New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-01
BOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Of dredging and improving II. Adopted.
Mi KELLOGG Rep., Conn., offered resolution call
ing for report from the Engineers Department re-
latng to the improvement Of the Housatono River and
New-Haven Harbor, Connecticut ADOPTED
THE ONEIDA DISASTER.
Mr. MAYNARD Qlep., TENN, from the Committee on
Ways and Means reported MI authorizing me sccre
General TO institute proceedings at law or Otherwise to
obtain full damages and decentralization for the destruc
ton and loss Of the sOOpof-war Oneida in the Bay OF
Iedo Japan in January 1870 by collision with 1.-THE steam
ship BOMBAY. Passed
Mr. SARGENT rep, Cali introduced bill authorizing
J. H. shnell Of California TO enter at the proper United
States Land Office GAO acres Of land at the minimum price
according TO the lines OF his improvements tea gardens
and other culture ana 10 when there may not DC any
encccs9Ii cTnfrireIt in cst4hgsbiuC a colony OF Ja
paneSe and in culvating tea raising s5-wOrnns. &c
and wanted land than he could enter under the
KXTENDING THE BOUNTY LAND SYSTEM. $500
The House then resumed, IN the morning hour the hil
tend bounty land System to soldiers and sailors Of the
late war their widows and orphans - go, 800
Mr. HAWLLf (IeI I'D argued against NC 1nn , Us a
cunningly devised scheme to give the pubic lands to
10 The classes for whose Ostcnsibe benefit the bn is
framed The bill would absorb 100000 Of acres OF the
public lands making with the 2250OOOO already granted
10 IA roads OF acres being more THAI laif the
arabic lands OF the public domain IL would absorb
twice as large tnc original 10 States The homestead
policy was the oy .Gc ana Wlse means OF dPosInS oi
thereby adding the wealth and strength O the county
bo fbe eyteDsion Of thc bounty land system wOHld
ard the the great West lie mentioned me
aCt 49, 10 Ivere settled nv the soldiers TO whom
they were issued and not ten per cent of them by actual
sd into the hands of land iohbers and spectators
In conclusion he appealed to the House not TO allow its
love ana admiration for the soldiers ledd IL 10 an act OF
Mr. sToUGHTOS d;ep,, Mich3, who reported the bill,
explained ard defended its provisions Ii was not true
he argued that the soldiers would he swndled ont of
their rights by laudsharks They had saved the country
from treason ande thought they capable Of taking
care Of 100 Of wild Western lands. The bill To-
quIed the soldier TO enter this land and then gave hin
one year in which, he pleased, he could assign that
right that nchoae title which lie had in the land 10
person who wished TO West and locate on tine
land aud II he did not It reverted to the Government
The bill could not operate for the benefit OF land specu
| lators because it required actual settlement He be-
leved that the soldiers would he satisfied with the BILL
| and that the country would be satisfied with il.
| Mr.. ASPER Q;ep, TENN and Mr.. PACKARD Gep
Indl members 81 the Military Committee. also advo-
| Mr. LOGAN Rep, nl), Chairman of the Committee,
also favored the bill as one which would encourage the
The land should be settled either by the soldier hs
widow or orphans, Or the person to whom Ills title may
After further discussion by Mcssrs. CREBs, CAR
| FIELD and VAN WICK, the House proceeded to vote
the bill and amendments.
Inc amendment offered by Mr., Crehs was rejected.
The suDs ute proposed by MI Julian allowing the time
served In the army TO be counted IN the time required
for cultivation aud settlement under the Homestead
was roiected-leas, 81 NAYS 1l3 The substitute pro
posed by Mr. Holmes extending the Bounty Land Law OF
the 25th OF September, 1885, To the soldiers Of the late
Nays, lOj Tie b Was then passed with but two votes
~ me negatFo-ihose OF NJ. GIBSON pe'up Va ana
4r. smith Dem. Oiegon)-Yeae, 49,; Nays, ,. The fol
lowing II the bill a. passed:
AID Orphan cren 10 acquire honeeAd' on tie pebble lan1 The
BE Gy Of T 1 SEs s y da a25 5 S9i Ssi fS %
50 aud horoatly discharged aud hiss remained Loyal
troops mastered de rce Of he United
by yrue Of e ihd sccto Of entitled Anc ling
purposes approved Feb r. 1892 ever marine and ocer
the Marine Co during Rebellion DAYS and Who Wa
sy ds% aud h T , e,, to the e., r9,
Az act to ecuIe lomeds to actual settlers 90 The public doa
lie
upon ard receive patents Tor quantity public lands not mineral
according to eea sAd VISIONS including the s'rla'.
