockeril, Cox,
= Gtddngs, Groesbeck, Hall, Haylan, Horton,
- Lawrence, Letter, Miller, Pendleton, Sherman
8 Stanton, ToDpkins Yallandigham, Vade....l9
! diana Case, ColtaI, Davis, Foley, Gregg,
hag0re Pethn, HasoR....... ...................
Etnois-FdrHsworh, Hodges, Kellogg LoUsjoy,
Morris, Smith, UGshJWrne. ....................,
) chigan-Ho'cord, Leoei, IVoibridge, Ualdron
y. isconsin-B aimghnrst, Potter, Wdsh6u,a...... 3
MnneaOta-Cavanaugh ELECTROMAGNETIC.
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NJ SsOuri--Craig ....................... ..
'5'iliorniA-MchlbClnj scott ............ ......
100
NAYS, &c.
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y mont $1,000
.Sp ssachusettS ......................... .. q
Rt ode Island q
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