Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-31

Mr.. Linn was opposed to the amendment, lnaSmuch
as il went directly counter To The very end and object u
The bill. That object was 10 cuniine tho sale OF The pub
lie lands to such persJns as would immediately bcc"ilIe
residents upon them; but the effect OF this amendment
would be to lock up great quantities OF The land III Tie
hands Of non. resident propretors-a tL.InS most Fcrii'
ciuus 10 the interests OF Il new Country.
Mr.. Morris took the same view. lie was rs deSiTonS
as the gentleman from Pennsylvania that parents should
make provision for their children in the Western cuun-
Try, Lul the way 10 ID that would b. To give their sons
money 10 bay farms as they came VI age. he amend,
mcnt would open The flood gates OF speculation stu
wldrr llan at present: it went 10 defeat the bill
and II IL WAS inserted. MIR. NJ. would be compr!lcd 10
vote against the whole. lie demanded the yeas and
nays upon The amendment, which were ordered.
MIR. Buchanan should regret very much if the fate
Ct The bill would turn Oh the amendment he had offered;
but, with every favorable feeling toward the Nes., he
must say that he did not know that he could vote tor lie
bill if 1 provision Of this kind should be excluded from
it. lie could not conceive how such all amendment
would Up II the flood gates Of speculalIon. Each child
would uet but n quarter section, and il would be unirans.
lr1r.blr until lie was u. 1t would be I great hardship to
deprive parents in the older Safes OF Tins opportunity
OF providing, in their lifetime, Tor their younger Child
rem; and such were the habits Of lis constituents that,
unless this privilege could be extended 10 them, lie
thought ne should b. obliged TO vote agains! The bill.
Mr.. Bayard insisted upon the great injustice which
,oas, result from a II lection Of the amendment. With
out il the bill would amount III effect To cpniining the
whole disposition OF the public lands I" tl"se who lived
in their immediate nsighbnrhood, excluding the people
of the more distant States from all lis benefits. He
though, that it n father was allowed ln provide for his
children, an uncle ought, OH the same principle, 10 be
allowed to provide tUr-lps nephew, and 4 guardian Tor
his ward; especially where children had lost both Their
parents.
sir. tlur!is now renewed his motion 10 postpone and
print.
Mr.. Walker opposed, and Mr.. Linn supported the mo-
lion. who also farther insisted on his objection 10 The
practical effect Of non. resident %propreto! ship.
Mr.. Buchanan said That the objection Of the Senator
from Missouri might be met by 50 modifying tir atnrnd.
mcnt as To require The actual settlement ct lhe land be-
fore The issuing of Il patent. lie desired farther time 10
think Of this.
Mr.. Sewer inquired whether the amendment was not
intended 10 apply to those lands only which were sub
iect 10 entry: Sir. buchanan replying in The a!is!ne-
tive, he then said that lie saw no OCCASION whatever Tor
the alarm which it seemed to lave produced.
After a very dcsullory conversation, in which Messrs,
Morris, Liam, Buchanan, King, oiAlabama, Walker, and
King, Of Georgia, participated, OH the subject Of post
%ponemen,, the call for the yeas and nays was at length
withdrawn, and the bill, with all its amendments. hav-
ing been ordered TO be printed, its farther consideration
was postponed until Tomorrow.
Mr.. Linn presented the memorial of 4 number Of the