Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-10
CO\GRE~.e.

tReported for The NGli0HuE IateiLigeace7. j
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IN SENATE
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH

WEDNESDAY, MARCH !.
A resolution Yesterday Submitted hY
MIR. Noble waS taken up, aud modified,
to read as follows:
RPsolred That the Secretary Of the Tressu.
ry be directed to lay before the Senate
statement exhibiting the an, mt of th. Two
per cent fund arising from the sale OF the
public lands lying within tie state of Indiana
within the state OF OhTo, aud within the state
OF Illinois, and also the amount Of sad fuud
ariSiag from the sale OF cubic lands within
the state ut iliiu~Is which was reserved frl
The purpose of making roads leading to the
states, aud to be applied under The direction
ut Congress.
MIR. Noble said that he would briefly
stale his reasons for Offering tue resolu
ion. II would be r"c"lirctrd by The Sc.
nate, That. by the 50 act of Congress To
enable the people of the Indiana Tcrri-
tory to form a constitutions AMI state gov
ernneai, aud Tor tho admission Of snch
state INTO the Union on an equal footing
with the original STATES" CERTAIN propo.
sl'iOns were offered 10 The people of the
Territory. for their acceptance or reiec-
non. The propositions were accepted :.
and the third provides, " that FIVE per
cent. arising from the sales of tie pablo
lands within The safe should be reserved
Tor making roads and canals, OF which
three. hiihs should be applied 10 that
object within the state, under the di-
Feclion of The Legislature of the STATE.
and two-iilIIs Ia ile making Of roads
Ioathng tn lhe state, under tie direction
OF Congress In Illinois, TWO per ceB1,
arising from The same source, we're 10 be
applied ~ making roads leading 10 tie
STAY. Congress, I'D passing Il law 10 carry
ihin effect The above proposition, aud 10
authorize Tie payment nf the three per
cent. To ihe state OF Indiana, declared
lhdl, unless the state should exhibit so
Tie Secretary Of the Treasury a state
mem showing the ANNUAL application Of
lhe iund To the objects Intended the paw.
menl should be withheld by the Secretary
OF lie Treasury. Ii is then but fair. ia
carrying INTO effect tie proposition, the
scales OF justice should he equal ana re-
ciprocal between the United States and
ne sale oi Indiana, a. also Illinois, and
'bat TIE Two per cent. should be antrlaiiy
aPtHied 10 the object Intended. The
committee oil roads and canals have the
subject before them, Ito coptiaue The
road rom Wheeling TO the seat OF gov
erumeni Tor Ohio, 80 fhe CONTEMPLATED
seat OF s'ernmeut for Indiana. thence
To tie seat Of government for Illinois. and
thence TO 81. Charles" What the com.
mIilee would DO, he said, be could not
say; bat u Vas important 10 ascertain
from The Treasury Department tie a.
mount Of the fund, that the Senate as well
as the committee might be better inform
ed how iar lie fund would warrant Tie
measure or extend tie road lie said.
that, as ihe resolution in lis operation
Only wout 10 ascertain the amount Of lbe
land, ~lieibef his views were correct or
incorrect 10 regard 10 Tie proposition be.
Tore allutcd to, aud The annual applica.
ton Of The fund BY Congress, o. hoped
the Senate WonId adops Tie resoluiin.I.
he resolution was then agreed 20.
Mr.. I,7n.jie submitted log cOusricrs.
! lion HE following resolution
HesSitfd, TsatiA committee OH Isdian az