The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-22
Twcmfy-sevcnfh Congress.
EXTRA SESSION.
IN SENATE.


The bin from the House to distribute
the proceeds OF the public lands, and TO
grant prescriptions, was read twice, and
referred 70 the committee on public lands.
Mr.. Linn occupied the morning hour
in support Of Mr.. Buchanan's resolution
calling for the names Of persons removed
from Office since the 4,h of March last.
The bill to incorporate the Fiscal Bank
was taken up as The special order, and
some amendments made. The Senate
then went into executive session.
Fnday. Jaiy9
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the bill to incorporate the Fiscal Bank
of the United States, and the bill was
further amended.
Saturday, July 10
After consuming the morning hour in
the discussion of Mr.. Buchanan's resolu-
ton, the Senate resumed the considera-
ton of the bill to incorporate the Fiscal
Bank. After which, on motion of Mr..
Mangum, the Senate went into the con
sideraiion Of executive business, and then
adjourned.
/ Monday. July IL.
/ Mr.. Smith, of Indiana, Chairman of the
Committee on the Public Lands, reported
back TO the Senate the bill from the
House to appropriate the proceeds Of the
Public Lands, and TO grant pre-empiion
! rights, with two amendments.
The first is to grant five hundred thou.
sand acres of land to each new State that
shall hereafter be admitted into the Union,
upon such admission, upon the same
terms and conditions as the grants to the
new States are made.
The second amendmet is to repeal Z
proyiso in the act Of I'd June, 1898, re-
serving certain lands from sale and from
pre-emption rights, under the treaty a
Dancing Rabbit creek.
1 Mr.. ). said neither Of the amendments
involved any principle adverse to tn
general provisions of the bill. The frs
was supposed TO be necessary, to d,
Justice TO the States hereafter TO be admit
ted into the Union. The committee ha
thought that this was the proper time I
make the provision for the States here
, after to be admitted, which would plac
them on similar footing with the othe
new States.
The other amendment was made at III
instance of the member of the committe
from Mississippi, and was believed to b
necessary to give to that State the benef
of the act, SO far as the pre-empto
E principle was concerned.
Mr.. s. had been indisposed to max
e any amendments to the bill of the Hous'
5 lest it might operate against It's fin
i passage; but the amendments propose
: seemed to be SO essential that he Ina
e consented to them, with confident bell
: that they would not be objected to, an
a that the sanction OF the Senate to the bll
!. as amended, would be promptly respon'
e ed to by the House, on.its return to th
; body. H. would notsay more; this W;
: not the proper time:s but he thought
X proper to explain the object of the amen'
e ments.
# The remainder Of the sitting was speI
X In considering The Bank Bill. Mr.. Wrigh
: OF \. Y, offered various amendments
ii with q view to make the bill obiectionab
E to its friends, but they were all vote
n down.
d Tuesday. July IS.
: The resolution Of Mr.. Buchanan bein
!, again taken up, Mr.. Linn occupied II
I morning hour without concluding h
D remarks.
4 The bill to incorporate Fiscal Ban
! was then taken up. Dir. Wright offere
!, Al amendment, upon which a deba'