Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-08
STANDING COMMITTEES.

were elected, by ballot, Deer. l6 and II
The chairman of all the Committees
were first chosen, each at separate bal
loting.
On Foreign Relations. Messrs. Wilkins,
Rives, Forsyth, Sprague, and Mangum.
On finance.-Messrs. Webster, Tyler,
Ewing, Mangum, and Wilkins.
On Commences Messrs Silsbee, Wright,
Waggaman, and Sprague.
On Manufactures Messrs. Poindex-
ter, knight, Morris, Linn, ard Prentiss.
On observation-disclosures. Brown, Rob-
ir'son, Kent, Wright, and Smith.
On Military AGairs.--Messrs. Benton,
Preston, Clay ton, and King.
On JMiatia.--Messrs. Robinson, Hen
bricks, Waggaman, M'Kean, and Clay.
On Napal afairs.-Messrs. Southland,
Rives, Chambers, and Shepley.
On Public Londs.--Messrs. Poindexter,
Moore, Prentiss, Mexican, and Clay.
On Private Land C2ainas.-Messrs.
Linn, Naudaln, Poindexter, and Silsbee
On Indian .Afairs.--Messrs Frelinghuy.
sen, Upton, Smith, and Swift.
On Claims .--Messrs. Brown, Naudain,
Upton, and Wright.
On the Judiciary.--Messrs. Bib, Pres
ton, Smith and Bell.
On Post Offices and Posi- Roads.--Messrs.
Clayton. Ewing Knight, and Rives.
On Roads and Canals Messrs. Hill,
Southwark, Shepley, and Kent.
On Peneions.- Messrs. Prcntiss, Nc
Kean, Talmadge. and Kane,
On the District of Colomb.a.- Messrs.
Tyler, Southland, Bib, and Tomlinson.
On Revolutionary CLAIMS e.srs.
Swift, Hill, Smith and Shepley.
On The Contingent Expenses ofhe Sen.
ate.-Messrs. T mllnson, and Talmadge.
On Engrossed BiNs.-Mcssrs. Morris,
and Robinson.
HORSE CLAlMs.-M-. Robinson, on
leave introduced Bill TO provide pay
ment for horses lost in the late expeditions
against the hostile Indians, which was
read and referred
PUBLIC LANDS, Dec. 1Sth.--On motion
of Mr.. Benton the bill TO graduate the
price of the public Lands &c. was refer.
red to the Committee on Public Lands.
l This bill provides that much of the Public
Lands as shall have been in market six years OF
more, on the Both of June next shall be offered foI
one year after the said Both of June at one dollar
per acre, for one year thereafter at sevent, five
cents per acre, for one year thereafter at fifty cents
per acre, and for one year thereafter at twenty
i've cents per acre. and gives presumption to ac-
tnal settlers for 80 days after each successive re-
duction in price. 1t further provides that Hands
unsoid after having been offered, for one year nj
% cents per acre, shall be celed to the States in
winch 10 he Mat ybo al
States. the cost Of surveying them. Land office:
which become useless by the operation of the act
to be discontinued.
Mr.. LAY submitted the following reso
luton.
Resof0ed, That the Secretary be direc-
ted to communicate to the Senate, a COPY
OF the correspondence between the agent
appointed during the last summer, to in
quire upon what terms tue State Banks
would undertake to perform the services
to the Government which had been per.
formed by the Bank Of the United States.
and the said Banks; copy ofthe Report
made, if one were made, by the said
agent to the Secretary. or the Executive
the name Of the agent, his compensation
aud in virtue of what law he was appoint,
ed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Dec
l7-on motion of Mr.. flanagan,
Resofred, Thet the committee on roads and
canals be instructed to enquire into the OK
pediency of making an appropriation for the
purpose of removing the distractions 10 the
navigation of the Wabash river ~
~
Resolrcd, That the committee on public
lands be instructed 20 enquire into the pros
priety of disposing Of the public lands by
settlement rights of l60 acres to each actual
settler thereon, upon the payment of all ex-
penses incurred by the United States for sur
veying, &c. with the right of prescription of
100 acres adjoining. at the minimum price.
Resofred, That SAID committee also en-.
quIre INTO the proprlety of granting to the
states in which they lie, all public lands,
which have been offered forsale and remain
ed unsold ten years, on which there are no
actual settlers.
On motion of Mr.. DUNCAN,
Resolred, That the committee on the pub
lie lands be instructed to enquire into the
expectancy of reducing and graduating the
price of the public lands, SO that the future
proceeds of sales shall not exceed The gener
al charge of surveying and settling them.