The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-03

"SEc 2 .fad b Il 1utksr enacted, That the moneys
hereby appropriated for The construction OF the said
road IN ths States Of Ohio and Indiana shall hs ex.
pended as far as practicable In completing said road
continuously 10 the end that the finished portions OF
said road may be surrendered TO the respective States
ProUided, That this restriction shall not interfere
with the necessary repairs on the whole line OF said
road In said States Ind PTOrid'd further, That
the part Of said road be covered with stone shall
not exceed the width Of sixteen feet.
"SEc. 3. Ind BE- Il further enacted That it shall
be the duty Of the Secretary OF War forthwith to
cause the work herein provided for To be specified
and immediately thereafter let the same in sepa-
rate divisions within the respective States he work
in each State 10 constitute dyslon) TO the lowest
substantial bidder taking bond and security for the
performance Of the contract, having previously CIV.
en- due notice Of such letting.
CSC T. find BE- Il further enacted, That the mo-
ney hereby appropriated TO be expended in the
State Of Illinois, shall be applied wholly 10 grading
and bridging said road"
| The bill having been read
Mr.. WICK presuuing, he said, that in all prob
ability no bill making an appropriation OF money
for this object could pass this House moved, at the
suggestion Of membets better acquainted with the
rules Of order than himself TO stIke out nom the
bill oil amer the enactng clause and insert the follow
ing substitute
"Thai there be, and hereby is, granted TO the
States Of Ohio, Indians Illinois, aEd Missouri, for
| the purpose Of completing the Cumberland road In
the three first named States and to Jefferson city In
the last named the quantity Of public lands herein.
after named, lying in said States respectively, and
not otherwise appropriated, to wit To the State Of
Ohio, three hundred and forty -four thousand
10 the Stale Of Indiana, nine hundred and twenty
one thousand SIX hundred acres; the State Of Iii.
nois, one million three hundred and eighty mine
thousand three hundred and sixty acres; and TO the
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thirty-one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
acres which said lands hereby granted to the said
States Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri,
shall be selected by agents TO be appointed by the
governors Of said States respectively. And the Sc
lectons when made. shall be reported TO the Com.
missioner Of the General Land ohice.
"SEc. 2. .ind BE- u 6rtAu snseisd, That all the
lands granted by the first section Of this act shall BE-
disposed Of byor under the authority Of the several
States respectively and the proceeds thereof shall
be exclusively applied to the completion Of the
Cumberland road in said States, and for no othe,
purpose whatsoever. And whenever the President
shall be notified by the governors, or by the proper
authorities Of the several States Tor either Of Them
of their readiness proceed to the selection Of the
Iands herelnbefore granted, he shall cause the fur
Their sale Of land in said States be suspended un
: I'll said lands are selected Propidsd That such sus-
pension shall not continue for longer period than
, three months Pr0ridsd further, That the State o
Ohio may select the whole any part Of the land,
granted to said State from either Of the State.
through which the said road is laid out after said
States shall have selected the lands granted 10 them
by this act.
4 "SLe. g. find be il further snaet,d, That when IN,
aforesaid lands shall have been selected the Cum
berand road, with all materials which may have
been procured by the United States for the prosecu
ton OF the came, shall be surrendered to the said
States respectively, and the entire control thereof
shall thereafter be vested in said States and said
| N.l ~. Al.
passage Of this act, and when completed, shall b,
Y free from any tolls or charges whatever for any
n property of the United States, or persons in lhe
service passing along the same.
"SEc. 4. ind be Il further enacted That in cas-,
either Of the aforesaid States shall fail TO eomplei,
the said road within the time specified in this act
such State failing shall forfeit the United 5tatr
all the lands which may remain unsold, and also b,
holden TO pay TO the United States all moneys re
# ceiyed for lands sold, and not expended in maxim,
u said road a. provided in this act.
d "SEc. 5 .lnd be il further enacted, That the sal
snds hereby granted said States shall not he dis
posed of at less price than the minimum price, 70
the time being, Of other public lands belonging Il
n The United States. And ifany Of the lands selected
under the provisions Of this act shall be claimed un
4 der any the presumption laws Of the United State
al the time Of the selection thereof the said State
shall be, and hereby are, required to extend to saiC
claimants all the benefits which they would be emit
tied to- if the same bad not thus been selected: Pro
uided, That the lands selected within the State o
Ohio, after offering them at public sale, which shal
y be done within year after such selection ma
lie at all times liable to private entry at the sam,
. minimum Of other public lands belonging TO IN,
United States"
+ Mr.. R. SMITH sent to the clerks table to b,
+ read, memorial which he had this morning receiy
ed from citizens of Illinois, demonstrating agains
the land plan Of appropriation.
Mr. SCHENCK also sent to the table a remon
h STRANGE of a similar kind.
i Mr.. r. SMITH then addressed the commitic,
briefly in explanation and vindication of his owl
course of aetion this subject. He believed tina
. It was The duty of this government to make appro
prlations in money for the continuation and compile
ton Of the Cumberland road, but he had little hop,
> now that anything of that kind could be obtained
II for ever since the year 1888 the people had beer
: knocking at the doors of Congress, and had neve
> obtained dollar. He was in favor of the money
appropriation. He would be glad if such bill
could pass He did not believe that it could; bu
y he believed that seven-eighths Of his constitusn
would rather have an appropriation OF land thar
y have nothing at all. ii because Of the repeated
: failure in this House to procure appropriations o
: money, and because half loaf was better than M
bread, that he willing accept Of the land ap
. preparation. A more solemn compact than tina
made between these States and the general govern
ment for the completion of this road had beer
q entered into.
u Mr.. WICK said he had held consultation will
, his colleagues through whose districts the Cumber
land road passed, and they had como the conclu
sion that the passage of bill appropri.ting none,
for the continuance Of the Cumberland road, wal
doubtful if not hopeless and that there was bette
# prospect OF passing bill making grant of land 70
d that purpose; and therefore he should offer al
amendment to that effect, which he hoped would b.
o acceptable to the committee.
d He briefly advocated the appropriation on tn
J. ground that the government had commenced tn
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q continuation, and completion. This expectation
had grown into positive anlici patton by yearly ap
c preparations made, and continued for a series O
# years, down to 1898. Having thus been taught {,
expect appropriations, failure gave rise to heart
e burnihgs, and dissatisfaction. II was, in point O
= fact, very troublesome question in Indiana. N
man would be elected unless he would pledge him
self to support appropriations for the road-the Ia
gisiature had and would continue to adopt resou
o tons IN favor of such appropriations. The peopI
of Indiana would continue to ask. But il hi
# amendment could be adopted and the bill so amen
81 ded be passed into law, it would put the sabec