St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-28
From Washington.

ate's resolution, extending thc o'''
to the 25th, was received and referred
to the Committee of Ways and Means
Mr.. Sherman said if an extension
should be found necessary on Satur'
day he should so recommend.
Mr.. Colfax, from the Second Confer
cnce Committee on the Homestead
bill, reported that they were unable
to agree and in moving the House
adhere to the House bill, gave sy-
nopss of the House and Senate bills.
They differed, he said, in five prom''
nent features as regards the persons
who are to be the bcncficiarics ; the
prcemptors now on the government
land description of land bought with
in the provision of the law the price
and the policy Of the Government as
to compulsory land sales.
First, as to persons, the House bill
includes all persons over 81 years OF
age and all who have declared their
intentions. The Senate bill excluded
all but heads of families.
The Senate bill excludes them, but
allows them two years to buy their
lands at government price. Under
the Senate bill preGmptors, now on the
land cannot take the quarter section
they are on, but must abandon or pay
for it.
Third-The House bill applies to all
land subject to presumption, which
covers all government land not re-
served for especial purposes, whether
surveyed or not. The Senate bill is
confined to lands subject to private
entry, which are only those remaining
after public land sale and the spccula-
tors have had their share.
Fourth-Thc House bill gives the
land to the settler for $40 for a quar-
ter section the Senate bill requires
$40 for quarter section, twice as
costly as the graduated lands in Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. Colfax said there was no land
of any consequence except in Min
nesota, Washington and Oregon Ter
ritories, to which the Senate bill would
apply, and but little in California
! Kansas and Nebraska, under the
House bill. The government land
everywhere would be open to the pio-
nccr
The House resolved to adhere to
their own bill
The difference between the two
measures resolves itself into this
shape: the Republicans propose to
give every poor man, who chooses to
avail himself Of the offer, an entire
loaf, while the democrats stingily
throw to them worthless crust. We
trust the free poor laboring men of
the country, for whose benefit this
Homestead bill is especially designed,
will appreciate the liberality of the
, democracy.
The House has adopted a resolution
of ccnsurc upon the President for mis-
: appropriation of the public funds, and
the Democratic members affect to re.
gard it as dangerous encroachmcnt
by the Legislative upon the Executive
branch of the Government. 1t is pre-
!. dicted that a similar resolution will
! follow respecting the Supreme Court
;. These coordinate branches may rctort
:. say the Democrats, if they see tit
. The President may issue Il proclama
!, ton, ccnsuring members of Congress
and the Supreme Court might gravel.
/ deliver an opinion, that a majority o
the present House Of Representative
had violated the Constitution, and pas
judgment accordingly.
E In the Senate, Mr.. Hale Introduce
:. a bill to prevent the unlawful deter
, ton of mail matter.
, Mr.. Wilson introduced a resolution
to establish quarantine laws in rela
Q ton to the importation of diseased
o cattle into any of the States.
The House Committee on Agricnl
f turc met and received report on tn,
cattle disease prevalent in the New
England and Middle States from tn,
; Secretary of the United States Agri
cultural Society. The report wa
y adopted, and presented to the House
. together with resolutions requesting
the Secretary of State to open COZ
respondence with the Consuls of tn
" United States in such countries a
have been visited by the malady il
question, to ascertain from them wha
sanitary measures have been adopted
and with what success what step
ID have been taken to exclude animal
lie coming from countries where the dis
., ease exists, and what medical trca
rs ment has been adopted and request
ing the Secretary Of the Interior, i
having agricultural information an
. statistics collected during the mex
fiscal year, to obtain statements {
the condition and progress of the di
" case, and the actions and results {
- the State commissions, and should tn
- disease not be checked, to commun
49, cate the results Of his inquiries to I'll
House at the commence of it's ney
session. The subject is deemed OF
IN of great Importance, in view Of Il
&c fact, according to the census return