Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY S, ls45.
THE LAND BILL.

motion was made by Mr.. JAMESON that the rules pre-
scbmg the order Of business lie suspended and that the
House resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole the
OF the unon for the purpose of resuming The consideration
OF the bill TO reduce and graduate the of the public lands
| and to grant donations to actual settlers.
The motion prevailed and the House resolved itself into
/ the Chair,)
The bill to reduce and graduate the price Of the public
lands having been taken up 1880 tf.r IA ss
Mr. HAMLIN, Of Maine, who entitled to the Aoor
cupied ID for brief space in opposition 10 the hill.
The committee then addressed by Mr.. HOUSTON,
who had originally introduced the BILL in general speech in
favor Of It's provisions and especially reply the OBJ
ectons heretofore urged against in the speeches of Mr.
VISToS and Mr. CAusIS, which gentlemen he accused Of
being inconsistent with each other and the first of them pa
ngy inconsistent with himself number of explanations
were made by Mr. " Of what he had formerly said until Mr.
H. considered him as substantially Withdrawing almost all his
speech, @ #t
The hour having expired before Mr. H. had concluded his
argument he borrowed five minutes of the belonging to
the gentleman who followed him, which +
Mr.. MCDOWELL, who warmly advocated the bill on the
grounds OF its inherent justice, well its beneficial effects
IN promoting the settlement and improvement Of the Western
country. Ifs +, us5.r
zee Is as follows;
BILL TO reduce and graduate the price OF public lands
favor Of settlers and cuators. fE
Be enacted BIZ The Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVE Of
Of the lands the United States which shall have been subject
10 entry Tor i've upwards prior the passage of this
act prior to the time application may be made
the same under the provisions Of this act and still remaining
unsold be entered for settlement for the
use OF an adjacent farm plantation the pFieo of dollar
per acre. Tor any quantity exceeding three hundred and
twenty And eli ofthe lands Of the United States which
shall have been subject to entry for ten upwards prior
to the passage OF this act or prior TO The time application
may be made TO enter the under the provisions Of this
and sill remaining unsod may be sold for settlement
yation for the Of farm plantation at the
price OF cents for quantity
three hundred and twenty acres Aud all OF the lands of
the United States which shall have been subject entry r m
to the time application may be made the
der the provisions oil this and still uso may
be entered for settlement cultivation for the Of adj
ceft arm or plantation vi the price OF fifty per acre
quantity exceeding three hundred twenty acres
And all Of the lands Of the Uped States which shall have been
subject 70 entry for twenty years upwards prior the pas
sage ofhis act orpior the time application may be made
to enter the under the provisions Of this act and still re-
naming usod may be entered for settlement or cultivation
for the adjacent farm or plantations AT the prc
cents per for any quantity exceeding three
hundred and twenty Poad That the person making
such entry or application for entry, at either Of the prices
designated By this act shall first make an affidavit before the
register receiver Of the land Office where entry pro-
posed to be made that the said applicant proposes to
enter the for his and benefit for the purposes of
settlement cultivation by and for him herself or for the
use Of an adaeen farm Or plantation owned by him herself
and that said applicant has either made entry under the pro
visions OF this act entry pursuance thereof which, to-
gcthcr with the additional entry then proposed made viii
make the whole quantity entered aud proposed TO be enter
ed exceed three hundred and twenty acres And Ali entries
either Of the prices designated by this act contrary TO the
solutcly null and void. ss1N I-7'I~
Mr.. SHEPHERD CARY, on the I'd January ls45, pro-
posed an amendment substitute for the whole bill by str
KING out all after the enactng clause and inserting as follows
all OF the lands OF the United States which shall have
been subject TO entry years. twenty wears prior TO
the time an application may be enter the same
provisions Of this act and still remaining unsold may be en-
tered Tor settlement and cultivation the price Of dollar
PCT acre. Tor any quantity not exceeding hundred sixty
acres and all OF the lands Of the United States which shalt
nave been subject to entry twenty years. and under thirty years,
prior 70 the time application may be the
PC entered Tor settlement and cultivation price OF
nve cents per acre. tor any quantity exceeding hun
ded and sixty and al o the lands United States
which shall have been subject entry thirty years up
wards prior to the time application may be made the
same UNDER the provisions Of this act and m remaining
may be entered for settlement and cultivation NJ the price
OF my cents for quantity exceeding hun
dred and sixty acres Prodc That Of the provisions
o. nus act shall apply any Of the lands Of the United States
within any Of the Territories
SIC ind beh further enacted That the person making
entry application for entry, under the provisions Of act