The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-04
CONGRESS

A''''', ~ vase between Naylor and i
gersoll' was the principal topic Of d.'
Below will be found all that von,,
terest our readers So
Permanent Prospective p,o.r
The Senate, to-day, resumed i
sldera'lon of the bill to establish 's :
manent Prospective Pre-. EmD,ioaa
TEN, along with the substitute fo VI
posed by Mr. Prentiss, of Verr ~, y
Mr. Anderson, of Tennessee aa,
ed the Senate at length in favor sI vi !
original measure and in opposition t. \
substitute. ' f" y
Mr. Mangum then rose. and ,,o,..,
postpone the further considera,;ou ~
bill till Monday next. " Y
Mr. Cri,'enden presented the fOllou.
resolution, which he said he would
when the subject next came up: ''1
Resolved, That the bill be recon-.
ted to the Committee that reported !.
with instructions to report proyiision, |
the following effect:
lst. TO distribute the proceeds If 4
sales of the public lands among the o.. ~
raj States of the Union, in Just and s,,
table proportions. ~
2nd. To grant the actual bonn a.
settlers on the public lands the rjob, /
presumption, to any quantity t6ersS
not exceeding one-half section, or a,
acres, including the place Of set,lens.
at the minimum price of sl,25 per ,,n
with such provisions as shall limit h,
right Of settlement and pre-emp,iop !
actual bona fde settlers, whose es,as :
the time Of settlement shall not eyea.i
the sum of $1,000; and furthems,
with such provisions, as shall effective,
exclude the weather. spectators from /
benefit under this law, and shall prereT
them from interfering with, or parlicip,,
ing in the privilege and rightof settlensr
and pre-emption, which are hereby GRANT
ed and intended for the sole advantage
needy and honest settlers and culiyata
of the soil.
Mr. Linn gave notice that he woul
move as all amendment to this propos
ton, to devote the whole proceeds Of h
land sales TO the public defences Of ii
country.
Mr. Calhoun gave notice that he wOul
move as an amendment. aud substitute
his own proposition, to cede the. whole
the public lands to the States in wbil
they lie, OH certain conditions.
The Senate, without taking any que
ton, by general consent, postponed 4
subject till Monday;-to which day 1
Senate adjourned.
Uashing ton, Tuesday, Jan. IL, ls4l.
The Senate, to-day, resumed the co
sideration Of TIE bill for establishing
Permanent Prospective Pre-Empi
System, and Mr. Calhoun rose aud Offer
a resolution to recommit the bill TO
Committee on Public Lands, with
structions to strike out all after the ena
ing clause, and report substitute WIN
he proposed.
Mr. Calhoun made a long and elabo1
speech, in the course of which he c
tended against both the Graduation
Presumption Policy of the Senators fl
the New States, and the Distribut
Policy of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky.
argued that to persist in the gradua
and presumption schemes would in;
the success of the antagonist scheme
distribution; and advocated. a, G
length, his own measure as affordng
only effective remedy for the evils of
present Land System.
Mr. Crittendcn followed in a most
rited and energetic reply to Mr. Calho
and to the remarks Of Mr. Benton dell'
ed yesterday.
Mr. Benton then took the floor il
fence of his prospective pre-. emption'
tenn: and Numbered forth again some
ponderous epithets against the propos
Of Mr. Crittenden, and against the E
pean Capitalists, who he said, had oh
ed the Executive Administration Of
United States.
Mr.. Crittenden, in the course ola
reply, noticed this last piece Of
slang from the Missouri Legislature;
expressed his establishment at the 7
tition eff the charge on the floor Of
Senate. What State, he asked, hal
ceived this stain, or is the stigma,
degradation, and dishonor, to be bra'
on the forehead of the whole Amer
people? No such influence was fe
the noble State which he represer
Not one vote was cast in the Ba
State, under that influence! What
lence was there OF any such influence
any quarter of the Union! Why, u
fore, dishonor the country with 81,
charge, as having the election carried
foreign gold, and the influence Of iore
els.
Mr. Crittenden then alluded TO tn
marks which had been made BY
Wright. about the election having
carried by Log Cabin and Hard Y
and commented thereon with remark
spirit and effect.
The debate, ,hroughout,was exceed
ly animated and interesting;-and llsi
to by a large and enlightened assent
of strangers, including brilliant G
ton of ladies.