Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-11

The trial vote, on ordering the bin 10 be eryros.ed for
= third reading, was a pretty close one,i and strongly
marked BY sectional lines. The Western Senators yot- |
Cd for the bill unanimously, with one cxeep ion, (Mr.
BuRNHr, OF Ohio) the Senators South of the Potomac
voted tor 4 unanimously, with two exceptions. and one
Of these (Mr. TYLER, OF va.) voted with the friends
Of the bill on all preliminary questions; the Senators
North OF the Potomac voted against Il unanimously,
with one exception, (Mr. wooppuny1 There was AZ
enc time a tie, and the Vice President had n Give the
casting vote. This was on the motion TO strike out the
sssniynus Of seventy cents 10 general purchasers; a mo.
ton on which the friends Of the bill divided, and Mr..
CALHOUN voted with part Of them to make the bill
more perfect, and to ensure its final massage The u,o,,
animated discussion took place, on a motion Of Mr.. Nc.
NAinley, to fix the price Tor actual settlers at y6fy cents
per acre. This motion was zealo,isly supported by the
but powerful appeal to the Senate. in favor Of hi. nsr ;;
: sertous class OF citizens. The vote on this motion was
sos taken pvrEAs and NAYS, but the WEST, itself,
was not sufficiently unanimous in favor OF il. ur MIR.
DANiON, IN Of Missouri, being against Il. The bill,
nus amended, being ordered to be e~ngrossed for a third
reading yesterday, may be considered as settled in the
oosna'e, ana besides the advantage of a reduction in the
Price OF the refuse public lands, may be considered as
an ERA IN the legislation Of Congress on the public lands,
oy the establishment OF two great equitable principles;
WRIST, that the actual settlers shall haze a PREFER.
sNcr IN Me purchase Of the public ianas; and sE-
SoNpLr. that the refuse land ,chieh ,oiu not sell for
t"e pssce FIRST DEMANDED, shall be offered at n Iotc-
~ price. With these advantages in price and principle.
We consider the passage Of the bill as an act Of JUSTICE
e the people OF the new States and Territories, which
VIII merit and receive their deep and lasting gratitude.
VITA respect to Its passage through the House Of Re-
personalities, (Which is the next material inquiry we
can only say that the subject has been long depending
tnere; that similar bills to the one in the Senate have
esen reported there Tor years; that the question will not
BE new; and that the provisions Of the bill as amended
IN inc Senate are so few, so plain, so Ineligible, that
every one can promptly decide whether he Is for, or a.
gainst 1t; and we a~pPrehend the subject is of that impor.
fant nature, as to entite IL to the speedy consideration
and decisive vote OF the House.
The vote was as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Adams, Barton, Benton, Bib, Brown,
Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne, Hendricks. IredelI.
Johnston, Kane, King, Livingston, Mckinley. Mel can.
Wn",mn % ""sses' ia~eweh' iroup' "hie'
NIVS No.. p.u..ua mn p.
tan. Dickerson DudI.v Foo, e. .n, Sray
Kn;eIt Nal. Nandst, pa.h;nn "SSnuysen, no'mes'
gill.bee. Smith Of g r. Srram,a T, JanVuI, seym ui
~ 90 ' ''o SP'"sue' iy'er' weosIer, WI
IL. .. Tel.
inc NATIONAL journal copies from \ New York paper
!, az : In.e's; eSsrg,ns 'hat" for the last twelve months
tne ra'ent Office has had the use OF more than three
.nousano do''srs OF The poor inventor money longer
snsn was ever known in any former years"
or"u ."qu,y as'ne istent once we learn that, un.
DER i' present efficient superintendent all patents are
Issued IN tneir regular ord'r, that in no case has a pa
ten' oeen oe'ayed after the Ming of the necessary pa
Pers and the payment OF the fees, longer than the time
Ieq.ireu 'or making OUT me patents. having precedence.
Atthe commencement OF the present session, the mem
'oesso congress brought with them many applications
SM P,oauced some delay and one or two members
eo eomplain that the patents committed to their charge
we,S no. immediately Issued, to the neglect Of those
snuued 10 precedence under the rules OF the Office
~. ~ . 2 ssse mas a patent been delayed more than a
-. chSf
weeks from the date OF his application II will I'M. no
seen that the cause of comnl,in, ia ,b., III. .,."
tender, he. ..C,..S wa "e suPefin-
'e"uen' refused TO give precendence 10 a member
u congress over the poor inve nter." IL IL possibIe
thst an honorable membsr vrot. H. ,r,;,I.
Tia. o. \, -..Ji wv ""c'e m quNs-
49,, "ouu see" nN was hrst published in
oecaIse me Journal prefe's to publish so
gross a misstatement at second hand. While ,ra,L;,n
upon hi. .nh;sc, 4, I. rron., :. 49,. ~. 'Fe"A'"e
o.;d t.. P,oPe' "a. 'nN' ur money
II. day on which il, i. paid into The Pr Patent en-, q oa S,"k , 0s
the means of correction /, Tins AZ i,b;n ,a ras.t, ~. -"
person sgprisved 800" "e my
The expe,imen, o1 ;mno.;.- III
In this coun,rv .s; n% o. various manufacture $
d,,et;on ~ bon. "e"''Se"H meH pro-
abl. instances In. n,i,.., a"e IN 'eVefa' remark
age foreign manuf,.rr.. -" 10 ehcou1-
out enrichinp the person. sons~s U.s. 49, VI 1ur' WIN
tion Of he raw ma.erI,I' We Ia.. ~ we prouue-
tiop lately printed bv order If Concs..s " rc.-
Carpenters, Smiths. Rope. Makers and o,h.rs s1. LIP
ed or connected in shin br;IJing ;nt,h. CT ~ n'nP''y'
phis. IL is similar In lie term. 70 ,hs ns,,iou = "un~aett
we gave a SUMMARY a dav or two 800 !, "n'eh
allude 10 IL for the sake NJ co,y;ng H. lie. A."
johnson .incIosing the pe,;non - al. c...L
House. The test;monv NJ mic emil ~ " We
going on In tbs mind. eysn ~ So 800" -" ~ ~ e"u"ge
bors with respect to high Juties /, yor,h no,.n e..
our part, we believe liza, the zsai In e... - y
ftory system. 90 far a 9 /, w.s Lo,.,a al III ="
eno'ing even faster. n na,s;bis ,b,n 3, -. . =,
Four phort months since IN. b,aninn r,h. -
siou Of Cooxr.s. bay. Jon. vpu"n a NV presen' ses,
anil liberal notion, O, This ;nnorian, ."hs,,,hasa ".ene
the number of wears had beiora don.
y ~ d.
Psn.pr,rri, Anil I5,h Ssao
fy1. Hon. ne Speaker Of Me House Of Representatives.
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