New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
w. <vT-voRx TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ), ISIS

The House OF REPRESENTATIVES, Immediately
s., n. reading of The minutes went into Coitl-
r,;, Of the Whole on the Bill 10 graduate aad
-aSrcs ,he price Of Public Lands, Nr. BOYD IL
go, ,La Cb,;r The Bill was discussed by heS>rs
HWY of Maine, HOUSTON, Mcdowell and
An amendment offered by Mr.. HANLTH OF
| Maine was adopted, and the Committee rose:
| Mr.. Ylyroy OF Ohio moved 10 lay the eiIi on
the tahle-yeas and nays ordered
vr,-Ness-s ,bto,;, Adams Anderson. .iihs Baker,
Rarrn-cr Barnard. Bayly. Benton Bren-ie; n'our 49,
Burlington, Burke, Carpenter; Carroll ,,,
Chappcu Chiffon. { iueh C.ii=inan, '.S. r.
/ f-anstou Dana. Daniel Dasraii, Garret ,aN's i,.'H
II paws pyh.rrv Dicsey. Dillingham; Inner i''ee'
Fitch Florence Foot, Foster. French t,ldd'ss'
Byram Green. Grinne, tirisr ia!e mar -,
HUDSON Uun-erfor Hun: Joseph H. ln-eIs9,, ~ u
Ink = Z Johrsor John =. Kennedy panl.i /; s',;'
Preston Knc Kirkpatrick, Lucas Mcilyline, Nl"Isi. ~
ward joy Morris, Freeman II. M%fst M'sTies ror
Norris Paterson. Peyton. raeiA fo!iocN l-sA " -
Ter Preston Ramsey. Rabun. Rayner, 'a'in = i'el,
Entnr Rockwell Rogers, Russell, saunders SSl.e''sH
Squter severance r H. Seyn our David l. icy iio' ~
- Sb ,,5raw Stc.Sar. John Stewart. Stiles, >troi-
summers. sykes Tlden. Tyler Vance Nanmeier Nlrtou
wethered John White, winthrop "o'0"''u' p" '''''''
| wricht-l03. -, ,7;,,..,.
James BLACK James Blacs. blackwell Bower bo"iIn
PnvJ, Rrink.rhof Aaron V. Brown William - iuo"h'
Caldwell Jeremiah +. Cary shepherd Cary 'eupeil 'i
"a ,pr,,.rus 4 Chapman. Clinton. Cobb. Cross. TUiloIl
John w Davis, Dawson, Dclet. Douglass bui'ln .-1i>
pi,kiin Fuller Hannibal. iIanllin, Hamucti, IlIraoi
Hardin HAYS Henley. uoge Hopkins, Houston ll!ard
Hughes Jas t. Hunt, James, II, Cave Johnson -Nidre"
Johnson George W Jones' Andrew heiit'N, l'apriCue'
Lnmpkn LYON, McCau>len, McCicland. McClerlan! Nc
| Cnnne1 Mcdowell Mckay. Mathews. Joseph Morris,
isaac Z Morse owen. rarncner. Payne feiilt' Emery
H. Potter Pratt. Eclle Ritter, Roberts, 81 J"lth >iip''
SIMPSON, Siell. Thos Smith. Caleb Z: smith Root smith
Steenrod James ". Stone. Alfred T. stone la!Jf' Iot
asson Thompson. Thbat;S. Tucker, Weller "thlWeitu'
Wheaton, benjamin White, williairS, Joseph y Wright
| Yanc.y, lost-gl
The following is the Bill and the amendment
offered by Mr.. HANLIy.
