Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-05-06
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SENATE, THURSDAY, April 23.--

/ Introduced By nm some time since, pro
| posing graduation OF the price of public
lands, and suppnr ed hi, bill at length, OF
the ground that the lands were not oI
unlfrm value, Tor the reason that they
" ould not sell ut the minimum price, ovcl
II It they remain century in market.
4 MIR. Clay of kentucky proposed some
improvements TO the bill, IN The shape oi
s1me amendments in regard to he timt
a. which the bill was TO take effect. liz
com, lalncd of the lack Of Information up
on The bill! bcf,;c the Senate, and asked
Ilf the Representatives oi the new States
had any disposition To do justice to the
4 Id States. lie tho ught, from what h,
II mad seen, thai there was no such dispo
siion it, the Senate. Senators from the
Iew. STATE complained of injustice, bu'
they complained without cause, for the
General Government had doac entuld
injustice to the old States. lie thought
that the measure under Consideration
/ vas radically erroneous. aud for the rea
son that cmigrat on WAS now going on
| rs fast as Il could be ilado. The Treas
ury would losu s50,0U0,OO0 by the bill
and neither in equity nor prcpricly could
ne conceive that this bill shou!d receive
The favorable consideration ofthc Scnu G..
Il Mr.. Cay, while speaking, alluded to Il
II matter which ought IN receive TIC atcn.
II lion OF the country, without distinction OF
party. lie said that the Senators from
rhe ninc new State were alwa, in thcii
H. d., =, h,
| to say with the Senators from the old
| Sta.eS. The empty seats around hlm
showed the interest they fclt in questions
of thlr kild, and indeed IN all others. -
In proof of This great neglect of public
busincss, cairoi, said he, but revert to
no Iac', that The votes in The Senate d.
rot average more than 35, though the bo
dy is composed Of 81 members. could
name ten to fifteen Senators who are not
IN their places once in ten DAYS.
Mr.. Walker of Mississippi replied
briefly to Mr. Clay.
hr. Hubbard moved to strike out the
section reducing the laud to fifty cents
per acre.
The motion prevailed, and the bill pas
srd to DC cngrosscd by tho following
vote -
/ Yeas --Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Ben.
ton, Clay of Alabama, Cuthbcrt. Fulton,
Grundy, Henderson, Hubbard, King,
Linn, Lnnphin. Mouton, Nicholas, Nor.
veil, Pie.cc, Porter, Robinson. Sewer.
Smith Of Indiana, sturgeon, Tappan.
Walker, White Wright Young 20.
Nays AIcssrs. Brown, Calhoun, Clay
of Kentucky, Clayton, Crittenden. Dix
on. Mcrrick, Prentiss, Preston, Roane,
kugg les-il
The bill before the Senate proposes
that all the lands five years i0 market
sha ! be reduced from 81 25 to 81
All lands ten Years in market may be
BE- sold for 15 cents an acre. No per
son under the act is authorised to pur-
chase more than one half section of land
It these prices, but may not be prevented
from making any purchase at the price o!
81 25 per acre. Lands fifteen years in
market from 1910 Cat which time the
bill is 10 take effect may be sold in so
or less acres for 81 cents the acre. The
Committee on Public Lands say they
know of but 81 millions Of acres of land
likely to fall within tho provision of re.
Il duclon.
/ In the House of Representatives, thc
resolution To abolish the Committee OIL
Public Expenditures, being before the
Il House Mr. Adams ,uiiiled to the floor.
Mr Reed asked to present the memo.
rial of IL respectable Individual Of Alassa.
chusets. now in this city, who alleges
hat great fraud, in some way, has been
pract ccd upon the United States, in pay
Inent ola debt due from the Common.
wealth Bank of Massachusetts. lie
SAID he thought the subject req ,ircd in.
vos'gation, and hoped his colleague
would yield the floor, aud that no one
would object.
Mr.. Pcrrikin objected, and tho memo.
rial was not real
II MIR. Adams then spoke at some length
IN reference to the duty ofcxccuivc com
miuccs. His manner was mild, and his
languagc soothing to the feelings of hose
who have allowed themselves 10 be DIS
turbed by the storm which has prevailed
for n few days past, and indeed through
the whole session. He recommended Il
full examinations of expenditures of the
Executive and the Departmenis-bu he
hoped that tho Speaker, in appointing
8 Ich mcn,wou,d have an eye to men ofd,.
Iica,c feelings. who would have some
regard for the io .ings of those il office.
The pro, ,ious question wrs moved. and
IN motion of Mr. Gushing the yeas and
nays were ordered, and tho Resolutions
was rejected, yeas o, nays l4s.
The General Appropriation Bill was
then takon up, and drbaicd, by Mr. Nc
Nay of Carolina, who spoke IL
defence Of tho Administration aud its ex
penditurcs,-by Mr.. Evans Of Maine, ia
reply TO Mr. Mckay, whom he handled
with great severity. aud by Mr.. Aiherton
ol New. Hampshire, in reply TO Mr.
Evans. Mr. Athcrlon spoke until il WI.
found that quorum was not present. bur
seventy. six members answering To q mo.
iIon that the committee rise, when tic
House adjuurned.
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