Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-22
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FIRST hour occupied in the prcs, l,tivu NJ ,.,,-
ti.ions. number OF bills were then ,poi I'd from
70 various Committees, among which VA lac NJ
WI Appropriation Bill. The House then resumed
,ha considerations Of the resolutmn offered by Mr..
llnne relative 10 tho distribution of the proceeds Of
the Pubic Lsnds, when, after modification by the
mover referring the subject to Select Comm to-,
Mr. Spcigh of Moth Caro"s .-brrfy addressed the
House. Mr.. 'Ingerson hen d''mrnoed the previous
qucstioi, which was sustained. The main question
was then ordered 10 be put when Mr.. Hann,ons
asked FIR division of the resolution SO as To TAKE.
tie question, first tic general question as "a,
The distribution of The Public Lnnds aud subsequent.
iy on the ratio. This lea TO some discussion Con
punt OF order. whether in order to divide reg
olution, The propositions which, were 30 depend
Ont or each other. The Speaker decided thu, IL
was III order, and from this decision an appeaI was
made to tho House, but tho decsioo q the Chair
was hHslly sustained. The Question then taken
on the first proposition, the general subject Of dts
tributon, and osrried in the affirmative by voto of
tS7 to 80 A demand then made Tor a division
Ufthc remaining proposit .ons, as TO take vote
oU the purposes-'for Education aud Internal I'm
peovement :" distinct from the ratio Mr. Taylor OF
New York, then demanded further division. 80 rs
To separate the objects. He willing IT, vote for
the distribution for the purposes ~ Education but
NOT for In,ernsl Improveuienf. Tho residue of tho
resolution thus divided into three distinct oues-
tions hut before any question was taken the House
atjourneI.-JOurnat.
The icci-ion yesterday de iu>tl,c House q. Rem.
r,.nh'a;ives, though upon proposition fur rng,.ry
merely assumes (rnm thu long dell-t. had upon j.
ITO, upon propositions far enquiry only In effect, ,
It Is decided, by minority OF 70 tytr"e votes ia the
House Of Representatives, tint il is expeJirn, to
Distribute tho proceeds of Tho Sal of Public Lands
among the several St1tes; ia other words that they
shall nc oct apart, ia proporiors for each State as
f0pd TO DO applied TO certain purposes within each
State. We suppose that the vote to-day on the ,uy-
ses to which this fluid is t" be app sill Indicate,
proposed in the original motion, Edc1 ion and In
rc,nal Improvement. Tho majority favor OF the
principle Of distribution great and unexu cctc, and
Il number even "f those who voted against i, are
known be ia favor of tho ise of The power of
On e;na' Improvement, by 'lS General G"vcrnnen;
JAvUAaY 20.
In the Senate yesterday, the resolutions otF-rrd
on Monday by Mr. Barton, Mr.. Seymour and MR.
Ellis, were taken up AMI agreed to Bv rhr rcsull-
tion offered by Mr.. Barton, the Committee on the
Public Lands We're ms rucied Ia inquire into the e
leIlency OF making grant nf portion of Inc public
lands To the heirs of Robert Fulton dccea-ej Bills
from tho House at Representatives unkinr appropi.
atious for arrea.agcs in the Naval service in 1920
and tor the payment of invalid pensioners; and far
continuing III force M act authorizing certain sol
ders IN the lae war 20 su'ren irr thcir ,unty ds s.
totocate others IN lieu thereo Rad & refer
red Mr.. Rowan reported the bill for dec,,nr con,ro-
verslcs between States, aud moved its indefinite post
ponoment. Tho resolution offered by Mr.. Foot, on the
29th inst IN relation TO the snlrs of Public Lands WIS
again taken up: this debate arose which comti.-
ell To the hnur of aijournn ,nt.
In the Houee Of Representatives yesterday the
Committee having reported. tie House resumed The
r.
relative to the distribution ofrhe Public L,nds. The
House having on the preceding dAv, agreed to so
much ar the Resolution az Provides "t!iat a Select
Committee he instructed To enquire into the ey cdi-
cncy OF appropiatng the mott annual proceeds of the
sale o the public lands among the several Sztcs ard
Territories, proceeded to OH the sccnI promo
stIon III the Resolution-"for the purpose of Educa
ton; which was carried IN the Affirmative by n va.
OF 81 TO 90. The question was then taken on tho
third branch of the Resolution. viz: land Internal
improvements" which was ncgntived by vote Of
~ to %. phe iiou then proce ,led to votn the
last proposition which reads thu "in proportion TO
the representation of each in the House of Rpresen
tatvci;' which was also carried in the affirmative
Ayes ~, Noes 76 The Resolution having been
agreed to in this form, the Select Commit tee was OF,
dcred to consist Of seven members The twenty
fiTes private bills, ordered on Friday to be- engrosscd
were then read third time and passed.-'The House
then proceeded to consider the Judiciary Bill when
Mr. Spencer Offered al amendment which on his
motion. was ordered to be printed after which the
House resovsdnself into a Committee of the Whole
on the state ofihe Union, when Mr.. Strong com
menced q speech in favor of the amendment he had
moved but before he concluded on motion of Ur
Hoffman the Committee rose, and the House ad-
journed. .,rs Journal
Since our last, we learn that the vote in favor If
an inquiry into the eXpediency of distributing the
nett proceeds of the sales of public lands among the
several States is not to be taken n decisive ndica
ton Of the temper Of the House Of Representatives
on that subject We have been personally assured
that Some members voted for the inquiry, an act
the principle of disribu ion. Still less ca the votes
OF yesterday be regarded decisive indications of
any thing but unsettled opinions made so or appear
ing So by the ouire dvisons of tho question the
original proposition. majority two for nstaacc,
appsars against the application Of these proceeds al
G'lee OF public lands to the purpose OF internal u
provcmcnt. Now, two-thirls Of the House are in
favor o: tho exercise vt this power by the general
govcrnmcnsnl the other third probybly has m OBJ
lection to the exercise of the same power by tho
State governments. IL is obvious, therefore. that
this vote prpvcs nothing, because il taken TO prove
n0y thing, 1t proves too much. The indication too.
Of tho vote in favor OF applying tho proceeds of the
sales OF public lands 10 The purpose of education
would appear TO b. o! niUci Consequence if VIC had
not fresh in recollection tho by which the mo
tonof Mr. Il Richardson on the Sumo subjec, was re-
equity r,ec cd in The same hndy II Int
OS5- AN APPRENTICE is wanted at the Wing Osce.
Bank Of Virgoaa, Jan. 4, 1880.
fyIiE President and Directors have declared
n dividend, of three per cent, foy the last half