The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-08-25

i
CO" 'no estimated quantity Of public land in each
S %" and territory, to which the Indian utle had
,..n extinguished previous TO Sept. 30, 1887
Ose" 3l3,6OO,373 acres
was " O05 055 %
Quantity sold ,,
.,,rr sod 23S ,575 1913 acres
Tho amount sold averaged about 81 % per acre
,,eiOg she value Of the unsoId lands $299, 2l9,-
1850.
rbe omoGnl of lands beyond the limits of the
c.,,, and territories was estimated by the Commits
,..o, of be general land Office in 1897 TO be $780,,
coo nm acres The whole amount of public lands
a.,a would then be 08S, 575 1913, valued Cat 1925
NJ, acre, q, 81 235 n9,l 1860. or this immense
,n,iO tLc norton Of Vermont, in 1877, at 90 ,425,
40 acres. valued Cat 81 % per acre) was 25 ,53l,
1896, ...
49, however, in the course of settlement upon
Aoso lands, new States will be formed, which will
h.u,iLcd 10 their proportion of lands sold subse.
o,,r to their admission into the Unon-it might
10 no much to say that Vermont ever will receive
M;simmeuse amount. But still, if the federal gov
,nmen can now be forced, "a ia justice it ought
viz the division OF the proceeds of the public
lands among the States, the benefit which the State
might derive from this source, if the fund were
wisely improved, cannot be measured even by this
immense sum Of twenty five millions and a half of
dollars!
MR.. CLAWS LAND BILL.
The national debt no longer requiring any por-
r 1 1, ,I.I. M
Clay IN 1892 introduced bill for the distribution
of the proceeds ofihe sales of the public lands n.
mOng the several States, for the term Of five years.
BY this BILL 10 per cent. Of the proceeds went TO
the new States, in addition TO the proportion those
States would draw. This bill was passed by the
Senate in 1872 by vote Of 26 to Is, Messrs Prem
N's and Seymour voting in irs favor; but was post
poned to The succeeding session by the House, 81
tooo-1eSSrs Alien, Everett and Slade OF this
Hae voting in the negative. In 1888, This bill
was passed by the Senate, "a to 81 --Mcssrs. Prem.
NSs aid Seymour voting in the affirmative; passed
also IN the House, 96 to 40 Messrs. Allen, Ever
W faII and Sladc voting in the ALTERNATIVES; but
hemfnt Jackson retained the bill in his possession
'0o signing nor vttoing 1t. Thus was this
great measure defeated by the Executive, in def
mce oil vote of more than two thirds of the repre-
@na'ves Of the people! In 1886, Mr.. Clay again
brought in his bill, and it was passed by the Senate
70 TO ~ Messrs. Prenliss and Swift voting in the
'lnfmatlve; in the House it was laid on the table,
W. TO oo-Messrs. Allen, Everett, james and Slade
VOlng in the negative. Since that date the admin
h'allon has had overwhelming maorites, and the
Dill has not therefore been passed TSee journals
OF 1882, 1888, and 1867
HE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH YER.
MoNl WOULD HAVE RECEIVED.
by tue ol't Or 1882, the proceeds of the public
mOs' alter dodacting 10 per cent. for the new
S"'Ss we're to be divided for the term Of FIVE
year, among the several States, in proportion to
@eHNnmber of representatives in Congress (in the
''0"'') The receipts from 1882 to 1886, inclu-
eve amounted to $751; 1888 ,443, 49, from which de-
'u'' ~ per cent. and the amount to he divided a.
"'s The States would be $45, 1915 ,O99,50. Oflhis
,a' from 1882 10 1886 inclusive, VERMONT
"UVLD HAVE RECEIVED 1866, s79 10; being
, beverage of$lol 1852 per year The bill Of
.'0O Included the proceeds of lands sold in that
'sl'' anu differed from the former bill in no mate.
punt save that I 5 per cent was reserved to the
Inv ''''es' The share of Vermont under this
s' ' "ou'd have been about the same as under the
O"' Had the first bill become n law. and
ho.1 excluded, (as undoubtedly it would have
M,,D % permanent mode for the disposition Of
dv.. arising from the public lands, the share
SIM ''1On' up to 1889 would have been $l 1885,
d;o.., "u Tue annual receipts of Vermont would or
Proc, average not far from $l50OOo. ... ..
ND'NGS IN THE VERMONT LEGIs.
LATURE, 1889.
duced r.s mr. Gowdy, wing of Middebury, INTRO
Conyro., =" '''u'0n instructing our delegation in
p,syaao oe. - use their influence to procure the
,ribuo, 10, raw which shall provide for Just dis
The pph1;o '"e proceeds arising from the sale Of
Journal 'snds' among tho several States" rsee
niueo p a. which was referred to select com.
Brdpm. .O"Ss'lng of Messrs. Gowdy, CIosson and
e,Mr c all Wings (see Journal y a5.) Nov
detailed ou% in behalf the committee, made
Vermont ~. able report, maintaining the ,i,lo o.
public ,.., snare Of the funds arising from tn,
land hin '' approving particularly OF Mr. Clay,