The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-19

ask leave 10 introduce bill or Joint resolution 10 sub.
nit the subject OF the annexation of Texas 10 the
United States, according 10 the terms aud stpula.
ons of the Treaty of The 18th Of April lat, for the
decision Of the people at the ballot box A voice
" The question Is settled"
| MIR. WENTWORTH said that il was already de-
cided at the polls and in manner not 10 be mlsun.
derstood and he IN favor of carrying out the will
Of the people. Ia voice " So am III
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
A message was received from the President Of the
| United States, Through J. Waggaman, Esq J with
regard to the existing relations between The United
States and Mexico (and which is inserted 10 another
part of our PAPER to day
Mr.. WENTWORTH inquired whether il would
be IN order TO call for the reading of the message al
this time.
| The SPEAKER replied afirmatvely
And the Message was read.
Mr.. e. j. lNGERSOLL moved that il be referred
TO the Committee on Foreign Affairs and printed
which motion was agreed TO.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr G.. JOHNSON
in the Chair and resumed the consideration of the
bill to reduce and graduate the price of public lands
The bill provides that lands subject TO entry
which have remained five years unsold prior TO the
date of the act, to the time of application for
try, may be entered for settlement or cultivation
for the use of an adjacent farm plantation at !
per acre those which have remained ten years al
10 cents those which have remained fifteen years at
50 cents; and those which have remained twenty
years at 20 cents for any quantity not over S2U
acres The applicant to make oath that he enters
the land or proposes I, enter it, for his own and
benefit, for settlement cultivation by himself, or
the use Of an adjoining farm owned by him; and
that he has made no entry under this act, or none
with which that now to be entered will exceed in all
800 acres All entries contrary to the true intent
and meaning Of the act to be void
Mr.. FlCkLlN, being entitled to the floor spoke in
favor OF the measure being the farmers bil, and
calculated to benefit the poor and common class OF
men, and not the more wealthy; and he replied to
the remarks of gentlemen who preceded him, on a
former day, in opposition. Ia rejonder TO the re-
mark that the bill would aggrandze the speculator he
desired that 1t should be guarded to give to every
industrious man, to every man who wished 10 cult
vate the soil, home and fresde which he could
call his ownto cut off the system of tenant and ten
antry to break the odious relation of landlord and
tenant, prevalent in older countries, and which
threatened in the older States to steal the people,
and rob the farmer of his rights Well it said by
one OF the sweetest poets:
g III fares the land, to fastening ills prey
Where wealth accumuates and men decay"
Mr. CAUSIN followed, in opposition to the bill i
regarding proposition simply to put up the pub
lie lands for sale at twenty-five cents an acre. They
were acting an trustees for these lands, which were
ceded, for the benefit Of the States and set
tiers, but common fund for the and benefit Of
such States as had, might come into the Union
they hound by the terms of cession to insist that
they I've applied to this purpose faithfully and prop
ery He commended, therefore, that the DILL contem-
plated violation OF the trust, and throw into the
market, not refuse lands, but lands worth dollar
and quarter acre and such policy unjust
to the old States and injurious to the new.
The Comuittee rose, and the SPEAKER resumed
the chair.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Mr. HARDIN from the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, reported bill to reduce The
rates of postage and TO prevent frauds on the Post
Office Department; which was read twice and re-
lerred the Committee Of the Whole the state of
the Union
The SPEAKER laid before The House sundry Ex-
ecutive cOmmu IIcatlons.
PEAPATcH ISLAND.
The bill from the Senate, to settle the title TO the
Pespatch Island, IN the river Delaware, was read
twice and referred TO the Committee the Judiciary.
Several resolutions of inquiry Were agreed to-
And at haif.past two O'Clock the House al lourned.