New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.

adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Mr.. LAW from the Committee on kevoiu-
tiouary Pensions reported bill paying to the hye sur
yying Revolutionary soldiers gratuity OF S3oC ID
addition TO their present pension OF SIOo year, ine
bill was unanimously passed
GOLD AND SILVER LANDS.
Mr. JULIAN introduced bill providing ior sun,
division OF the gold and silver lands oi the hlIed
States and for the coinage Of the products thereof
The bill was referred to the Committee on Public Lands
1t proposes radical and entire change in the present
pocy OF the Government respecting our mineral lands,
and provides for vesng the fee In indyiduai pfopre
tors by absolute sales instead Of retaining the te IN
the Government, and treating the occupants as tenants
at will. II contempa,es their survey aud snpdivisioh
into small tracts, and fixes minimum price upon ths
graded according TO size. iocanty ana mlhetii 'a,Ie.
IL prohibits combinations among bidders at We pIDlc
sales and the purchase Of any lands by foreigners,
except those who shall have declared ther intention 10
become citizens. II provides that actual discoVerers
and workers Of mineral lands snail have the right To
pnrchnse them at the minimum price. and thus relieve
themselves from the disady ant1ge OF competing Wlt
rich capitalists 1t limits the quantity OF mineral land
which any single purchaser may buy to forty acres III
requires ira, tho gold and silver produced from these
land, shall be coined in the minis Of the United States
empowers the President 10 lay OIL the mining regions
into suitable coming districts, aud cOmpes miners 10
have their gold aud silver coined in the districts In
which they are extracted. II further provides that
every purchaser shall init take the oath OF Loyalty TO the
United States prescribed by law end that the net pro-
ceeds o the sales of lands shall be dedicated and
apped to the payment OF the principal aud interest OF
the bonds OF the United States.
PAY OF DECEASED SOLDIERS.
Mr. AscoyA introduced bin providing FOR the pay
ment of the pay aud bounty due to deceased soldiers
This was referred TO the Committee on the Militia.
DEPARTMENT FOR FREEDMEN.
Mr. ELIOT made a rep0r; FROM the Conference Com
mittce on the bill establishing at Washington Depart
mcnt FOR Freedmen and abandoned Rebel lands. The
Commissioner and Superiutendcnis are authorized 10
frame such regulations as Will secure Judicious treat
ment and protection in the enjoyment OF their rights TO
freedmen. and secure 10 them and thelF.pos.ry the
blessings Of liberty. every freedman 10 be treated as
freeman with power control exercised oyer HIM
except IN conformity with Law. No freedman Is TO Do
employed except under voluntary contract IGcre are
10 s. Two divisions for freedmen in every Rebel State
each with an Assistant Commissioner. subagcuts sc
The President is 10 give all TIE necessary military aid
carry the act into effect II takes from the care o.
the Treasury Department agents and employees al
lands aud property end places them In charge Of the
Commissioner Of the lDepar ment, To be appointed by
the President at annual salary OF four thousand dol
lars -
would not work out its benevolent designs. The prece
dence will be improved under tie guations OF the
officers intrusted with TIE administration Of affairs.
Some other Dodo Of dealing with them viii have to be
inaugurated. He especially objected 10 the feature OF
the bill which subjects ciyinns 10 military courts aud
repeats the Joint resolution which limits consCalion u
the life estate thus taking swey the title IL iee lie
urged the posponemcnt OF the b IN orGer tEat II might
be printed and further discussed.
Mr. ELIOT. after Il conversation with the friends of
the measure who desire cIr'efuliy 10 examine IT, pro
DoSed u pOueu.ent Tor one week NON to-day.
Mr.. EiDRIDGE moved 10 lay the report on the table
which was disagreed tO-Neas, 81; Nays. Go
Mr.. ELIoI's motion 10 postpone WAS carried
ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL.
