Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-08
CONGRESS.
1900
from The National in.eHigene err.
IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, FEsRuARY2.

90, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
| Inc resoln'Ion Yesterday offered nv Mr.
| VohhSoR, OF Lon WAS taken w and agreed 10
| m THE RELIEF BILL.
ihe senate resumed, la committee OF The
Whole, MIR. Nacon in the chair the cousdc,a-
ton OF the bill TO relieve the purchasers of
| public lands.
Dir. Hing. OF New York, after some remarks
on me DETAILS oil the bill, and explanatory of
us lueas or The proper principles on which Tie
! proposed relief opaht 10 be granted TO nil,
| tain the great obi, CT in view-tke urosptct
I'VE abolition of The land debi, and The COM
pis!e payment for ell that portion of the land
Wien shci De retained by the purchasers
I suggested substitute for The first section nj
| tie bill (Which lac had heretofore iuformaIIy
/ submitted 10 the SeDate,)
| Mr.: Otis stated the perp lexitt under which
ne !Inoi.u, Owing 10 the va'.ons principle
that bad been inserted III the bill and The dir
Ieitht doctrines which had been urged IN
me coarse at lis protracte confederation: he
therefore, moved that the BIZ! BIZ tepnmmitted
20 stiect committee, that its details nigh,
he so dlsestcd as 10 promise the early and
| general concurrence of the Sepatn In tI,.
plan 10 he adopted
ar. Lowrie aud Mr.. King, of Alabama.
thought certain points OF the bill vet nnderid>
ed oHght 10 have the sense of tLe senaie ,y
pr ssed thereon before il should he ,ecomni,-
ted; aud Mr.. Walker, of Alabama considered
'hsi an 'ne principles of The bill ought to be
previously settled by the Senate, aud pro-
cseded at some length TO controveft in n.tt
rue opinions advanced by Mr.. Hing, OF n. Y.
Messr' RusgieS NoJie, johnson OF XIV. and
EdwdrdS, opposed any recomniiment, as pro.
m',in nothing valuable in smoothing The way
OF the bill and The certain tfFqr, Womb he
delay. Messrs. King, ofN Y. and IAN DDLe
advocated the recomniiment frorn d pai ri
thai 1t would accelerate IT'S consn.nmaIiou and
produce greater degree OF unaniinity i'm IT,
passage, &c.
The motion tOrccommit the bill was nsga.
tived-ayes 10, noes 20
Mr Thomas mnvt that The number ofanuoaI
instruments by which the debt ieinaiaiur due
snail be discharged, be eight.
MI Eaton was opposed 10 50 long a ere Et
ana argued 10 show The propTicty OF more
ilinited number Of instruments. Messrs RB1.
sies Noble johnson OF Kenturky aud Ed
'eGjas, advocated the motion 10 fiji the blank
win eiSht v AIS rs au extent OF credit ne.
def ihe circumstances OF The times and the
CONDITION Of forfeiture annexed 10 more
Than proper.
fhe motion to fill the blank with e;obf ,vas
agrt ed 10, without division.
On motion OF Mr.. Talbot new seciion was
inserted 10 tic bill, (Sumliai 10 a provision of
iered previously by Mr.. Fan Duke principaI
W further to sccnfe the terms Ut The act from
evasion or imposition.
Mr.. Smith moved 10 add the followiug sec-
lion TO The bill:
And 6eH further enacted, That all sums due.
or whitn nay hereafter become due, to the
CiIiet STATES. on account of auV nu,rbase
Of public lands heretofore made. NAV lie dis-
charged by - equal anuua! insiaJncnts
whici shall be paid on the first day of Dec
iO e"ch successive year, together with so much
interest "a shall lave accrued Old each Install
meut from the time such nstamPnt became
dne, according 10 the terms of The original
SAFE. AUD npOn The failure any such put-
Chaser 10 pay any of the aforesaid instruments
on the day that sHch instalmeut shall be due
me sald land. or witch such ustaIfnept shall
D due, shall he forfeited 10 The United States
IfoVlded that any person or persons taking
the dement, OF This provision shall be excluded
nom all other benefits offered by thisact
hir. y. deemed tins The Only legitimate or
sanitary provision which could be made by
Congress iof the alienation OF the pubic land
debit r., and argued at some leugif in snpnort
OF his proposition.
The question was taken on this amendment.
without thriller debate, aud was nega,iyed-
ayes 10
The blank in The bill left To fix the period
at which payment Of any sum due or becom
inS due. must be made, to eniitle the purchs-
ser 10 The discount of37l per cent on such
payment, was, alter some debate ~ 10 the
lime most eXpedisni flira with .be first DIM of
ApIH, eighteen hHHdTfd and fpeHfy.tuo
he biIi was tiien reported 10 tho Senate
as amended, aud AL the amendments agreed
70 wIiiont objection. except That Que which
fixes the discount to be allowed for Tie |
prompt paymost az tbiffy seren and a half per
cert.
Ihie amendment Mr. Lorrie moved 20 sub.
siIinte With The deduction OF freaty.Grc per
cont.
This motion was nesa,ived by yeas and nays,