Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-17
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IN SENATE.
WEDNESDAY rTAuCIIa

certain sufferers by the fire al Savannah.
The following messages were received
from the Presidcni OF the United STATES,
by The hands of Mr.. J. }. Monroe.
To tie Senate The United Slater.
transmit TO The Senate, in pursuance
OF their resolution OF the 4,h of January
last, a report from the Secretary OF State,
with list OF fines Incurred under the act
OF Congress, entitled " Al act in at;di-
ton 10 HE act for the punishment ofcer-
tain crimes against the United States"
which appear from the records of the De-
pariment Of Stale TO have been RENTED
by the Executive authority of HE United
States. JAMES MONROE.
Washington, March 4, 1920.
To tie Senate Of tile United States
transmit Ia Congress a report from the
Secretary of the Treasury, which, with
HE accompanying documents, will shew
that the acl of ihe Goth May, 1872, res
pectlng the northern and western boun-
DIARIES of the state of Ohio, has been exc.
,uied. JAMES MONROE,
Washington, Marcel 3. 1920.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate took up The bill TO change
the mode of disposiug of The public lands
The following amendment thereto OF
iered by Mr.. Walk r. OF Alabama, being
still Hnder consideration
And be IL further enacted. That purchasers OF
public lands, which shall have been sold pIinr
10 The day d next, shall bs per-
mitted TO forfeit aud surrender the saRe be
tore Tie day Of hna! payment by delivering
thSir rerllhcates to III Register, and endoI-
slng thereon the consent that the land therein
described shall be re sold ;wliereupon The sad
certificates shall be considered as cancelled
and the lands shall be deemed and taken TO
have reverted TO the Cnited States, and shall
be disposed ofin all respects like other revert
ed or forfeited lands, according TO the pro-
visions OF the fourth section of this act; but
II such lands should sell FOR more than one ,loi-
lar ana - cents PEI acre, The excess shall be
pdiu over TO the former certificate holder:
PTOrided, that sncb excess shall not b. great
er ilsIi The amount previously paid on such
certificate.
MIR. Waller submitted a number of ar
gunIentS lii support o: Iii, amendment
aud entered into particular statements 81
me amount OF sales, The prices given in
Alabama and elsewhere, for public lands,
tie great amount of debt due and bccom.
ing due, &c. 10 show ihe proprirty of
atfording the relief which his amendment
contemplated but, as the Senate was
this mOrnlug thin. and the subject before
n OF great Importance. he hoped the con-
| siderailon might for the present lie post
poued.
MIR. UilsOn, though uniformly friendly
10 Tile prIacIple o} The bill. was willing 10
defer lts consideration until tie Senate
should he full, and moved 10 postpone il
Till TO morrow.
Mr.. Thomas proposed postponement
to Wednesday next.
Mr.. OTIS was opposed TO so distant a
postponemeni, as he feared ii might en-.
danger the bill, which had already been
postponed through all the moods and len
SEES. II had been lost I'D The other House,
al The last session, after passing this, for
want OF time. Should il be again defeat
ed from the same cause, il was feared
that they might bid adieu 20 all hope of
the measure. MIR. o. made "a remark or
two, on the subject Of The amendment, TO
| show that, however equitable the relief,
| II was doubtinl whether the measure
would be proper before the debt for " hic IA
the sales were pledged, had been paid III.
air. Waller replied, 10 obviate the oh.
jeciIon OF Mr.. Ohs /; and the postpone.
ment was supported by hir. Noble. and
opposed by MIR. Ruggies.
| The motion TO postpone 10 Wednes.
day was lost ; and the motion for 10 NOR
'ow prevailed; 10 TO IA; but
A reconsideration OF the vote was sub
sequrnlly moved ard agreed to; aud lie
motion ieposipone being then negaiived,
The Senate resumed the consideration
of The bill aud amendment.
MIR. King OF Alabama, bad no hope
| from the Indications which he saw, that
lie amendment would be adopted; but,
u tile change proposed by The hill should
take place, he had 40 doubt the legisIa
ftarn ii a. :. A.
such relies as the amendment offered. -
i1e.would now merely call for the yeas
! and rays on The question.
The amendment was supported by
| Messrs. Edwards and King OF Alabama ::
and was opposed by Messrs. 7rimbie,
LaJpDan. and King, of New York no, be.
cause opposed TO aHording tie relief
| contemplated, but from an unwilling
ness 10 come Ct II with the present bill,
&c.
The question being taken on the amend
meni. II was decided by yeas and nays,
a. follows:
YgAs-Messfs. Edwards, Johnson, ofKeu. King. Of
Aaoana' Logan, Noble, Smith, Thomas, wal ker Of
| NAYS-aessrs. Brown, Burrn, Dana. pietersop.
Eaton, Elliot, Gsard, Hunter johnson, Of ious lana
King OF N \. Lanmdn, Leabe, Lowrie, Macon, AeIlen
Sanford, stokes, Iajlor, Tumble Van Dixie Williams
/ Of Miss. williams, Of Tenn. wison-2o
| Mr.. Ed0dTds observed that, though he
was decidedly opposed to the bill and the
change IT contemplated, yet, ifil passed,
1t Was absolutely necessary, To make
| provision for securing The actual settlers
from becoming the prey of mOuied spec.
ulaiOrs, and HE monopoly which the
change was calculated to throw into the
hands of monled capitalists and Mr.. f.
argHed al some length in illustration of
ilese opinions, and III favor of the amcnd-
lnent he rose to offer, and bieb was the
following:
Bet eaoetcd SC. That every person. or the
legal representatives of every person Who has