Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-05-10
- =. Inc Proceedings Of thc
n"..sourtll Congress. First Ses-
SION.
SENATE.
Ap,il, 20.

.ap,1l, 26.
The Chair presented communication
r.om the Treasury Department,wlth stale
n,ents of the condition, &c. OF the De-
posite Banks. -.
The bill making appropriations for the
naval service, was taken uP-the question
beinr on an amendment offered by the
committee, increasing the appropriations
about S2,000,oO0.
The amendment was explained ana ad-
vocated by MIR. Southland opposed by
MI. Hill, and laid on the table,
The bill to distribute among the sever
al states the avails Of the public lands'
came up as The special order,
MIR. White spoke at large. He argued
generally in favor of the bill, and against
a an ineqaitabte distribution of the public
property. . a., nm
MIR. Walker morcd to amend the bill
BY proportioning the distribution to the
number of Representatives and Sena-
tors from the respective states;
After further discussion, by Messrs.
Clay, CLAYTON, Porter, Niles and walker
the amendment was rejected by yeas Q,
nays 81.
The Metropolitan, says x,
One Of thcmos crowded and fashiona-
HE audiences that ever assembled in the
....usnf tho Senafe. attended TO- day TO hear
Mr.. Clay's speech on the Land Bill: lie
took the floor a little after eleven o'clock
and continued speaking until four O'clock
during which time no relaxation was OBJ
.servable in the intense interest which Pof-
vaded the dense crowd, nor was there 'he
least disposition manifested to lessen 'hc
number of the audience. To give an out
line Of this splendid speech would but in-
lure its effect without impartiug any of it's
spirit, but it is said to be his final speech
on that important subject, and in the opin-
ion of all his friends was fully equal to his
fame, genius, and s,atcsman-like views.
On motion of Mr.. Southard, the bill ma
king appropriations. for the Naval service
was taken up and considered.
The various amendments offered by
the Committee, increasing the approprla-
tons about $l,000,000, were seyerally
considered as in Committee ofthe Whole
adopted without division, and the bill With
The amendments was reported to the SEN
ate.
MIR. Webster, from the Committee OF
Finance, reported the bill making farther
appropriations for the suppression Indian
hos,ililies in Florida, which was consider
ed .s in committee of the whole, and or
dc : d to be cngrossed for third reading.
This bill has passed the House.
The bill authorizing the President 10
enlist regiment Of Volunteers, was read
twice. and referred tothe Committee on
Military affairs. This bill has also pass
ed the House.
DlsTRIBUTIvE LAND BILL.
The bill to distribute among the several
states the net,proceeds Of the sales Of the
public lands, came up as the special order.
Mr.. Benton moved to postpone # for
the purpose cftaking up the Fertilization
bill, and called for the yeas and nays
which were ordered.
The question was lost by yeas 20, nays
26. -,
Mr.. Benton then moved 10 lay the bill
on the table, which was negatveS by the
same vote.
Mr.. Robinson offered an amendment
fixing the price ofland which had been
twenty wears on sale, mt $l,l2 i-2 per
acre, aud annually at FIVE per cent less al.
terwards. Lost bya vote by yeas and
nays Of l6 to 26:
MIR. Brown then moved to strike out
the first section ofthc bill, which apPro-
pilates ten per cent, nthe sales OF the
lands, abore the proportion OF the old
States. The motion was lost by vote
of yeas and nays ofll to 81.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Shcpley,
was adopted, extending, the benefits of
the bill to future States, after their adm'sf-
sion.
Mr.. Benton removed his motion to
strike from the bill the 500, 900 extra acres
for Missouri. Lost by yeas 6, nays "a.
MIR. Benton moved an amendment 10
the bill imposing on the appropriations OF
the bill the expenditures, past and current,
on account Of the public lands.
After debate, the question was taken
severally OIL the different parts Of MIR.
Benton's amendment, and all decided in
the negative by yeas and nays, by votes
of about lS to 26.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading Ivy the follow
ing vote: u
Yeas-.Messrs. Black, Buchanan, Clay.
Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing, of
Ohio, Goldsborougb, Hendricks. Kent,
K,;oht ,oigh. M'Kean, MaDouni, .NaI-