Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-02-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, December %.
Mr.. .Aaderson, from ,he committee on
Public Lands, reported the following
bill
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives QfMe United States
Of america, in Congress assembled,
That no lands purchased from the Un,ted
States on or belore'th iirst lay of July
last, shall be considered as forfeited to
| the government for failure in completing
| he payment thereon, until the 5 LIST day
Of December, 1921; and that all persons
indebted TO the government for lands
shall be permitted, on or before the day
aforesaid, to surrender to the Register of
Ithc Land Office of the district in which
their purchase or purchases have been
made, by half-quarter sections, or legal
subdivisions of fractional sections, any
part of the quantity which they may re-
spectively hold, and the sums which
such persons may have paid on the land
SO surrendered, shall be carried to their
credit on the quantity retained; the
quarter sections and fractions shall be
divided for the purpose of surrendering,
as by law is now directed. No interes,
shall be charged against any person for
monies due and unpaid on any tract sur
rendered as aforesaid, or on any tract re-
tanned and paid for ON or before the said
5ist day of December, 1891 and on
complete payment being made tor any
tract, agreeably to the provisions OF this
act, patent shall issue, as in other cases.
Sec. 9. .Aad be it further enacted,
That all persons indebted to the govern
ment for lands, shall, on payment in cash
of the whole purchase money, for any
tract, on or before The 5lst day OF De-
cember, 1921, be allowed deduction oil
per cent. on the original price at
which their lands were purchased, ex-
Guiding interest, and computing the mo-
nies already paid as a part OF the said
purchase money.
| Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
Tha, all persons indebted to the govern
ment for lands, and who shall not, on or
before the 5lst day OF December, 1921,
have made payment therefor, shall be
permitted to pay the sums by them re-
spectively due, in - equal annual in
stalments, without interest, the first OF
which shall be payable the - day OF
-, and failure to make payment oil
any of the aforesaid instaments at the
time they may become due, shall deprive
the person SO failing Of all the benefits to
be derived from this section.
Il Mr.. SmytA, from the Military Com
mittee, reported the following bill:
Il BE it enacted By the Senate and House
, Of Representatives ofMe United States
, Of America, in Congress assembled,
That from and after the first day of May
: next, the military peace establishment
of the United States shall consist OF
, six thousand nom commissioned offic crs
musicians, and privates, with due pro-
portion of field and company officers, acc-
corting to the present organization Of
companies, and in such proportions Of
artillery and infantry as the President Of
1.-THE United States shall direct; and, thai
the corps Of Engineers, as at present
established, be retained in service.
.And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States cause to
be arranged the officers, non-commis-
stoned officers, musicians, and privates'
of the several corps of troops now in
: service, in such manner as to form and
: complete the corps to be retained IN SER
, vice under this act, consolidating the
corps of ordnance and the corps OF light
r artillery with the corps of artillery, and
the corps of riilemen with the infantry
! and cause the supemumerary officers
I non-commissioned officers, and pfivateS
! to be discharged from the service.
Il .dnd be it further enacted, That there
: shall be one brigadier general, with one
, aid-de-camp, one assistant adjntant gene
E raj, and one assistant Inspector general
/, there shall also be one adjutant general
\ one quarter-master general, and one
E Judge advocate, each with the rank, pay
: and emolumcnts, Of colonel OF caval.
f Try, as heretofore prescribed by law