St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-03-22
From Washington.

MIR. Sherman, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, asked leave to
report bill providing for the redemp-
ton of outstanding Treasury notes,
and authorizing loan and regulating
the duties on imports Ohio ction was
made by Messrs. Cobb, of Alabama,
and Mcqueen, of South Carolina. This
indicates that the new tariff bill will
be fought to the end by the Southern
Administration members. Even if it
passes the House, it will be defeated
in the Senate.
The Homestead Bill, which passed
the House by vote of lis to 60, pro-
vidcs that any person who is the head
of family, or who has arrived at the
age of 81 years and is citizen of the
United States, or who shall have filed
his intention to become such, shall be
entitled to enter, free of cost, l6O
acres of public land, upon which such
person may have fixed a presumption
claim, or which may, at the time such
application is made be subject to pre-
emptiOn at dollar and a quarter or
less per acre, or 50 acres at two dol
lars and a half per acre. No ccrtiti-
cate or patent is to be issued until the
expiration of five years from the date
Of entry and on payment Of $40
rights are secured to the actual set
tiers to issue TO heirs, and dcviscs that
the lands owned are then in no event
to become liable for the satisfaction
of any debts contracted prior to the
issue Of the patent.
Mr.. Toomhs, of Georgia, introduced
bill to establish a uniform law on
the subject of bankruptcy throughout
the United States.
Mr.. Adams, of Ky, from the Post
Office Committee, made an adverse re-
port on the bill for the election Of
Deputy Postmastcrs by the people.
The New $40, OOO, 900 loan and the
tariff bill is ready for reporting.
Among the best speeches that have
been delivered in the House was that
of Mr.. Van Wyck, of New York, in re-
ply to Mr.. Ashmore's illumination. Mr..
V. talked to the disunion democracy
in words not TO be misunderstood. He
took strong Union grounds, and at the
same time, spoke in a spirit becoming
a representative of q free constituent
cy. Reuben Davis, Of Mississippi,
and Gartril, of Georgia, tried to bully
him during the uttcrancc of his clo.
qnent sentiments, but they signally
failed Mr.. Van Wyck was followed
by Mcssrs. Durham, of Connecticut,
and Perry, of Maine, in excellent, pun
gent and telling speeches, which will
make excellent campaign documents.
In the Senate, Ben Wade, of Ohio,
woke the echoes by one of his charac-
teristic speeches, in which he took
Senator Toombs up and shook him.
1t was a speech that aren't hOme, and
did good effect, too; for it cilcctually
brought the fierce Georgian into
chancery," as the pugilists say, caus-
ing him to tone down nightly in the
subsequent uttcranccs. One of the
best Of the many good things in this
speech was the treatment of Mr.. Doug
las idea Of State equality in the Ter
ritories, which the little demagoguc is
in the habit Of coupling with his Squat
ter Sovereignty dogma Suppose"
said Mr.. Wade. Senator Douglas
owned plantation in Mississippi, re-
siding as he does in Illinois, and
should wish to take his slaves into a
Territory-which State, in its sove-
reignty, is affected ?" This was a
sumner, but it is only specimen
brick of the many which the Buckeye
hero of hundred political battles
threw at the Little Giant.
Senator Collamcr, Of Vermont, made
the second set speech on the Republi-
can side Of that body, since the great
speech of Senator Seward. The cf-
fort of Judge Collamer was an able
and convincing one, every way worthy
of the reputation lie acquired in his
prime. The evening shades of the
Dark Valley are gathering around the
head of this distinguished statesman,
but his noble intellect is yet undimmed,
and his wcll-carncd honors sit grace.
fully upon him. In his speech his
theme was the freedom of the Terri.
tories, and he made a splendid de-
fence of the Republican party from
the Misrepresentation Of the demo-
cratic leaders. In all that he said he
was dignified and courteous, and he
was listened to with respectful atten-
ton by the opposite side Of the cham
Der.
1MMICRArIoN.-Ma of our contem-
poraries are anticipating large i'm
migration the coming season. This
increase of settlers is based upon the
low price of lands, and the success of
farmers the past year in the North
west. There will probably never be
SO good an opportunity again to buy