The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

occupied the doors were reopened, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal of yesterday having been read, was
corrected in certain particular, on motion of MIR.
DRoMGOOLE, and was then approved.
FRENCH sPoLIATIoss.
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished bust.
ness be the act to provide for the ascertainment
and satisfaction Of claims Of American citizens for
spoations committed by the French prior to the
3Ist July, 1901.
III appeared that the question had not yesterday
been taken on the tile of the bill.
The pending question was, "Shall this be the title
Of the bRn
The previous question was moved and second
ed. And the main question was ordered to be now
taken.
Mr. G. w. JONES moved that the bill be laid
on the table.
The SPEAKER said the motion was not in
der
Mr.. JONES moved that the title of the bill be
laid on the table.
The SPEAKER said the motion was not in or
der The title Of the bill could not be separated
from the bill itself
The main question was then taken, and the title
of the bill was agreed To-.
The SPEAKER, by consent, proceeded to lay
before the House certain messages from the Senate
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Tie uuI mai.t.s, appropriation
vice of the United States, which had been returned
from the Senate with certain amendments, was taken
up, and, on motion of Mr.. MCKAY, was referred
to the Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
LAND CLAIMS IN LOUISIANA.
The bill from the Senate entitled Gan act to pro.
vide for the confirmation of certain settlement claims
in the Greensburg land district in Louisiana" was
taken up on its first and second reading.
Mr.. MORSE asked that it be put on its third
reading.
Mr. COBB called for explanation.
Mr. HARMANSON said few words in ex-
PLANTATION of its provisions, when he was interrupted
by number of members stating that it was unne-
cessary to say more.
And the bill was thereupon read third time and
passed.
THE GRADUATION BILL.
The bill to reduce and graduate the price of the
public lands (Which had been returned from the Sen
ate with sundry amendments to the amendments of
this House, was taken up, as follows:
B, enacted by the Senat, and House Of Representatives. Of
The United States America in Congress assembled That all
public lands which shall have been offered for sale heen
years the stday Of December one eight
hundred and fory-sx shall thereafter be subject TO
try dollar per for the term OF hye years. all the
before described lands then remaining unsold shall be SUB
ect to entry seyenyive cents acre Tor another
term of Ave years. and ali such unsold the end Of the
mentioned be entered at 90 cents per acre
SCI Inc 6; dsv Of december one thousand eight
hundred and forty have been offered for sale fifteen
years more on the FIRST OF December one eg
hundred and shall then be to vs
and that ali public lands which shall have been for
sale fifteen Years or more at succeeding period
any subsequent one shall be subject in IKE manner 70
uaoh ana That NO one person under
the nrovsons of this act shall be authorized to purchase
more than one the lowest of fifty cents per
acre ,,,., ,.,, .u.rr ,.du,.
ton H. The nrcss aid apS which shall take place by the
graduating of this the occupants or settlers up
on any ohe said lands shall have the right of presumption
at such graduated or reduced prices WINCH rgh sha
& ~ sectiye gradnations shall take place and any
land not entered by the respective occupants settlers
within that PERIOD shal pe ape 10 pe ene,eu VI
by any other person uhtii .he neN' az az , VI
In price shali take Piace, wnen II n, ~ % ~" e.,
purchasea, DC aypd w ro time 10 time AS said
reduction shall ,aKe place. nr9,afa n J,hs a,
act @ a. av accrue nv virtue of sny Act
whlcn mas aoorueu VI 10y ,I .n,,,a, ,nan tho n1hiic
granting PreeihP"on' " ' ~ 'P Wv f
lands nr,t. .,,,,,s That al, acts snd narts NJ
SEC IND ne lwlh emar,fa, ns 1 aot no u "
acts as provide ,or an @ I'LL Tyad s,at fr 6y GEAR
taxes upon a1a sou ~ oi h nnd Tho same arc serebv
from ana aner 'ne o'y VI Sa'e' o'' anu 'f ~ " '
repeated
And the question being concurring in the
a",e'u y. ar pnN Mn 80 .sr.l.;naJ ,k., 40
Mr.. McCLEhNAND ofiehy eAp'ameu men, re-
marking that they were SUBSTANTIALLY the same as
the amendments Of the House. And he demanded
the previous question a, oonno,, -,
Mr.. BkODHEAD ana MT uohpoN moved
| that the bill and amendments be laid on the Ia
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