, 1866-03-15

Equa3l1ans tile Isouutiex-Beport OF the
HonAe Conmttfee-MoneY ROuAttes
Urged Instead Of Land Hountteat Etc.

IaouAc Cotanttfee-1oneY Houuttes
Urged Instead Of Land Hounttea, Etc.
Especial Dezpstch to the Chicago Tnbuue.l
WAsu1xu1ox, March IL. +;
The House Committee on Public Lands~ through
Mr. Jnliau. their chairman have prepared an ill.,
portaut report On the subject Of eqna1lz1ng the
hountics Of tie soldiers Of 1851 and 1867. The re-
port Is in response 10 \ petition re5erEed to the
committee, asking such equalization In grants Of
pnplie lands 1t shows that there are now C0 ,0o0
land wa.raote outstanding, issued undE1 various
acis Of Congress, which "in cover Elk million
three hundred md th1t1y-ona thousand eight hHn-
dred and st1fy acres- The Agricultural College
scrip has already beeo l=aued sufficient 70 covcF
nom s1fy to seventy cents per acrr. and which w,l!
be incrrased At ieaat one. million i've hundred
thousand acres. when the 1eyoited States shall be
will be further Affected nom the fact that some forty
five millions Of ac1es OF swamp lands have been
s5s ~ q tbe e .s 4bs S
committee est1u1z.e, as moderate calculation, thbt
one million land nzl1antt would be required In the
form Of I tais eonall2atiou n land, which as one
hundred and a!zty millions q ac1rs. o. probably
onedourta OF The QHss arailable postoa of ths pub
In. upon the market one million wa17nts would
bring down their pr1ct 10 from 30 to 10 cents per
acre. which would b. a cruel mockery Of the Just
he wants, he > ca now have # Under he bomes:ead
law, on terms Ubefo1 Is can well he devised. con-
eittenty With the settlement md improvement Of
the public DOMAIN. and the growth md prosperity
al The touuty; and th4t II 1nooey u xbat the SOL
diefe want. one hundred dollars wonld Be more val.
nae,e 70 him thin xass.ns citing tot lSa seses q
sa1t irorn the policy Of land oouuties; that land
eet o1a cd oao@ mi sne ea
alsFays sensitive md sagactou. would buy these
warrants At ths ioEss' taies While 4pseSa'os: ap-
est the selilcd portions Of the country driving home
sead claimanss and prtetopsors 10 The outskirts Of
crsa.ed expense and daurer Of secrs1pc r. homes:
and 10 surrender the local advantages Of echoos+
churches, m1lls. wagon roada, and Nhate1er el.e
ptrt0snt 10 the Necessities and comforts OF well
set,Ietl nei..hho1 hood.
Tbs policy, tie Committee show, won1ds<.o2 the
advancing column g immigration from Europe.
SO much 10 make a1l ,he pnblie domain soarce Of
productive weAth, fnh}eet Of reFenue, and
ho%e o The audsss 1G Tn1 aaye
pal Of he Homestead tav of laa1, whleh d. done
efs oses . soss he ,ee ch.a n.oa ef he ear
1han any stugie enactment etnce the formation Of
the 6osesnnent- The committee Stand By ne
aeainet any policy looking to Its abandonment for
a1s causes whatever:
The Committee, while reporting esalnst bonn
equalization Of 9onnsfee In money. They eay the
| amount required fox such equalization has been
| much osr1.stated: bnt whatever 1t may be, they
Of The county tue p1es Of national p9scrtY IN view
Of our houndless lssourees e deseIoped BY our
there u1t no tssE too great, no sari6oe too large
no duly too arduon-. hard.hfps too revere; bnt
Nth an alacr1sy thst marked their carnestness IN
claiming none other shieM than the consctous ness
that their banners were the cmblcmt Of liberty,
justice aud truth
men who protected the law makers oI The capital
during the WAL and fayed the country trom destruc-
ton, must neither BE- dened nor eyaded wlefs they
reference Of The petition to the Committee on Mill
taEy A6at1s, with Recommendation that that Com
mitcc report bill for the equalization Of bounties
IN money, or by the Issue Of bond4 Of The United
statcs tut the purpose
Ie1n0d Lnnt1a-The DI01cuJticA Set
1ued-Emsgraxion Of 0uakcrs from
North Czro1ina to Indiana.
