New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04

TO September 30. 1853, the Democratic pss
had voted away 123.OOOOOO acres Of the puks
domain for these objects actual sales for II
having amounted only to 103,Ooooo0 acrea
Homestead bills were introduced in the Hon
at this session by Mr. Dawson Dem. Psa
and by Galusha A. Grow penn. then De-,
crat, but afterward a Republican. which ~ ;
posed to grant 100 acres Of land e every sax
settler, free OF charge. After several II
the Dawson Homestead bill brought 2
for discussion in the House. At first a &
fort was made to kill 1t by debate on indi6s~
subjects. Mr.. Boyce Den.. s. c. secure
floor and delivered a long speech on the As
Mr.. Noble Dem, Mich) consumed the time
another day. by a long discussion OF tons
duties" Forced. finally. to face the issv
Democrats divided. and the bill was passsl
the House on March q. 1854. By nearly a.
tional vote: Yeas, 1O7 (37 wings. 20 DsS
crats), to ~ nays as Wings. SO ID, mocrsa
Free Soiler).
In the Senate the bill was violently reSks
by Southern Democrats, who declared. in ks
debate on the subject. that free homessssh
would bring hither the paupers OF EuroT
quest OF lands: that the measure would Tar %
class Of people for the benefit Of anoth,r; M
1t 'savored Of abOlitionism"; and that IVA
black man from Cuba might come = this 90
try, become naturalized. and enjoy free ho1r
stead on American soil. Thomas A. Bayan
Delaware Oem.) was among those OPPOSES
free homesteads for the people. Resolve ~
il homesteads should be granted, specsls's1
should, at any rate. have the start, on my y
by Southern votes, the Senate ATTACHED 70 "
bill as ali amendment the graduation bin
called and then passed the composite merys
by 80 yeas e Wings, Free Sellers. 80 Dsns
crats) to II nays (all whigs). In the Hou~ ID
bin was then killed The friends Of hon-ssas
made many efforts to call IL up for yoe, NJ
they failed, its opponents bringing forsH
other business and the Democrat speass
ruling against it. 1t did no, come 20 a vote
The graduation bilr' was then passed ~ .
separate measure. this Congress not only reiS
ing land to the landless." but actually .esisS'
ing directly in the interest Of large planters A.
spectators. The bill provided that pubic ans
which had been on the market for ten h'tess
twenty, twenty-five and thirty or more ysAn
without being sold, were now TO be suhl'S v
sale at ST. - cents "a cents, - cents. ana u
cents an acre, respectively. Introduced 10 ID
House by Mr. Cobb Dem, Ala, II was pan
on April H. 1854, by nearly sectional vote vs
SO (Whigs L. Democrats GG) to 90 nays "
Wings IS Democrats). In the Senate Sain~
p. Chase Free Soil, ohio moved T. attain 'N
Homestead bill as an amendment bat the prnS
Gratis flibustered and beat the amendm mt IL
graduation bill was passed 10y the senate
August T. and 1t was approved On Ausu"
1854
REPEATING THE MISSOURI CoMPRoN'sA
Slavery in the Territories the subj~c'
the principal controversy of this session ~
was in the Nation at large In the eon'eh'~
which had nominated Mr.. Pierce. a res'la'''
had been passed condemning all attempts 70 ~
vive the slavery controversy or disturb 'ne -
souri, Compromise of 1870. Yet at ms ses'..
bills were introduced by Democrats eotn N ' nv
House and Senate to organize the Terfi'"' "
Of Kansas and Nebraska. both on the ~" r..
EMMY dedicated to freedom by the
Compromise" OF March 6, 1870, with per''s
10 come in as States with or without ss''.s'
as their inhabitants preferred. This proc ~
was aimed principally at Kansas I"e -.
holders were alarmed al the prospect u
organization Of free States on three s -.
Missouri: and. Il was Eel, further. by botn 49,.
that IL Kansas should be free the "ho'e WV
west would he free.
In the House the two States were h""'
into one bill. and the debate led 10 49,
scenes. Edwin g. Morgan (Whg n -
sell Sage tWhig n. W. Joshua Is w" :,
(Whig. Ohio,. Reuben f. Fenton Dem
Galusha A. Grow dem. PENN. Thomas u ~.
hor n prpfSro
bill with great earnestness. IL was 'n"".a
by Thomas A. Hendricks dem. Indh ~ =
Brooks Dem. s. c.. the notorious WINE"
Tweed Dem. N. W and other rsbid pA'".
Of similar type On May -. 1874, the o."
passed by the House. The Wings 'ous
stoutIy and compelled twenty-se'en -
Amid great confusion the bill passed-'e.~ -
u3 Southern Wings. 100 Democrats