Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-08

and for meritorious objects, TO the States IN which
they lie, was resumed; and
On motion by Mr.. Hnyne, the sixth section was
stricken out.
in which they lie, all lands that remain unsold or I'M
settled at the expiration of FIVE years from the 3Oth
day of June next, upon condition that the States
pecively engage to apply the lands to the purposes
OF educat ION and internal improvement. and to re-
fund to the U. States the expenses incurred IN sur
veying the land so transferred at the Of S2l6
for each township OF 23,O4O acres,
On motion by Mr.. Woodbury., the fourth section
stricken out.
CPersors in INDECENT circumstances might, under
this section, receive donation of 90 scrcs.
Other amendments were made to the bill, on the
suggestions of Mr.. Hayne and Mr. Woodbury., until
it's provisions were reduced to
l. All lands eubiect To entry at private sale since
the 30h Jule, 1927, at SI,25, may, after tho 30th
June next, be entered at one dollar the
.. Heads OF families single men the age of al
years, and widows, may enter, each quarter section
OF land that has been offered at the acre, and re-
mains unsod, on the payment of rs cents the acre,
and forthwith settling and cultlvatng the same for
five consecutive years
3. Prescriptions granted to settlers quarter
sections by permits ot rs cents per acre.
4. Fixes the fees to the officers in The execution Of
the provisions of the act
s. Closes the Land Offices in the districts in hich
the public lands shall be sold ont and o. herwise dis
posed of under the provisions of the act.
Considerable discussion took place, on the pTinci-
Piles of the BILL it stood before the amendments
were made, and on the bearing of each amendment
it proposed, in which Messrs llayne, Benton,
Holmes, King, Noble, Kane, Webster McKiRley,
Johnson, Bibb, NJ Lean and Clayton took part
Mr.. Clayton. moved to postpone the bill indef-
ntely, not because he opposed 10 equta-
bic graduation Of reduction of the price of the public
lands according to the real vaue that had remained
in the market at the minimum price for length of
time and unsold but because he objected to the princ
pie estabshedb by this bi ofequalzng the value of
the seventy millions, the public lands upon which
IN m a
tved, by yeas and nays, follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Bernard, Bell, Burnett, Chase, Clay
ton, Dickersom Foot, Frelinghuysen, Holiness Knight
Marks, Naudan, Robbins, Sanford, Seymour, Sisbee,
Smith of &C. Sprague, Tyler, Wiley-20
Nays Messrs. Adams, Barton. Benton, Bbb,
Brown, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne,
ston, Mckinley, Mclean, Noble, Rowan, Ruggles,
Tazewe, Troup, White, Woodbury--25.
Mr.. Bell, then moved to lay the bill on the table
until tomorrow, in order that it might be printed,
% to %
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for Sd
reading, by yeas and nays as follows
YEAs.--Messrs. Adams, Barton, Benton, Bib,
Brown, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne, Hendricks,
Iredell. Johnston, Kane, King, Livingston, Nc Kin
ley, Mclean, Noble, Rowan, Ruggles, Tazewell,
Troup, White, Woodbury-24.
NAYs,-Messrs. Barnard, Bell, Burnet, Chase,
Clayton, Dickerson, Dudley, Foot, Frelinghuy en-,
Holmes, Knight, Marks, Nuudain, Robbins, SANFORD d,
Seymour, Silsbee, Smith of S. c., Sprague, Tyler,
Webster, Wiley-s2
or the Southern Senators, it will be observed that
Messrs. Tyler and Smith of S. G. voted against it
did the Pennsylvania and New York Senators, and
Mr. Burnett of Ohio.
In THE HOUSE REPRESENTATIONS.
The bill reported by Mr.. Cambreeng to alter the
navigation laws taken up, when Mr. Wayne
continued, without concluding, his of remarks
In its favor.
On motion of Nj. Mallury, the House then resu-
med the consideration ofthe bill reported by him. to
enforce the execution of the Tariff laws.
MI Crawford of Penn, addressed Committee
hour conclusion OF the remarks which he yeseT-
day in defence Of the protecting system
Mr. Bamwe of s. c followed, and spoke nearly hour
and half in opposition the tariff laws,
sttutona unequal their operation, aud oppressive Of
southern States.
MIR GoIam Of Mass succeeded and occupied the Commit
short ue practical examination Of the provisions
the BILL and support of regulations for enforcing the
laws which, although he opposed their passage and
the system which they introduced he would employ all proper
enforce while they conlnu ed the law Of the land
lie then spoke large the history and effects Of iaT
laws and against the repeal proposed by the amendment
Mr. McDufe MIR. g. concluded four o'clock;when Mr.
Young moved that the Committee rise Several Intellectual
made take other business hut the Commit
aud Mr.. Buchanan submitted Bill which he intends
offer substitute for the Bill under consideration, which
ordered O