Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-13

while the secretary had authority nos to change
coupon bonds into registered bonds he had not
the cOrrelative authority TO change registered
bonds into coupon bonds, and consequently the
latter class of bonds, on account of their facility
of transfer, commanded higher prices in Europe
than registered bonds This bill would place
the two classes on an equality by making them
interchangeable.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana opposed the bill, as
tending to facilitate the acquisition and alb
SOrption Of our bonds in Europe
Mr.. Cox of New York saw no objection to the
bill except that, perhaps, it would open up
new kind of brokerage, and might facilitate
frauds.
MIR. Dawes explained that the only effect of
the bill was to remove the present obstacles to
the negOtiabilitv of registered bonds
MIR. Iioar of Massachusetts remarked that he
had last Monday introduced a bill, and had it
referred 10 the committee on banking and cur
rency, which he thought would meet all the OBJ
jects OF the measure under discussion, and, after
further discussion, the bill passed; yeas 1876,
nays %.
The house then took up the soldiers bounty
land bill, which was discussed hv McSsrS Co.
burn, Storms, Nback, Holman, Stoughton and
Shelabarger, chiefly in favor of 1t.
motion OF Mr.. Hawlcy to recommit the bill
was negatiyed, yeas 90, nays 90.
substitute offered by Mr.. Holman was
adopted, yeas 1916, nays 81. The substitute Is
as ioiloWsi That every private soldier, muSi-
clan and officer, who served in the army of the
| United States during the late war for ninety
| days, and was hOnoraby discharged, including
the troops mustered into the service of the
| United States by virtue of the third section Of
! the act entitled, can act making appropriations
| Tor completing the deieuces Of Washington, aud
Tor other purposes" approved Feb. 18Th, 1862,
| ana every seaman, marine and officer and
| Qlher person who served in the navy of the
| United States Or in the marine corps during the
| late war forninety days, and who was honofahy
| discharged, and the widow of any such soldier,
musician, seaman or officer; or, if there be no
such widow, his orphan children under twenty
years oil age, shall lie entitled to enter quantity
OF the public lands (not mincral) not exceeding
| hundred and sixty acres, or one quarter see
| ton, which shall be composed of continuous
| tracts, according to legal subdivision, including
| Inc alternate reserved sections of public lands
| along the line OF any railroad or other public
| work, or other land subject to entry under the
homestead laws of the United States, and receive
| certificate of such entry without payment Of
| any government fees.
Section 2, that such entry shall be made in
the name Of the person entitled as above to
make the same in person or by agent, under
| such regulations as the secretary of the interior
shall prescribe; and the patent for the lands so
entered shall be issued only to Sucn soldier, nut
| slclan, seaman or officer, or his widow or or
phan children, provided for in the first section
| OF this act; but no sale of such land or of any
| iutSlCSt lucIelu VI power OF attorney autnOIlZ-
ing such sale or other contract or agreement
anywise affecting or concerning any sach land,
made, executed OF entered into prior to the IS
SUING of the patent therefor and the actual dcIiy-
cry OF the same to the person to whom issued,
shall be of any effect whatever; but shall be
null and void
Section 3, that the secretary of the interior
shall prescribe rules and regulations TO carry
The several provisions Of this act into eliccT.
ne OIL, as amended, passed; yeas 116, nays
| So.
Mr. Garfield, from the committee on appro-
priationS, reported the deficiency bill appropri-
atng 81 $4,000 which was made the special
| order after the pension appropriation bill.
The house, at ) 30, went into committee OF
the whole Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts in the
chair, on the pension appropriation bill, which
| appropriates $50, 100000.
Mr. Garfield gave some statistical Information
IN regard to pensioners, stating among Other
| things as a curious fact that of the widows OF
| revolutionary soldiers who were on the pension
| rolls less than ten per cent had died during the
year Over $4,000 persons were put on the
| pension rolls during the year. OF whom over
| 1900 were soldiers of the war of 1872 and
some 5000 names were dropped from death and
various other causes. The committee rose and
| reported the bill, which was thereupon pass ID
| by the houSr.
| Adjourned.