Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-06

mens which the Government has heretofore made
donations of land" Disagree d TO.
| Mr.. CATHCART moved an amendment, which we did
not obtain. 1t disagreed to.
Mr. WlLMOf moved to amend that person
persons shall be entitled benefits Of the reduced price of
the public lands provided for in this act except the actual
settler upon the same"
Mr. McCLERNAND moved to add to Mr. WILmor's
amendment "Aad procided, That the benefit Of these
duced prices shall be extended to peempors as well as to
other persons" .-.. u.
Mr. WILMOT accepted Mr.. McCLrnSAxps amendment
and, the question being put the amendment modified
was disagreed to.
Mr.. McCLERNAND then moved to add his amendment
to The end of the section Disagreed to.
/ Mr.. BOWDON moved amendment to the end of the
section authorizing that the lands acquired the United States
under treaty with the Creek and Cherokee Indians, lying
in The State of Alabama may be entered after the LIST Of June
next at seventy five cents per Disagreed to-
Mr. WENTWORTH moved to amend the section SO that
the lands the United States which have been in market for
i've years ard not than ten may be entered at
dollar per and than fifteen years. IS
cents Tor twenty years, 80 cents per acre and for
twenty tive years. 20 cents per acre Disagreed TO-
lands of the United States which have been
years may entered dollar per the ls Of
January s49 and after that period twenty
shall be added 10 the price Tor hive years; and, ate
the expiration of five years, cents annum IN addition
thereto shall be added for another period of five years Dis
agreed to. .1... .."
Mr.. GROVER moved 10 strike out The Secton
The CHAIR decided the motion oat OF order.
Mr.. RArHBUN appealed from the decision OF the Chair
The question put npon the appeal and the decision Of
the Chair was reversed Ayes SO, noes 81.
The question then put Mr.. GRovERs motion, ana
agreed to: Ayes "a, noes 81.
Mr.. YOUNG moved to add section to the bill, VIZ
" That there shall be imposed and collected additional
duty per cent on each and article imported nto
the United States which is mentioned in schedule Z, in the
entitled sAn reducing the duties imports, and
for other purposes, approved July 30 1876 1t was dsa
greed to-
Mr. HAMLIN moved the following as substitute for the
bl being the original bill altered to impose addi-
tona duties silks, linens, spirits, wines, cordas WOOL
and wooen and worsed goods but emitting the section which
proposes to graduate the price of the public lands
ssBe enacted &c. That from and after the 10th OF March,
si7 there shall be levied collected and paid duty OF TWEEN
y cent ad ylorem on tea and coffee imported thereafter
into the United States from foreign countries.
'See .4ndbe further enacted That from and after the
passage this shall be levied collected and paid
additional duty OF per ad vaore the following
articles thereafter imported into the United from for
eign countries namely refined sugar coal bar
rolling pig IRON round iron brazier
rods, of three inch dame
ter nclusve nail or spike rods slit rolled or hammered
sheet ron except ggers hoop iron band or scroll iron
easement rods Slit rolled hammered wood screws, tot
iron y spikes wrought aud white and red lead on
all manufactures OF silk Of which silk shall be component
be mponent part all spirits, corias and CT
| CARS, wool and woolen and worsted goods
''Sec 5. Ind be il further enacted That from and after
the 10th day of March, Si7 there shall be levied collected
and paid additional duty of five per all yalorem the
following articles imported thereafter into the United States
from foreign countries, namely manufactures OF cotton,
dyed colored printed, stained exceeding in value thirty
cents me square yard aud manufactures o. cotton not yea
eoored printed sansd exceeding IN value twenty cents
See j. lndbeit further enacted That the duties imposed
by this act shall alter the exchange and ra
walton Of treaty Of peace with Mexeo Pr0red That the
duties laid BY this shall be collected all such goods,
wares and merchandise have been imported previous the
day on which said duties to cease. =
/ Mr. WICK moved to amend Mr.. HaaLrN's substitute by
adding thereto the d section OF the original BILL follows
"Sec 5. .2d6eH further enacted That all lands belong
the United States which have been in market and sub
ect to entry Tor ten and not than fifteen years.
be entered dollar per all lands belonging the
United States and which have been market ard subject
entry Tor fifteen and than twenty five years.
be entered seventyfye per aud all such
lands which have been market and subject entry for
than twenty be entered fifty per
This section take effect from and after the LIST May, S47
and To continue IN force only daring the existing with
Mexico, and tor months after the ratification OF treaty
peace with her. !"
