The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-05
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
Senate.

senate.
wAsHrNoros, Aug. 3, 1916.
The Senate, during the morning hour, transacted
batch of miscellaneous business and then took up
GRADUATION BILL,
with the amendments OF the House, as reported upon
with mendments from the Land Committee Of the Be-
nate then taken up. As originally passed by the
Senate the bill provided that all lands which had been
sold at 81 per acre The House changed this term to
twenty years The Land Committee propose compro-
After two Intellectual attempts to postpone the bill till
one o'clock the subject was formally taken into consde
ration.
The amendment changing the House term Of sale Of
lands at dollar per acre to be such lands as snail
have been in market on the LIST Of december next NJ
Johnson Of Md, Breese, Speight, Davis Dayton Cal
houn NJ Clayton, Huntington, and others, was agreed
The COMMITTEES the Senate next proposed to strike
out the second section Of the bill passed the House
limiting the annual sale OF the public lands to hgee mil
lions Of acres per annum-as to $50 the hm"suon
stricken out.
That all public lands which shall have been offered for
sale ten years more on the first day of March,
ect entry at one dollar per acre until the nrs day Of
March, eighteen hundred and fifty -ve Provided That
shall be lawful for any persen not proprietor Of land
TO the Of quarter section, who may desire to
occupy and cultivate any Of said lands which shall have
been market said reduced rate for four years TO
ter not exceeding quarter section in extent OF the same
AT fifty cents per And all lands remaining unsod
on the first day Of March, egteen hundred and fifty
which shall have been in market eighteen more
and subject entry such reduced price for eight
years. and also subject to entry by such actual occupants
and cutvaors for four years at fifty cents per acre shall
be ceded the several States, in proportion TO the num-
Der of electoral to which such States may be re-
specvely entitled at the time Of such cesson the aP
made to the several States in such mode
and the sails of said lands to be made under such regula
TONS as Congress shall prescribe. And all lands
naming unsold the first day Of march, eighteen hun
bred and ifty-nne which shall have been in market
twenty-five years more, shall be subject TO ne sSeo
BY the states 5 n which H a ss ee .O TO-
After some discussion, the amendment was rejected
% to %.
Mr.. WEsTcoTr next proposed tho following amend
And be it further enacted, That from and after
the first day Of December eighteen hundred and forty
six an, free white person male female the age
of eighteen years, who may desire to make perma-
mont actual settlement and habaton upon and cult
vate any public lands Of the United States subject to
try for the Of fifteen years prior to that day. and
manning unsold and not reserved from SALE or subject
TO presumption In favor Of any other person. he or she
may file his or her application, in writing with the re-
gster of the land district in which said lands shall le
specifying the township, range, section and sectional
subdivision Of said lands and upon his her adducng
satisfactory proof to the register aforesaid and
has settled upon said lands, which proof shall be fled
with said register then the said register and receiver
shall issue to such applicant Certificate rechng that
upon the continued habitaon and cultivation OF said lands
by said applicant should he she have died by his
her heirs for the term Of Ave years from and after the
date Of said certificate and upon proof thereof being made
within ninety days after the expiration OF said term to
such register and receiver aforesaid such applicant or
III or she shall have died. his or her heirs; shall De en-
for to applicant his or her heirs without any
charge therefor and which patent shall in such case
issue aforesaid Provided, however, That in no case
shall an application be made certificate or patent De
issued in favor of the person for more than quar-
ter of section Of said lands And provided, also I'm,
the right of such applicant his or her heirs 70
lands shall in no be sold assigned or
mortgaged or hypothecaed before said patent snA Dc
issued and any agreement for that purpose sns oe hu
and void and lien shall be allowed TO De Or
acquired on said right to said lands nor snan ucn i'm
10 said lands subject sale by or under any prooes
at law or in equity prior to said patent being issued ana
rsceived by the person or persons entitled thereto
And be Il further enacted, That 1t shall be I'M
for anv person except the applicant Aforesaid or
h;s or her heirs aforesaid to settle upon culvate
narter section of land for which certificate shall have
;ssued AZ Aforesaid and such illegal settlement shall
in no case give such person any right TO such lands or
interest therein.
Mr.. wr,roorr advocated this proposition in an ex'
planstory speech.
Mr. BREEsE thought as the scheme entirely new,
il had better be postponed till the next session.
Mr. WssrcoTT persisted in a vote upon IL now ana
called for the ayes and noes a,
And tho proposition rejected by vote Of y 70 ~
The bill amended was agreed TO, IN tne 'ohow"s
FORM and ordered to be sent TO the House
AN ACT
TO reduce and graduate the price OF fuohc LINUS '"'
for other purposes.
Ia IA .p.cted That all public lands which shall have