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was reported from Committee on judiciary; similar bills had been reported
from Committee on, Public Lands and Military Committee.
Mr. Lincoln said if there was a general desire on the part of the House
to pass the bill now he should be glad to have it done--concurring, as he
did generally, with the gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Johnson] that the
postponement might jeopard the safety of the proposition. If, however, a
reference was to be made, he wished to make a very few remarks in
relation to the several subjects desired by the gentlemen to be embraced
in amendments to the ninth section of the act of the last session of
Congress. The first amendment desired by members of this House had for
its only object to give bounty lands to such persons as had served for a
time as privates, but had never been discharged as such, because promoted
to office. That subject, and no other, was embraced in this bill. There
were some others who desired, while they were legislating on this
subject, that they should also give bounty lands to the volunteers of the
War of 1812. His friend from Maryland said there were no such men. He
[Mr. L.] did not say there were many, but he was very confident there
were some.
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