Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-22
CONGRESS.
WAsHiNnToN, Jan. bel.

tle various Commi,tees, among which Mzs the Ma.
Val Val Appropriation Bill. The House then resumed
1nnt relative to the distribution of the proceeds
the Public Lands, when, after modification by the
mover referring tho subject TO Select Comm,ttee
Mr. Spcght of North Carolina, briefly addressed the
House. Mr.. Ipgersol then demanded tile previous
question:. which was sustained The main question
was then ordered to be putt when Mr.. HanImons
ASKED fra division of the resolution, take
che question first on the general question as tn
the distribution of the Public Lands, and subsequent
ly on the ratio. This leu to some discussion ION
point of order. whether was in order to divide res
oiution the propositions which, were SO DEPEND
ent each other. The Speaker decided tfat il
was in order. and from tis decision an appeal was
made to the House, but the decision Of The Chair
was finally sustained. The Question was then aiken
on the hrst proposition, tue general subject of DIS
.riouton, and oarred in the affirmative by vote of
ut TO So A demand was then nude for division
on the remaining proposli ous, SO as 10 take
op the purposes-'sfor Education and Internal Im-
peovement" distinct i.nn, the ratio. Mr. Taylor, of
New York, then demanded further division SO as
to separate the Objects lie willing to vote for
not for Internal Improvement. The residue of the
resolution thus divided into three distinct cues
tions but before any Qaestouw taken, the House
RGjourned.--.ournGi.
Fhe .ie-i yesterday made in the House of Rep-
r'scn:atires, though npon proposition for ehqtry
merely assumes (irom the long deb.tc had upon i
solemnity aud importance not usually due to decis
L.ns upon propositions for enquiry only In effect
is decided, by majority of 70 ty-tre votes in the
House of Representatives, that it is expedicn. to
distribute the proceeds of the Sal of Public Lands
among the several States; in other words that they
satl be set apart, III proportions for cash State,
i1nd 70 be applied to certain purposes within each
State. We suppose shnt the vote to-day on the pu-
Pses to which this fund is to be applied will Indicate
as proposed III the original motion, Education and In
ternal Improvement. The majority in favor OF the
principle of dsirbs is great and unexpccted and
a number even of those who voted against it arc
Known be in favor of tho exercise of the power of
Improvement
JANUARY 90.
In the Senate yester lay, the resolutions offered
on Monday by Mr.. Barton, Mr.. Seymour, aud Mr.
Ellis, taken up and agreed TO- By the resolu-
lion offered hy Mr. Barton the Committee on the
Pubic Lands were ins rucied to inquire into the ex
pedency OF making grant of portion OF The public
lands to the heirs of Robert Fulton deceased. Bills
from the House of Representatives, making appropi-
atoms Tor arrearages III the Naval service, 1929
and for the payment of invalid pensioners, and for
continuing in force nct authnrizing certain SOL
dlers in the late to surrender their ,unty lands e.
toocate others in lieu Thereof twlce read refer.
red Mr. Rowan repurted the bill for deciding contro-
Herses beweeH States, and moved it's indefinite post
ponement. The resolution offered hy Mr. Foot ON the
goth inst in relation the sales Of Public Lands was
again taken ur; this debate arose, which conta-
ed to the hour of adjournm INT.
In the House OF Representatives. yesterday, the
Committee having reported the House resumed the
consideration OF the Resolution, offered by Mr.. Hunt
relative to the distribution ofthe Public Lands. 9he
House having on the preceding day, agreed to so
Committee bc instructed to enquire into the eXped-
ency of appropating the nett annual proceeds Of the
sale of the public lands among the several States and
Territories, proceeded to vote the second propo-
sition in the Resoution-"fnr the purpose of Educa-
ton;" which carried in the affirmative by vote
OF 81 to 8o. The question was then taken the
third branch of the Resolution, viz: and Internal
improvements which was negatived by vote of
81 to g. The itou then proceeded to vote ON the
last proposition, which reads thus Gin proportion to
the representation each in the House of Represen-
tatves;" which also carried in the affirmative
Ayes lit, Noes &c The Resolution having been
agreed to in this 1a, the Select Committee was OF
dered to consist of seven members.-The twenty.
three private bills ordered Friday be engrossed
were then read third time and passed.-Tbe House
then proceeded to consider the Judiciary Bill when
Mr. Spencer offered An amendment, which on his
notion was ordered to be printed after which the
House resolveditself into a Committee OF the Whole
on the state otthe Union, when Mr.. Strong com.
menced speech in favor of the amendment he had
moved; but before he concluded, ON motion of Mr.
Hoffman the Committee rose, and the House ad.
journed journal
Since our last, learn that the vote in favor of
an inquiry into the expediency of distributing the
nett proceeds of the sales of public lands amono the
several States Is noe to be taken 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 inqu,ry, act
or courtesy to the friends Of il, who opposed to
the principle of distribution. Still less The votes
of yesterday be regarded decisive indications of
any thing but unsettled opinions, made SO or appear
ing so by the outye divisions Of the question on tho
original proposition. minority of two for instance
appears against the application Of these proceeds of
Gales of public lands TO the purpose OF internal i'm
provement Now, two-thirds Of the House arc in
favor of the exercise of this power by the general
GoveSumental the other third probably has no OBJ
lection to the exercise of the same power by the
State governments. 1t is obvious, therefore, tina,
this vote proves nothing, because if taken to provo
any thing, it proves too much. The indication too
OF the vote in favor of applying The proceeds of the
sales of public lands TO the purpose of education,
would appear to be Of much consequence, If we had
not fresh in recollection the vote by which the mo.
tionof Mr. Richardson on the same subject was re-
Gently relec ed in The same body --EIrt
~ AN APPRENTICE is wanted al the Wing ofice
Bunk of Pirg0aa, jan. q, 1880.
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