Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-14

stone cdicc giving the Executive Department al
thority to the construction Of building tina
should correspond with the other public Offices
Mr.. STURGEON asked that the bill might be passc
over, to afford opportunity to procure intnrmato
some of the points objected 10 by Senators.
The bill was then informally passed over.
On motion by Mr.. WALL, the bill for the punish
me mt of certain crimes against the T. s. and for ohe
purposes was considered in committee of the whole
| and ordered to he cngrossed for third reading
The bill from the House Of Representatives makin
temporary provision for lunacs in the District OF On
lumbia read twice and referred to the COMMITTEE
on the District Of Columbia
Inc bill from the House authorizing the enro!men
or register of the schooner Amisad, read twice
and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
PERMANENT PROSPECTIVE PRE- EMPTfOS LAW.
The bill to establish permanent prospective pre-
empiion system, in favor OF eters the public lands
who shall inhabit and cultivate the same, and rails,
log cabin thereon, being the special order OF the day
was taken up, the question being the oabs;Itut
therefor submitted BY Mr.. Prentiss
Mr.. ANDERSON submitted his views at length il
opposition to the substitute, and in favor Of the bill
Mr.. MANGUM said, as there we're several Senators
himself among the number who wished to submit thci
views in relation to this BILL he would ask its friend
to postpone the further discussion Of il until Monday
next; which, being agreed 10, the bill was INFORMAL!
passed over.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN said he was in favor of pre-
empton law, but it must be ccran terms and condl
tons; and to shaw what those terms and condition.
were, he would submit the following proposition, wcl
lie would offer when the bill was again taken up,
which he asked might be ordered to be printed
Resoirtd That the bill be rccommilled 10 The CON
mlitee That reported it, with instructions TO rcpor
amendments thereto, to the following effect
|. To distribute tie proceeds of The sales of the pub
lie lands among the several States OF the Union in jus
and equitable proportions
} 10 grant TO actual bona ide settlers upon the pub
lie lands the rights of prc.emption to any quantity
thereof, exceeding half section, $40 acres
ncludn. thr place oi settlement, at the ni:.lInnG
price Of II % per with such provisions as shall
limit this right o. settlement and presumption to actual
aud bone de settlers whose estate, at the time of set
Element, shall not exceed the value Of 81 ,OOO and,
Furthermore, with such provisions shall eieciuaS
exclude the weather. spectators from all benefit nm.
der THIS law, and shall prevent them from interfering
with, participating III, the privilege and right Of set
tenent and prescription, which are hereby granted aud
intended for the sole advantage Of the needy and ho-
nest settlers and cu,vators o! the soil
Mr.. LINN tien gave notice that he should move an
aneudmen; to Tie amendment Of the Senator from Ken.
lucky for the purpose Of appoprating the proceeds
derived from the sale Of the public lands to increase
the national deicnces lie hoped both hls amendment
and that of the Senator from Kentucky would b. voted
down; but he would often this question came
up to apply the money 10 the protection OF their IRON
tier both maritime and inland, from aggression III all
future time.
Mr.. BENTON said the proposition Of the Senator
from Kentucky, based on tie one which there
was difficulty in comprclendlng. But the Sc
nate and the country, from the first OF the present
session, had been told Of the existence oi a national
debt which that Senator and his friends affirmed dad
exist, bat which he MIR Benton and his friends dcn
ed. The Senator had his thanks nevertheless, for
coming forward with this proposition SO openly; was
an ntna,iun of the policy oil the new Administration
of their intention 10 add 10 the national expenditures,
the income Of the country and then to have
recourse to high tariff lie deemed this the opening
Up OF the whole policy Of the Administration, and
he was not wiling 10 vote on it now, if they could de-
eide against II BIZ forty TO he wished that policy
be LAID open the view of The people OF the United
States, and he only now 10 thank the gentleman
for his declarations of yesterday and to-day-o yeser
day. in favor OF National Bank and to-day, On the
subject of the land revenue, by which three or four
millions would be diverted from the national income
and would have 10 De made UP by loans and taxes lie
(Mr. b. again thanked the Senator-they Should now
have fair contest and no "bush whacking lhey
(Mr Benton and his trends) would 20 TO The contest
with the opposite gentlemen, and they should see
whether national debt should be created, but which
the Senators on the other side said did exist which
he Mr. Bcnton) denied, and they should see whether
so large a sum should be withdrawn from the pubic
revenue. lie once more thanked the honorable Sena-
Tor, and promised hlm that he would lie met IN the
contest.
MIR. CRITTENDEN had intended nothing more on
his occasion than to give gentlemen notice that sucho
motion would be made, and he had not supposed That "
would now be debated. The honorable Senator from
Missouri was perfectly welcome To all he could derive
from it, He (Mr. Crttenden) had always looked upon
himself too humble individual to have any great
importance attached 10 any movement OF hs, and per-
aps for that he had always been prompt ana rea
dy-pcrhaps prompt, on some occaslons-to express
his opinions, whatever they might be- Ihey were al
ways such as lie believed to be right, and therefore ne
a
which he had just offered was PLAN propo
siinn c had no secret this subject; what ne WAS
for he was for always and was always ready 70 pro-
rlaim He had received the thanks oil the Seh"tor
from Missouri but lie feared he was rcaping reward
r,r beyond his merits. The question Of distribution
nf the publc lands among the States was no new ques
on il had received the sanction OF both branches
,r nrress and the circumstances connected with 'e
I,i, Of that bill notorious; but the states cnnl
nuct TO cling that measure The Legislature o. MS
avn State had given HIM instructions On mat fucssl"h
md no had no doubt If his opinions on that subject
-. Iss Grm he should consider those instructions
,,or,tive But he would not now debate the question:
ln would content himself with simply giving notice 10
cntlencn of hs proposition, and the debate couia io
low when the proposition came pior Consideration
Mr. BENTON repeated Tie expression OF nus 'i"'r -
r. the Senator from Kentucky would accept them Tor
,he p,tice he had given them. Yet, for one, lie or
Dcnton) wanted notice 10 be prepared to meet sucn
nro,os,on The gentlemen opposite had intima'eu
,b:r intention 10 detect and expose to the country,
olier the 4h of March next, debt OF twenty-seveh
and half million Of dollars and they had been calling
mon The supporters Of The present Administration 70
,ay French wines and silksthey had heard loo o''rh
here these propositions for the purpose OF making up
\ deficient revenue-it was proposition " u'''"i"
,l. course of business and commerce. Tor Tue PUT
nose Of supplying deficiency IN the revenue wh'cn
conld not endure moments delay IT. was 20 RIO
n,-,osc That the estimates were confined within tne
,,nronaiions Tor the year; tile gentlemen SUI. saa
,Irv ,ust have taxes tn create an income, ana " 'ney
wcre not g,a,iied the present Administration was 10
,,se The odum-should he limit himself to tie wo!d
oduua-to the odum of having rendered 1t necessary
n cali an extra session of Congress Immediately ana
while they were met with the threatened odiuin OF an
extra session of Congress to supply deficient revenue
here came proposition to take oh three ana ia' '
lions ON which reliance placed 10 carry on the o
lie again thanked the Senator Tor showing
his hand so openly, and for the int'maton mar .he
NOV Administration was IN commence al once .ne
cr.ation of a national debt by suhtFacting IRON inc
revenue. with the re-es.ab shment OF that sa'e 81
tings hy which the of the country was io1a
cd down by ,axation and that was TO be followed up y
tho establishment Of Bank to exercise an ihael''
MI over the country He would tell ihat honorable
rotor That new National Bank could not ne ciTa, =,
;,hon, National Debt whose stock must oe se." ~