Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-02-25

ltioNs:
When The qssss,oe bsises lsaesh ostaised. Ii
bin Vas PASSED BY yes ssd nays. e S"''ows:
p YEAS-Msssra Bssaos. Black, Bscwn. Buch.n
: 90, Cuthbers, E~isg, q Illinois, Fulton, Grundy
p Hendricks, Hubbard. King. Of Ala, Linn, Lyon
4 Moore, Mossss, Nicholas. Niles, Novel;. Psge
Parkec. Rivss, Robinson, Strange, Taiimadee, Tip
ltou. Walker, WGight,-27.
!. NAYs-Messrs. Bayard, Calhoun, Clay, Clay
ton. Cri..s:dso: Davis, E.ios. q Ohio: Kent
robbins. Rugsles. Sewer, Southland, Spence
i Swift, Tomiioson, Wall, Webster, White-23.
The title was amended BY adding the words ~ant
for other purposes"
i The Senate then (at little past five) adjourn
II THE bill provides in substance-
]. That no person shalt be ent,tled 10 enter By
entry, OF At auction more shan two sections Of the
public land; and pssvous to entry OF to purchase
|, must make and file With the Register aud Receiv
ler Of the land district an affidavit that the lands
sought to purchased for his own use, aod not IA
trust os smother, nor for sale OF speculation, and
SELL lease, mortgage, or Otherwise cucumber the
laMd, any part Oft; that he 10 u least twenty
years Of sgc. and has not previously purchased
entered, under this act, any public land, which,
together with what he now buys, would exceed
two sections. He must then pay tho money.
wheTeupon he gets receipt fos il from the Receiv
er, with the consent Of the Register endorsed on
liz.
2. Within five years from the date Of his receipt
he must prove, to the satisfaction Of the register
and receiver, BY tho osths Of two competent end
dis"terested witnesses, that he h.s erected dwell
ling house the land, and cleared and cultivated
Al least tenth of it OF that be has resided it
ono year Of the five. He may then get his patent.
II he fails in this proof he forfeits the purchase
money. II he dies within the 1--WE years, and his
death shall be proved within six years from the
date Of the receipt, tho patent 10 still to issue.
Any sale, lease, OF mortgage or contract for sale,
sc. before patent, - void.
3. Presumption 10 allowed proof a. abo7e, that
tho applicant has actually occupied and resided
any tract Of tie public land before the LIST Of De-
cember, 1896, and has cultivated any past Of il
within the year 1896. I here are several guards
to this section Of the bin to cover reserved tracts
lead mines, Sc. lands 10 which the Indian title has
not been exsinguisted, and lands beyond the
bounds Of States and Territories.
A. The owner Of a farm may enter anv adjoining
land, subject to private entry, not exceeding one
section. An affidavit is required that the land is
sought to enlarge his farm, and not for speculation,
&C. and the whole must not exceed two sections.
5. parent. being citizen Of the United States,
may enter land for his children, but not two
sections in Ill and no patent 20 come ill the chill
dren become Of ago.
6. Purchases may be made in quarter sections J
but ono shall enter more than four quarter !
quarter sections not contiguous. All land to be
taxable hy State authority from the day Of purchase
2. Tie law to continue 70 the Both, Of June
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DIED-Recsntly, at Moffas, in Scotland JomS
l-oUDoN McADAx, Esq. % celebrated for his i'm
pr0vement in roads.
Mr.. McADAx was Of the prescribed clan Of the J.
McGregors, being, in his own person, the head Of
Dne Of the branches Of that family, Of which the
territorial appeIlatiOn was Waiss-h-sd. Ills father
look the name Of McAdam when that Of McGregOr
was forbidden. In eas'y youth Mr. McAdam came
10 this country a. the adopted son and heir Of an
uncle Of the same name, wb's widow died within ,
lie last ten years, in New York. After residing
here seventeen years, during which period he
married, Nj. McAdsm returned to England and
about the year 1910, those expert
nents which have since converted the roads Of En-
.land into the best Of the world. BY this improve
nent he has made himself one Of the great bene-
actors Of that nation and, indeed, of our own,
bOugh his system has been but lately iniia-
ed here. lie was eoncious Of the extent Of nis
cruces. which have never received the reward
hey deserved. He was twice offered kniahthoOd,
nd once baro0etcy by the British Government, q
10Th Of which titles he declined, prefessing his
seated but hereditary claims to "Waierhead,'' /,
With true Scottish fidelity, to the possession Of
hose more common distinctions. HIS second son
rs, however, recently accepted the former raul,
nd is the present Sir James McAdsm. As this ,
Gentleman occupies the station Of superintendent =
fihe metropolitan roads, he 10 commoDIy mistaken !.
" his father.
Mr. McAdam was twice married and both times '
ladies' Of well-kaown New York families. His 6-s;
rife was GLoRlNA, the daughter Of William Mic q
u, EQ. Of Isiip, the colsisrnal descendens and :
cir Of COLONY. end the proprietor ofone IL iis lar
cot manors; and hss second wife vac ANNE CHAR, =
pTrx DE- LAxCr, the Oldest daughter Of John Peter
)eancy, Esq. Of Msmaroneck, West Chester wi,c-e a
,tbes died At sl,e head Of the Government of the
,me colony, in $780, By biz 6rss wife be left sew
raj childrcG. H.