Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-06


| previously complied with the following cond't'ohs
First That the said States sha! seyeraily PASS acts
to be rrevocable, that they will monthly as e saes
the said lands shall progress, pay INTO 'he
tho limited States at the most convenient piaces oi ae
nosite and to such officer may be appointed 10 le
ceve the same sixty five per cent on the gross amour
of the sales of such lands, including, under safes
Grants. aud donations by the States, estlmatihg ,'s
- the selling price at the time of the grant or do
nation, on or Deioie TIC nis' uay -
succeeding year e,I
Secondly That the minimum price, as now liked ny
law shall remain unchanged until the thlrteth Gay
June afoesad but, after that period, the price may %
reduced by the States respectively according 10 the
lowing scale all lands Heretofore offered at public
SALE and then remaining unsold ten years or upwaio
preceding the thrtieh day OF June aforesaid, may %
reduced by said States to price not less tnan one uo
lar per acre. and all lands that may have been oHeIee
at public SALE and remaining unsold fifteen years OF
ward preceding the said thrteth day OF June, eigheer
hundred and lortytwo, may thereafter be reduceo oJ
said States to price not less than seventy-hve cents
per acre; and all lands that may have been offered a
public sale, and remaining unsoiu twenty years OF up
ward preceding the said thrtieth day OF june eighteen
| hundred and fory.two may then be reduced by SAID
States TO a price not less than hty cents per acre
and all lands that may have been offered ut public
snle and remaining unsold twenty-five years OF
upward; preceding the said 3Oth day OF June, lo42
NAV thereafter be reduced by said States to price
less than % cents per acre. and all lands that may have
been offered at public sale, and remaining unsold 81
wears or upward preceding the Both day of Jnne 1872
shall be ceded Immediately to the States in which said
lands are situate Prorded, That all lands that shall
remain unsod after having been offered at public sale
for ten years and which do not under the above
provisions, shall be subject to the provisions OF pre-
emption graduation and disposition aforesaid, at the
respective periods OF ten feen twenty twenty -hre
and thirty years, after said sale, commencing from Tue
expiration of Ten years after the same had been offered
at public sale.
Thirdly. Tha, the lands shall be subject to the same
legal subdivisions the sale and survey as now prov
ded by law, reservng for each township and fractional
township the sixteenth scction or the substitute ioi
the use of schools heretofore provided by law; and
the land not vet offered for SALE shall be first offered
by the State public auction, except IN cases OF pre-
empton, and be sold for cash only, IN the manner no"
provided by law. And any land now or hereafter remain
ing unsold after the shall have been oiereo al sae
at public auction, shall be subject 10 entry Tor cash on
", according to the graduation which may be hxed ny
the States respectively, under the provisions OF thls
act; and that the acts of Congress which may De IN
force at the time OF asserting to tins act sha remain
unchanged except modified by this act, unless WIN
the assent of Congress PrOridcd, That any OF SAID
lands NAV after they shall have become subject TO pri-
vae entry be sold at the option Of the purchaser IN
quarter sections, without any limitation whatever.
