The Arkansas advocate., 1836-07-01

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 TUESDAY, April l5, 1928.
 The Senate resumed, as n Committee of the Whole, the bull to graduate the price of the public lands, 10 make donations thereof 10 actual settlers, and to cede the refuse to the States i'll which they lie, as amended; together with the further amendment propoz sed by Mir. CoBB; and Mir. c. having with drawn said amendment,
 On motion of Mir. TAzEwEf.I, further to i amend the fifth section of the original bilh ] by striking all out after the enactng clause, in the following words:
 "That all the land which shall remain un- sold for one year according to the provisions of this act, shall be, and the same hereby is, ceded ii full property to the States in which they lie;"
 And inserting the following as substi- tute, viz:
 "That the land which shall have been sub- ject to sale under the provisions of this act, and shall remain unsold for two years after having beeh offered at Twenty-Five cents per acre, shall be, and the same is, ceded to the State in which the same may lie; 10 be ap- piled by the Legislature thereof in support of education and the internal improvement of the State"
 A division of the question wds called for by MT. CHANDIffi and the question was accordingly taken on striking out; and 1t was determined in the affirmative. Yeas g. nays 11-Mr. VAN BUREN voting with the yeas.
 On the question 10 insert the proposed substitute, it was determined in the negative. : Yeas p, nays 23-Mr. VAN BUREN vo- ting in the negative.
 THURSDAY, April IT, 1928.
 The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to graduate the price of the public lands, to make donations thereof 10 actual settlers, and to cede the refuse 10 the States in which they lie, as attended; and, on the question to strike out the third section as amended, 1t passed in the affirm ative-Mr. VAN BUREN voting with the yeas.
 On the question t5 insert, in lieu thereof, the following:
 ''That fl shall and may be lawful for any head of a family, young man over the age of twefitysonc years, or widow, not having re- ceived donation of land from the United States, and wishing to become an.actual settler on any parcel of public land author ized by this act 10 be sold, and not exceed ing in quantity the amount of one quarter section, 10 demand and receive from the proper register and receiver, as soon as thirty days shall have elapsed after the said parcel shall have fallen to either of the gra- duated prices by this act established, writ ten permission to settle on the same, and if the person so applying shall pay down to the proper receiver the sum of seventy-five cents per acre for land offered by the first section of this act for one dollar per acre, or fifty cents per acre for land offered at seventy-fve cents per acre, or twenty-five cents per acre for land offered at fifty cents per acre, or five cents per acre for land of fered at twenty-five cents per acre, and shall forthwith settle thereupon and cultI- vate the same for five consecutive years, and shall be citizen of the United States at the end of that time, the said person, on making proof before the proper register and receiver, of such settlement, cultivation and citizenship, shall be entitled 10 receive pa- tent therefor from the United States. And Eff two or more persons entitled under this act to the privileges of actual settlers, shall apply at the same time for the same parcel of land, then the register and receiver shal! immediately decide the righ, of preference between them according to equitable cir cumstances, and where they are equal, by lot. Propided alloays, That no sale or as- signment of any settlement right shall be valid, and in no case shall the patent issue to any person but the settler himself, if liv- ing, or to his heirs or devisees, if dead;" It was determined in the affirmative. Yeas 25, nays 19-Mr. VAN BUREN voting in the negative.
 TUESDAY, April 22, 1928. | The Senate resumed the bill to graduate the price of the public lands, to make dona- fions thereof to actual settlers, and fo cede the refuse to the States m which they lie, as amended; and, on the question, s'Shall this bill be engrossed and read third timelo it was determined in the negative. Yeas 2l, nays 25-Mr. VAN BUREN VOTING AGAINST THE BILL.
 THURsDAY, April 24, 1928. 1 On motion by MT. MACON, one of the majority, that the Senate reconsider the vote of the 22d, on expressing for third reading the bill to graduate the price of the public lands. 10 make donations thereof to actual settlers, and to cede the refuse to the 1 States in which they lie, 1t was determined in the negative. AND so THE BILL 1 | WAS WAS EJECTEDt 1 And next as 10 the