The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-13
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In m. sspa,e. On me lesh of Dseew.
her. Nr Clay presented bill Cor Ihs
d,ssrShnsinn IL he nsli proceeds Il De
sales Il ire public lands among he sess.
Al stal.s. The hill j. similar IN I'M,
which passed ihe Senate q ~ ias, Sos.
sion. II presisies far distribuiinn dur.
ms ! urrl0d Il i've yrars. ending On he
las, day af The wear 1871. Mr. Claw
said. he Senate woHld readily r0m,Ie.
bend The naive for fang The end Il de
wear 1871. as IL is ~ that Hme lhsi -
biennial reductions II Ten per esrI. u-s.a
the rx,s,ug duties cease aeconl,ng 10 he
ar, n( 1888. rosnmoaly called the Gun.
promise act: and . redurIIun n one h.n
Of the excess beyond twsnly PER cert q
sny duty then remaining y 10 lske slIset
,fBy ths. time. fair experiment Of de
/ land hill will have been made. and coa.
ere.s can then determine whether he
prnreeds NJ the nallanal domain shall
continue 10 be equilahis divided. or shal
b. applied 20 The current expenses d he
government
The bill was read . 6fsI time. and
psssei TO second reading.
I'm the 2lsl. Mr.. Calhoun asked and
obtained leave 10 introduce bill IN dis
tribute among The several states The mo.
ney which shall be 10 the treasury II lhe
United States on the first day Of January
1888. reserving the sum Of five miIlinns
Of dollars. on the terms and according 10
tie provisions Of the dePosiie aei u last
session.
On lie "a Of January Mr. Sewer ia.
Irodneed the follasiDg resolution
Resolyed. That The committee on prble
lands be instructed 10 inquire into the 81.
pedlency 81 granting TO essn of The ''aiss
af Afkansas. Miss'sslppI. and l.'uIslaas,
kEs hundred thousand arres Of land III
the purposes oi internal Improvement
Mr.. Walker. from the committee 10
whom il ~as referred, repaired VIZ.
Claw Land Bill. With ~ amendment.
striking ou, the whole bill save the stasl.
ing CLAUSE. and substituting another utrs
restricts the sales of The public lsnds 10
actual settlers. aud 10 them in small q'.sa.
titles. scr"m panied wrh many RuaEts
against it, helng eyaeed nv specuiaIms.
Mr.. Hendricks. from the eommIlps
on roads and canals. reported . bill "
continue the Cumberland and Ohio rad.
, ! road lhrough the sIs,ss OF Ohio. lndlara
and Illinois, Tor Which object IL appropu'
a.es $500. 900. VIZ. 2O0.OUO lnr Ohio.
and $4,000 lnr the other Iwo stairs.
?! Mr.. Ewing's JOINT resolution. rese'nt'
. ing the treasury order of July lib, lsaS.
, and prohibiting The Secretary Of 10
: Trrssnr, 10 delegate the power IT, sPect.
, fy the klnd Of funds 10 he received 10
> PAY eut lpr The public lSnds. hss g'sta
rise To al Interesting debate in the Ne.
e, nal-. Mr. Riyrs has offered an amend
menL modifying il Ia some degree. and
extending it, operation 10 all payusDs
. made TO the government.
The President has communicated 70
!. Congress The proceedings of Con'fa'
+, uon in Michigan. scceding 10 the uimI
1 prescribed for her admission inc tie
4 Union, He states tina, the first C"n'tn'
> ton. which a-smbled under auIhorly 81
/, a Law of the Territorial Legislature. re-
:, fused the terms. But lha, the people d
=. oil the counties excep, tao had subs>
= quen,Iy, without Law, chosen Deire''.
to another Convention, which asstnSd
1 TO the terms.
n A bill for he admission Of MichIGsa
= iato The Union has passed ,he Senaf b!
: vote II % to 4--several members ha''
e ing retired bslor. lheyo,e. The pas''ss
e Of The bill Was objected 10 On sccoun' o
0 the rregulariy Of The proceeding b!
4 " hlch the assent Of Michigan was gt'eH
: Al extended debate IL continued 10 he
. House Of Representatives on the ftsolu'
: uou Of VT WISE. and the smenda en'
u thereto pendiug. proposing an inquiry
] INTO the executive departments.
. - c. Allan offered the following
preamble aud resolution:
Whereas Congress has heretofore
inside donations Of the public lands TOT Tie
: purpose Of internal Improvement aud cd
ucaiIOn.
y Acres
9 To lbe STATE Of Ohio 1877 eSs
|. Indians l.Ol2 sse
a Ill., rl2 10