The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-07-19

cred surveyed lands, aud oil the isses
subject to sale at private entry, msy ~
the expiration Of five years enter them
for twenty.fv cents per acre and thss
those who 60 out beyond the surveys may
enter by paying 1925 per acre within
two years from the receipt Of the approx.
ed plats Of the surveys at the local land
Offices. This in my judgment, is the
correct policy it tends to restrain sess.e.
men.s within the public surveys; it will
cause settlements to follow, rather than
run beyond the surveys; it will tend 70
make the settlements more compact and
the frontiers more defeusible.
.. The ninth objection is an ullega.
tion that the passage Of the bill will d.
minish materially the public revenue
In my opinion this is delusion. We
have had but one illustration in the his
tory of the Government Of the effect OF
such law ns is now proposed. This oc"
CURED in Oregon. Each head OF iami.
ly was allowed to enter without cost $50
acres of land after settlement aud occu-
pancy for term Of four years. I have
been informed by the Senator from Ore
gon that full - per cent. Of these claims
were purchased by the occupants at 81 %
per acre previous to the expiration OF
that short period So it will be under
this bill should it become law. A large
majority of the settlers will enter their
homes at 81 % per acre before the expi.
ration of the five years. There are .aany
-aasons for this. with which ! am per.
fectly familiar, having been born and
brought up on the frontier. | will men
ton but one The land. with the pro.
gress of settlements and improvements,
will rapidly increase in value The first
settlers will desire to sell, or to be in
condition to sell their improvements. for
the purpose of bctteriny their condition;
which cannot be done under the pr0vis-
ions of this bill until after title shall have
been obtained from the Government
~. The tenth objection is the a|lcg-
alton that this bill destroys an inherit.
ance of vast value. to which we may re-
sort for revenue in times of difficulty and
danger. But our experience 'rovcs that.
durin. times of war, embarrassment, and
financial difficulty, the proceeds Of the
sales Of public lands become merely NOM
inal and swell to Il large sum during Pc
RODS OF peace and prosperity, when it IL
less needed. But, as have before stat
ed, the passage of this bill will not, in
my opinion, materially diminish the rev.
cnue from this source therefore hopo
the bill may pass, Notwithstanding tho
Presidents objections.
Mr. Pugh styled the assertion Of the
President that the bill gives foreigners
greater privileges than native born c,ti-
zens mere quibble, which dia not rise
to the dignity of an argument.
The question was taken. Shall the
bill become law, the objections Of the
President to the contrary notwithstand-
lug ~ and resulted Us follows
YEAs.-Messrs Anthony, Brown,
Chandler. Clark. Dooli,tle, Durkec, Fcs-
senden, Fitch, Foot. Foster Gwir, Hale,
Hamlin, Harlan, King, Lane, Latham,
Nicholson. Polk. Puyh. Rice. Simmons,
Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade,
Wilkinson, and Wilson-2S
NAys-NTcssr> Bragg, Chestnut. Crit.
tenden. Davis, Fitzpatr>ck, Green, Hemp
hill, Hunte,, Iverson, johnson. Of Ark,
johnson, of Tenn. Mallory. Mason. .Pearce,
powell. Sebastian, Wigfall and Yulee-
IS.