Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL EPITOME.
THURSDAY, MAY 4.

Senate. Alter the transaction Of exc
-cu1ise aud other business, MIR. Benton,
from, the seiec: committee to which was
referred Mr.. Macon's resolution pro-
posing TO diminish the executive patron
age, made report accompanied by six
Dill, for that purpose. The Bankrupt
bill was taken up, discussed, and laid
over to next session.
House Of REPRESENTATIVES. After
some time spent in the consideration Of
private and local matters, Mr.. Henry,
'ot Ky. trom.the Committee on Roads
aod Canals, reported the bill TO aid the
State OF Illinois in making Canal to
nnite Lake Michigan with the Illinois
river with an amendment in the form of
a new bill, as follows:
-. BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of RehreSentatiUes Of the United STATES
of .4merica in Congress aSSe n6ted, That
there be, and Is hereby, granted 10 the
State OF Illinois, for the purpose OF aid
ing the said State in opening Canal to
unite the waters OF Lake Michigan and
the Illinois river, the one equal moiety
of The eight nearest sections of land TO
',he route Of the said canal, extending
from one end of the said canal 20 the
other, including the several sections
through which the same shall pass, as q
part of the said eight sections, and the
other moe,y Of the said eigh, sections
which shall consist of every alternate
section, shall be reserved from sale by
he TIDi,aI Sfo,eu no,il otberUise direCt
ed by law and the land hereby granted
to the said State shall be subject to the
disposal of the Legislature OF said State,
hereafter to be made for the only use and
benefit Of the said State, for the purpose
aforesaid, and for no other.
. Sec. 3 ind be it further enacted, That
so soon as the route of the said canal
shall be located and agreed on, by the
said State, it shall be the duty Of such
person or persons as may be hereafter
authorized by the Legislature OF said
State to superintend the construction OF
said canal, or such other person or per-
sons as the said legislature may aulho-
rize to perform that duty, in conjunction
with such person or persons as may, tor
that purpose, be appointed by the Presl.
dent of the United States, to ascertain
the particular sections TO which the said
state will be entitled, under the provi-
sons OF this act, and report the same TO
The Secretary Of the Treasury OF the
United States.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the SAID State, under the authority OF
The legislature thereof, after the selec-
ton shall have been made as aforesaid,
shall have power to sell and convey the
whole, or any part of the said land, and
TO give title in fee simple therefor, to
whomsoever shall purchase the whole
or any part thereof: Provided, however,
That no title granted by the State to any
portion OF the said land, shall be valid
against the United States, until the said
canal shall have been completed, and
the same, when completed, shall not be
Of less than the following dimensions,
70 wit: Forty feet wide ct the surface OF
the water, and twenty Eight feet wide at
the bot,om-and four feet deep: md
Hrovided also, That if the said land shall
sell Tor greater sum than will be re-
CURED to defray the expense OF making
said canal, toe surplus shall be paid in
10 the Treasury Of the United States,
by the said State: And provided, how-
eper, That the said canal shall be com
pleled within the term of ten years,
from and after the passage Of this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
If the said State shall, hereafter, wish to
incorporate Company to open said ca
nal, and 10 vest the money arising from
the sale Of the lands hereby granted, in
stock, in such Company, for the sole
use Of the State, nothing in this act shall
be so construed as 10 prevent il from
doing so, Provided, That the said canal
shall always remain free for the trans
porta,ion Of munitions Of war, and all
other property belonging to the United
States, without any toll, duty, or other
imposition whatsoever.
T6e disagreement Of the two Houses
on the amendments to the Judiciary Bill,
were, in consequence Of the course pur-
sued by the Senate in not asking con-
ference, referred by the House TO the
judiciary Committee. A bill 10 autho-
rize certain soldiers of the late war to
surrender bounty lands and locate others,
was passed. On the subject Of remov-
ing the remains Of Captain o. H. Perry
to this country, the Committee reported
that legislative provision 10 unnecessary.
FRIDAY, NAYS.