Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-02-13
CONG.s ESsIONAL.
PUBLIC LANDs.-IN SENATE.

CONG ~ ESSSAONA Ala
PUBLIC LANDS.-IN SENATE.
The bill to appropriate for limited time the pro-
ceeds of the sales of the Public Lands, and granting
lands to certain States, was read thru Time. nf
FORSYTH moved to recommi the bill with instructions
to strike out the words colonization OF free persons
of color" Mr.. Tyler proposed to amend the motion
Iby recommitting the bill with instructions to strike
out the whole OF the restrictions upon the states,
which require that the appropriations shall be appl,
ed to offsets of Internal education, ano
colonization of free persons of color Mr. Forsgth
acouiesced in this notion Mr. Clay asked division
of the motion, and the question was hrst upon RECON-
mitment. short debate ensued, In reference princ-
pally the subject of colonization, IN which Messrs
Benton, Chambers, Holmes, Kane, and Forsyth, part
cipaed. The question was then taken, and the mo-
ton to recommit was 1ost.-Yeas 90, Nays23. MI
Calhoun, moved to lay Ahe bill the table until the
first Monday in December next. This motion was
supported by Messrs Calhoun, Benton, and BuckneT,
postpone the bill-.Yeas2l, Nays "a. The question
was then taken the passage of the bill and decided
in the affirmative by the following vote
YEAS-Bell, Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Dallas
D'ckerson, Dudley, Ewing, Foot, F.elinghuy senr
Hendricks, Holmes, y Johnson, Knight, Pondexter,
Prentiss Robbins Raggles ey noui Silsbee, Sprague
Tomlinson, Waggsman, Wilkins.-24.
NAYS-BentoE, Black, Brown, Buckner, Calhoun.
Forsyth, Grupdy, Hill, Kane, King, Mangum, Miller,
Moore, Riyes, Robinson Smith, Upton, Tyler, White.
Wright-20.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIpAY. January 25.
On motion of Mr.. DUNCAN, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on the Public L3nds
be Instructed to enquire into the expectancy and
jusce OF granting to the State of Illinois quantity
of public land equal to section widc each road
mide by the State, on condition that no two roads
shsl be constructed to parallel lines within
twenty-five miles OF each other, and condition that
theyvhoie proceeds of sand land, and equal SUN
from the Treasury of the State be actually expendcc
in Constructing said roads.
Ertact from the report Of JMessrs Lyon and Tessenges
commissioners to surrey the northern boundary q
Ills state.
. TIE distances from the monument on the Missise
spp, to the principal points the line, that maybe
rcgated natural marks to determine its location.
are follows, viz:
mild chains.
| 4 10 90 to point one mile and five chains south
of the southern base of the SinsnawaJ
| mound, in the mining district
| 10 SO 30 to the fourth principal meridian, at Il
| point Ia miles north OF the town q
Gacna
10 81 90 to Fever river-coursa south, half mile
| south OF place called Bunconb.
! 10 10 90 to point about thirty chains south OF
| the White Oak Springs, on the road from
Galena to Fort Winaebago.
81 90 90 to point l-2 miles south of Gratiot's
Grove.
| 43 SO to 4 post set on the Tight or wess
4 bank Of reckatolake river, WHICH is here
/ chains vide, and runs south.
20 90 90 to Sugar river, which Is about Two chaliti
! wide, and runs SOUTH
\ q, al 90 to post OH the left or east bank of Rock
i river, 10 chains above its Junction WITH
/ Turtle river,
les 10 to post on the right west bank Of Fox
i river which is here II chains wide, uEd
Il runs south.
tlS3 go to the left bank of the river Des Plein<
i which is about 80 links wide, and runs
Il south.
liza A3 90 to a post before described, standing
| the border of Lake Michigan, the teruf-
| nation of the survey.
The country through which this boundary line has
been established, having been the principal theatre Oh
the late Indian war, its general features are now so
well and generally known, as scarcely to reqpirs
description.
Throughout its whole extent, from the Mississippi
to the Lake. it 49, with few exceptions, made up OF
e open woodland, Climber chiefly oakO with prairies
. interspersed, of various SIZE and quality. Sone
marshes and swamps found, but they are generally
small and few in number,
y In the mining district which there is good reason
to believe extends to within thirty miles OF the Lake,
the soil is almost invariably good, the surface rolling,
Il the waters pure and abundant and it requires not
the spirit of prophecy to orete that when surveyed
and offered for sale, the whole country WILL within
few wears, attract and sustain numerous and thru
e ing population,
- LUCIUS LION,
!, Com'r on part oft States
8 JOHN MESSENGER,
r Com'r. of the State of Illinois
Galena, Jan. 26th, 1883.
= To the Honorable the Senate and House of Re
i resentatiues Of the United States, in Congress
u assembled:
u The Memorial of the General Assembly Of the
State of Illinois, respectfully represents: That by au
act entitled Gan act to grant qantity OF land to
the State of Illinois, for the purpose OF aiding in open
ing Canal to connect the waters of the Illinois Rive
: with those of Lake Michigan approved March 90
1927, Congress has granted to this State quantity
land, the line of the proposed Canal, to assist II
. the accomplishment Of the work. Since the passage
of this law, the State has caused the route TO be sur
veyed, and the cost of the work to be estimated -
h from which it appears that the expense will greatly
exceed the amount originally contemplated; that .
Rail Road Turnpike will be, upon the whole, NOR
useful and less expensive, and ca be accomplished
IN much less time. Nevertheless the act OF Congres
limits the donation to the purpose of making Canal
to restrict the Legislature from making any othe
application ofit Your Memorialists therefore pray
your honorable bodies, to pass an act enabling thi
State to apply the donation to Turnpike. Rail Road
or Canal either of them shall be found to be mos
advantageous or convenient.