New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-25
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
SENATE. .wAsnIsGros, June %, 1860.
FIRST SESSION.

SENATE. -. WAsHIsGTos, June %, 1850.
Several private bills passed.
4 m. ssaVe from the Pre- ,ident, yetOing the Home
stead bill was rect iyed AID read 10 length After
viewg the general provisions OF the bill passed the
Pre- sident say that the small sum asked for lands per
acre 2,pcens, and credit for live yeirs equal almost
b. do1 aOn and he therefore contends that Congress
has no ow,r to give away the public hnds States
ind, EQUALS. Tbls opinion he expressed in the veto OF
the Agricultural college, bill, and the argument he used
there az IeaIed with or, alter force TO this case. there
WIS one Of consideration III the former case, but
oNi ing 10 he late hour Of the session be will not
view those views. IL must be admitted, ~ general
rrro.LOn that Congress does not possess the power
10 donate money 10 States or Individuals aud this
would be the ease III giving away the means OF the
Lublc revenue. The advocates OF this bill supported
IL under that clause Of The Constitution which says that
Con gress shall have power to dispose of the public
Lids but he did not read those words TO givug
away, ASIDE from the constitutional objections, bill
" ss unjust old soldiers who held military bounty
uuup AZ q ily reduced their value, and il was
Just the old soldiers Of the Union. IL opensd large
field jOr injurious 81 ecuatiOn made unjust dscrl
nation BETS cen Americans and foreigners by prohibit
irg the former if single, from having the benefit OF tho
bill, wi lie tie foreigner, without being the head of
family, ID a, those privileges. The bill drew partial
distinction between peenplVrs and seriously affected
the revenue the public lands.
Mr. WADE tkep., Ohio desired 10 vote on the ve-
totd bill without debaie.
Mr. JOHNSON moved to postpone the veto till De-
cemLer neal.
MOI agIt ed TO- Yeas, 10; NAYS, IS.
Mr.. JOHNSON Dem, Ark charged that the other
house responsible for the defeat vi this bill by the
ilcorI Grafton INTO II OF provisos
Mr.. JOHNSON Dem, Tenn. address ed the Senate
AT length in OPT o,itOn TO the veto, reading from the
FIeeo, NJ liaugur Address, saying he had now We
tCed w at be lad once approved. He charged him
Wi nrOI sistrncy.
Mr.. PUGil Dem. OhiO) said be had read the fifth
tie bill and the view of the President on it
WE mere bubble The section declined TO place each
foreigner tie sane footing as nativebOrn citizen,
aud therefore the former must have family before he
can settle Oh the public laDds.
Mr.. HARLAN rep, Iowa. said that the objection
OF tie President that the bill WAS unjust 10 old
settlers lee they having paid 81 % per acre. and
tlis bill allowing it 10 be purchased for - per
acre by those that followed them, wolld cause these
cid seiI' To Congress claiming the refundiug
OF The dohr paid in excess. The PRECEDENT in this
message had thus slated that the price of the land had
been ,duced over ~ during actual settlement. the
GIaduaIon Act war to this.
Tie question was then put that the bill pass, the
objections OF the President notwiths andug and il
IVES not parsed, w oirds lot voting theret r, fol-
lows:
YEAS es,rs Anthony, Brown Chandler, CLARK, Doolls
DuA,e, trseLd.n, tea, FoOte Foster G.lD Hale Hsmin
Sin mons, suIuntr Ten Eyck Trumbu, Wade, Wilkinson
NAlS-5ies.rs Brsgr Chesnu Cttcnden Davis, FI,zpat
rica Orctn heDplii, Hunter ycrson johnson (Ielu J.
johnson Akl AsAOry Mason, PeaIco, Powell sebastian
there ", re ,eyeral pairs.
1t is proper 10 state that Mr.. johnson of Tennessee
vote my Tor the purpose OF moving reconsideration
Lut ds,ove I'd too late that he should have voted aye
for iltt pirl0se.
Mr.. lULEE Dem, Fla.) moved that the Post
Route ill l.. taken mp.
Mir. TkUMBULL Rep, III trusted that the Postal
Deficiency bill would be considered.
BIZ. UlEE said he would rather see that bill de-
feat, Than Lave the Department submit to the demon
alizatioD 7, suing from passage
Mr.. 1hUMBll.L charged that the Senator from
Florida had consented 10 the defeat OF the Postal Def
ri, hill. He aulp.pl A nf IN
by aud it from defeat, by voting take it up aud
passing it.
M. YULEE said that this motion had for ts object
the defeat OF the Deficiency BILL but he would repeat
Tia, oud rather il defeated than pass il ia the
way The House bad cent il here.
Mr. TIumbulls motion was agreed 70 lust two 70
one and the Deficiency bill was considered Ii re.
stores all the service discontinued cursied since the
4ih of March, 1883, except where there has been i'm
proved service by RAILROAD or otherw isr and except on
lie route IRON Neosho TO Albuquerque, and from Kan
has City 10 Stockton, and part of route $3.50 west of
RI PLso, having " the discretion of the Postmaster
Gtn-El the sgme uuder the existing law 70 disco-
thue or cniial The service. lie directed 10 advertise
ior proposals. for carry ing the mail between Charleston
ana hey West, the 10 he performed according
10 he shednle prescribed in the contract with the ls,-
TEL and the Isabel line is be paid for service already
actually performed.
Mr. LOWELL, (Dem.l Of Kentucky, offered An
amobdmcLt the effect of which was the total oollion
OF 'he ranking privilege except 10 those grated by
name.
Considerable debate followed.
Mr. 1kUMBulL thought that this amendment
wopld leoI ardze the bin IN he House. As that BODY
hau settO no pro- o.,o0, il would defeat this bill
Mr. MALLORY Dem. Fn.l raised the point of
oder at The Senator had no right TO call ia question
the acton OF the House relating 70 this bill or any
amendment, but withdrew it,
defeat Of The Postol Deficiency bill last wear and w.
jCctd at it, as il showed the condition f The o.,l