Especial Despatch, 10 the Chicago Troune-I
WASHINGTON. March H.
4 man sva. arrested In New York and brought to
thia city 5esterday who IL said to be Quantc The
guerilla ch.ef Fspes. were found upon him which.
It is faid, are sufficient to identity him. lie If con
| antd In the 4th nrallery guard house
ssAtet that al The. questions in dispute
fosmel xhtte rssidents s s1e now amiesely settled
Tho&e having grau1e Of azuds huvc had them couso
ids.ed On ONT pa1t .! the Island 9Pon % Hhles thcy
In addition to the-e tatitfacros5 tesuss, saving o
NON G.cnot TO s0o Iat,ons psr month to the Govern
ass he Il
scsi+ and food the ifeedneu hav1ns Efsnts Of land
s1ceS s e. .s''f s.e. ' d t' eed gneEs peo:
On ,he Sea ls,suds whose e1ants Of lauds ar,
oT any valuc Whatever. Land i abunaant enough
os s9d + se s5sf. .as ID ssnss ses ana si
much more to theu adsantarc to 20 70 sro.k fo
wasps than to attempt to cultivate lands tor then
s1Dced, rom pIesehs esaniastion d.. he q1e,io,
over which thtte has BEEN 20 mica difpnte, whethe
Or not freedmen, shall retsin their land
nrs. Dr. of .ana md he fcarcity of labor, to S.
Of the elirhte*t consequence to them; He y say1
that the ral want IN thai State Il s9fcieut militia
- fosce 10 insure the prompt arrest of criminals
md tuch IN Organization Of the United Ststc
Cousts az shah enaolc the people, white and black
s.na % egna Ses ne y 1sT nd to Oh
hsss that t. IL It. beat s,t. S9 's9
n91n,nr nar sessa.y sc as ps1sons .. the society
Friends from Randolph county, North csroliaa
who are On their way 10 settle In the State Of In
The cauec Of their emigration they stated TO b
the pG1sl*tcnt persecution Of them b the people
/ NDt1h Earo1in1. The Qu1Eeft also state fhAt u
"1 Y1e nni1 conftmatinp Of brcyet promotion
a,noug gcDeral officers which failed before The Sci
Il ale on Monday wa. that OF Gen. Edward McCool
o! Ohio.
| custar,s Te*aImony-Tlie Army Bl'I.
Bridge Across the nHisstsasPpi-Dcii
| cheney Appropriation B1ll-WaAh
burne and :rinuca1 on Grant, DC.
i Especial Despatch 10 tho Chicago 17onue-!
Il WAsHryGrpS. March II.
Thc Reconstruction COMMITTEE, this ertnin
| tbrnueh M,, Washbu.ne, submitted the eT3dence
Zen. custsr On the condition Of atla!ts IN Ie1a
il i even Iczs favorable than my therefore, maj
public .1p ~
military committee. An edert vas MADE u a aG !
dsicke, and one or two orhcr'. to geta eestton ~
scrted 10 ssre the veteran reserre corps. butt y
:: FeseendeP4 which was adopted. to the effect III
white tEoops and necro troops shall be on ne tan
9opf M III IN beenp e nio ,e e
authorizing the milwaukee, 1 Pruiz.e du Chi
= Nailroad 10 erect. MAINTAIN and operate Bird
hiss 'ne Se staEs II sna Nos
:. road Win ihe McGrrgos weslein kaslSay @ Ii
fes9 a e 9epora be
cheney appropriation I'LL l1it morning with eeve
Is entertainments; TIT .pEreps.s.son IL. lesn,l5iaT
q caas Sh1a. % Is asea Il tia&o in.tead oi sso5
st ! provito that crpetA for .he public butid11
tn,ll hereat,ss BE- o. r.. domestic s99sar TIM n
- 6rinEile rountcri1te11 Of uoyetnratnt bonds .
not-.s 10 tr.aI was reduced to go 900; and tha.
eeasne printing I'D psper iof Ss'o9es @ essa S365s e.
ta,.9S ,aS 81 the Tes.ufcr at ST. Ious ii $500
H u hi speech to-day As. ~asabasas sa'a