The Arkansas advocate., 1837-02-10
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HOUSE OF REPR Es ENTATIyEs.

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
 January 3.sir. YELL from the committec on the public lands, reported the following bill which was read twice. and committed 10 the committee of the whole house on the state of the Union.
 bill to revive, part, the provisions of m act enti-
 tied "An act to grant pre-empton rgIts to settlers
 on the public lands," approved June nineteenth,
 eighteen hundred and thirty four.
 Be Il caaced Sc., Shat n all cases iu which persons were settlers or occupants of the public lands, and who were authorized to enter under the provisions of the act entitled "An act supplementary 10 an act granting pre- empon to settlers on public lands i" approved the nine eenh of Junes eighteen hundred and thirty -four, and were prevented from making their entries in conse- quence of the public surveys not havIag been made and reurned or the pats not having been filed in the different and-otlices where the land was mol attached to any land district or where the land has been reserv- ed rom sale Tn consequence of disputed boundary be- tween two states, between state and territory, or from any other cause, the said occupants shall be per- mtted to enter the said lands, the same terms and conditions, III every respect prescribed in said act ot the nneteenth of June, eighteen hundred and thrtyour; and the benefit and privileges of this act shall continue in full force up to the day of sale of said land at public auction.
 IN SENATE.
 laaaoay l0.--Mr. FULTON presented tic petition of number oi citizens of Arkansas, praying for the ex- tension of the military road lately opened in that State: referred to the committee roads and canals
 Mr. FULTON also presented inc petition of Obadiah Marsh praying for pension; which was referred to the committee on pensions.
 Also the petition of j. Duriell, praying indemnity for ihe oss of his improvements in the Chocaw country referred 10 the committee on public lands.
 Also the petition of Flavus Waterman, praying con- lrmaon of title to tract of land; deferred to tho com nlittee on public lands.
 MT. FULTON submitted the following resolutions, which lie the table one day for consideration.
 Resofced, That the committee on public lands be in- structed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the surrender of such of the sixteenth sections as are tractonab ln any township. where the has been granted to the township; and permitting another sec- lion to be located in lieu thereof.
 RcSoired, That tue committee on public lands be n- strueted to inquire into the expediency of increasing the compensation the Surveyor General in inc State of Arkansas, and of the daug ugtsmen and clerks in his office, to make their compensation at least equal to that ofpersons performing similar duties in the south crn States.
 Is THE HousE.-Y Yesterday, [Jan. 9, abolition pe- tltons formed the great subject o dscussion. Mr. Ad- ans presented petition from number of females in Massachusetts, praying the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. After considerable discussion on question of order connected with ihe reading of few sentences in the petition, while giving the stae- ment of its contents reGred by the russ Mir Boon of Indiana, moved to lay the petition on the table, After considerable discussion several points of order Mr. Mann, of New York, to the relief of the party, and cut the gordan knot by getting r. Boon to with draw his motion 10 lay the table, and then he, Mr. Mann. moved the previous question This mss srss ainee. The effort of this was 10 make the main qles- ton be, the reception of ae petition. The main quos- ton was then put, and inc petition received by vote of 137 to 75
 Mir. Adams then moved that the petition be referred to the Committee the District, but motion of Mir. Jarvis il was laid on the able-l6l to 5l.
 II IS thus seen, that there is large majority of the House of Representatives in favor Of receiving the petitions, and all the dread which the party expressed al the last session of the evil consequences of coming to decision oh the question of reception, vanishes as soon as the Presidential election is oyer
 After the decision of the House on this question, Mir Adams gave notice that he should continue to move to take up the petition and refer t.
 Mir. Adams then presented another petition from 250 females of Massachusetts, the subject. MT. Lawer moved that 1t be not received. MT. Underwood addressed the House against inc reception. He dweIt with much force the dilemma in which the House would be placed by acknowledg- ing the rgh. of the petitioners b claim the reception of the petitions and then refusing to act upon hem There was, he said papabe inconsistency in it that would moi stand before the American people, md 10 avoid that inconsistency, he had invariably voted against reception.
 Mir. Bynum also spoke against recepiion He had been of those who, at the last session had wished 10 give the question of reception the % by. But 1t when 1t was proper to meet 1t. He continued 10 ad- memorial, and speaking when the House adjourn cd III c al