The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-09

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Mr.. ASHLEY submitted the following resolution;
which was agreed TO: -... t..... Uab.. ..
Rssolpsd That the Committee the Judiciary be in.
sructed inquire into the expedency Of extending the
criminal laws the United States over the Indian terrific
ries.
REPORTS FROM coMMiTTEEs.
Mr.. WESTCOTT, from the Committee on Ter
rfories reported back the (House) joint resolution,
Affirming certain act Of the legislative assembly OF
Wisconsin, without amendment, and with recon-
nlendation that il do not pass.
Mr.. W., also, from the same committee, reported
back the (House) bill disaairming all laws of the
Territories Of Iowa and Wisconsin, granting bank
ing privileges, without amendment, and recommend
Jog that it do not pass, ..
Mr. w. further, from the same committee, report
ed back the (House) bill to define the boundaries
Of the State Of Iowa, and to repeal much of the
of the Sd Of March, 1845 relates to the boun-
daries of Iowa, without amendment.
Mr. w, still further from the same committee,
reported back the (House) bill to enable the people
OF Wisconsin TO form constitution and State gov
ernment and for the admission Of such State into
the Union, without amendment
Mr. w. moved that the two last named bills be
made the special order for Saturday next.
Mr.. LEWIS objected. There we're (he said)
several important bills which had the preference and
were discussed.
The question being taken on the motion, it was
disagreed TO. ... ........ . ...
MIR. DICKINSON, from the Committee of Claims,
reported Joint resolution for the relief of John
Devn; which was read first and second time.
[Several messages in writing were received from
the President of the United States.l
... EXECUTIVE BUREAU.
The bill to establish and organize an executive
h,,r the AYR am n
the President Of the United States, was taken up;
and, after a conversation between senators JAR
NAGIN, HUNTINGTON, WESTCOTT, and
CHALMERS, it was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
MINERAL LANDS.
The "bill to direct the President of the United
States sell the reserved mineral lands in the State
of Illinois and Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa,
supposed to contain lead ore;" read third time
and passed.
THE GRADUATION BILL.
The bill to graduate and reduce the price of the
public lands was read third time and passed by the
following vote: a.a' .,.sn re'. Iit10".f.I
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchson, Atherton Bag
by Barrow Benton Breese, Calhoun Cameron Cass Chal.
son. Of Mary land Lewis Pennyback Rusk semple Sc.
vier Turney, Westcott, and Yuiee-26 ..
NAYS -Messrs Archer, Ciley, Thomas Clayton, John
NJ Clayton Corwn, Davis, Dayton. Evans Greene Hun
tngton Jarnagn Miller Morehead Pearce, Phelps Sim.
mons, Upham, and Woodbridge--ls, .. .....
The bill as passed is as follows:
BILL to reduce and graduate the price Of the pub
lie lands and for other purposes. viz:
Be il enacted BY n. Senate House Of Representative
of the United Siates ameiea in Congress assembled
That all public lands which shall have been offered for
sale ten years the first day of March, eighteen
hundred and shall thereafter be subject to entry
dollar per until the FIRST day Of March, thou
sand eight hundred and fifty ell then remaining unsold shall
subject entry at sevenyye cents per until the
first day Of March, thousand eight hundred and fifty
n,,u .any
ry at fifty cents per until the first day of March,
thousand eight hundred and fy-sx; when they shall be
day Of March, thousand eight hundred and fifty nine
sac and bsh nnthsr enacted That all public lands
dted and ory-seven shall have been offered sale ten
years the first day of March one thousand
eight hundred and fifty shall then he subject to graduation
years. that all public lands which shall have been offer
for sale ten years or more at the next succeeding period
graduation, and entry at like periods of three years
they consecuvey occur; Provided That no one per
son. the provisions of this act shall be authorized to
purchase than section at the two lowest rates OF
fifty and twenty five cents per acre
ton the prices Of said lands whch sha take place by the
graduating process Of this the occupants settlers up
oh any Of the said lands shall have the right Of presumption
such graduated reduced prices which right shall
tend period of six months from after the dates al
land not entered by The respective occupants or
within that period shall be liable be entered purchased
~ p a%y shall shall take place when .fa not previously
be again subject to the right OF fol
redneton shall take place. Prorasd That nothing in si.
contained shall be construed to interfere with any rgh
which has accrued or may accrue ny virtue Of any &C
granting prescriptions to actual settlers upon the public
lands .a
SEE And he further enacted That all acts and parts
acts as provide for exemption from the imposition
taxes upon land sold by the United States for five
from and after the day OF sale be- and the hereby
repealed.
# THE TEXAN NAVY. ~
IL, AZ N t
the President of the United States to increase thu
naval force of the Unted States, by adding thereto
! the naval establishment Of the late republic o.
Texasn was taken up.
| MIR. FAIRFIELD said, that although this bill
came from the Committee on Naval Affairs, he did no
claim any participation in the honor ofits paternity
| On the contrary, it had his opposition in commit
tee, and had been reported to the Senate during
temporary absence, contrary to his wishes and ex
pectations. In his view, the bill had goot
foundation, either in principle or expedency; but
on the contrary, was violave Of both. 1t was CON
tended by its friends that its object embraced IL
the Joint resolution annexing Texas TO the United
States; that the term "navyn there used, embraced
the officers as well as the ships. This wasa strang,
| position, and one which he was persuaded would
never receive the sanction ofthe Senate. The Ian
giiage of the I'd section Of the joint resolution refer
| red to, was thus
"ssid state when admitted into the Union after cedin
TO the United States all public edces forhcatons bar
racks ports and harbors navy and navy yards docks
msr,1ine. and ornaments and all other pertaining
TO The public defence belonging 70 the said republic OF Tex
| as shall retain ell the public funds" &c
Now, though IL might be conceded that the tern
4 onavy" may he used in certain connexions and un
der such circumstances as TO warrant the enlarged
sense claimed for it, yet surely no such meaning eou
be attached to il here. twoud be observed tina
the language speaks Of "ceding"-sfter ceding tn
navy &c. Could il for moment be supposed tina
Congress was then contemplating oesson of me
full grown uniformed, and commissioned met
Certainly not. The term cede could properly ar