The Arkansas advocate., 1832-02-15

Resosved, That in ofeoting the prece- ding purposes, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands be distributed among the several States and Territories accor- ding to their respective numbers.
 Mr. M. moved that 1t be committed to q Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; when
 A motion was made by Mir. Clay, that it be laid on the table; upon which latter motion,
 Mr. Waliams, of North Carolina, called for the Yeas and Nays, which were ordered; but before the question was taken, the House adjourned.
 Jan. 1.-The House resumed the consideration of the resolutions sub mitted by MT. Meroer yesterday, the question being on the motion to lay the resolutions on the table; Yeas I24-- Nays 54.
 Mr. .Mereer. from the Committee on Internal Improvements, to which the subject had been referred, reported a bill to provide for extending though the Territory of Arkansas, the road from Washington to Jackson, in said Terri tory; which was twice read and conn mitted.
 Mr. Drogto,,, from the Committee on Military Affairs, made an unfavorable report on the memorial of the Legisla- ture of the Territory of Arkansas !; which was read and laid on the table.
 Mir. White submitted the following re- solution which was adopted:
 Resolued, That the Committee on Pub lie Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reducing the price of the pine barren lands of the United States.
 Mir. Wickli6e submitted the following which was adopted:
 ResoIued, That the Committee on Mill- tary Affairs be instructed 10 inquire into the expediency ofvaoating all present, and prohibiting all future appointments.in the staff of the army from the Captains of the line and to require that each Captain shall be kept with, and in command of his appropriate company. That the Execu- tive he vested with a discretion 10 appoint
 
 army, when they may be found worthy of promotion, certain portion of the Se- cond Lieutenants. That, in order to ena- he the President to do this, the commit tee further inquire into the expediency of reducing the nnmber of Cadets in the Mil itary Academy at West Point, and to pro- higit the appointment of any Cadet who has not attained the age of r years.
 The following resolution, submitted by Mir. SEWER, was adopted:
 Resoiped, That the committee on the Public Lands be instructed to inquire in- to the expediency of authorizing the Pre- sident of the U. $. to sell in the manner which the Public Lands is now disposed of, tract Of land in sChicot county and Territory of Arkansas, claimed by the heirs of Carlos de Villemont, as being derived from the Spanish Government, :, and of giving unto actual settlers within said grant, the right of pre- -emption to l60 acres of land Corresponding with the public surveys,) embracing their farms, and of giving also, a donation of land to the widow of said Carlos de Nillemont, as full compensation for said grant.
 The resolution moved some days ago by MT. Blair, as modified on the sug- gestion of Mir. Vintoa, with amendments thereto proposed by MT. Dunc4ss and Mir. Mitchell proposing certain modes of hereafter disposing of the Public Lands, appropriating them to the use of the several states for the purposes of Education and Internal Improvement, orsotherwise disposing of them 10 the States, was laid upon the table, by a vote of l09 to 70.
 The bill supplementary to an act to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the public lands, was twice read and committed.
 Jmi. 5.-The following resolution moved by Mir. SEWER on the 27th ult. and laid on the table, was taken up and agreed to by the House:
 Resotped, That the President of the U. 5. be requested to communicate to this House Gfit be not incompatible with the public interest," what measures have been taken If any) to ascertain and establish, permanently, the boundary line between the Territory of Arkansas and the Mexi- can government.
 Jun. 6.-Mr. WIckhde, from the Committee .on pnhlie lands te which was referred the bill from the Senate entitled an act supplementary to aTl aci to grant preemption rights to settlers on the Public Lands,' reported the same with an amendment, which was con- cured in by the House, and it was or dered that the said amendment be en- grossed and read third time.
 Mir. Kerr, from the Committee on the