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THIRTK.sIxTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, March z.
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expulsion of a naturalized citizen of the Unit
ed States from Prussia in 1859, which was
adopted.
The bill to establish mail routes in Kansas,
was passed.
Mr.. YULEE, from the post Office committee,
reported bill in relation to undeliyered let
tiers. 1t provides that persons by endorsing
their names on letters sent, can have them re-
turned free of additional charge, when unde-
livered. The bill was passed.
Mr. TooMBs presented petition IN favor OF
the homestead bill
Mr. BRIGHT introduced bill for the prose-
cution of the work on the Capitol. Referred.
Mr.. JOHNSON, from the committee on public
lands, reported back the House homestead bill
amended by the substitution of the Senate bill.
On motion of Mr.. GwIN the Pacific Tee-
graph Bill was taken up in order that certain
amendments might be introduced and printed,
which was ordered.
The homestead bill was then taken up, when
Mr. WADE substituted the House bill.
Mr.. CLINGMAN explained the amendment
offered by him which proposes to give at
once to every man in the United States who
comes within the provisions of the BILL war
rant for 100 acres of land at once, with power
to retain the land or sell it out if unsuitable.
The present bill requires a man to work five
years continuously on the land in order to get
title.
Mr. Pryor spoke in favor of the passage of
a homestead bill. Mr. HALE spoke at length
on the same side, in the course of his remarks
expressing sympathy with the strikers in New
England, and hoping their combination would
continue until they obtain the highest wages
compatible with the general good.
| MIR. WADE advocated his motion to take up
the House bill, which he showed to be more
| liberal than the Senate bill.
Mr.. JOHNSON Of Arkansas opposed Mr..
| Wade motion, and referred to Mr. Hae'S re-
marks as iIsincere and demagogueical. He
| Hale wanted to hold on to the canaiUe of
| New England by the cry of ''free homes for
treemen," fearful that, under the pressure of
| starvation, they would desert him and his
| party.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Tennessee knew the House
bill could not pass this body, and the true
friends of the homestead principle should take
that which they could get. He opposed max
ing this party question.
Mr.. WADE withdrew his motion.
Mr.. WIGFALL regarded the matter as par
ty question, involving as it does the power of
the federal government. If this government
was eleemosynary, if it was established to pro-
vide for the halt blind, lame, deaf etc. if it
could give land to the landless why not Mig
gers to the niggerless 1t might reopen the
African slave trade, on missionary grounds, |
and bring negroes here to be converted. Mr.
WIgtall went into an estimation of the power |
OF the federal government, and contended that, |
as the trustee of the sovereign states, it had no
right to vote away their lands In the course |
of his remarks, he said it is nonsense to talk |
of a state committing treason The thing was |
impossible. He owed allegiance to the state of |
Texas, which, conjointlY with the other states, |
exercised the isame portion of the sovereign |
power. Whenever she declared the federal |
government no longer her agent, then it would
be his duty to return to his state and if he
should be captured fighting under the flag of
the Lone Star, he could not be treated as a
traitor.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Tennessee, remarked that
there were precedents for the policy proposed
in the bill.
Mr.. WIGFALL was sorry to hear any demo-
crat refer to precedents. Ifthey are accepted, |
banks, tariffs, internal improvements, and so
forth, could be justified He then denounced |
the policy OF New England, which, by federal |
legislation, had got rich, and kept the other
sections poor. He thought nothing better
could occur than dissolution Of the Union.
New England would then beg the south to
come back. Her spindles would cease to turn
her ships would rot at the wharves, her sailors
and operatives turned out to starve, would
burn and steal. He also drew picture of a
mob OF deceived and infuriated people, bear
ing poles the heads of Seward and Hale. If
lhSsS lISH OllJ hHeH Tue south was IN earnest,
they would keep quiet. They were not the
men to coin their hearts blood into drachmas
He denied that these were threats. The mere
day of tarces had gone by. He would speak
his mind freely, and say he believed that no
black republican ever could be inaugurated
president. Northern men talked of subduing
the south, but he believed a southern army
would winter in Boston before a northern one
could reach Texas. He would like TO know
how they were going to take the south Let
them look around the chamber and they would
see on the republican side but one man who
ever saw the flashing of gun, while numbers
on the democratic side had rendered signal
military service. The military chest was the
first matter of consideration in war, and where
would the north get the money to fill it. The
south could send out her cotton, tobacco, etc
and in the bottoms that would carry them the
cheapest, Where would the senator from
Rhode Island (Simmons) get the money for
his calico. They might talk of blockading
the southern ports, but their officers and men
/ would want money, and where could they get
1T! Cotton was king, and without it Queen
| victoria S crown was not safe. The ancestors
OF New Enganders went to Holland, but, as
the Dutch would not let them persecute any
| body, they came to the north. They drove
out Roger Sherman, so says Wigfal and the
Baptsts, and spread themselves over that
country They thought it useless to dig for
what the soil could produce, and have since
lived off their neighbors. Mr.. Wigtall con.
cluded by denouncing the homestead bill as
unconstitutional. Subject postponed till Mon.
day. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. DAVIS of Indiana, called up the bill
granting alternate sections of lands in Nebras.
ka, for the construction of five railroads, there
in to be free of tolls to the property and troops
OF the United states to carry the mails at such
prices as Congress may direct. On motion of
Mr. Etheridge it was tabled 131 against 81.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the resolution declaring it inexpedient to
grant further time to Mr.. Cooper of Michigan,
whose seat is contested by Mr.. Howard, to take
testimony. Mr.. Campbell spoke in favor of
and Mr.. Stevenson against the resolution.
Mr.. Howard spoke in support of his claim.
After further debate the resolution was agreed
to by 10 majority.
The House concurred in the amendment of
the Senate to the bill for the protection of
females on board emigrant vessels.
Mr.. NOEL made a few remarks on'the bill
heretofore introduced by him, proposing to
withdraw from the people of Utah the power
to make their local laws through an election
assembly. He said,-if the House should at
tempt by direct legislation to suppress polyg-
amy, they would fail, for they would not strike
at the root of this fostering sore on the body
polite He held that organized territories de-
rive their power to legislate from Congress,
but Utah should be an exception, and instead
OF legislative assembly, the power should
be invested in some other tribunal, which
would protect not only the inhabitants of