Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-25
IN SENATE


MONDAY, april o.
On motion of Mr.. Benton, the bill IN c-,a,
the price of public lands was taken N, sn5 -
question being on an amendment TO an a,,cnJ ~
agreed TO IN Committee of the Whole Offered b.,
hr. Barton, TO make the periods Of graduation 6,.
years instead of fteo, was briefly opposed bv NJ
Benton, who stated, that il would have the cfr.c,
TO destroy the bill. ~
that the period of two years was too short to he
b eneticial. 70
The question being then taken on Mr.. Baritone
motion, 1t was negatived by the following vote:--
The amendments adopted in the Committee os
the Whole were then agreed to.
MIR. Webster then rose, and proposed to amend
the bill by the addition of two sections. The FIRST
to take place Of the firstsecton in the original hill,
providing that, the LIST day of January next ali
lands which had been in the market ten yeare
should be reduced to dollar per acre. Thu
other section related to actual settlement and al
iowcd actual settlers to enter lands at 80 per
acre.
Mr.. Webster Explained the objects of his amend
ment at considerable length.
| Mr.. Branch opposed the motion.
Mr.. Ruggles moved TO amend the atnendmen.
by striking out the limitation to lands that had been
in market ten years, and extend the reduction of
! price 10 one dollar.
Mr.. Van Buren, expressed himself favorable 70
| the motion Of MIR. Rugges.
| Mr.. Webster made some farther remarks !,
which he declared himself favorable 10 the prin-
cipes of graduation, and opposed to the motion of
| Mr.. Ruggles.
After few remarks from Mr.. Van Buren,, Mr..
benton spoke against the motion to amend. and
discussed at considerable length, the various mr.
positions that had been made in relation 20 the Phi
| lie Lands
Further debate took place, in which Messrs.
Barton, Webster, Mckinley and Macon, took mart
when, the question on the motion of Mr. Ruaeles
being taken, twas agreed to--Yeas %, Nays Ia
The amendment of Mr.. Webster, as amended
1
men occurred' and the question having been di-
vided, SO as to take the vote first on striking out.
| 1t was negatyed as follows: Yeas 49, Nays 81.
| The remainder of the amendment was tbco
withdrawnby MIR. Webster
| The question on engrossing the bill then occur.
red, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. IN
motion of Mr.. Webster.
Mr.. Van Buren, addressed the Senate at prcat
length, in opposition to the BILL and in reply to the
various arguments which had been urged in sun
| port oil the bill and it's various notifications
Mr.. Macon then moved that the Senate nroc.ot,
to the consideration of Executive business. bur
Withdrew his motion at the request of
Mr. mckinley, who, after some explanation be-
tween him and Mr.. Van Buren,, proceeded TO RI.
| ply TO the speech of Mr.. V. b. and spoke abop.
half an hour, in defence of the opinion formerly
| advanced by him.
| On motion of Mr.. Macon,
The bill was ordered to lie ON the table and ,l,.
Senate went into the consideration of Execn,ive
| business, and, after some time so spent,
| The Senate adjourned
Y ffOC 81 Ot REPRESENTATIVES,
The House proceeded TO the Orders of the DAY.
/ and resumed the consideration of the
I TARIFF BILL
Mr. Thompson of Georgia, delivered his senti-
ments at length in opposition to the principles Of
the bill. He protested against the whole syste,n
| as Injurious in its effects upon the apric,Jt,ro
commerce, and revenue or the u States, and "a
tending ultimately to injure manufactures them
| selves. He was followedby
Mr.. Burges, who spoke till near O'Clock in re-
4 had
the course of the debate, as bearing upon the
character Of the Eastern section of the Union: ami
madyerted with severity on letter which had ap-
peared in the newspapers as if COMING from =
member of the Committee of ManufactsJres brt
| which, he insisted, must have been base forgery
| as 1t contained manifest falsehoods He unoted
from the writings OF DR.. Cooper of South Carolina
on whose doctrine he made some very severe re-
marks. In retaliation of what he understood 10 he
a tsunt cast upon the people of New England, by
gentleman from Kentucky, he referred in hu.
norous manner, to some of the characteristics of
that State, in which part of his speech he was fre
quenlly Interrupted by the irrepressible risibItv
| of the House.
When Mr.. B. had gone partly through his re-
marks finding himselfmuch exhausted, he moved
| thatthe House adjourn
| On this question Mr. Polk demanded tho yeas
| and Nays '''0 cos
| They were ordered by the House, and, beipr
taken, they resulted as iollows:-Yeas 81, Nays
So the House refused to adjourn.
cluled, 40 w
/ nit Martin OF South Carolina, expressed de-
sire to reply, but, referring to the ateness of e
hour, and his own state of exhaustion, said, he
should ask the house to adjourn, unless some other
| gentleman was DESTROYS Of addressing it: Where
upon,
Mr.. Daniel rose in reply to Mr.. Burnos. retaI;at
| ing with much severity the remarks Of that rem
tleman in reference to the habits and principles Of
| the Western country. Before he had concluded
his remarks, he yielded to motion of adjourn
nent by Mr.. Hamilton.
! On this question, Mr.. Creighton demanded the
Yeas and Nays, but the House refused to order
! them, and, ihereupon,
1 al