Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-26
THE LAND BILL.

,hs Senate. On Thursday the Senate resum-
= IN. consideration of the bill appfopriating Tor
, limited time the proceeds Of the sales OF the
p,hEc Lands the question being on the amend
80, offered by Mr.. Poindexter. MIR. Benton
II..sssd the Senate two hours and a hall, IN
=, .,sech in opposition to the bill. The cues
49,. vas then taken on the first section OF the
~.,JDsn, offered by Mr.. Poindexter, which
lid for the gradual reduction Of the price
.nob If the Public Lands as may have been
'. o,rss, for a specified period, and decided IN
no nesatiye-yeas Is. nays 50. The second
..c,;or Of the amendment, granting prescriptions
% actual settlers under certain circumstances,
v,, also reiected-yea' Is, nays 81. The ques'
-. then taken on the third section OF the
,osodmen,, guaranteeing, during the existence
-, The ac,> a continuance Of the surveys oil the
,rhie lands, and tina, the present minimum price
,ns same, shall not be Increased, which was
,Ioo,sJ-,eas %. nays IA. The fourth and
las, section Of the amendment, empowering the
Secretary Of the Treasury, under certain Giro um-
.,,rcs, TO discontinue aud alter land districts,
va, ,jop,ed-yeas q, nays II.
The question then required upon the amend
man, reported by the Committee on the Public
,,rd., in lieu Of the original bully providing for
, rrIuction Of the price, aud granting pre-emp
inns to actual settlers on the public lands, which
,,s r,;ee,ed-yeas II, nays 90. MIR. Benton
r,nvad further to amend the bill by striking ou'
n. o,,uti,v Of land granted to each of The States
# Louisiana, Mississippi. Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
.,or, and Alabama, aud inserting IN lieu there
oga quantity of land latter dcdueuns the amount
already received by those Statesl equal to thai
W ,fcl mas been heretofore granted to the State oi
Ohio, for making Roads and Canals THIS amend
men, was Supported BY Messrs, B"ntou' Kane
Mnore. and Buekner. opposed by MrsSrs Cay
and Ewing, and rejected-years IL nays 70. Mr
Moore moved to amend the Dill BY requiring t"a'
the land granted TO the State Of Alabama, should oe
appiied in all of the improvement OF the naviSa'
ton of the Tennessee and other rivers, WHICH
MAS rejected.
Sir. Benton moved to amend the bill by de
Lus,ing from the proceeds Of the sales OF the
public lands, to be distributed among the states,
Se amour. expended yearly in administering the
land system. and also the sum paid to Indians
foe .,neir lands, which was rejected yeas ii,
nays 81. Mr. Forsyth moved to amend the bill
BY striking out Z" colonization of free persons ol
COLOR" as Que VI the purposes, to which the
States are required. at Heir discretion, to ap'
propriate the respective proportions of the pro-
ceeds OF the sales OF the public lands. This
amendment was supported BY Mr.. Forsyth, op,
posed by Messrs. Cay and Chambers, AMI rejec'
ted-yea,1s, nays2l. Mr.. Maugum then moved
to strike out the restrictions upon the States,
requiring the application of the appropriations to
the objects Of Internal improvements, education
and colonization Of free persons Of color, which
Vas nesatived-yeas l6, nays 25. The bill
MAS then reported to the Senate, the amend.
mrnts adopted in Committee were concurred
IN, and, as amended, /, WAS ordered to be EN-
guessed and read u third time. The Seuate then
AL q%narter before elshto'ciocS, I. N. adjourned.