Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-11


and the amendment Of Mr.. GARnETr DAVIS, to grant
500, 600 acres Of public lands to certain States.
The previous question: which had been moved yesterday,
here seconded
And it put TO wit Shall the main question be now
put and passed in the affirmative.
That main question was that the House do agree the
amendment substitute reported from the Committee of the
Whole House.
Mr.. TIBBATTS then moved that the bill be recommted
TO the Committee of the Whole with instructions strike
that part Of it which had been moved by Mr. GAnnErT
DAVIS granting five hundred thousand of public land
each Of the States who have already received grant OF
like quantity under the act of the 18th of September 1874
appropriate the proceeds of the sale of the public lands
The SPEAKER said that the previous question had
been put and carried the motion TO recomni not in
der the previous question of higher order Of questions
than that to commit recommt
Mr. G. w. JONES moved that the bill be laid the table.
The question taken by and and decided as
follows Yeas 80, nays 95.
And the House refused to lay the bill on the table,
The main question again REQUIRED that the House do
to the substitute of the Committee Of the Whole House The
first section and part of the second section Of the original bill
(the others details) follows
BE enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rerese,aipes Of
the United States of america Congress assembled That
the Of hundred thousand dollars be and the same IS
hereby appropriated for the purpose Of continuing the Cum
beand road in the State of Ohio that the OF hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars be and the is hereby
proprated for the continuation OF said road the State OF In
diana and that the OF hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars be anil the same is hereby ior the continual
ton of said road in the State Of illinois, which several sums
be paid Of any money the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated and replaced out OF the fund reserved Tor laying
making roads under the direction of Congress- by the
passed for the admission of the States OF Ohio
dana Illinois, and Missouri into the Union on an equal loot
ing with the original States.
Sec Ind 6en further enacted That the moneys hereby
the construction of the said road in the States
OF Ohio and Indiana shall be expended as far as practicable
completing said road continuously the end that the finish
portions OF said road be surrendered to the respective
States
The principal features of the substitute he remaining part
is detail) follows:
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. Of
the United States Of imerIca Congress assembled That
there be and hereby granted the States of Ohio Indiana
Illinois, and Missouri for the purpose of completing the Cum
bertrand road in the three first named States and Jefferson
city in the last named the quantity OF public lands hereinafter
named lying in said States respectively and otherwise APP
poprated to wit To the State Of Ohio three hundred and
forty thousand the State of Indiana nine hun
dred and twenty thousand six hundred the State
of Illinois million three hundred and eighty thousand
million three hundred and tryon thousand eight hum
dred and which said lands hereby granted
the said States of Ohio Indiana Illinois, and Missouri shall
selected by agents be appointed by the OF said
States respectively and the selections when made shall be
reported the Commissioner of the General Land Office
Sec q And be further enacted That all the lands grant
ed by section Of this disposed Of by
der the authority of the several States respectively and the
proceeds thereof shall be exclusively appedo the completion
of the Cumberland road in said States and for other pur
pose whatsoever And whenever the President shall be not
fed by the Governors by the proper authorities of the
era States either OF OF their readiness proceed
the selection of the granted he shall
the further sale Of land in said States be suspended until
said lands selected.
Sec s. lind Be further enacted That when the aforesaid
lands shall selected the Cumberland road with all
materials which may have been by the United States
for the prosecution of the same shall be surrendered to the
said States respectively and the entire control thereof shall
thereafter be vested said States and said road shall
peted within eight years from the passage of this and
tor property of the United States in their
service, passing along the same.
aforesaid States shall fail complete the said road within the
specified in this act such State failing shall forfeit to
the United States all the lands which may remain unsod and
holden pay the United States all moneys received
for lands sod and expended in making said road pro-
yided in this act
Mr. G. DAVIS had moved the following amendment:
And whereas States received Of land
under and by Of entitled An appropriate
the proceed. of the sale. Of public lands and to grant
empton rights," approved September IA, 184l:
Belt further enacted That each and every State Of the Uni
ted States other than those which the said 900
land were By the act shall Be entitled TO-
Of and and each of such States may select that quantity out
of the unapPrPated public lands in quantities Of not
lands which every State select under this shall be
yeyed and sod BY the authority of the officer, of the United
States Government other public lands and money
may be received it shall be paid over to the States whose
lands may have been sold.