The House proceeded 10 the consideration OF tho
special order viz: The Illinois and Michigan Canal
Eli This canal Is proposed as military woik 10
facilitate the defense OF the Northern frontier and
enable gunbOais and vessels OF war TO pass from tie
Mississippi to Lake Michigan and to promote the COM
between the difereat States and foreign nations
The President is empowered to deepen and enlarge the
tt..hi llp am. vi
from Lake Michigan. and improve the nhyieG-
ton Of the Illinois and Des PLANES Rivers. He is au
thoriaed TO contract with the siae OF Illinois, or with
any company Incorporated Tor that purpose. % con
struct the work, in aid OF which Ave millions IN
bonds OF the United States, payable twenty wears from
their date bearing SIX per cenGl iHteies are apprO
prated.
MIR ALLISON offered m amendment providing for the
appointment Commissioners to survey the Upper and
Lower Dies MONIES Rapids OF the Mississippi, with tie
view OF constructing canal around tue same and that
tie Government assist by It's credit 70 the extent If two
millions OF dollars.
Mr. ARNOLD said as the bill had heretofore been so
thoroughly discussed he would cOntcut himself with
demanding the previous question. which seconded.
Mr. BROWN (Wis.) by courtesy addressed the House,
ray ing he lad seen such reckessne,s IN puneng Us
into debt thar he had lost he power being astoDsLe
az the action of this House. And now II was proposed
p1dgc the Government 10 an unlimited e1ent, 10 m
enterprise which is utterly mpracticsbic sixty mil
lion of dollars even would not remove the Obstacles
which nature has placed in the way Every dollar Is
needed for the safety Of the nation 1t was now pro
posed 10 THROW moro money away, HcctssllalluS |
Increased taxes, already TOO oBerous.
Mr. ARNOLD briefly replied. saying that by 'hc pro. |
visions Of the BILL the State OF Illinois il reqrrcd 10
construct the work i'll the provided before the
live millions of bonds are TO be delivered
Mr. Holman moved to lay the bill and pending |
amendment ON the table. This was disagreed to-
Mr. AIIIsOy's amendment was adopted and the bill
thus amended passed. yeas u, nays Co. as follows:
YEAs-Messr. j. &. Anen. w. J. hlen Alley, Allison, |
AUDI rson. Arnold Ashley, Bailey Ba dwn (Mc). Baxter,
Beainau blaine, Blow Boutwell,, Boyd. Bnndrsee Cole,
Davis IN. W Dawes, Denung Dixon, Dourely, briggs,
Dumont Eckley, Eden, Eldrdge Eliot Fssw o<th, Frank
Grrdeld Gooch, Griunc. Harris QLl. Hiby Hubbard |
Cowl Hubbard Conn lneesol, Jenckes julian, Kellogg
lMeh) Knapp Knox, l.iteIohn, Loan, Longy,n Msyin,
McBrde. McClung Morris IN. W, Morisou Norton, |
Perham Poncroy Price Randall (Ky.k Rice tilel Robin
son. Bon, ~ H., Rollins MOI, Ross. Sc.enck, scott
shannon Smith spldng srcuse, stuart Townsend upson.
(llL). Whney Wilder, Wilson, Windom, Wood.
bslIgr and Wortiiugton.
NAys--AIcssrs. Anes Anccns. Baldwin (Mass), Blair
Bile, broona, Brown (W..) Brown (M. Va. Chaulor
Clay, Cobn trnens, Dawson. Edstr.oH, Es gsh. tuck,
G6ison, Order Harding Harrington, HAIRS (Adl Herick.
Holman, Hubbard, Hutehins johnson ,PA kaohrisch, /
Kelly, Kellogg (N.Y) KEENAN, King Lsw La,ear Lc Blonde
Loui, Mallory Mcdowell, Mckinney. Miller y. " Miller
(Pe), Morrill, Morris tOhio \. Myers, IT, Myers, Nob'e,
Odel Neil pa, ONeil tohol Orth, pendleion, Perry,
Pile PIuyu. Rsdlord Randall tPa) Scohed sloan Sns,
Stevens Stiles, Ihouas W dsSoh, ne,tr J. ". " lc,
WilliaH Winfield, Il. Wood sud Z. Wood
TIE DEFICIENCY ELL.
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