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n Mr. RArasus, declaring thai said lands should
mol be sold foe less than Ave dollars per acre "
Mr. RATHBUN withdrew IL TO enable
Mr.. g. s. HOUSTON 10 have the question taken
an The following modified substitute:


vnoas Lands IN the States Of Illinois and Arkansas ant
territories Of Wisconsin and Iowa. belonsins TO the Uhte,
public lands authorized BY Law TO be soid except al
"sse had ts t,tGsr enacted That six months no
,aeh Of general circulation 10 such Of ms
states the President may think exPedient WIN pls
,nd Arkansas and Territories OF Wisconsin and lows ana
u the lands 70 be onsrslor sale showing the noiii,y
localities Of the different mine, nov known me ,r
Of discovering others the quality Of the ore, the
Of working IT, the farther facilities (h any ioT ~
res Of shot sheet lead and paints and the means sa
psnse Of transporting the whole TO the principal IN
ssse sna Be .,fLsr saa-sd That upon satisfactory
that tract or tracts OF said lands contain mine
~ mines OF lead ore actually discovered and being worked
IN and ia case the shall be sold In such legal
dVison or subdivisions Of not less than forty acres
~ lude snoh mine mines and such tract or tracts
,, not be sold s such public sale tesy may DC entered
,on OF any OF said lands upon which there may be
lease OF leases from the government OF the Uni
shall be sold until after The determination OF such
,e or by eux Of time, voluntary surrender or
oAsr legal exiting uishmeni thereof"
The substitute amendment was declared to be
rj,eisd.
The committee then rose, and reported the bill to
he House without amendment.
Mr. G. s. HOUSTON renewed the motion to
amend the bill by inserting the substitute he had
Indicated.
Mr. STEPHEN ADAMS demanded the previous
question. -
.,aIn resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole
Michigan. in the ehair)
Fox AND WISCONSIN, RIVERS.
The committee proceeded to the consideration Of
The following bill:
BILL to grant certain quantity Of land to all in the
nj Al Eaw "A and IN
eO0hse, the same BY canal IN tho Territory Of Wis
c0Hsn
b. - saset,d " a., Ssaais aud House u Representatives.
As Ulsl &sisS s .iasriea in C0HgTssS aBsbsd, That
her, BE- and hereby h granted TO the State Of wisconsin
on the admission Of such state into the Union for the Pur
lose ofnptoyihg the navigation Of the Fox and wiscon
10 rysrs in the Territory Of Wisconsin and OF construct
g the canal 10 unite the said rivers or near the Portage
9asniiy q I.nd sSIal 70 9nsaa q two sections 10
Portage canal shall enter the and the lakes through
sAe6tbey pass AMI each side Of the said canal
M each alternate section TO the United states IN be select
under the direction Of the governor OF said Territory
snd approved by the President Of the United states
o tho mouth Of each Of the said the said points
lRd from stream IN the other along said canal The
AID MYERS, when improved and the said canal when IA
shed shall be aud forever remain public highway for the
Of the yovernment ofthe United states free from any
toll other charge whatever Tor the Of the
nail. orior property Of the United States
The said altsnsts sections reserved 10 the United state,
'B not be sold al less rate than two dollars and nifty
cent, the aere Pros'asd As That all Of said lands
a s,s y.srs from Ibs TIM thew bs he Offered In mar
let shall b. subject to entry dollars the acre and
al Of said lands remaining unsoh at the expiration OF ten
from the time when they shall be offered In market
shall be subject to entry at dollar and twenty five cents
pd, reserved hall give the occupant or any other per
claiming through OF under him right to said lands a,
ay PnGv les ,han ne prles hhed IN TINS act "e time oil
Sac .snS 3, q G.rfSsp ,n.et,! That A. soon a, the
Territory Of Wisconsin, shall be admitted State into the
tnOn all the lands granted by this act shall be and
s l,nd, S,rss, arsToDriasd hall not he elassS
N the quantity Of land to which Wisconsin will
;, entitled under The eighth section the act entitled An
e' 70 sPPrVPnss ne PIocesus ~ te ,ss VI .t PSoc
oG be saR,tai into he Gaon, E1Ssa.i so That the
convention which shall form constitution for said
nnsonsn .hsr 20 'nst ass' 70 sSeept sIia
ss,urs Of said state shs have power to tx the prce at
mn s , ,h " o,o no. ~, -, S lay Ia ma i
~. "a ~, na VI ~ IA I,,
ma ST., e W "' ue'e WI ' '''' '''' VI
''a oS"' l. ;, ..-,,.. .,-y rs., A.. al, i.,.o,.
nsnt ,ba he within three wears after tbe sd
twenty year. or the United State. shall be entitled to re-
eeVe the amount for which any Of said lands have
soa ~ ,e state v S s ine ms Oh pun
N, act. shan be valid ~
M, yINToN mov.d n s,r;L. on, the socond
,,;o - al. G., ...,;n
Mr. McCLERNaND susg.s,sd that the GENTLE
,., ID Ss,,.r ;nor,d. ~" IA ronso aIso
n ,.ys he isnds nnder The onsr.,;on Of tho
,ystem now in force.
NJ VINToN IA No, ,o..o, ,hs .,,r...,;o,
Mr., RATHRITN was in favor Of tSs n,ot;on n
strike out the proviso.
Mr.. MeCI,ERNAND moved IN ,mend the
amendment bv striking out the third nroviso also.
Mr., JACOB THOMPSON indicated a motion IN
,,rike ont an the nroyisos of the section and ev.
blamed the object Of the motion,
Some desuItory discuss;on folIowed in which
Messrs. COI,LAMER. JOSEPH ]. McDOWEIL
VINTON NJ T. MARTIN 7 p HINT STE,
pHEN ADAMS and JEFFERSON 0AViS mar.
tcnated -
Mr. J. r. HINT eaye notice of the folio wing
,m.nansnt.
.#t.i
strike out IRON the words oneha OIL sth line, LIST sec
Dn to and including the word canal" 18th line and in
e three sections in width on each side of the said Fox
er and the lakes through which passes from its mouth
the point where the Portage canal shall enter the same
and each side OF said canal from stream TO the other
ervng the alternate sections to the United States to be
selected under the direction Of the governor OF said terrific
and such selection to be approved by the President Of
the United Statesp
Mr.. McCI, ERNAND withdrew his motion for
the present.
The question then required on the motion of Mr..
JACOB THcMpsoN.
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