New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-18


M. CAMERON tRep, Pa presen,eaa memorial 10
fsyW 81 the modification OF she tariff
kF. KENNEDY Is. An, Nd gave notise OF bill
for the transportation of the mails BY railroad to the
Nh. GWIN Dem, CALI introduced bill to provide
for akipg priv ate pro ery for public USE aud pToVlo-
inc Iust corporation therefor. Referred. 80,
Ar HALL lRep., n. H. moved TO tsxe np o1s oT
lutin Tor recess of Congress nom the i'sh Oh Af
to tie I'D Of May. ,S
Mr. CLINGMAN (Dem. n. C.l moved an amend n.
meIt making the time from the IGN OF Aprn w '"o
The CHAIR announced that the hour had arrived for
the special order.
NJ. HALL moved to postpone all prior orders, and
A. AVN ssEsd for The yeas and NAYS.
The notion was agreed 10, by yeas q, nays y.
Mr. TRIJMBULL hoped if Congress acjourn at all,
itvoUd be over BON OonSen,o o he was however,
opoa,eed 10 apy adjournment at ali.
IL RkYARD Dem, Dell thought best 10 adjourn
fn The 9,h TO tho 30th Of April aud from the 18th
20 The Is Of Msy, 50 as 70 provide for both Co0ven.
tiops. No business would be- dOne and Congress had
"S M CfiNGMAN modified his amendment, substi-
iutipg the 3Otl Of April for the let Of May.
Mr.. DIXON Rep, Conn moved TO amend the
amendment by adding tina, Congress adjourn sine die
on tke 4th OF JuUe.
M. PUGH Dem, Ohio moved to lay the whole
subect on the table. Lost
Mr.. Dixon's amendment was lost by Yeas Is,
Mr. HALE offered so amendment fixing the hour
Of adjournment on Thursday, al .. N. Adopted.
TIE question recurring the resolution as amended,
i. WIS rejected by Yeas 20, Maya 81.
Mr.. SLIDELL lDem., La offered a resolution pro
vidng for an adjournment Of The Seuste every three
Gays from the 18th instant 70 the LIST of May Laid
over.
Nj. JOHNSON Dem, Tenn } from the Committee
on Publc Lands reported back the HomesteAd bill, as
modified by toe Committee.
Mr.. JOHNSON Dem, Ark explained the differ
H., hot llU
The frat difference as 10 the class OF persons pro.
vided for. The original bul gave Iands to heads Of
famil and all persons III this only % beads OF
families. Tie eecond difference was requiring the pay
meft Of - cents per acne; the original gave toe lands
absolutely away. % cents per acre was the actual
cost of the lands to the Government Toe amenied
bill further required hve years residence, and an actual
tile to he en- at the pTaton Of that tme ae price
being then paid the House bull required con-
secutiye residence of five years. bat The titles
wers not given till two Years sfterward Fur
tber, the Senate bl only included lands open to
private entry while the Houss bill opens all land sub
tsct to pfeemptOn. The Senate bill also required
constant set ement the aac for i've years, and pro-
hblts any, sae, ua0sfeT or abandonment, upon PEN
ally Of forfeiture. The House bill allowed the settler
20 sell il st the end of five years TO abandon 1t for
two years, and then dispose of 1t. Tue Hodse bill
further provided that homestead shall not be liable
for any debt contracted prior to the years Of oc
Copancy The Senate bal provided that the land shall
LOT be sod for debt OF tue settler until the UGed
States parts with the title The Senate bill further
qured alien to file hE declaration OF intention to
become citizen before he could ava himself Of the
benefits Of the bill. The effect Of this was to
restrict the operation of the act TO citizens
of TIE United States and heads OF families.
Mr.. johnson argued at some length IN favor OF
the new bill, pointing out It's advantages over the
House bill. Ii gave the settler right at any time
within five years 20 perfect ms title by paying tue
Government price. Bo road statement fro the
Commissioner of the Land Office, showing tnai under
the donation act passed in regard 10 Oregon AMI Flor
d. seventy per cent OF the settlers av9e1 them
selves of the provisions Of the acts and remained
the and, petiioned Congress TO allow them to pay the
Government price, aud perfect their titles before the
expiration Of the period Of four years. at the end Of
which they would obtain the title without paying any
thing. In the case of FLORIDA, 2ll 800 acres were
seized upon under the grant made by Congress. Or
these rs 400 acres were afterward abandoned and
forfeited 10 the Government. tie called attention TO
anober provision in the amended bill not embraced Ia
tie House BILL which compels the sale OF surveyed
pubic lands two years after the surveys are made
4he last provision Of the amended bill was that lands
in afy ate remaining unsod affer thrtyfve years,
shou'd be coded to the States in which they lie.
Mr. GWIN offered an amendment iegalzing the oc-
cuprcy Of the mineral lands in California and Oregon
by saizens of the United States persons who have
decaled their intention 60 become citizens
Mr. MASON Dem, Va wanted TO know II miners
on he Government lands had been troubled by any
one
RI GWIN said no.
Mr. MASON thought it better to adhere to the old
Roman maxim, Let things St rest remain az rest.
Mr. GWIN avowed that the object Of his amend
peut was TO drive out cooie labor from the Mines and
cCnfne il TO agriculture.
The bin was then laid aside to receive message
from tie President.
I'VE bill for the relief of Valentine Wehrheim,
blind and deaf soldier Of the srmy was received from
the House. with an amendment increasing the pension
10 50 per month.
Mr.. THOMSON Dem, n. j. said Wehrhem was
a common soldier. receiving 50 per month az the time
be received the wound, which caused hrs 1Dhrmltles
The Comm tee fthe Senate had granted hlm 10 per
moIth bu the HOuse Iaised II TO so. lie hOped
itwsud be voted down. II not the Committee on
Peusors might as well be abolished.
NJ TOOMBS Dem, Ga had abandoned all hope
of stoyppg the profgate expenditure OF public money
he oIJy wanted il done decently and regularly de
moved for is reference TO the Committee on Pensoas
Carried.
The Message from the President was read. Il proved
90 be veto on the bill for the ree of Arthur Edwards
and hs associates, who carried mails on the Northern
Lakes from 1919 20 1853 The President says that IN
1854 tie parties presented the bill for these services
amouutiIg TO SIS OOO which the Postmaster-Gepera
rejected They then 10 the Court OF Calns with
CLAM Of $50 coo, which decided on 1t adversely
The bill passed for their relief amounts to SSOOOO
Mr. HALE moved to refer 1t TO the Pos-Ouce
Committee.
Ar.bINGHAM Rep., Micb.), explained the nature
Of tie services rendered by Capt EDWARDS, and ar
oped n favor Of the justice OF his claim.
After further discussion, in which Mr. MASON ex-
rresa the opinion that such reference was not in az
foT6erce with the provisions OF the Constitution VIII
out faiiher action on II, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. SCHWARTZ "a. j.. Dem, Penn offered a
rssaurop which Was read for intornatlon INSTRUCT
ipg IL, Committee on Public Expenditures u repor. d
a ~ gpplp