r's[se :%5 Of RnIs lands 3, '1 G .s, line s, ' 10
elty tie bomeea the United States wherever pablo
as homg.tSsd e2 sSs 5e srcrca y months ssr csar Ii,
Homestead ~l' a "eI 'SSHe ana a
served in the army tay or marine corps as Aforesaid OF dcNI:d
Inc Of dary, tea tie term Of enlistment hall be deducted
any settler aforesaid assign his homestead ceTtd
stats o, u Tess o. sg or person who has his neun
previously aya himself Of the benefits of the
to eli the 81 hS Of e s 6s no
10 Ienes, act the heretofore passed
nh, acquire any propide
sl pn, ba s'ue homestead ,.'r hi. assignee who h,
not rested dpol improved and cultivated bis said homestead for
peno1 Of At lea. I've e, Ic a. Sydd IN section 81
NE pm1so Of the oecnq 10 enter Homestead VITO MAY
have heretofore entered under hs homestead Laws quantity Of land les
act much nd when added TO the quantity previously entered sh'
Ss ~ Dc Itger eqo1 That the death per
section o. Sns &c &C. s S 81 n s,e o. h gu s h
@ % ~, , SiT1o yj5s ga ' s 81 s' "a dunn y De s
enlistment II. Of bis enlistment shall &c
SIC Apd De tr;her eaad That private soldier and
perG Of and inscribed pension rolls Of
Uue Ss enrolled 70 he inscribed Of wounds
prUAgs and BENEFITS heruhoe conferred eu,r upon gen,
Or G5n ann rsey tshG, Tor one qnae land as pro-
id m section or se to all the provisions tbere except the
Homestead settler By said srs section may done BY %
ooe tisS cns p,oo at r.. ss time "' '0'N '0'
further enacted That all declarations and prook 70.
quire uaer Ibis act and the W acts granting homestead 10 ss,as
settlers may Be taken before b judges or e.ri Of court Of record
cd uner tbs Oroal seal Of such shall be Of DE
t One as taken before The Register ' Receiver Of tie proper Land
So zsd frr e.ad That the Comnaonero' the Gen.
e LAnd Oee shall have authority all neef1
latlcHs 10 cary ipO eject tie provisions, of this act
Thr INCOME TAX REPEAL BILL.
The SPEAKER Laid before the House the message from
the senate requesting Committee Of Conference the
OF the Senate 70 originate the bill repeating the Ioo
tax. -
Mr.. HOOPER Rep, Mass) moved that the House con-
cur in the request OF the Senate
Mr. MAYNARD REP TENN appealed to Mr.. Hooper
cded impression that there high authority for say
ing that this was not question for conference 1t Wac
matter under the Constitution, for the sole and
sive Judgment Of the House. At q former Congress,
than 80 years ago. the Senate had decided after
solemn debate, that 1t had nothing % do with snch
matter. 10 s"cined 10 him that 10 accept the proposition
the Senate would bic concession which he, 81 least,
M. RANDALL Dem PENN inquired Of the Speaker
what would e the scope OF power given to the Confer
power 70 consider tho hill tscff
the SPEAKER explained that IL would not On previ-
OCCASION IN 1889 when like question arose the
POS: once Appropriation bill, conference had been
asked by senate granted by the House and the
only thing that the Conference Committee had iurisdic
tion over was the point 81 difficulty. The Dfltsef
would not be- IN e bands Of the Conference Committee
for any pITpO6e whatever IIo thought that under the
uniform usage Of courosy between The two House,, 1t
would be- The material way g. allow conference 10 lie
held The bill Of course was in no way subject 10 con
ference.
Nj. FAgNsWORTH Gtep., No remarked that, ne the
Senate requested conference. h' saw no objection Ia H.
The conference war tIeu agreed TO- md bessJh