The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-09
TWENTY-FiFTH CONGRESS.
THIRD SION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
TnuaspAy, Feb. !

| Resnirsd That the committee report TO the House,
and ask leave be discharged from the further cons
Iteration Of the subject matters referred TO them and
that The journal Of the committee be reported and pub.
llshed.
Rrsoirtd. further That the committee deem !, in.
expedient TO take further steps The subject Of the
J public lands this session.
| Mr.. ROBERTSON of Virginia. moved TO amend
The said resolution BY striking oul ihereirom al after
The word Resolved" and inserting the following
amendment;
That, hereafter the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
cause separate accounts be kept Of all moneys pad
Into the Treasury account OF sales oil the puhic lands
10 be disposed Of in the manner herein posded unless
Otherwise by law specially directed. va lie shall on
the first day Of July succeeding The next census
and thereafter sem. annually the frs, day Of july
and January each year, divide oil The said MONEYS
then 10 the Treasury among the several States IN The
Union in the ratio OF their federal numbers
Pror,ied, nereriheiess, That nothing herein con
tanned shall be construed to prohibit the appropriation OF
the proceeds nf the public lands such portion thereof
ms NAV he requisite The necessary expenditures
Of the Government for any year IN which The receipts
from customs and other sources oil revenue shall ne
estimated 10 fall below -- millions oil dollars, ana
when il shall be deemed proper, on that account 70
ap,v The said proceeds by special appropriation 10 sup
ply the deficiency aud those expenditures
| "P,opided also That in the event OF war with the
limited States aud any foreign Power. The semlannns
dividend shall cease aid be suspended during the con
tinuance Of such war.
| Provided moreover. That nothing herein contained
shall he construed impair the right and ooraion OF
Conoress whenever il shall satisfactorily appear that
benefits from the Of the public lands or ihe iho
ceeds thereof have been heretofore, or shall ne here
ser conferred particular States to extend as isf as
practicable each and all the States, ~ Their Que sud
Just proportions, who may require or he Wiling Y" &C
cep, lhe similar benefits upon The same or equivalent
terms"
Mr. r. addressed the House for an hour In sup
port of his amendment and had not concluded when,
the hour having elapsed
Mr.. CAMBRELENG called for the Orders OF the
Dav.
On motion of Mr.. YELL, the above resolutions
were ordered 10 be printed
On leave given, Mr. DUNN laid on the table, with
a view 10 be printed, amendment 10 the ABOVE
amendment, as follows:
First having to the States in which such lands are
situate twelve and half per Of the proceeds of
the public lands sold within such States, respectively"
| On leave given Mr. MCKAY Introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which was considered and adopt
ed.
Reso,red, That there be printed of Document l22 Of
the present session, being supplemental report from
the Treasury Department to Document 2SI Of the last
session of Congress, upon the subject Of public de-
faultes. the number Of copies ordered to
be printed of Document 297 and that it be annexed to
said Document 297.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the follow
ing COMMUNICATIONS AZ.
A message from the President, in compliance with
the act OF Congress Of March 3, 1888, transmitting
the tenth annual report of the Board Of Inspectors
of the Penitentary Of Washington.
A letter from The Secretary OF War, transmitting
a report of the Colonel Of Typographical Engineers
in reference 10 the survey OF the harbor oil Sionng-
ton, Connecticut.
A letter from the Secretary Of War, ng
a report Of the Com Ssioner of Pensions in reply
TO the resolution Of the House of Representatives of
L. ,h.. last Co. - he
number Of pensions under the act of March H. 1918,
which have been renquished, and Tor other infor
nation respecting them.
A letter from the Secretary of War in answer 10
res lu ion of the House Of the 2Sih nit. inquring
whether in his opinion, the improvement upon the
ha rbors be suspended or Discontinued without
endansering the existence OF the structures already
begun, &c.
A letter from ahe Secretary OF the Treasury
stating in answer 10 a resclu ion OF the House OF
the 4 instant that no remittance tTnds has been
made BY this Department Ia William f. Woodruff
Pension Agent for the State OF Arkansas, suce the
suspension OF specie payments
A letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury, in
compliance with the resolution Of the House of the
Is h ullimo, calling for the whole amount Of the
pubic lands TO which the Indian tile has been
tinguished, the amount surveyed, the amount coded
TO the States and Territories and granted and re-
served for the purposes of education, roads canals
&c. &c.
On leave given petitions were presented ty
MtsSrs. Tillinghast, NayIor, Fletcher, Jnhn>oa, Il
Cranston,
On leave given, Mr.. KEMBLE presented certain
Joint resolutions from the Legislature OF the Safe of
New York; which were referred 10 the Committee
on Commerce.
The HJuse then resumed the consideration OF the
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The pending question being on the motion of Mr.
Mercer 10 insert at the emo Of the bill an appropia
ton Of $50 600 for the prosecution Of surveys under
the act of 1924
And the yeas and nays having been called for and
MIR. MERCER addressed the House during the
space OF an hour and quarter on the subject OF his
amend menr.
MIR. HOWARD suggested the following modih-
cation of the nd,nent, which Mr.. Mercer was
understood to accept:
"For the prosecution of the four surveys mention
ed by the S 'cretary of War in his letter OF - 10
the Cumr .iltee Roads and Canals OF the House
OF Representatives, one OF which surveys mas oeen
ma rtIy executed under a former appropriation and
the oiherthree ordereddo be made by the Senate Of
the Uniied States, $3o,oOo"
The debate was further continued by Messrs.
HAYNES and MARVIN.
When Mr.. MARVIN had concluded his remarks,
| Mr.. CAMBRELENG moved to postpone the fur
ther consideration OF the bill till TO- ,rrow and that
it be made the special order of the day for o-mor
row. and next day, if necessary until II be disposed
of.
Mr.. POPE moved that the House adjourn.
Mr.. ,CAMBRELENG demanded the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. POPE withdrew the motion.
And the question recurring on Mr.. CAMDRrLENos
Mr.. CAMBRELENG demanded the yeas and
nays
Another motion was made 10 adjourn, and, on The
demand by Mr. CAMBRELENG iof 'he yeas ana
nays, il was again Withdrawn
The motion to make this bill the special order Tor
o-morrow and next day was 'heh decided Dy yeas
and nays as follows: Yeas 70 nays w.
hnp he