The Arkansas advocate., 1837-02-03

f the aggregate aTountng to eleven million fty-seven l thousand SIX hundred and eighty five acres:
 And whereas each of the United States has an equal right to participate in the benefit of the public ands the comnion property of the Union
 And every wise and good Aiiieficat! having aeieed in the opinion that the cause of general education Is in. dlssoby lndentied with the cduse of general liber- 1 ty:
 Therefore; to do equal and exact justice 10 all the States, to aid in dffuslng among the rising generation intelligence enough to comprehend, and spirit enough 10 defend, their fights, and thus tb elevate the national character and insute the perpetuity of free ns tions
 Be t resoleed, That select committee of one mem- Der from each State be appointed, whose duty it shall be 10 inquire into he justice and expedency of making to each o the thirteen original American States, toge- ther with each of the States of Vermont, Maine Ken lucky and Iennessee, such grants Of the public ands for the purposes o education, will correspond in just proportion with those heretofore made iu favor of the first named States and Territories; and that said com mlttce have leave to report by bill or otherwise But to avoid the objection of one State holding land m ano- her, the committee is directed to insert clause in the bill which they may report providing that the grants to be made thereby shall be subject to sale under the laws of the General Government now in force and tat th. proceeds arising therefi6n shall be paid over o the States entitled to the same.
 IN SENATE.
 January 5.-Mr. Serier presented memorial from the Legislature of Arkansas, praying for an extension of the national road from St. Louis to the seat of gov ernment in Arkansas. Referred to the committee on roads and canals. Also, memorial from the same, praying for the change of location of certain school lands, which was referred to the committee on public lands. Mr. Fulton presented resolutions from the Legisa- ure of Arkanksas hsructng their Senators to vote for the expurgaion from the Journals of the resolution of the 2Sh March, 1884, condenlning President Jackson for removing tie public deposies from the Bank of the United States; which were read laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
 STATE OF MICHIGAN.
 The bill for the admission of Michigan into the Union came uf on its third reading; and after debate, ili which the bill was supported by Messrs. Strange, Bu chanan and King of Ga. and opposed by Messrs Cal houn and Davis, on taking the question: the bill was passed--yeas 25, nays 10; as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Dana, Fulton, Grundy, Hendricks, Hubbard, King, of Ala, King, of Ga, Linn, Nicholas, Niles, Page, Parker Rivess Robinson, Sevier, Strange, Tan1adge, Tip- ton, Walker White and Wright.-25.
 .Nays-Messrs. Bayard; Calhoun, Clay; Crittenden, Davis, Kent, Moore, Prentiss Soutard und Swift-lo
 IN SENATE.
 Juntasy 6.--ihe Cfrair ani.ounced a commuuica- on from the treasury department, informing Congress- of the measures adopted for carrying into effect the de- posite law of the last session, and enclosing table exhibiting the petition allotted to each of the several siatss.-The report shows that twelve of the states have sgnfed their acceptance of he terms of the aci, and that transfers, equal in amount to their respective proportions for the first nstament, issuing them; and adds that in consequence of the convention recently held in Michigan, and the views expressed by the President of the United States in hs late message,