Fourth This disposition of the public lands, toge-
Their with the portion Of the sales 10 be retained by e
States respectively under the provisions OF TINS ACT,
shall be in full of the five per cent fund, or any part
thereof not already accrued any State and the said
State shall be exclusively liable for all charges that may
hereafter arise from the surveys, sales, and manage
ment of the public lands and extnguishinent OF lnda
title within the limits OF SAID States, respectively
/ Fifth That on failure 10 comply with any OF the
above conditions or violation of the same, on the part
of any of the said States, the cesson herein made 10
the State falling to comply with or violating SAID con
ditions shall be thereby rendered null and void and
all grants or titles thereafter made by SAID State, oi
any portion Of the public lands within the limits OF the
same ceded BY this act shall be, and hereby decar
ed to TO be- null and void, and OF effect whatever
SEC 9. ind be H.fmfher enacted, That, upon every
reduction in the price of said lands, which shall take
place by the graduating process of this BILL the Legs
iaures of the several States which the lands are 81
tuaed SHALL at their dscretion have power to grant to
the respective occupants settlers upon any oil said
lands rights of presumption at such graduated or re
duced prices; which rights shall extend to period Of
ninety days from and after the dates at which the re
spec,ive graduaons shall take place. and any lands no
taken up by the respective occupants settlers within
that PERIOD shall be liable to be entered or purchased
by any other person. until the next graduation or re
duction in price shall take place, when 1t SHALL II moi
previously purchased, be again subject to the right o
empton for ninety days. as before; and so on from
| time to time. said reduction shall take place
| SEC. s. ind be IL further enacted, That whenever
the President of the U. 5. shall be officially notified
that any of the States aforesaid has passed an act IN
compliance with the above conditions, II shall be IN
DUTY after the trtieh day of June aforesaid, or forth
with after the passaI of said act, if passed subscquen
to that PERIOD to adopt such he shall think
proper to close the land offices, including the surveying
department. within the limits OF SAID State; and that tht
commissions of all officers connected herewith, shall
expire on day 10 be fixed by him, but which day shal
not be beyond months after The thireth day of June
aforesaid or if subsequent thereto from the day he re
ceved the official notification Of the passage oil SAID act
/ SEC 4. .ladbe further enacted That on such noti
fcatlon being made, the said State shall be recvc'
from all compacs, acts ordinances, imposing restrc
tinnSo he ruhto al nj
authority subsequent TO the sale thereof ceded by TIN
act and all maps, titles, records, books documents ant
papers, in the General Land Office at Washington, re
iatve 10 said lands or duplicates thereof where the orr
gnals cannot properly be transferred shall be subject
the order and disposition Of the Executive OF said State
in such manner the Legislature of said States ma
respectively appoint
SEC. 5. ind DC it further enacted, That all lands
the United States, within the limits of the State O
Tennessee, with the exceptions enumerated in the frs
section of this act shall be, and the are hereb
cedeG to said State.
SEC g. .7ad be IL further enacted, That the sztyfv
per Of the proceeds of the sales, hereby sccurc
to be- paid 10 the United States shall be set apart an
, exclusively applied to the gradual increase Of In
Navy aud the erection of such fortcaons for the &C
neral defence Of the country, Congress may BY a'
hereafter order and direct.
Mr. HUBBARD spoke in opposition TO Mr.. Crittcn
den's distribution principle. Mr.. H. was followed !
the debate by Nlessrs. CALHOUN, WEBSTER, BEN
i TON CLAY Of Alabama, PIERCE, HENDERSON
RIvES, ROANE, PORTER, md CRlTTENDEN.-
Messrs. PIERCE and ROANE stated that they woul
r vote for Mr. Young amendment merely because the
preferred it to that of Mr.. Crtenden, but that the
f were opposed TO the passage of either of them.
The question then taken on Mr.. Young's amend
ment, and it decided in the negative-uyes q
noes 81 AS follows:
rcas-hlessrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton Calhoun
Clay of Alabama, Fulton, King, Linn, Lumpkn, Mou
ton Nicholas, Nicholson, Norvell, Pierce, Roane Re
bnson, Sewer, Tappan, Walker and Young-2O.
.Nays-aIessrs. Bates, Bayard, Buchanan, Clay o
Kentucky, Clayton, Crittenden, Dixon, Graham
Henderson, Hubbard, Huntington, Ker, Knight, Man
gum, Merrck, Phelps, Porter Prentss. Preston Rves
Ruggles, Smith of Connecticut, Smith of Indiana
Southland, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, Wall, Webster
White Williams and Wright-3l
The question then taken on Mr.. Crittenden'
motion TO recommit with instructions, and decided il
the nesative-ayes %, nays 90, as follows:
lens- Messrs. Bates, Bayard, Buchanan, Clay o
Kentucky, Clayton, Crienden, Dixon, Graham
Huntington, Ker, Knight, Mangum, Merrck, Phelps
Pren,iss, Ruggles, Smith OF Indiana, Southland, Stur
gcon, Talmadge, Webster and Whitc-22
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