, 1841-01-16

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ton Of every thing which could give Joy to
the taS!;. He proceeds uron hope. upon the
hope that the rude tenement which he builds
may be his own! that the secluded spot
winch he has selected may become his that
no h]eartless Spectator may come 10 rob him
OF both! In L word, lie hopes that a pre-
enrtionla" may be passed! Now. said Mr.
H., Lex us help this lonely and m~cri;orinus
man; let us holp him 10 build his log cabin:
let us give courage 10 his heart, strength to
his arm. and comfort 10 his spirit. by secGr-
iiS TO Tim the ~pre-emptIve right to the sci!
on "iiIch he builds. It's ell lie asks; and
Wnilr cur great citieS-even this metropolis,
ani al tie capitals and commercial empor!-
unlj OF al the :>ia;cS--st,i retain the evil
drnc2s o. Federal love tIr loJ cabins. while
lllese ereciions 50 lately put UP shall retain
their unusual position in public squares. and
IN mlgnIiicen, streets. sidc by side win the
~Sp!cmdid mansion which no longer disdains
lis humble companion; while ali this still ex-
Isl. and sill! ss!utes gu: ewes, and while the
proud architects Of these city cabins are
still here on this floor, TO Iegislate among US.
let rs extend our regard to tic cabin III the
wouts. ani grant Ia lis iHhabit@Et tie only
favor Whir;l lie svIici:S thai of protection
from Tie SpcCuiatnr. IN the house which he
has Jul:t,IG the fell which he has cl2:rci. and
III he soil which H. culiivaias.
NJ. +. then offered lis I.E. Niirh was
read as fellow
i BILL 10 establish : permanent prosgec-
tive p~rc-cmptiun system. II favor ni set
tlers on tie Ta5ic iard. VA, Shall iuhabit
and cultivate the III and raise 4 log
cabin thereon.
b" il enacted hv the Senate AMI House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That from
and after the passage oi tins act. every head
OF 4 family. every widow. and every single
man ovcr the age of eighteen wears. who
WI! make 4 settlement on anv Of the public
lands (" which the Indian title has been. or
>liai! he. cN'in"uiSIrd, whether the sane hc
surveyed "r hot. or vino NAV nave settled
on >aCh land Sln"" the 3Orh day OF June.
1910. and who shall inhabi; md improve the
Si'uio, and rliSe Il log cabin thereon. shall bn
entitled 10 4 presumption in the purchase al
one quarter section. Ia be paid for 1T Tie
price of such land 4; ,he time Of pay
ing ior the same.
SIC. ,. And be it further ]cnactcI. That
whcTe the Improvement and tie settlement
snail be OH different quarter sections; the set
shall make choice Of the quarter tie will
take. provided il can Le done vi 'vu. rrr;r-
'ire Ia tie :i"his Of other.
Sc. ;. And hc it enacted. Th"t where
quantity Of one hundred and sixty acre
cgnu.t BE- obtained in enc on,ira %. e.. ST..
t.vn. ,he i.G-;-I~r may hc nae:a ~ ouj ol
any contiguous vacant; ground.
Soc. /. And he il turtle ,n-.'tl. Tint
III lie execution Of this art, ard in m,kiGr
GP IL" quantity O! ono hundred and sixty
acres wkc!c the same cannot he lind cnlirc.
the em'ric, may lie made IN Tracts o.. eighty
acres. or forty acre, or III fractions; AMI
The fraction shall I've E.urc thIu tie
quantity required To complete the Trc ca.p-
ton. the excess shall be paid 10Y, and the
pca-cmpiive ri"!t sIall extend ~ the whole
Sec. ). And be il further enacted. That
two or more persons shall have set
On the same quarter section, the same
shall be divided tctwccn them. and the de-
made up 10 each out of contiguous
vacant ground: but no wiliul intruder on the
rights of another shall be- entitled to
any benefit under this section.
Sec. 6. And be ii further enacted. All legal
reservations Of public lands tor any purpose
whatever shall be exempted from the opera
Of his act, so that no right of pre-cmp-
shall accrue OH any such reserves.
Sec. I. And be il further enacted. That
Ill questions in relation To pre-cmpiiOn
or between claimants To the same
quarter section, shall be settled srmmariIv
and definitely by the Register and Receiver
Of the district. under the instructions "t the
Commissioners of the General Land Office.
The hili having been read,
Mr.. Benton said. as the section was a
,lin:t one. and did not afford time for the
usually extended upon the inrroduc-
ion of bills, he hnpcdit would hG waived in
he present instance, and that each Senator
voIld vote upon the question Of lis second
-eading in accordance with his opinion of
he merits of the bill: aud he you'd ask the
'eas and nays upon ordering it TO 4 second
Mr.. Hubbard wished TO look into the bill
before he WAS called upon 10 vote either for
n against it. and hoped that the Senator
rom Missouri would permit it to be post
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