Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-02

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On motion Of Mr.. Barbour, the Senate
then determined to insist on The first clause
of its amendments and on motion of Mr.
Roberts, it determined in like manner, to in
sist on the latter clause of its amendments.
And the secretary was instructed 10 inform
the house OF Representatives accordingly.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton of the bill for changing the mode OF
disposing of the public lands from credit to
cash sales.
The amendment moved by Mr.. Edwards
on Thursday last. being yet under con-
sideration, in the following words, viz.
And be 1t further enacted, That any person
who now is, or hereafter may be. an sexual
bona fde setrlerupon any quarter section OF
land which shall have been previously expo
sed to public sale, and remain unsold, shall
be permitted to purchase such quarter Sec
/ ton in the same manner and on such terms
as are now authorised by law.
A debate arose thereon thereafter to be
noticed) in which Messrs. Otis, Noble, King,
of N. Y. Edwards, Ruggles, Johnson, OF
XIV. Lowrie, Johnson, of Louisiana, Leake.
and Eaton, took part.
The question on agreeing to the same
was then decided by yeas and nays, as iol-
lows
Yeas
Nays %
So the amendment was disagreed TO.
Mr.. Walker, OF Alabama, then renewed
the motion he had made few days ago to
amend the bill BY adding thereto the follow
ing
"That purchasers Of public lands, which
shall have been sold prior TO the - day OF
- next, shall be permitted TO forfeit ana
surrender the same before the dav OF final
payment, by delivering their certificates to
the Register, and endorsing thereon their
consent that the land therein described shall
be resold whereupon the said certificates
shall be considered as cancelled, and the
lands shall be deemed and taken to have re-
yerted to the United States, and shall be
disposed of, in all respects, like other revert
ed or forfeited lands, according to the pro-
vision of the fourth section of this act; but,
if such lands should sell for more than one
dollar and - cents per acre, the excess
shall be paid over to the former certlfl'
cate holders Provided, That such excess
shall not be greater than the amount pre-
viously paid on such certificate"
When, on motion of Mr.. Logan, Ito give
time for consider alton of amendments TO
protect the actual settler, &c. which he tbo't
might be made) TO postpone the bill to Fri
day next. it was decided in the negative,
20 to 10
And then, without opposition, it was post
poned, on the motion OF Mr.. Logan: to FRI
day next, and made the order OF the day tor
that day,
The bill for the establishment Of an uni
form system Of Bankruptcy was taken up,and
was postponed 10 and made the order Of the
day for Monday next.
The bill for the relief OF the officers and
volunteers engaged in the late campaign a
gainst the Seminole Indians was taken up.
AR Eaton commenced some explanations
respecting il but the Senate appearing too
mach absorbed in the affair Of The Maine and
Missouri Bill to give attention to lt,on notIon
of Mr.. Eaton. the further consideration OF
the subject was postponed.
The Senate was about to adjourn, when
the Clerk of the House of Representatives
presented himself at the door, with mes
age, that the House of Representative had
insisted Oh their disagreement to The amend
rnents of the Senate to the Maine Bill (See
abovel.
Mr.. Thomas Their moved that committee
of conference be appointed, to confer with
the House of Representatives on the subject
Hereupon CONNIE need debate, charac-
terized by some vehemence and warm feel
ing, which previous arrangements for the
paper alone prevent being reported to day.
MIR. King, of Alabama, Mr.. Barbour, and
Mr.. Smith, were in favor of adherence which
forecloses conference. Mr. King, OF n, Y.
spoke in explanation, and Messrs. Thomas,
Johnson, of Ky. Lowrie, Morrill,, Dana,
H..