The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-15
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WASHINGTON, June IA, P. M.-HoUsB.-
The Senate's resolution extending the ses-
sion to the 25th was received and referred
to the committee of ways and means.
The remainder of this and several other
sentences are lost, being illegible.
Mr.. Colfax moved that the House adhere
to the House Homestead Bill and gave a
synopsis of the House and Senate bills
They differed, he said, in five prominent
features. As regards the persons who are to
be the recipients of lands brought within
the view of the law the price; and policy of
the Government as to compulsory land
sales. First as to pensions, the House bill
inclues all citizens over q years old, and
all who have declared their intentions.
The Senates excludes all but heads of
families, cutting off all young men over 2l,
a large and valuable portion of our popu-
ton. Second, the House bill includes in
its benefits all pre-e -emptors now on public
lands. The Senate bill excludes them, but
allows them two years to buy their lands at
the government price. Under the Senate
bill, pre-emptors must abandon or pay for
it. Third, the House bill applies to ali land
subject to pre-emptiOn, which covers all
public lands not reserved for special
purposes, whether surveyed or not. The
Senate bill applied only to those remaining
after public land sale, and the spectators
had had their pick. Land warrant specu-
lators after land sale, could acquire title
at once. Fourth, the House bin requires
ten dollars for a quarter section. The SEN
ate bill requires $40 for a quarter section
twice as costly as the graduated lands in
Missouri. Fifth, the Senate bill compels
the President to expose the public lands for
l. a., Nla
House bill does not, but the House has
passed bill now pending in the Senate,
preventing sales until ten years after sur
vey.
Mr.. Colfax added that there was 10 land
of any consequence except in Minnesota,
Washington, and Oregon, to which the
Senate bill would apply, and but little in
California, Kansas, and Nebraska, under the
House bill. The public land everywhere
would be open to the pioneer.
The House then resolved to adhere to
their own bill.
Without a vote recess was taken from
to 7P.M.
SENATE.-The consideration of the legis-
lative appropriation bill was resumed. The
amendment relative to paying the claims
of the Choctaw Nation, of $780, 600, was
discussed at length and registered.
A recess was taken from to P NJ.
Mr.. Reagan said that the language en-
ployed by Mr.. Olin was deliberate and
wilful calumny on the people of Texas
The amendment was rejected, only AZ
voting in favor of it.
The Senate's amendment making appro-
priation for Notifications was advocated by
Mr.. Whitley of Del He said that the House
bill appropriated S675, OOO and the propo-
sition now pending merely increased the
amount $4,000.
Mr.. Curtis remarked that the aggregate
was million and quarter.
cost $15,OO0,000. Why should not even
this amount be now appro priated for works
in fifteen States.
Mr.. Perry thought we did not want the
appropriation when we are at peace with
our Maker and all mankind.
Mr.. Elliott advocated the appropriation.
We should either complete the works or
promptly give them up.
Mr.. McRea took the same view of it.
Mr.. Stanton said they ought not to stop
to consider an important proposition of this
character. The House should stand by the
appropriation bill which it had passed.
The report of the committee on elections,
in the Kentucky election case, were con-
sidered.
The remainder of the proceedings of the
House and Senate we are unable to obtain,
on account of a severe lightning storm on
the wires east of IO.-REP.1