Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-07-18
NUMBER lo2.
IN SENATE.

=. 49, JUNO Id, 1855.
Mr.. WEBSTER gave notice that he sheul,
Tomorrow morning call up Mr.. Williams
motion for leave TO call in bill providing
. for aJoInt British and American commission
Of exploration and survey, to determine or
! the northeastern boundary of the United
!. States, in accordance with the treaty of l7sa
which motion had, on Mr.. WIS desire, been
laid on the table. Mr.. w. gave this notice
!, merely that Senators might have before
them the two maps of tho country in ques.
ton, recently printed by order of the SEN
ate, without which the details Of the sub.
ject could not be we'll understood.
Mr.. CLAY of Alabama, from the commit
tee on public lands, TO which had been re-
fcrred the bill granting land TO the territory
OF Wisconsin, for the purpose of making a
canal, to open the waters of Lake Michigan
with those of Rock river, reported the sane
with the amendment received fromtheHouse
and moved concurrence therein, viii, IN
was agreed to.
Mr.. HUBBARD, from the committee on Il.
nance, to which had been referred the House
bill making appropriations for certain pub
lie buildings in the territory of Wisconsin.
reported the Same with an amendment,
which amendment was agreed to, and the
bill passed..
The special order of the day was called,
when the bill for the relief of Major Gene.
raj Alexander McComb was read.
Mr.. BUCHANAN said he had kind of Ia.
cit understanding with tho Senator who re.
ported tho bill, that days notice should
be given. He would be ready in the morn.
ing.
Mr.. NOVEL; expressed a desire that
the bill should be definitely acted on at once,
in order that tho General might know his
fato in relation to il.
Mr.. SEWER said no should movo its in.
definite postponemcnr.
Mr.. HUBBARD replied to Mr.. Buchanan,
that il was not his motion on which the bill
was taken up, but intimatod his wish that il
should be taken up tomorrow and disposed
Of which was assented to.
In the House, Mr.. Dromgoolc, from the
committee on foreign affairs, mado n report
in relation to tho annexation Of Texas to
the United States, concluding with tho fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That tho committee on foreign
affairs be discharged from the considcra-
ton of the whole subject, and that oil the
papers relating thereto and to them refer.
red, be laid on the table.
A discussion ON this resolution ensued,
when the House, on motion of Mr.. Gar
land, passed TO the order of the day, the
presumption bill, which was considered till
the hour Of adjournment.
Thursday, June ID.
The Senate were occupied principally in
considering the question Of the northeas-
tern boundary and tho annexation of Tex.
as.
In the House, Mr.. Lincoln renewed the
following amendment:
In line thrty-frs.. after the word states,
add: cor to any sections, or fractions Of
sections of lands included within the loca-
ton of any incorporated town, or to alter
nate sections or to other alternate sections
granted to the use Of any canal, railroad,
or other public Improvement on tho route
of such canal, railroad, or other public i'm
provoment, or to any portions Of public
lands, surveyed or otherwise, which have
been actually selected as sites for cities or
towns, lotted into smaller quantities than
eighty acres and settled upon and occupied
for the purpose Of trade, and not Of agri-
cultural cultivation and improvement"
Mr.. Harrison of Missouri, opposed the
amendment, as inexpcdent and unnecessa-
ry, the effect Of which would be to encum.
Der and embarrass the bill.
Mr.. Williams of Kentucky, advocated
the principle of prospective presumption
law, rather than the practice of retrospect
i've laws passed every two years.
Mr.. Johnson of Louisiana, advocated
the amendment.
Mr.. Crazy was understood 10 oppose the
amendment, unless il was modified.
Mr.. Lyon informed the house that the
commissioner of the General Land Olfico
had ruled that the principles of the system
applied only to agricultural settlements.
Mr.. Crary further opposed the amend.
tment, as it was, in effect taxing the labor
of citizens for tho benefit of the govern.
ment. Mr.. Crary also replied to tho OBJ
iections Of Mr.. Lincoln on the Southport
bill.
Mr.. Tlinghast replied to Mr.. Crazy,
and contested the point that the waste or
public lands, selected for the public lands,
were only made valuable by the labor and
enterprise Of the settlers, because they Sc
lected them for their natural advantages.
The amendment Of the committee of tho
whole, as amended on motion Of Mr.. Lin.
coin, which was further modified by him,
was then agreed 10.
The question pending was the amend
mcnt Of Mr.. Lincoln, before offered, TO
restrict tho benefits Of the bill to those who
had not heretofore established a prc.emp-
ton title.
Mr.. Crazy, in opposition to this amend
ment, said he was opposed to it on the fol-
J lowing grounds; The lands Of the govern
ment, in incorporated to,ons," were ex
| cludcd from the operation Of the prc-emp
5 ton principle by the original bill. 1t was
therefore, unnecessary 10 adopt this portion
of the amendment, lie was not dsposet