BILL. to reduce and graduate the price of Public
Lands in favor OF Settlers and CultIvatorS
Be II enacted bV the Se,Gte and House u RfPt-
scaiatirts NJ the tHifcd States II .imD1oG ~ Con-
elcss assembled That all OF The Lands OF the hted
States which shall have been subject 10 entry iof
tiy- wears or upwards prior 10 the passage oil ms
Act or prior TO the ume an application may be
made TO enter the under Tie provisions OF 'H'S
Act and sui remaining unsod, may be enttre
for settlement or cultivation, or Tor the use OF an
adjacent farm or plantation, al me price Oh oHc
dollar per acre, tor any quantity not eNceeaiHs tIeg
hundred and twenty acres. And all OF the Lands Oh
The United States which shall have been subject 10
entry for ten years upwards PRIOR 10 me passage
of Tins Act, or prior 10 the time an application may
be made 10 enter the same under Tue provisions o,
this Act, and still remaining unsold, may be sold
ADJACENT farm or plantation At the price OF seventy
five cents per acre, Tor any quantity not exceeding
three hundred and twenty acres. And all oil the
Lands of the United States which shall have been
subject 10 entry for fifteen years or upwards PRIOR 10
the massage OF this Act prior 10 the TIME al APP
alteration may be made 10 enter the same under the
provisions OF this Act, and still remaining unsold,
NAV be entered for settlement or cultivation, or Tor
the use of an adjacent farm or plantation, at thr
price of fifty cents per acre, Tor any quantity GoL
Il And
all of the Lands Of the United States which shall
have been subject 10 entry Tor twenty years or up
wards prior the passage OF this Act, or PRIOR TO
The time application may be made TO enter me
same under the provisions OF this Act, and .iill re-
malsing unsold, may be entsred for settlement or
cultivation. or for the use OF an adjacent farm or
plantation, al the price OF twenty-five cents per
acre for any quantity not exceeding three hundred
and twenty acres: PrOrided, That the person
making such entry, or application Tor entry, at ellher
of the prices az designated by TINS act snail iirst
make an affidavit before the t ester or Receiver OF
the Land Office where the entry is proposed 10 be
MADE, that the said applicant enters or proposes TO
enter the Tor his own use and Dement, Tor The
purposes of settlement or cultivation by ana tor INN
or herself or for the Use OF an adjacent farm or
plantation owned by him or herself, and that sad
applicant has either made no entry under the rrovl
slonS OF this act, entry pursuance thereof,
which, together with the additional entry then pro-
posed TO be made, will make the whole quantity SO
entered and proposed 10 be entered, exceed three
hundred and twenty And all entries at either
OF the prices designated by this act contrary 10 The
rucntent and meaning thereof, are hereby declared
10 be absolutely null and void.
Be IL enacted by the ScIntc and House OF R,prc-
seutatircs Of The Unucd States Of dmGicd Ia Cont
-rsss assembled That all nl the lands OF the United
States which shall have been subject 10 entry ten
wears and under twenty years, prior TO The time
application be made 10 enter the same under the
provisions of this act, and sill remaining unsold,
NAV be entered for settlement and cultivation al the
price of dollar per acre, Tor any quantity not
exceeding one hundred and sixty acres; ana all OF
the lands of the United States which shall have
been subject To entry twenty years and underthrtv
wears, prior 10 the time application may he made
to enter the under the provisions OF tins act,
and sill remaining unSoIt may be- entered tor set
| Element aud cultivation at the price OF seventy-h.c
cents per acre for any quantity not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres and all OF the lands 81 the
! United States which shall have been subject 10
try for thirty years and upwards prior to the time an
| application may be made 10 enter the same under
the provisions OF this act and still remaining uHSod,
| may be entered Tor settlement aud cultivation at
| the price OF htty cents per acre tor any quantity
not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres: Pro-
uided That none OF the provisions oil Tins act shall
apply 10 any OF the lands OF The United States with
IN any of the Territories.
Sec. Iad be Il further eaqctcd, Tia, the person
making entry or application for enry under thepro-
visions of this act, and al either Of the prices desg
mated therein shall frstmaIe an affidavit before the
register or receiver OF the proper land office where
the entry proposed 10 be MADE, that the SAID appi
cant and proposes oen'cr the same Tor his own
use and benefit, Tor settlement and cultivation by
and Tor mm or herself; and thai the said applicant
has made no entry under the provisions of this act,
or no entry in pursuance thereof, which together
with the additional entry then proposed 10 be made,
will make the whole quantity so entered and pro-
posed 10 be entered exceed one hundred and sky
acres and all enir!es Al eiherot the prices dess-
mated by this act contrary the true Intention and
meaning thereof are hereby declared 10 be null and
.oid Prortded, That tbs &C; shall not apply 10 The
alternate sections Of land reserved which may be
reserved, by the United States, within any OF the
States
Sec 3 .Ind be 1t further enacted, That patents
shall not issue for land entered underline provisions
ofthls act until the expiration OF three years after
said entry ; and at the time application may be
Made Tor patent the purchaser under this act, be-
fore he shall be entitled 10 The same, shall first proye
by sslnteresied witnesses 10 the satisfaction ofhe
Commissioner OF the General Land Office, that
said purchaser has resided upon and cultivated said
land so entered, for three consecutive years pre-
cedtng his application Tor patent and all ass gu
ments, in trust or otherwise, all sales conveyances