Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-11-27
FrTTCR FROM SENATOR
WALKER.
WARRINGTON, SEPT. IS, lS4l.

w ALA liz
WASHINGTON, SEPT. IS, lS4l.
bear sn-Ihe Wings, having a ma.
In this session, displaced the Demo.
Chairman Of Committees. They
however, retained me as a member
& he Committee Of Public Lands-to
IAN. Mr. Clay having referred his Land
I'LL The following amendments were
81. ed by me June II, lS4l, Sen. Jolr.
IN 40: "lIr W submitted the following
.aEioa, which was considered with unan'
I'm; consent, and agreed to Resolved,
I'LL the Committee on Public Lands, to
N6 len was referred blIl TO distribute
s proceeds Of the public lauds, be IN
s3lcled 10 inquire into the expectancy
5lfpporng 10 the Senate, the following
aheodmentS 10 said bill Isl. To adopt
abemoueul prospective pre- emp'Ion sys'
lah. 81. A reduction aud graduation OF
lhe price of the public lands, in favor Of
ssluI settlers and cuItivators. Sd. A
noysIon grarliug to each OF the new
hats, Quantity ot the public lands, e.
oisI t9 that heretofore granted TO the
LIN Of Ohlo, for the purpose OF internal
Enforcement. 4rh. A grant OF the pub
81 lands now remaining unsold, Ia the
BIO Of Oo,o, to said STATE, and a similar
erAnt to each Of the new States, Of the
an MAT may rrmain unsold within their
lnlls, when slid States, respcCliveIy, shall!
hSse been States Of the Union for as long
aperod as the Safe OF Ohio has been,
5h. Thatrhe t"o per cent fund tn such
dfihe States where it is Incorporated,
h|pIased al he disposal OF said States,
g&peclyely. 9Th. That the distribution
MI n cease whenever the duties on any
i4bort Shall be raised above twenty per
IN or the provisions Of the compromise
4 6@ Of March, 1899, shall! be violated IN
III manner whatever" Nearly all these
Mhcpe5 we're embodied in the hill intro.
AAeed by me on the 3lst March, 1886, the
We Of which wlIl be found ia the Senate
tNbrnaI, page 2ji, as follows: "Aareea.
10 notice, Mr. Walker asked and OBJ
l7pel leave to bring in "A bill to reduce &
81 duale the price Of public lands, an td-
% actual settlers, to provide standing
W empdOa Iap, to authorize the sale and
ssFy OF all the public lands. IN forty acre
M and 70 equaize the grants Of certain
W IONS of the public domain among the
EZRA States in which the puIic lands are
bate"
FMS bill, which | followed up by an
o0rae report, contained the first prop
lion ever made to establish "a standing
RR'mRloa IaD," 10 be at times in force
NPSPeclIVe y, and retrospec,ively; and il
~ contained the first proposition cue,
oP' $40 reduce and graduate the prizes
'0e public lands in faror ofactuat set
II oSly;" and during The period of ny
# 'Ice, as chairman Of the committee o
O''c lands, both propositions were car
! through the Senate; they failed
I'M No'er' TO pass the House but severa
O'pec'Ive Presumption bills, introduced
me' were carried through both Houses
= oeO. jour- Jan l3, 1887, page ISL
i. = 1887, page 81; Jan. 80, 1888
= III Dec. "a, 1889, page 40. +
a''os that Mr. Clay's land bill woult
~ at his session, my duty was clear
"oogh The bill, in no event could re
IL my vote, to attach it to every
''"ument beneficial to my State, VIII
view, | moved the six amendment
Eve quoted, three Of which were adopt
VIZ me Isl, 9Th and 9th, and the othe
&c were voted down, for the present
Y witt be renewed, BY me in supple
.uo' bills, until they are adopted. Thu
Ge amendments thus moved by me
- ADOPTED are, the permanent prospect
redemption system, the two per cen,
w. and the renewed security ngnlns
augmentation of the tariff, by termlna
= such distribution whenever such aug
'a'alIon is attempted beyond The term
Tue Compromise act. These amend
e"'s are all important, but when it i
S"Sdered that the same Congress whicI
nus recorded this renewed and 81
wa pledge against the violation Of III
or"promse act, must re adjust the taril
''O'e The Both Of June next, the impor