The CHAIR ruled the amendment of Mr.. Wick out of
| order.
M HAMLIN then modified his amendment by adopting
Mr. Weeks proposition part his substitute and adding
| at the end thereof these words
"dded That the benefit Of the reduction of the price
the public lands authorized by this shall extend actual
settlers and pre-empors only
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved to strike out the first section
Of the substitute, far ii applied and coffee.
This motion agreed to-ayes 81, SO and by il
the remainder Of the first section became part of the
section make the form the first section OF the sub
stitue bill
Mr. GORDON or Mr.. GROVER I'VE are not certain which
Of them for there great confusion in the ha then
ed to strike out the land section of the substitute, the
last secton which had been accepted by Mr. HANLIS at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Wick. This motion also agreed to
| ayes ! Ia, not counted
The substitute thus amended then agreed TO- and
the committee and reported the bill ameed that is
the above substitute, moved by Mr. H.aLrS, 6 direed
oe tau Tea and Cee, and section ,chich propos
| ed 10 graduate the price IF the public Lanas.
Mr. RNTHBUN moved the previous question.
Mr.. ALBERT SMITH moved 10 lay the bill on the table;
which question decided the negative by yeas and nays
as follows Yeas rs, nays 1876.
The previous question then ordered and the amend
ment made III Committee Of the Whole (the substitute bi)
agreed by the following
YEAS-Ncssrs. Abbott, Arnold, Ashmun Barringer Bell
Benton, Brinkerhof, Milton Brown Burlington William w.
Campbell, John II. Campbell, Carroll, John g. Chapman
Cooke Collamer, Cranston, Crozer, Cummns, Darragh
Dunlap, EdSall Ellsworth, j. H. Ewing Ed IL. Ewing, Foot
Gentry, Giddrngs, Goodyear Graham, Grinne, Grover
Hale, Hamln Hampton Harper Henry, Hogc T. b. Holmes
ngton Hunt Joseph r. Igerso, Jenkins Andrew Johnson
Daniel 4. King, Preston King Ihos Butler King, Levin
Lewis Long, McCate, Joseph J. Mcdowell, McGaughey
Mcllcnry, McVs,ue, Marsh, Miller, Moseey, Newton, Nj
WE'LL j. A. Rockwell, Root Runk Russell Sawelle, Scam
mon s. henck, Seaman, Severance, Truman Smith, Albert
Smith, Z. B. smith, Stewart Srohm, Sykes, Thbodeaux,
Thomasson Benz Thompson, ildcn, Trmbo, Vance, Vim
ton, Wentworth, Wheaton, White Williams, Wilmot, Win
throp, Wood Woodruff Wright, aud Young-io5.
NAIS-Messrs. $. Adams, Atkinson, Bayly, Bedinger,
Bggs, Jas, Black, JAS A. Black, Bowdon, Bown, Boyd,
BrockeDbrough Brodhcad, William G. Brown Cathcart, A.
Cobb Collin, Cotrel Cullom Cunningham, Daniel Dargan
Dobbn, Douglass Dromgoole Ellet Erdman, Faran Fckn
Foser, Fries, Garyn, Giles Gordon, Harmanson, Hastings
Henley, Isaac H. Holmes, Hopkins Hough Geo ). Houston
James H. Johnson Joseph Johnson, George w Jones' Sea-
born Jones, Kaufman Kennedy Lawrence, Leake, Letter
laSere, Lyon, Lumpku, Maclay, MCLEAN, McCleland,
McClrrnand. Mcdaniel James Mcdowell Mckay John r.
MurfuR Martin Mnrea Mr,lt1 Norris DWpu