Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-24
f'rtduY, january ~, 1877.
IL SENATE.

"L' ra,nri an The claim of Lucius W. Stockton and
Others. accompanied with 4 resolution allowing The Claim
The report AID resolution Wei" leaa, anu ofueleu ~ ~
On the table. r.,
MIR. GrundY, frctn the Committee on Roads and Ia
mails, reported ihe bill referred 10 thrm, to au'hcfize eti.
tain raj. road companies In construct ceila''' laH'o "'
,lIourI the public lands in Florida, without aihchumrn''
and by CONSENT the Hill was ordered 10 " eisfos'.o ''
a tiiiFd reading. Com.
The bills witch were yesterday considered as IN eom.
mi,tee oi the Whole, ama ordered l" u 'iru +r' r EInss w >
tbrJ lime. and passcd. Among them, the bl. 10 au''io.
rixc The REIMBURSEMENT Of the ION sections, or te "a
Of schools, and The rntry Of other lands IN i!eu nettu
i, ou.,t,r srcl;uns. and in any part Of lie Respective
Sta:rs, was passed by The following vote; the yeas ana
nays having been ordered on The call Of hir. Ewing, OF
Ohio: |
Yees-Nlcssrs. Benton, Black, buchanan, Culhoef''
Dana, Ewinr!ur Illinois, Fulon, Grundy, Hendrck*,
Hubbard, King, Of Ala Linn, Moore, Morris, NIcho-
las, Niles, nivcs. Robinson, Sewer, Tallmadge, Upton,
Walker, White. WriehI-2l. -.
.Nuns- Nes,rs. Brown. Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Ew-
my, Of Ohio, Kent. Knight, PrenslsS, Preston, Robbins;
Rugsles, Strange, Swlt-l3. |
Mf. Ewing moved to take up the bill designating and
limiting the funds receivable by the United S;alcs; which
mniiun, after u brief dlscussivr, was decided IN III he'
satIve.
On motion Of Mr.. Welkrr, the previous orders were
postponed, and The Scnulr proceeded to the farther con
side ration al the bit prohibiting The sales OIL Tie pupIic
lands, exec pi TO actnah settlers, and in limited quantities.
The question being on I motion Of Mr.. Clay II recCns!
der MIR. Morris amendment, rtquiting that land Which
hnd beer len years IN The mniket should be soIa al 10
cents; less than Ten, and more than i've years, al 81; ahc
al other lands at 81 20 per acre.
Mr., CLAY said he had Two reasons for moving this re
consideration. One was The avowcd embarrassment uu
der which, il had placed several gentlemen. The ollie!
related /" h!usriI, being under Il mistake as 10 Tile 'iA'
port Of lhe amendment
The melton To reconsider was carried in the aifirma'
live: AYES ly. noes IA.
MIR. Mu:risa amendment being now before the Senate,
Mr.. Clay called for the yeas and nays On The question;
which were ordered. -,
Mr.. Merits, OF tie suggestion tl MI. IL h'oh' aaueu
to lis amendment lhc rTovlso, that no person should en-
Ter m'"re than i quarter section ai d reduced price' =
The question vas then taken oil Tie amt luihehl u
Mr.. Morris, und drcidrd as follows: -,
ltdS- Alessrs. benton. Black, Clayton. Ewing, Of Ii
linois. Fulton, Grundy, iIeEdIIcks. King OF AiabaIia,
lam, Mroie. Morris, Nicholas, kivcs, Robinson, Sewer,
iiprun, Walker. Nhlte-ls.
.AagS-NcSsrs. Brown. buchanan. Calhoun, Clay;
,rii,rnd,n, dana. Ewing. If Ohiu. Hubbard, Kent, Niles,
Pace, rtrmilss, Preston, Robbins, Strange, Swift, Tail.
matar, I"ni!nS'n. Wrisht-l3.
So the amendment To Tie amendment, or substitute
was lost.
Mr.. Walker observed that u very important piincir pie
had been stricken i!uiu llr bill. and moved lLal it be Ic-
committed to The Committee on ,!e Public Lands.
Mr. j;.rutv said III. did not STE wEv this should be
dom. The LyIL, Lv n. iuil.r. Of The a,ueudment, was
left in The same iu,n as when il cu.ne from The com.
mi!lrr.
Mr. Walker .u;d hr luresaw that the bill in lis present
form. would fai, aud lie thought it Of the utmost i.npor-
lance Tia: some such measure should he carried, Tor the
pur;,.r Of reducing tI. public revenue; and he regard
I'd suci, a measure as the only one which could be
uLont, 10 prevent the accumulation Of 4 dangerous sur.
vlus.
hr. King, Of Alaba,ua, opncsed the e%.commitnent
r. ,Ic rr,dnnI;nv u,,uri,i. stn.u,d not he introduced. he
L,v,d II Us (riruds wuuld not rci,c, HE bill on ,llu, uc-
cniir, a.. b,red ,e Senate uuuid 90 ON with The
IijI.
Mr. Ewiry WAS in f,vor or the recommitD,rnt The
Bill in lis u,cscu, form would not only mol stop A cas,
,ui com.hs wu,.LL re llr,uuh il. MIR, f.. had tlIuurl,
ii a project which he believed would effect The objects
IN vitw' "A. wuu!d enGrpyvr 10 prruaIe il BIZ Monday
and Iu.u.d fur Ilue ou,.,rIuuuv ur nrpscnlipp II.
AR. Moore spoke n favor IF ,t.cousideTinu and OK.
dressed the hone Tia, some such measure would be adopt.