The daily union., 1846-04-30

the public land merely for the benefit OF the Stat
| OF Michigan. Why make farther application TO eff
feet that already done; and he therefore desired tina
The grants should be confined TO the line; If the lsnd
had been already sold, why make grant TO ia
ctate their sale He moved to strike out of the frs
| section as amended from the word acre" TO th'
| word preserved"
Mr.. HUNTINGTON objected If the objec
was to complete the works. that the value Of tn
! public lands might be enhanced, would not the pur
pose be as well effected in the manner provided by
the bill, as by the amendment The power was th'
| same and the effect the same. In either case thu
object would be accomplished. They went upSI
the principle that the lands wanted in order Il
complete the road. If the power existed 10 make
the grant, and if some of the sections had beer
sold, why not give sections ad acenp
Mr.. CASS asked II the mover OF the amendmen
meant that every section in the neighborhOod Of th'
road would not be improved IN value All the Por
TONS of the country were increased IN value by
roads. True, as they receded from the road, The
increase in value less, but still the land did IN
crease in value within reasonable distance Of the
road
Mr.. ARCHER replied According TO the sena'
tor though all the lands had been sold, sull the
grant would be contributing to an important western
improvement He (Mr A. contended that the
argument of the senator would 90 to show that
ncres sed to the value Of $50 or $40 an acre, sul
the grant was to be made! lie insisted that the bill
was not 10 be sustained, on the ground that the
value Of the land was TO be fattened IN thal
way after the proper end OF such grants had
been already accomplished. He also objected "a
the putting the disposal of the public lands at the
discretion u the Secretary Of the TreasuryEa prin-
oiple which he perceived was gradually creeping
Iuto such bills.
Mr.. CALHOUN was very anxious to vote for
the BILL but he could do so only the general prin'
ciple that the government of the United States as
proprietors of the public lands would be indemnlhed
for the grants. To that extent he saw his way
clearly. Beyond it he did not see his way. So
long as the grants were limited by reasonable dis
lance from the line of the road canal, there was
ground to believe that the end Of the grant would be
accom- plished. But when the grants went beyond
that the policy was very questionable On Pnncl-
pe and on the ground of exPediency, therefore, ii
would be impossible for him to vote for the grants
beyond the line, although he Lad very strong de-
sire to vote for the bill.
Mr.. SIMMONS made few remarks, when
The question on the amendment was taken, and
after division, was rejected hy vote Of l3 to 20.
| Mr.. BENTON moved, as an amendment, to
strike out from the first section Of the BILL after the
words "for the purpose Of aiding said State" the
words, "and for the reimbursement OF expenses IN
CURED"
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE opposed the amendment
He nothing offensive TO any one, IN the Provls
ION Of the bill which it was proposed to amend
nothing involving anything like an assumption Of d
State debt. II sought simply to pay what equity
required.
After few remarks from Mr.. SIMMONS, thu
| question was taken on the amendment
The yeas and nays were asked for by Mr. BEN
| TON; and being seconded, were taken, with tn,
following result:
| YEAs.-Messrs Allen, Archer, Ashley Atchison Ath
eron, Benton Brees", Bright Calhoun, DsVis, Haywood
Jenness Lewis Nc Dufie Niles, Rusk SEWER Turncy an
Westcott- l9
NAYs-Nesus Barrow, Berrien, Thomas Clayton, Johr
VI. Clayton Corwin, Crittenden, Evans huntington
Jarnsgin johnson. OF Louisiana, Morehead, Simmon,
speght, UPhsm, and Woodbrdge-l6
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. THOS. CLAYTON moved the following
amendment, to wit: insert after the last word in tht
first proviso cor in the and carriages belonging
to- and used by the proprieors Of said road, at tht
option Of the United States"
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE had no objection to thi,
amendment, but cordially assented to it,
The amendment was then agreed to-
Mr.. BENTON moved the following additiona
| amendment, 10 witt add to the last word Of tn,
clause preceding the first proviso the first section
the words, "and shall not be sold for less than on,
dollar and quarter per acre"
Agreed to.
to wit n:. asi tss v6fd 6fd Sgsnd
in the second provso or rlrst section
land remain the property Of the State"
Which amendment was rejected without divi
sion.
Mr.. SEWER proposed the following substitut,
for the entire bill; which was read:
Strike out all after the enactng clause, and insert
That there be granted to the State of Michigan quaint
y Of the public lands for purposes of internal improve
said State, which shall together ith the
said has already received for such purposes be
quantity to that already received by the State of ndant
for Internal improvements the selection Of which quantity
shall be made in the limits of said State in such
legislature said State shall desgnute and located in
parcels conornaby to sectional div sons and subdivisions
less than three hundred and twenty any
location any public land except such as is may be
eserved from sale by law OF Congress proclamation
may be made at any time alter the lands OF the Unite
States in said State shall have been surveyed according c
| existing laws.
The question being taken on the above substitute
| it was rejected-yeas Is, nays 2l-as follows:
| YEAS-Messrs Allen Ashley, Atchson, Atherton Ben
ton, Bright, Csss Hay ood Jenness. Lewis Niles RuRk
| SEWER, Turney, and Yuleei6
NAls-Messrs, Archer, Barrow Berrien, Breese, Cal
noun, Thomas Clayton John NJ. Clayton, Corwin Crit
enden Davis Huntington, Jarnagn. Johnson of Louisiana
lcDufie Miller, Morehead Simmons, speight, upham
Wostcott, and Woodbridge-2l.
No further amendments being submitted to the
bill it was reported to the Senate when the amend
ments were concurred in.
The question was then taken by yeas and nays
ordering the bill to be engrossed for third read
ing and resulted as follows:
YEAS-Mcssrs. Allen, Ashley. Atchison Barrow, Bsr
ren Breese Bright CaSs, Thomas Clayton, John NJ
layton, Corwin, trittenden, Davis. Evans Huntington
arnagin johnson OF louisiana Miller hiorehead Kusk
SEWER Simmons, Speight, upham, Westcott, and Wood
bridge--2G
NaYs-Messrs Archer, Atberton Benton Calhoun
Haywood, Jenness, Lewis, McDue, Niles Turney, anC
Yulee IL
So the bill ordered to be engrossed and read
third time.
MIR. WOODBRIDGE moved that the bill should
be Immediately put upon its third reading but OBJ
lection being made, the motion was not entertained
MINERAL LANDS AGAIN.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary Of the Treasury
in relation to the condition of the mineral lands ir
the Lake Superior region, which was read.
On motion, the Senate then adjourned
THURSDAY, April 30, 1876.
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