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Joint RESOLUTIONS.


'oluion:
BE itresolped by fhe Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
lhere be, and is hereby, granted unto the
several universities and colleges aulforI-
&sd by law in the several States, a portion
of the pubEc lands, equal in quantity to
one township for each institution, and to
consist Of sections which the Secretary Of
the treasury is hereby directed to select
in any districts where The lands have been
surveyed; and when the Governor Of any
State shall make or cause 10 he made a
report Lf the names and situations of said
institutions in such State to the Secretary
oi the Treasury, he shall proceed to select
and designOte The seclioAs to compose
the quantity of land hereby granted to
each institution, shall reserve the salne
from pubic salo and private entry, give
public aouce thereof, and transmit patents
-severaliy therefore TO the SAID institutions
respectively,
Re il further reso'pPl By tic authority
aforesaid, That it the said lands or any
part thereof hereby granted, or intended
so TO be, unto The several universities and
colleges aforesaid, shall remain unsold al
dhe expiration OF ten years loom the deliv
cry Of the parents, the Secretary Of the
Treasury, iChe Ottbc time should deem it
GxpedieEt, shall cause the land 80 remain
ing unsold to be disposed ofat public sale
IN The usual manner, and pay over the a.
mount Of snch sales TO the institutions re-
epectiully interested in the same
This resolution was read FIRST time,
and passed to second reading.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD uaercd the follow
lug JOINT resolution;
HIeSolDcd by he SeaHtc and House Cf
Representatives. Of the United States Of
America in Congress dsScabiCd, That The
following amendments to the Constitution
thereof he proposed and recommended to
the Legislature Of The several States, for
Aheir ratification, TO wit:
t' "'Amend tie seventh section of the first
urticle by striking out tho words Gwo-
thirds ofWhrrevcr they occur, end lnser
lbe werds "a majority cf all tic members
elected TO-
"Amcnd the second section Of the same
article by inserting after the words 'And
which shall he established by law IN the
second paragraph Of that section, the fol
lowing words: 'excePl the Secretary q
ahe Treasury aud such officers whose prir
'cipal duties consists in collecting, or ~
Ceiying, or IN discussing, or in keeping
accounts concerning the revenue oil tht
Uni,sd States, or any part theIeul,
"Un1er the grnrral head Of amend
menls, add the toiowing articles to wit:
ARTICLE l3.
"'SEc. !. A Secretary of the Treasury
SIAIl be anuucIy, or uHener If ueediuI
appointed by the joint vote Of the Senate
aud House OF Representatives having one
vote.
"SEc , The Secretary orthe Treasu
ny shtll nominate, aud, by aud with The
advice and consent Of the Senate, sh hlIl a.
point all officers whose principle duties
cUnSisi, cllhcrin collecting, or in receiv
dng, OF in disburslng, or in keeping nc
counts concerning tho revenue, or any
parl IhNreof But Congress may, by Law
vest the nppoinlment Of such interior off
Gers whose duties pertain to tho colIec-
tlon, receipt, or disbursement Of the reyci
ue, or any part Of il, as shall be dccme,
proper, in loo Secretary Of thc Treusur,
alone.
"SEc 3, Incnsc The death, rcmova
resignation, or disability of The Secret
TV oflhe Treasury, the President of tn
Uni,cd Sn,s shall drsiguuie somo Office
al the Treasury Department 10 perIorr
She duties Of The Secretary Of tho rreas
Wy uu,a successor shall have been dul
Ulected' or until tho disability is remov
ed,
"SEc. 4, In case Of the death, removO
resignation or disability of any mieriO
Sdhcer connected with the Treasury De
parlmem in the collection, or recent, O
disbursement Of, or in keeping account
concerning the revenue, or any part Of
during The recess Of the Senate, the Sec
relary Of the Treasury shall have powe
TO Gil the vucancy, by granting commits
sion, which shall expire nj the ond Of III
mex, ensuing session of Congress, unle,
the appointment 10 the vacant Office hO
been exclusively conferred ON him
law. t1
ARTICLE II. ...
"The tenure ofOll officers, except sue
NJ are specially provided for in the Cor
sliiutioO, and the modo Of removal lrol