The Arkansas advocate., 1837-03-17

Mf. CALHOUN said that the bill, especially since ii had been rs,iaced to s present shape was benef cla neiher to the the old States, and very op pressive to actual settlers. He should infinitely pretvr ctdng the lands entirely to the States in which they lie and with thai view, he had prepared en amend nent in the shape of substitute for the present bill, aud which he moved. If sent 10 the Secre- tary's table, and read as follows.
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 All tbe public lands within tho States of Alabama, Mississppi Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, lndiana Ohio, and Michigan, with he exceptions af the sites of Notifications, navy and dock yards, afsenas, mlgaznes, and all other public buldinga be eeded to the United States within the limits of which they are respectively situated, on the following eoadiiions
 First, That he sad States shall severaiy pass acts, ? beirrevocable, that they will annually pay to the U Staes hIrtyhfee and one-hrd per cent on tue gross amount Of the sales of sueh ands on or before the first day oftebruary of each succeeding year.
 Secondly, That the minimum price as now fixed by law shall remain unchanged until tho first day of Jau- uary. eighteen hundred and fory-two atlefwaieh time the price of all lands heretofore offered at public sale and then remaining unsod ten years upwards prece ding the first day o January aforesaid, may be educ- ed by sad States to price not less than doarpef acre; and all lands that may have been offered at pnb lie sale, and remaining unsold fifteen years or upwards preceding the first day of Januarv eighteen hundred and oftYssevea. may thereafter be reduced by said States 10 price not less than seyeny-ive cents per acre and al ands that have been offered at pub- hc sale and remaining unso1 twenty years upwards, preceding the first day Of January, eighteen hundred and tiy-wo may then he reduced by said States to price not tess than fifty cents per acre; and all lands that may have been offered It public sale, and remain ng nnsod twenty years upwards, preceding the first day of January eighteen hundred and tiy-sepen may thereafter be reduced by said States price not less than thrty five cents per acre and all lands that may have been offered al public sale, and remaining unsod thry years or upwards preceding the first day of Jan nafy, eighteen hundred and sixty-two may thereafter be reduced by said States price not less than wen ty cents per acre md all lands that shall have been offered at public sale and remaining unsod thirty five years or upwards, shall be eeded immediately to the States n which said lands are stiate Protidcd, That all lands which shall remain unsold after having been offered public sale for ten years and which do not come under the above provisions shall be subject to the provisions of graduation and cesson aofesaid a the respective periods of ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty five, thirty, and thfyye years after said sale com- lnencng from the expfatien ef ten years after the had been offered at public sale.
 Ialrdg, That the lands shall be subject to the same legal subdivisions n the sale and survey as row pro- vded by law, reservng for each township the sixteenth section, tho substtate as heretofore provided by law and hela yet offered for sale shai be first offered by the State a public auction and be sold, for cash only. n he provided by lasy and any land now or hereafter remaining unsold after the shall have been offered at public aciion shall be subject to entry. for cash only, according the grad ation which may be fixed by the States respectively un der the provisions of this act.
 Foulth This cession, together with the portion of the sales 10 be retained by the States respectively un- der the provisions of Ais act shall be in full of he five per cent. fund.- any part thereof, already advane ed to any State; and the said States shall be excla- svey liable for all charges that may hereafter accrue from the Surveys sales. of tIa nno lands and exngushment of Indian title within the nl- its Of said States respectively.
 Eshh. That on failure to comply with any of the above conditions, violation of the same on the part of any of the said States, the cessnn herein made to the State iailing to comply with CT violating said con ditiens shall Do thereby rendered null and v0d and all grants tiles thereafter Fnae bbY aais State for any portion of the public lands within be limits of ae samo cedcd by ths aci, shall be and s hereby deciar sd to be land void, aud of no effect whatever
 SEC 3 aad be | further eaacted That whenever the President of the United States shall be officially notified that any of the said States has passed an act n compliance with the above conditions, shall be his duty 10 adop such measures he shall think proper to close the and offices, including the surveying depart men within the limits eF said State aud that the com missions of ai officers connected herewith shall expire on day to be fixed by hin, but which day shall not bo beyond sy months from the day he received the of ficial notification of the passage of said act
 SEC. 3. aad Dc t ilrlhef eaacted, That on such mo- tIeaton being made the said State shall be relieved from all compacts acts ordinances, imposing restrc- tons the right of said State to tax any lands bv her authority. subsequent to the sale thereo ceded by this act; and all naaps titles, records, hoeks documents and papers, in the General Land Office at Washing ton, relative to said lands, shall be subject to the order and disposition of !he Executive of said State.
 SEc. 4. fad be t fmtaey eaaetca, That I'll lands o the United States within the li.ns ef he State of en. nessee with the exceptions enumerated In he first sec tion of this act shall be, and the same hereby. ce ded to said State.
 Mir. SEVER said that, like the Senator from Mis, 1fr t- at@s |