Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-08
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1859.
GIN III

governments over the Territories oil Arizona
and Decotah, and to create the office Of Sur
vcyor General therefor; which was ordered to
be printed.
Also, a bill for the relief Of Governor Doug
lass, of Vancouyer's Island, ~refunding him
$1,000 loaned to Governor Stevens. Of Wash
ington, TO aid in the suppressing Of Indian hos
tilities in Washington Territory; which was
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Polk, the Senate proceeded
TO the consideration Of an act giving the assent
of Congress to a law Of the Missouri Legis!a-
ture, for the application OF the reserved two per
cent. land fund Of that State.
Mr. Collamer addressed the Senate at some
length in opposition to this bill. 1t had under
gone a full investigation in the Senate in 1850.
Mr. Benton, then a Senator from Missouri, cy-
planned its provisions at some length as also
the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Clay.) BY
turning to these debates the Senate could be
fully informed upon the pending question.
Mr.. Green said that every State in the Union
has had the benefit of the full two per cent. cy-
cept the State of Missouri and it was, there.
fore, but Justice that that State should receive
the full share.
1t had been argued that other amounts had
been expended in other localities. That was
no reason that Missouri should be left out
Missouri had made the same concessions that
other States had made. In other States rcscr.
yations had been made for railroad grants, while
this State had received q less amount; but he
had no complaint to make on the railroad
grants. Every other State has received five
per cent, while Missouri had received but three
per cent. of the land fund. The. other States
had received the benefit Of five per cent. while
Missouri had never received but three per cent.
All they claimed now was TO be put on an
equal footing with the rest, inasmuch as they
had made the same c~essions. Mississippi had
received more, as well as Iowa and Arkansas.
Mr.. Davis. But that was by contract.
Mr. Green replied by supposlng no contract
had been made; it was an act Of simple justice
that the demand OF Missouri should be grant.
ed. But he contended that the contract had
been made, and the United States had not com
pleted the contracts, had abandoned them, and
it was a plain simple matter Of equity, justice,
and solemn obligation that she should pay the
Two per cent. remaining.
Mr.. Polk spoke at some length in support Of
the claims Of the State of Missouri. Missis-
sippi, Arkansas, and Alabama had been re-
ltlluloIltl IN wv pei tSlt., C'Sif "" jaw
had received the full amount, and all the States
which it had been proposed to admit-0regon
and kansas-the same provision had been
made; and it was but justice that Missouri. after
waiting thirty years, should be allowed the re-
naming two per cent.
The bill was then read 4 third time and
passed.
Mr. Johnson OF Tenn, from the Committee
Public Lands, reported back House bill do
mating lands to actual settlers, known as the
Homestead bill, with the recommendation that
it do pass.
Mr.. j. said he should call up this bill at the
first opportunity for the action Of the Senate.
The Senate then took up the bill for the re-
lief of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad which
was passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera.
ton Of the private calendar.
Bill authorizing the domestic and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States to enter certain
tract of land in the State Of Wisconsin, was
taken up out of order and passed.
The bill for the relief Of the officers and
crew Of the brig Gen. Armstrong was debated
at some length by Messrs. Brown, Mason, and
Crittcnden in favor, and Messrs. Toombs, Fes-
Hale, and Benjamin in opposition to
it; when it was read a third time and passed
by the following vote:
'YEAs-Messrs. Bates, Bayard, Bell, Brown, Chestnut,
Clark. Collsmer. c~ritt.nden, Dixon, Foot, Hammond. ious.
ton, Jone,r Kennedy, Mallory. Mason, Polk, Reid. Seward,
simmons. Thompson OF Kentucky, Wright, and Yulee-23.
NArs-Messr Benjamin. Brodsrick, %Cllngman. Davis.
Doc title. Pessenden. Harhn, Hunter, johnson Of Tennes-
Wade, and Ward-ll.
II was announced that on the above vote
MesSrs. Clay and Gwin, Green and Fitzpatrick,
Wilson and Shields, Hamlin and Chandler,
Slidell and Bright, and other Senators had
paired of.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Branch. Of \. G., introduced a resolu-
ton requesting the Secretary Of the Treasury
to inform the House why he has not conform.
ed with the resolution Of the House directing
him to publish an abstract of the coast trade
of the United States, in his annual report on
and Navigation This resolution
also ~instructs the Secretary to report some plan
by which statistics of the coast trade can he
obtained and published.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Wilson, of Ind, from the Committee on
Elections. submitted 4 report declaring Bird
Chapman entitled to the seat now held by Mr..
Ferguson as delegate from Nebraska.
The House went into the Committee OF the
Whole, tMr. Nichols, of Ohio, in the chair
and proceeded to the consideration Of the pri-
vate calendar. The following bills were taken
up
For the relief of f. &. S1uier. Objected to.
For the relief Of ". X. Jennings, claiming
compensation for negroes stolen by the British
in the war of 1872. Objected to.
For the relief Of the surviving children Of
Basil Mignault, an officer Of the revolutionary
war. Objected to.
To amend an act entitled San act to author
ize the relocation Of land warrants numbered
three, four and five, granted by Congress to
General Lafayette, approved February %, ls45.
Laid aside to be reported to the House with a
recommendation that it pass.
For the relief Of Mrs. Ambrose Brou, Of the
parish Of st. Charles, State ofLouisiana Laid
aside to be reported to the House with a re-
commentator that it pass.
To confirm the title of Benjamin (. Edwards
to q certain tract of land in the Territory OF
New Mexico. Objected to.
after some time, the committee rose and re-
ported sundry bills TO the House.
The following bills were first taken up and
passed:
Senate bill for the reliof Of Henry Hubbard.
Senate bill for the relief Of c. Edward Habicht,
administrator Of j. w. P. Lewis. Senate bill
for the relief of Mrs Ambrose Brou, Of the
parish of St Charles, State of Louisiana. Sc
nate bill for the relief Of the heirs and legal re-
ca