Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-09-25

am gong 10 IeaFe a record consistent
) with my judgement. l think the bill is
wrong. do not think there would be
much harm IN worshlping il, for DO no..
thInx 1t bears any similitude to anything
above the earth or beneath the skies that
you can call homestead. The men who
have taken i, under their peculiar care,
are enemies OF the homestead principle,
and they propose 10 pass it. ! am per-
fecIly willing they should do SO; but they
tell US, and tell Us very frankly. that it IS
not homestead bill aud 1t is not Now
SIT, II being no homestead bill, | will not
vote for II. ! voted 10 substitute the
House bill for this bill, tut those who
have control OF the matter have put II in
position which | thnk is unjust There
are things in that bill for which | can
not vote. There are things that ought
TO go inlo 1t 10 make it unsuitable, to en-
able me TO give it my vote. For these
reasons shall vote against it,
And he did vote against II, while those
Republicans who voIed for II did So un-
der protest.
On The s9sh of May, (page al2O) on
! a motion 10 disagree wl,h the House,
Mr.. Hamlln voted NAY. Douglas did
not vote.
Mr.. Cofax. in reporting the disagree
menl TO the House, Sc, forth the points
of difference as follows:
First, as to persons House bill
includes all citizens over 81 years old.
and all who have declared their inten-
lions. The Senate bill excludes all bur
heads of families, cutting off young men
I lar 4 Ina h Df
our population.
Second. The House bill includes in
It's benefits all pre-emptors now on the
public lands The Senate bill includes
them. tut allows them TWO years 10 buy
their lands at the Government price. I'm
der Senate bill, pre-emptors now on
the land cannot take the land they are
on. but must abandon or pay for it.
Third. The House bill applies to all
land subject to preemptlon which
covers all Government land not
reserved for special purposes, wheth
er surveyed or not. The Senate
bill is confined to all land subject to pri-
vate entry, which are only those remain
ing after a public land sale, and the
spectators have their pick.
Fourth. The House bill gives the
land to the settler for ten dollars for
quarter section. The Senate bill requires
forty dollars for j quarter section-twIce
as costly as the graduated lands 10 MIS-
souri,.
Fifth. The Senate bill compels the
President 10 expose the public lands for
sale IN two years after a survey. The
House bill does not. bui The House has
passed separate bill, now pending IN
the Senate, preventing sales until ten
years after survey.
Mr.. CoIfax added, there was no land
of consequence, except in Minnesota,
Washington Territory and Oregon, TO
which the Senate b.l! would apply, and
but little in California, Kansas and Ne
braska. Under the House bill, the Gov
ernment land everywhere would be open
TO the pioneer.
The difference between The two meas
ureS resolves itself into this shape: the
Republicans propose 10 give every poor
man, who choose to avail himself of the
offer, an entire loaf, while the Demo
Gratis stingiy throw him worthless crust.
We trust the free poor laboring men OF
the county, for whose benefit the Home
stead bill is especially designed, will ap-
preciale the l:beralIty of the Democracy.
On the final vote-that OF passing the
bill over the Presidents 5eto-lhe fol-
lowing was the vote:
Messrs. Anthony. Brown.
Chandler, Clark, Dolitlle. Durtee. Fes-
sender. Fitch, Foote, Foster, Gwin.
| Hale, Hamlin, Harlln, King, Lane, La
than, Nicholson, Polk. Hugh. Rice,
Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyeck, Trum-
/ bull, Wade, WIlson-2S
NAys--Messrs. Bsagg, Chesnut,
CrIuenden, Davis. Fitzpatrick, Green,
Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson.
! (Tenn.) Johnson, (Ark.) Mallory,
/ Mason. Pearce, Powell, Sebastian, Wig
/ fall, ue.-lS.
Mr.. Douglas did not vote.
And now, In conclusion, we ask the
canlm and honest Demograts of this
! county to carefully read and study the
record and arguments we have here SET
/ forth, and then as honest men, as patrl-
ots, feeling deep interest IN the pros
perity OF our beloved country. and who
! hope that the vast and fertile territories
of The West may be titled by the arms Of
free labor" and become the happy
! homes of free white men" ACT and
VOTE as these great interests require al
! your hands, and not as parusans. with
The chains of party riretcd around your
neck. assured by the "sure logic of
/ events" that the only effect Of your vote
! for Douglas and Johnson IN the present
/ divided state of the Democratic party,
will be, SO far as 1t can, 10 insure the
election of that fre-eaiing, pro-slavery
! Democrat. Joseph Lane, 10 tae office Of
/ facing President OF the United States.
MILWAUKEE PKspUCE 1 RADE-hECsIFTs AND
! SHIPxESrs.-The receipts and shipments Of
gram at Milwaukee as compared with last
i year give some idea Of the extent Of the wheat
crop of Wisconsin, for 1850. The receipts Of
last week compared with the spoud.ng
week IN 1889, are:
1859 1860
Flour, bbls 3l22 5.U12
Wheat. bush 15JOJI 306.792
Oats bush. 2621 1870
Barley, bush lO-5 34U6
Corn. bush 726 682
Rye. bush. asa l,425
Tee shipments for the same period
1853 1860
Fionr bbis. li25 S.437
! Wheat. bus. l031il 2H,l36
Corn, bus. 50
Il VII be seen tia. the amount Of wheat re-
ceived Is about double that of last ear yet tie
wheat crop CT 1853 w.s a good one