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distinct fund for the redemption Of the loan.
The Chair decided this amendment to be out
Of order.
Mr.. Fillmore then moved to amend by strik.
ing out frelrc and inserting t,centy years, as the
term for the duration Ct the loan. This amend.
ment was adopted.
Mr.. Barnard offered resolution which the
Chairman (Mr. Warj,) declared to be ou, of or.
der. lie enqured by what rule it was so deci.
dcd The Chair replied '"by tradition /" lie
took an appea, but the House sustained the
Chair.
scene Of great tumult and confusion arose
about this time. A dozen members on their
feet at The same time, and all vocferating to the
best OF their ability aud claiming attention e.
numerous amendments. With some difficulty
something like order was restored and mum
Der Of amendments were offered and rejected
AT length all were disposed Of the committee
rose, and the bill was reported to the House.
Mr.. Fillmore then made some remarks in ref.
erence to the nature and necessity OF the re-.
CURED loan.
Mr.. w. Cost Johnson made some remarks,
which he concluded by moving the previous
question on the bill.
The House then adjourned without coming to
vote on this motion.
In the Senate, Mr.. Rves' amendment to Mr..
Clay's resolutions, proposing to effect repeal
OF the Distribution Law, met with no better fate
than did Mr.. Wise's amendment of a similar lie !.
or in the House.
Mr.. Bates of Mass. addressed the Senate up.
on tie subject of the Compromise Act, appeal.
ing to the Southern men to stand by it's provis-
IONS as northern men had been appealed to-
lie contended that the Distribution Act was a
part OF the compromise principle.
MIR. Clay said it was unfortunate that the Land
Question had been introduced. This mIst lie
obvious now to every one. An honorable Sen.
ator from Virginia one day last week had intro.
dnced the subject 10 the attention Of the Senate
and about the time an honorable member from
Virginia IN another quarter, IMr. Wise) had in.
troduccd the subject to the House. Suisse
qnently the President Of the United States had
introduced the subject to Congress- and how
such recommendation had touched every Whr
pulse was obvious.
Mr.. Clay said he had hoped this question had
been settled forever, and that there was not to
be this perpetual change here in reference to
this land question. Tie question by every prin.
cIp!e OF lonor and equity was settled at the ex.
ira session. TIE IN raj p, C pit on Of ght and
justice, OF truth and homo, would be shocked at
sucf proceeding as thls-.his interference
with the stald and sober legislation of the coun
try. He was for having t lard re.e u. dis.
posed OF as Congress had disposed of il. He
was Tor having the Trca ury re2enshed BY i'm.
posing duties upon foreign imports. Our debt
was now four N nj lions of dollars, a, d l.kelv
TO be mere rather ilan less
Mr.. {, sail he would venture the prediction
that the land revenue for the present year woul
not be more than one Million and how was Ia
IN such debt, TO affect the interests of this
country How could it get Us clear of the
fourteen million debt.
Mr. Clay went on to argue the land question
IN asr'f, bu. very abe speech. The question
was considered upon lis merits, upon the q,,es.
ton of the grants Of land to the new States,
and money 10 the old, and in every aspect with
strength and force rarely equalled by the az.
thor of The Land Bill.
The m1nner of Mr.. Clay in speaking of the
necessity at permanent legislation was peculiar.
~ ferVent and impressive, and seemed equally
TO awhk N &c lcra' attention as we | TO tn, i'm.
porance OF the subject as general feeling OF
the justice OF his sentiments. Mr.. G.. sp Ike
particularly in reply to Mr.. Rives and his reso.
lution>, in the course o. which he said he con.
sldered suspension equal to repeal, and repret.
ted that fir cad, (he Senator from Virginia,
MIR Rves.) should be foremost in sustaining a
me islre calculated to pierce the he art OF every
wing and unsettle the entire Legislation of the
country.
Alter rro'rncted but animated debate, in
which Messrs. Rires, Mangum, Walker Wood
bury. Calhoun VIZ gh, d T. eston plrlicip,-
ted, The question was taken on the ado ,tinn Of
Mr.. Rhcs' amcnln,n', ami d,cdcd III the ne-
alive as follows:
Yeas. McSsrs Archer, Allen, Baghy, Ben.
ton, Calhoun, Fulton, King, Linn, McRuber,s,
Preston, RiveS, Sewer, Smith of Connecticut,
Sturgeon, Tappan. Walker, Wilcox Williams,
Woodbury. Wright, ioung-2l.
Nays-Mcssrs. Barrow, Bates, Berrien, Choa,c.
Clay CIayoi, Evans, Graham, Huntington
Kerr, MangIm, McrrIck, Miller, Yorcheal
Phelps, Porter, prcn'isS, Simmons, Smith Of In.
diana, lal.madsc, Waite, Woodbridge-22,