And the question that the House do concur with the
Committee Of the Whole in the said substitute
Il decided in the negative by yeas and nays follows
YEAS-Messrs Abbott Arnold Ashmun, Barringer, Bell,
James Black, Blanchard, Brodhead, Milton Brown, W. w.
Campbell, Carroll, John G. Chapman, Reuben Chapman,
Davis Dillingham;, Dixon Dockery Dunlap Edwin H. Ewing,
Foot, Foster, Gentry Graham Order, Grinne Hamlin,
Hampton, Harper Hopkins, Hough, Samuel ID. Hubbard,
Hudson, Washington Hunt Joseph II. Ingerso s. Jones,
Ivains, Mar.h Miller, Moseley Moulton, Norris Pendls
ton Pollock, Ramsey, Rathbun, Roberts, Julius Rockwell
John A Rockwell, Root Runk, Sawyer Severance Truman
Smith, Albert Smith, Caleb b, Smith, Stewart Thomasson,
mot, Winthrop, Woodruff, Wright, Young-7.
NAYS-Messrs. J. q. Adams Stephen Adams, Anderson,
Atkinson Bayly Rednger, Benton Biggs, James A. Black
ROxylin noyd HripL hoT Rroy Rurf Gathca
Augustus A. Chapman Chase, Chapman Clarke Cobb, Cum
minis, Cunningham, Daniel Jefferson Davis, DE Mott, Dob
bin, Douglass, Dromgoole Faran Fickln, Fries Garvin
Goodyear, Gordon HARRISON, Haansou, Henley, Hoge,
T.. Holmes, George s. Houston Edmund W. Hubbard, Hun
gerord James b. Hunt Hunter, Charles j. Ingero Jen-
kins Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson George w. jones'
Preston King, lawrence Lake, La Sere Lgon, Lumpkin
Maclsy McCleland McClernard, Mcconnell, Joseph j.
Mcdowell, JAS. Mcdowell, Mckay John p Martin, Bar
clay Martin, Morris, Niven, Owen, Parish, Payne Petit
Phelps, Price, Reid Relic, Rhe, Sawtelle, Scammon
Schenck, Seldom Leonard H. SIMS Simpson, Thomas Smith,
Robert smith, Stanton, Sarkweaher St john Sykes Th
bodeaux James Thompson Jacob Thompson Thurman, Tb
bats, Tredway, yinon, Wentworth, Wheaton, Williams
Wood, Woodward, Woodwork Yancey, Ye-i03
The substitute being thus rejected
The original BILL TO appropriate money direct from the
public Treasury for the road again before the House.
And the question put, Shall be engrossed and read
third time decided, by yeas and nays, follows
Blanchard Bowlin Brinkerhof, William w. Campbell,
Carroll, John G.. Chapman, Cranson, Culver Cummins,
Cunningham Dixon, Douglass, Faran, Ficin Foot, Grder
Grinne Hampton, Harper, Henley, Hoge Samuel ID. Hub
bard, Hudson, Washington Hunt Charles Ingcrso Joseph
Ingersoll, Lewis Levin, Long McCenand, j. j. Mellow
ell McGaughey, McIvane, Morse Moeley Owen, Petit,
Pollock Ramsey, Relic, julius Rockwell, Root, Runk,
Sawyer, Schenck Severance, Truman Smith, Ihos Smith,
Caleb b. Smith, Robert Smith, sarkweather, Stewart,
Thbodcaux, Thomasson Benjamin Thompson Thurman,
Tibbatts Tlden, yintop, Wentworth White, Wick, Win