The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-04-24

( from Maine, this morning made their Report
through Mr.. White of Tennessee, the Chairman
of the Committee. The important part OF the
Report, is a brief told tale in the form OF Reso-
luton briefly drawn, giving it as the unanimous
opinion of the Committee that the charges made
against MIR. Ruggles are not sustained by The les
timony of Jones or any OF his associates. MI
RuggIes therefore, stands honorably acquitted.
Five hundred extra copies of the Report are Or
dered by the Senate. r
The Resolution Bill,-reducing the pr'ce OF
Public Lands,--is passed to he engrossea ny Il
recorded majority of four or 1--WE votes.
The Bill as il now stands, makes the MINIMUM
price rs cents on all to be sold for This sum after
being fen wears in market. Mr.. Clay battled the
reduction system to the last,-as UNJUST 10 'ne
old States now, ultimately unjust to the new,
and wholly must to the country. Mr. Wa'Aer
and Mr.. Benton, brought forward some queer
arguments inIlavor OF the Bill, synopsis oil whch
if they can be genralized, may send you 'o-"'of'
row. :.
The Cumberland Rail Road drags its slow
lencth along into the House. under IL motion made
nv Mr. Underwood, of Kentucky, TO re-commlt
the Ril TO the Committee of the Whole WIN IN
structons TO reporr bill giving 10 the States
where the Cumberland Road no" is complete
jurisdiction of The same. The mover wishes the
Government to divorce its interests III ana Juf's-
dcton over this great national work Ihe mo
ton will be lost
The most interesting item Of CongressIona! m
telIigence send you is, an important inquiry
propounded i'm the House by Mar. \ ell, oil Afkan-
sas, to Mr. Howard, the Chairman OF The Coin-
mttee of Foreign Affairs. Mr.. Vel insisted 10
be informed whether or not the COMMITTEE had
before them the boundary difficulties between
Texas and Arkansas. The inquiry OF Mr. yen
was founded on the resolutions OF me Arkansas
LEGISLATURE, some days since referred TO this Com
xU;t yiayU m Immediate action, Mf.
Howard answered negatively, and promised it
its Immediate attention in Committee. L am IN
formed by the member from Arkansas, that Tex
as laws claim to two counties in Arkansas oor-
dering on Texas,-Laytayette and Miller. The
Texans, very modestly have established Lana
Offices in this portion of Uncle Sans don1inlons,
and selling land there dog cheap. The Lniay-
cite men and Miller men, go for cheap govern
ment and cheap lands, and us the United States
sell it's domain and Texas gives its away, they
are rather inclined to banner Texas. The dis.
puted land embraces some of the hest tracts in
the State.
April 49,
In the SENATE to day, the bill for reducing
aud graduating the price of public lands. passed
to be engrossed. Yeas 81. Nays TO-
Before its passage, Calhoun stated, as his rea
son for voting against the bill, that he was well
satisfied that one Of two courses ought to be a
dopted with respect to the public lands Either
the whole administration of chem ought to be
coded to the States ;or else the existing laws
ought to he preserved in every respect unchang.
ed. If tho idea ofchange was tolerated, 1t would
keep the subject Of the public lands always up,
and always operating upon the politics OF the
country, and upon the proceedings of Congress
This was great evil which would be avoided
by the adoption of either of the plans above
mentioned. He was in favor of a cesson to the
States.
Buchanan made speech against the bill, which
was the most sensible and best expressed of any
ever heard him deliver. He took the ground,
that this reduction in the prices of public lands,
instead of operating for the benefit of actual set
lers as was pretended, would only tend to
throw large masses OF the public lands into the
possession of co npanes and individuals, who
would buy these lands with the very intention
| of selling out to actual settlers at an enhanced
! price.
This accumulation of lands in the possession
of such proprietors would be curse to the new
States instead ola blessing ; and he appealed to
the history and the example of Pennsylvania as
Il proof OF this assertion.
! The bill MS it finally passed, provides that all
public lands, which have been in the market
Tor fue years, shall be liable to entry ut dol
lar the acre; and all lands that have been in the
market ten years, shall be liable to entry at seq
enty fve cents the acre. 1t is bill for the hene
mt OF spectators; Out tlere Is no dahSer mat II
will become Il law.
In the HOUSE, Cdn,breteng, from the commit
tee of ways and means, reported Il bill TO revive
and continue in force the treasury note bill Of the
last session, with powerin the secretary of tn,
treasury to issue new notes in place of those
that are paid into the treasury thus comforting
power to keep ten millions of these notes at al
times in circulation. Whether this bill is intend
ed AS substitute for the treasury note bill here
tofore reported; or whether it Is the intention U
the government to have one set oF notes to b
sold for specie, and another set receivable 70
bubble dues, did not appear
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