New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-19
FREE HOMRs I'm THE SENATE.

For the third time, by majorities steadily In
creasiDg, the House of Representatives has passed
and sent to the Senate bill which authorizes any
actual prospective citizen of the United States to
claim, settle, occupy, improve and possess quar-
ter-sectiOn (160 acres) Of the Public Lands, as his
home and field of labor, whereof the product, less
| the cost of survey and conveyance (fixed at $40
shall be his and that Of his heirs assigns forever
Twice has the Senate defeated this most just and
benefcent measure; but always by indirectlOn-by
dodges-by interpOsDg other measures ahead OF II,
and thus beating it without looking it square in the
eve. The third bill from the House is now before
the Senate, and is, by agreement to be considered
tomorrow; so we trust the policy Of evasion is to
be persisted 10 no longer. The Senate will now
either pass the bill or reject it; and we trust
the House will take care not to fix day for ad-
lournment until this bill, if passed. shall be already
in the Presidents hands. Credible rumOr imports
that MIR. Buchanan's Southern masters have
pledged him to veto it; of course, if he sees fit he
can do so. But the House can see that he is not
enabled to kill it by pocketing it during the last ten
days of the session. and thus stranging it without
wherefore. If it is again to be killed, the country
has a. clear right to know why. And if it shall be
again thrOttled, whether by President or Senate,
we shall be consoled by the hope that this act will
90 far to insure the triumph of the friends of Free
Homesteads in the approaching Presidential cleo
ton.
We do not think the Senate will take the respon-
sibiity of killing this measures and yet we cannot
confidently count up the votes by which it is to be
passed. 1t has doubtless gained two votes since
last Session by the changes in the representation of
Rhode leland and New-Jersey; but we fear it loses
two by the substitution of Wgfall for Houston from
Texas, and of Nicholson for Bell from Tennessee.
As we count the vote on the passage of the bill is
likely to stand, in full Senate
YEAS:
MAIyX-Hamlin Fessenden. n. HANP.-Hale, CLARK.
M1ss-Sumner Wilson. r.. ISL-Anthony, Simmons.
CONS.-Dixon, Foster. vgRMoST-foot, Colamer
n YoKK-SewaId King. N. JEKsgY-Ten Eyck.
PESNA.-CameIoD. OHIO-Nsde, Fugh
lLiiNoIs-Trumbull Douglas. WIsc.-Doohue DurEee.
IowA-GImes, Harlan. MINa.-Wilkinson.
TESSEssKB-Andrep JOhnson CALIPORSIA-L0thdm.
Total, 80. Dems. in Italics.
RAYS:
DEL-Bayafd Salisbury. yIRGIMA-Hunter, Mason.
Np-Pesfce Kennedy. N. CAEo-Bugg Clingman.
Ai1-Clay Fitzpatrick. s. CARO.-Hammond, Chestnut.
MIsS--Brown Davis. GEORGIA. oomos' IveIson'
LOU.-Shdel, Benjamin fLOhlDA-hiSnoiyt ulee'
e. Tyinend7 POWELL MssOURI-Green, Polk.
apKNK w Johnson sebastian. TExAs-Hemphil, Wigfal.
ISpiANA-BIisht. CALIYoRSIA-Gwin.
ORBGOS-Lane.
Total, 81. [Southern Opp. in Italics.
Doubtful:
N Tygsvy- Thomson PKNNsYLyANIA-Bigler.
MINI ksOTA-hice. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-Messrs. Rice and Thomson, we trust, will
vote. in accordance with the unquestionable sent.
1nent of their respective States, for the bill; Gen.
Lane would probably do so if he did not suppose
himself a candidate for President, with a good
chance of receiving the Southern support, and thus
the Charleston nomination; Dir. Nicholson, we
apprebend, will vote against his colleague and the
bill; Mr.. Bgler will probably vote against the bill
if the President bias decided to take the responsible
ity OF killing it. So that the chances Of its passage
can hardly be deemed lattering.
81 am constrained 70 tell you, my Lords, SAID
Henry Brougbam, addressing the Peers OF Great
Britain the Reform bill which they had once or
twice already rejected, that through this 'use or
" orr this House, Reform will be carried" Land
Reform will Lot BE- carried over the Senate but
through il tie only question is one of time. Who