The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-01-22

Canal lands, and 10 secure their sale 10
actual settlers, being under consideration.
Mr.. Me,ealf proposed TO amend BY adding
a provlso 10 The 6rst section, tho 6lloy-
iaa:
provided that such tracts Of parrsls OF
said Miami canal lands as were, By the coln-
missicnes appointed to appraise said lands,
(whoss report bears date September 29lh
1888 together With sdch tracts or parcels Of
ths Wabash and Erie canal lands as were
appraised at q less sum than ons dollar an
an acre, in conformity with provisions OF the
act Of February, lS4S, shall be sold at and
for the same at which said tracts or parcels
were severally appraised BY said commission
ers." "
Mr.. Smith, Of HAMILTON, was now heard
by tho committee in few remarks support
ing tho bill. He likod particularly its pro-
vision that no man should be allowed 10 pur-
chase more than quarter saclion Of these
lands He liked also the provision which
gave the preference TO actual setllersj and
hs liked also, that provision which repaired
the purchaser to filo his affidavit ofinlention
10 settle and improve his tract within six
months ofihe date Of his purchase. And ho
proceeded 10 demonstrate that it was the
true policy Of the State to foster the inter.
ssts sfactual settlers, and encourage irnmi.
grafton.
Mi. McM.han also lppor,ed the PROPOSE.
tion.
And then, after few words OF explana-
ton between Mr.. Whiiridgs and Mr. Met
calf, the amendment was agreed 10.
Mr.. Brown proposed 10 amend by striking
out from the second section all after the word
"sale," ia line ons, aud nssriiag the words
"al prices no, less than IS par cent. bslow
thsir apprised value" whereuPon,
Mr.. hisicalf addressed tho committee in
opposition 10 tho amsndmsnt, and touching
the provisions Of the bill in general He
said he was not disposed to resist any
anendmen, TO this bill not cslculatod TO do
feat his object, nor was he disposed to charge
tho gentleman from Mon,gomsy (Mr. Brown)
with the intention TO defeat tho bill. On
tho contrary, hs believed az he saw q gsaer-
al disposition in the House 10 offer these
lands at such prices a. would secure their
sale, and he had no doubt that such was the
obiec, Of tho noyer Of this smendmeni.----
Bu, MI. M. had serious objections TO urge
against il. fthe Commissioner appraise-
meat Of these lands had been made on actu-
al examination, then he would acknowledge
that the smsndmeat would seem, al the FIRST
blush, to present the oaly just plan ofsslling
thom. Buff M. M's observations had been
eorrect--ihey had bssn made chiefly on the
knowledge and understanding Of sthers--
the men who appraised these lands did ne
travel over them; but instead Of that, they
,wsuld 20 into the nsighborhood and make
iinquiry what such and such tract was
swor,h, and mark it down according y--tak-
ring The whole upon trust, without, perhaps
sposiisely insending TO be wrongly informsd
Such At all events, was the manaer in which
these apraisements were made. Their report
therefore, did not for any certain and con
elusive basis fo,m arriving 81 the inirnsi; val
sas ofthe lands; and il that report gave nc
srnle by witch to arrive at their just value
,couiparing tract with tract, then there wa
nothing in il calling upon Us nov 10 make j
rtAs basis ofour appraisemsnt. Again, every
.mcmber efthe committee was informed o
the fact that lands in that as any other new
.csuniryand especially thoss countriescoveres
with 4 heavy grswth sftimbsr, need ditchini
saAd draining, and years Of tins to bring then
into profitable cultivation. I, was alss know
'shat men who buy for the purpose Of improv
ing their lands and living on them, wer
,commenly men OF small nsans--msn VIII
pile up one shilling aftsr another, till the
get The bare piitancs to enable them to GO
.possesaion Of the smallest lot. Now, tn
proposition Of tho gentlem,n from Montgom
sry, Mr.. Brown would require of such
purchaser, after selecting his lot, TO visit tn
land Office, or the Office sfths appraiser her
il Columbus, and see at what price his Ian
could bo had--here where the price was nc
regnlatedby The quality Of the land, but b
those false sppraissmsnts Of which he ha
spoken. This such buyer would bs CON
PEELED BY this amendmen, to 90 back an
forth frem the canal lands TO the appraiser
office, until hc nigh, finda trac, is suit hin
the price Of which might be above his mean
10 purchase; and shisvery fact would epsI
ale strongly against the land sales, bscaus
Of the uncer.ainty as 10 price. Mr. N
thought there should be some certain 6xe
price--serns definite appraisement Of thes
lands, 50 that the posr man could tell before
hand precisely whether he WAS able to max
his purchsse or not. Mr.. M. thought III
plan proposed in the amendment very objes
sonabls ;--hs spoke OF course with dsferenc
tothc opinion Of the gentleman from Mon
gonery; but he would certainly prefer f,
cd price, eyenif il were higher than that pre-
posed in the bill; so that maa might kno,
cxactly what he could do with his mone,
and the poor fellow-citizsn, piling up III
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