Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-12

The Hon. Mr.. Ghols"n: member elect from the State
OF Missssippi appeared qualified and took has seal
FREEDOM OF ELECTIONS:
NdodG ask leave 10 introduce bill to pFoHias
security of the freedom of elections.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
The House then resumed the consideration OF The pre-
amble and resolutions, submitted on Tie 4ih INSULT W
MIR. &. Allan, as lnodlhed.
The question pending was the amendment 10 the
amendment moved by Mr. Claiborne Of Mississippi pro-
vdlng that grant should Interfere with The land oil
any uClual settler.
Mr Lane was entitled to the floor
Mr. G. Allan said he wished to modify The preamble
by substituting the word = grant for " Donation and
gave notice that he would do when he could obtain
the floor.
Mr. Lane addressed the House al some length in op-
position 10 the resolution The resolution Alr l.. saId)
p7ncecdcd upon the supposoa that nine Of The ne"
States together with Territory. had received up.
wards Of eleven millions Of acres OF the public lands as
donation This proposition either true Or IL was I'M
true If it was true, he conlended it was uarQunl and
unjust far regarded the new States II was not
true was insu!! offered 10 those nine STATES, aHd the
suffering and bleeding Territory OF Florida Is well as the
nenbcrs who represent those States on Tins loor lie
res button proposed give certain proportion OF the pub
lie lands The old States and this UNJUST
because by this pruposinn the land was TO be need out
70 the old States according to their popu alton at tile pre-
sent tne aud, when The new Stles had received their
portion, they did not number third their present po
pualiun According to this apporunmeut, Mary land,
with population of only half million, would receive
OF these lands than Indiana; with eignl hundred
thousand citizens aud more than Ohio, with million
and Il half. And Kentucky, with muct smaller popu-
lat"n, would receive than Indiana or Ohio. 1t
would be uSt To carry this resolution into effect, te-
the lands granted to the States were not only
received when The population of the States vas small
but when The lands unbloken Wilderness when
there were 10 roads, no mills meeting. houses, no
school houses; and only inhabited by wild beasts
and the rowing savages But now, when all the com.
forts Of Life were 10 be found in the vicinity Of those
lands the old States to in for portion of
them, equal TO those granted to the new States. Who
raised tie value Of those lands those who remained at
houe in ease, comfort and luxury, or those hardy Po-
who went into the Wilderness subducd the savage,
and made it smile and blossom the rose !: The old
States by this resolution 10 come in for share OF
these lands when they were not only easy OF access but
when their value raised by the enterprise aud in
dustry of the citizens Of the new States. This Mr.. l..
considered um Just
Was 1t true, or it untrue, that these lands were
given to the new States as donation? He always un-
derstooI That dnnalioR gift, and not founded
upon any considerations but those Of kindred atiec-
tion. Every thing which founded upon contracts,
however ,riiling the consideration, was valuable
slider ltIpu and equally binding the partes
garLless OF The amount Of the consideration: then
the proposition that the States received these
lands as dunalion lie proceeded. then, to show that
they had received Of land, except by
tract founded upon bUaa fdc consideration, and read
extracts from The ordinance admitting Ohio &C., into
the Union, in support Of lis position. Mr. said that
by this ordinance it would he that the lands had
been received by the States on the condition that
they would not tax The public lands while belonging 10
the Government and for i've years after their sale; and
thai the Government should retain the salt springs, and
ali minerals found thereon
The remarks Of Mr.. Lane were arrested by call by
hlr. Whlesey for the orders OF the day.
The Speaker laid before the House communication
from the Secretary of War; transmitting The report of
the Secnd Auditor, showing the contingent expenses OF
the military establishment Of the United States for the
year 1886; which, motion Of Mr. Whlttlesey Of Ohio,
ordered to lie on the table and be printed.
MIR. Thompson of South Carolina, asked leave of the
House to submit the following resolution:
Resoiced, Tina, the Committee the Militia be d.
recIed inquire into the expedcncy Of causing to be
published The expense of the United States edi
lion Of The work tactics &C. Of General Macomb and
Major Cooper, sufficient 10 supply each commissioned
officer in the militia Of the United States with copy.
Res0trcd, That the Committee Military Affairs be
instructed inquire into The expectancy OF causing
examination to be made by board of officers of rank
and experience of the Improvements in fire by Coch
ran, Hail. Colt, and Baron Hacket, exhibiting in tabular
statements the advantages Of each in ali important mill
tary points Of view: aud especially as 10
J. Celebrity Of Tie.
p Efficiency Of fire.
:. Extent Of the recvl