Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-11


entry, he she has not acquired from the United States un,
der the provisions of this act than three hundred and
any person taking such OATH by advav shall
falsely the premises he she shall be subject all pains
and penalties OF perjury Provided That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be prevent person from entering
or purchasing the lands the United States the price Of
dollar ana cents per acre as now authorized and
land which the President the United States shall hereafter
proclaim and offer for sale any year shall exceed
five millions of This shall take effect six months
from and after its passage.
Mr.. BRINKERHOFF moved to amend Mr.. DRoMeooLrs
substitute by striking out the last paragraph Of the first section
commencing with the words and all lands of the United
States" &c. This negatived.
i Mr.. RATHBUN now moved to substitute for Mr.. DRoM-
COOLIES amendment the following
ne enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives
q ne United States Of america in Congress assembled
nat all public lands which shall have been offered for sale
years Or more the first day Of March, eighteen hundred
lar until the first day OF March, one thousand eight
hundred and all the said remaining unsod
See Ind further enacted That hereafter there shall
not be brought into market in year quantity Of pub
iic lands exceeding three and half millions OF
Sec s. 4nd bet further, enacted all acts and parts Of
acts as provide for an exemption from the imposition
land sold by the United States
ter the day oil sae be and the hereby repealed
/ This proposition rejected
Mr.. DANIEL moved the following in place Of Mr.. DRoM-
COOLIES amendment
Sec.- And be further. enacted That all public lands
which shall have been offered for sale the
first day OF March, lS shall thereafter be subject entry
then remaining unsod shall thereafter be subject entry
seyenty-tive cents per
This was also rejected.
| Mr.. MCDOWELL, of Virginia, moved the following in
place OF Mr.. DRoMGooLE's amendment or substitute
Be enacted by The Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES
Of the United States Of america Congress assembled
That the public lands which haue been offered for sale
years the of March, l847 shall subject to
entry at dollar and after that day until the
LIST March, ls49 that all which have been offered for fifteen
years said LIST March, IS47 shall be subject to
LIST March, lS49 that all which shall have been offered for
twenty years by and before the time aforesaid shall
be subject entry at fifty cents per acre from that time until
the lst March 849 and that all the residue of the public
lands which shall have been offered for TWENTY-FIVE years
or more, and be still uusod the of March, ls47 shall
be subject to entry at Twenty-Five cents until LIST of
March, 1919
Sec q 3d further enacted That every person apply
ing to enter Of the aforesaid lands according prov
sons this act shall be required first make affidavit before
the receiver of the proper land Office, and make affidavit
under all the forms and penalties law against false swearing
that he she the for his her USE
bona fd purpose of actually settling upon and cuyating
or of adding adjoining land actually owned and
occupied residence him her; and that together with
the land thus entered he she has acquired from the
United States under the provisions of this than
acres, according to the public surveys thereof
Sec 3. .dnd be az further enacted That nothing herein
contained shall be prevent person enter
ing and purchasing the public lands dollar twenty
nor shall any thing herein contained be construed to interfere
with right which has accrued by virtue of any grant,
ing % to actual settlers upon the public lands
land which the President of the United States shall hereafter
proclaim and offer for sale year. shall exceed
This shall go into effect from and after passage
| This proposition negatived Ayes 40 noes 80.
Mr. VANCE moved to add to Mr. DRostsooLEs substitute
provision for ascertanipg and satisfying Virginia Revolution
| any bounty land claims.
The CHAIR ruled this amendment out of order on the
ground Of nelevancy,
Mr. VANCE appealed.
And the decision Of the Chair was affirmed AYES U.s.
| noes 81.
Mr. HAMLIN moved the following as a substitute for Mr.
DRomGooLEs amendment 1.-THE first four sections of this
| amendment the precisely Mr.. McDowELL's,
aboye gven except that the last clause of the first section
beginning with the words and that all the residue" &c
is omitted by Mr. HAMLIS. He then proposed add fifth
| section, as follows Il
Sec BE further enacted That the patents shall not
for land under the provisions of this until the
expiration of three years after said entry and the time APP
plicaon may be made for patent the purchaser under
act before he shall be entitled the same first prove by
disineresed Witnesses the satisfaction of the
the General Office that said purchaser has resided
upon and cultivated said land entered for
years preceding his said application for patent and all
of said purchasers Of any said lands before paent
shall have issued for the same, shall be absolutely null and
VOID but IN case of death of said purchaser prior the
issuing OF said patent all the rights and privileges under the
provisions of this to which he she entitled shall
erue to and belong to his or her heirs who shall be and
hereby authorized to perfect the title said land and obtain
patent therefor,
This amendment was rejected.
Mr. DRoMcooLE's amendment substitute was then re-
Mr.. MCKAY moved substitute for the Senae's bill which
he sent 10 the Clerk to be read
Mr. RATHBUN objected it. and said that no further
amendments substitutes could be proposed substi
tute for the whole bill having proposed voted down.
the bill thereby actually adopted by the committee and
could not be further amended Mr.. r. referred case pre-
cisey in point in every respect which took place few days
ago the tariff bill.
The CHAIRMAN, however, ruled the amendment in
order
Mr.. RATHBUN appealed
And the decision of the Chair overruled: Ayes 6I
IL
And as by this decision, further amendment could be
made the committee and reported the bill from the Senate
to the House without amendment
The moment the Chairman made his report, number Of
members sprang to the floor. Il was given
Nh. WENTWORTH, who moved the previous question.
was ordered and being put passed in the affirmative by
which the main question ordered to be put.
Mr. GORDON moved that the bill be laid the table.
Ncgatved
Mr. COBB moved to reconsider the by which the
question was ordered to be put Negaived
The main question then put viz. " Shall the bill be
read third time !"
Il was decided by yeas and nays, follows
fEAS-Messrs. Stephen Adams, Bednger, James A.
Black Bowln, Boyd, Brnkerho, Brockenbrough, VIM. G..
Brown, Burt, Ca.heer A. A. ChPaan, n Chapman. Chase,
Chapman Cobb Cullum, Cunningham, Dargan, Darragh,
Douglass Dromgoole, Dunlap, Faan, Fickln, Fries, Giles
Hamn, Harason Harmanson Henley, Hoge. Hougb, Geo.
y Houston, Edm w. HUBBARD, James -. Hunt, James II.
Leake, La Sere, Lumpkin Macay NcClernand
Mcdonnell, Joseph Mcdowell, MeGaughey Mckay, John
r. Martin, Barclay Martin, Norris Morse, Mouon, Norris
Oven Parish Payne Perr Phelps, Psbuy, Relfe, Rhett
Roberts Sawyer, Seddon, Leonard H. Sims Simpson, Thos
Smith Caleb H. Smith Robert smith, Stanton, Starkweather