Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-03-04
On motion OF Mr.. Owen, of Alabama,

into the expediency of granting right of
ed or forfeited lands, upon The following
or similar principles, viz for lands that
were sold for twenty dollars, ten dollars;
for lands that were sold for ten dollars
and not exceeding twenty, ive dollars
for lands that were sold for five dollars
and not exceeding ten dollars, two dol
lars and fifty cents; and not exceeding
FIVE dollars, one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre, respectively, shall be re-
ceived in payment therefor.
A number of other resolutions were
offered, and disposed OF, after which the
House resolved itself INFO committee OF
the whole on the bill making approprla-
,ions for the support OF government for
the year 1896; and after sometime spent
therein, the committee rose, reported
progress, and obtained leave 10 sit again.
Mr.. M'Dofie gave notice that be
should, on Thursday, move that the
House go into committee OF the whole,
on the state OF the Union, for the pur-
pose of taking up the amendment Of The
CONSTITUTION. hd]ourneu'
TUESDAY, FEB.7.
Senate. Mr.. Noble presented two re-
solutions of the General Assembly OF
the state OF Indiana; one on the subject
fthe extension Of the Cumberland road
through the states OF Indiana and Hill
nois, and the other relative TO further
measures for the relief of purchasers Of
the pubic lands, and TO a graduation OF
the price of pubic lands.
House Of Representatives. John c.
Weems, Of Maryland, elected in the
pace OF DR.. Kent, appeared, was quail
f>d and took his seat.
The resolution, offered yesterday by
Mr.. Vlnton, of Ohio, was taken up and
agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio,
twas
Resolved, That the Committee on
Public Lands be ms ructed 20 inquire in
to the expediency of repeating SO much
Of the l4th section OF the act of The Goth
March, 1904, entitled tan act making
provision for the disposal of the public
lands in the Indiana territory, and for
other purposes" as makes ii the duty Of
the Secretary of the Treasury to cause,
at least once every year, the books OF The
officers of the land offices to be examln-
ed, and the balance of money in the hands
of the several Receivers Of the public
moneys OF said offices to be ascertained.
The House went into committee Of
the whole on the Appropriation BILL
Mr.. M'Lane moved 10 amend the bill by
increasing appropriation for Surveying
public lands, and an animated discussion
took place. Mr.. Vin,on, Of Ohio, hav-
ing ad. anced the doctrine that the lands
now surveyed are more than enough for
the demand, aud that the system OF push.
ing them operates to check population,
Mr.. Cook replied, by some remarks
which we subioin: The amendment car
ried.
Mr.. Cook of Illinois, said that it was
with utter dismay he had listened to the
doctrines advanced by the gentleman
from Ohio, (Mr. Vinton) He certainly
never expected TO hear such sentiments
advanced by Representative from the
West. Sop the survey OF the public
lands If the gentleman has any tears
on the subject, let the lands be brought
more gradually into the market; but
why stop the surveying Of them /? But
deny the whole doctrine OF the gentle
man: | deny in toto that the lands have
been brought into the market too fast or
10 too great quantities: il was the policy
Of our country to throw open our new
lands, and give full scope to the enter
prize of our citizens. Owing to the
state Of the new country, without roads
or easy means of access, it must happen,
as Of course, that the land in the vicinity
Of rivers and the lakes would frs, be
settled. But as these were soon taken
up, it became necessary TO survey the
space between them, to run those sur.
vevs across the whole country, over hill
and dale, prairie and wood land. This
3 gave space and opportunity for the IN
dustry and enterprise OF the settlers.
For his own part, ne went for the whole
doctrine, and avowed ii as his opinion,
that the government cannot throw open
all its lands TOO soon.
What! asked MIR. e. will YOU hoard
I'D your acres ike SO many rosty dollars
in a trunk Sooner than his lie would
see the whole domain sold at dollar
and quarter an acre, and even for less,
if the law wou Id a How ii. II did hope
that our elder sisters would not, al this
time of day, rise under the banner OF the
gentleman from OHIO, and say, let us