The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-18
yMIRTY-sVxTB CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.



rRoyuruos OF OUR CITIZENS ABROAD
vpsxssse was received the Pyeeidest enclosing
commupb'lon from the Secretary Of War In reply
yesoluon sskpe for Information the eez ire ADD i'm
nsursbzed citizens bv foreign govern
The communication not read but was ordered TO
| printed.
Br1oRy THE COLONIZATION or AnxzIcA.
Mr.. WILSON (rep Of Mass introduced Joint resolu
ton Authorizing the collection and publication Of the
se and documents relating 70 the history Of the coloa
za,ion or America by commercial companies IN Eoglaud
Incorporated in 1906 Referred to the Committee on the
Library.
GOVERNMENT CALIFORNIA.
Mr. LANE (oem or Oregon, introduced J TO per,
tect the tses Of land California; on which he Un'e1
States have erected Notifications.
discuss ensued he question OF refe 'snce, bu'
nwas finally referred TO the Committee on Military Az
| TIE CASE OF Mr. s.snoRN
M TaSnr eP Of III! called up the Ss,I propssGn
ed business OF yesterday and it was referred TO the Com
| ittee on Judiciary.
Mr. CAMERON, (rep }, Of Pa presented memorial in
| favor o. modification Of the tariff.
| PACIFIC MAILS
Mr. KENNEDY Is opp, OF Nd gave notice OF bin for
the spor OF The matte by railroad the Pacific
| PRIVATE PR wy FOR PUBLIC UsRs
| NJ GwIN (dem Of introduced q bill to provide
for taking private property for public and providing
| Just comps sa'iop therefor. Referred
SENATE REFUSES ADJOURN OVER FOR THE CHAREsoN
| CONVENTION.
Mr. HAZE (rep OF N. moved to take up big resolu
ton for OF Congress from the 18th OF April to the
| 22d Of May
NJ CI,sex.s, ltemloiN G, moved an amendment
TIE CHAIR announced that the hour had arrived for the
| special order
Mr. BALE moved to postpone all prior orders and
Mr.. Gwrs asked for the yeas and nays
TIE motion was agreed 10 by yeas, 81; nays, 26.
Mr. TRUMBrIL hoped If Congress- adjourned at all, II
would he both Conventions. He was no xever, op
poesd 10 any adjournment at all
Mr. BAyApp ldem OF Del though. IL best to adjourn
from the 10Th n the Both Of APRIL and from the 18th 10
The 2ls, OF May, 10 provide for both Conventions
No husin,ss would be done, and Congress had better
adjourn
| Sob Of April for the LIST Of May.
Mr.. DIXON. (rep) OF Conn. moved TO amend the
amendment by adding that Congress adjourn sine die
MI PucH, (dem) OF Ohio, moved to lay the whole
| subject on the table Lost
Mr.. HALE offered amendment, fixing the hour Of
adjournment on Thursday at NJ Adopted
IT wac rejected, by yeas 20, nays 80.
Mr. sIpsI. Soem Of Ia offered resolution pro
from the lsth inst to the lst OF May. Laid over.
| EXECUTIVE SESSION.
| The Senate had an executive session, after which
| HOMESTEAD
NJ johnson (dem }. OF Tenn from the Committee
Public Lands reported back the Homestead bill modi
the present bin ana that originally pres a The
The original bill gave lands TO heads Of families,
and all persons over twenty one; this only
reqorng the payment of twenty i've cents per acre
the original gave the lands absolutely away -enty ave
cents the actual cost Of the lands 10 the
government The menied bill further required five
years residence and an actual title 10 be given at the
The House bill required consecutive residence Of ave
but the titles not given till two after wards
Furthe, the Senate bill only included lands open to pr
vate entry, while the House bill opens all land
subject to presumption The senste bill also required
constant settlement on the land for Ave years
md ahapA
penalty Of forfeiture The House bill allowed the
settler to sell it at the end of Eve years, or to
House bill further provided that Homestead shall not be
liable for any debt contracted prior the years
be sold debt the settler until the United States
pare With the title The Senate further required alien
be could aVa himself Of the bill The
effect Of this WA to restrict tho operation Of the act c,
argued .. some length in favor Of the new BILL pointing
out its advantages the House bill gave the settler
aeht At any time within five years to perfect his title by
the Commissioner Of the Land Office wing that unicr
the donation iG acts pasted in regard 10 Oregon
settlers avsed themselves q the A' provis,o ons
Of the acts and remained the land petit,ned Con-
perfect their titles before the expiration Of the period Of
four years at the end OF which they would obtain the
sec acres were seized upon under the grant made
by Congress or eee 1873 400 afterwards aban
to another provision in the bill not .ed p
the House Bill which corpels the sale Of surveyed pub
lands two ears after the surveys are made The last
provision Of the amended bill that lands any State
remaining upsod after thirty five years should be cedod
| to the States in which they lie.
occupancy Of the mineral lands In California an
Oregon by citizens of the United States, or persons
who have declared their intentions to become citizens.
Mr. MASON, Dem of Va } wanted TO know miners
the Government lacns had been troubled by any ons9
| Mr. GwN raid no.
Mr. MASON Thought il better TO I'D here to the old Ro
| mansm ixim, Let things at rest remain At rest y
Mr. GwN avowed that the object of his amendment wae
to drive ont cooe labor from the mines, and conne
TO agriculture.
The bill then laid aside to receive message from
the President.
PENSION FOR AN OLD SOLDIER
The bill for the relief of Valentine wehrhem, blind
and deaf soldier from the army was received from the
House with amendment increasing the pension TO s25
per month.
common aolder receiving eight dollars per month At the
time he received tho wound which caused his nHrmes
The Of the Senate had granted him sixteen dol
lars month but the House raised 10 twenty FIVE
dollars. he hoped would be voted down II not, the
Mr. TooMRs dem }, Of Ga had abandoned al hope Of
stopping the profgate expenditure Of public money he
only wanted done Sscsuy and resusr He moved
VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The message from the President was read proved
and bis associates who carried mails the Northern
lakes from 1s49 to 1853 The President says 1854 the
s26,ooo which the Postmaster General rejected they
then went to the Court Of Claims with claim
bill passed for their relief amounts to $4,000
Mr. HALE moved to refer 1t 70 the Post ONCE Commit
tee
Mr. BINGHAM, (rep), Of Mich, explained the nature Of
the services rendered Captain Edwards and arg In
favor ofthe justice OF his claim.
After further discussion In which Mr. Mason expressed
the opinion that such reference was no. in accordance
with the provisi Of the constitution.
Without action on II the Senate adjourned.
House Of Representatives..
WASHINGTON, April II, 1890
THE PAY OF MEADKRs-RECEss OF CONGRESS.
Mr.. ScHwARTs, a. L. deml Of Pa offered resolution
which read for Information, nstructiug the Commit
tee Public Expenditures to report bill reducing the
compensation of members Congress eight dollars per
Alarm sa-uoo. proriai,.