The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-13
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only rs shall have revised and corrected by the
tor who delivers Them
Mr.. UNDERWOOD The report Of the commiuse
on Public Buildings having beea adopted liking chairs
IN front OF de Secretsrys desk Tor the OF the Re.
porters will that the resolution lie on the table
until we see how the new system acts; which moi'on
was agreed 10.
GRANT oT LANDS.
Mr.. BoRLAN d moved that the Senate take up Sen
ate bill No 3beiDg the bill TO grant to the State OF Ar
kansas the public lands remaining pnsod on account OF
on erhow in that State; which motion was agreed to;
proceeded 10 tbe consideration, Of said BILL which had
been reported back from the Committee on Public Lands
with the following amendment;
Strike after The enaelng clause, and insert the follow
ing
That to enable the State Of Arkensas 70 construct tho
necessary l.vees and drains "a oclsn, the swamp aud
over flowed lands heoin The whole Of those swamp and
overoved lands known aud designated the plas of tho
General Land Office a. 'sswamp lands aad which shsl
Old the passage Of this aer SHAH be. a.d Tho
sa,ao hereby granted g said State
SSc Ind be 4 further saaftsd That ! shat DO tho
duly o the Secretary o the Intclor- as soon as may DO
paccable the passage this act p make or an ae
list and pats Of the land described ~ sofessa and
transmit. loshe governor OF the State OF Akansas
and The request Of slid governor cause paien'o be M
;sa ss s sa ss ss aa h Sa aa A
sutect the disposal Of The Legislature theso hopdd
sss or by direct ia kind shall be applied
exclusively far necessary 20 the purpose OF ieeam
Ing said lands ~ means o NE '''sS' a"u a'''' A0s
SIC s. And BE- ID further eaacied, That IN making out
,.t and pats OF the aforesaid all legal snbd islons
the creates part Of which Is er and unit or cdiivaon,
shall be Included " said listand pats bu when TIE greater
sr md BE- Il fher enacted That he provisions Of
this act be extended 10, and their benefits be- conferred
apon esch q s oler STATE, q The Union y which such
be situated,
The question having been stated upon this amendment,
Mr. HALE have no objection to the amendment; but
strikes that the fourth seconof the amendment ISL
pretty singular one II is to make grant that we 10 not
! know much about should think that Congress would
want little mofe information as to what they are 10
away 10 s gtanhe S Sne S,s q Puos Ian lands
division upon the amendment may BE- taken so that we
can vote upon the first three sections hrst 49,
I Mr. BORLAND. | can say 10 the senator from New
Hampshire that this does moi involve the difficulty that
he seems to apprehend The principle applies to every
State II not sweeping as the senator De,
there is uncertainty as to the quantity Inns KIND
oil land is known and ascertained in the Land Oce, and
properly designated by the surveyor under oath
MIR HALE would ask ii the honorable senator
from Arkansa s can tell what is the amount OF this
land in the Union known as swamp landsl understand
that there is above 100000 Of acres In Arkansas
made s b. d. General Land Office. and laid upon our
tables year or eighteen months since =,
MT WEBSTER would ask the honorable member e
Interested in this measure whether IN this part OF the bill
he has followed the pecedens Of other bills for Nike pu
fY M. BoRLAND. have followed the bill Tor Iowa
precisely in the same words
Mr. KING. Mr.. President
The VICE PRESIDENT The Chair will state that
the question is upon the division OF the quesonupon
MI KING The bill giving to Louisiana the swamp
lands discussed here and understood by the Senate
generally and il well ascertaned by the Land Office
thai these lands Of earthly value while in their
present slate Iendefing the country contiguous OF little
or value The government OF the United States does
not engage in system OF drainage TO bring them into
Market and make them command something for the sale OF
them In order TO relieve the States from the difcues
which they encounter as well IS to improve the general
health OF the country, il supposed TO be right and
proper 10 give these lands TO the States, and let them
drain them They are of value now. The quantity
has been asceained in the General Land Office, and laid
upon our tables so that every had opportunity of
seeing what the quantity Of the lands in the different
States thus oveowed and or no value, except they be
/ drained by some general system OF drainage.
Now, the senator from Arkansas is mistaken in one
particular regards the sections in the bill He Is mis-
taken in the latter part OF the bill The bill originally
passed did notgve the privileges and advantages 10
all the other States similarly situated; otherwise this bill
would be whoAy unnecessary. This bill goes iurnef
Than the other BILL which was conined as well a. rec
oect, to louisiana II there is any difficulty IN the
mind OF any senator. thinking that II will give away too
much land il does weigh with me at all, knowing as
Arkansas might, however, relieve them from that diff.
Guilty, BY combining il simply TO Arkansas and let others
come forward for themselves do not myself think this
is absolutely necessary as have stated the exact amount
and quality Of land has been prepared at the Land
Office submitted Congress, and consider IL in fact OF
importance, far as the interest OF The United States
hope that there will be no difficulty in passing the
BILL IA am confident the United States will lose nothing
by the passage they may gain something Inc porion
near TO IT, aad not overlooked, shall be brought into mar
kei; and the States will be greatly relieved, they ever
| succeed in making the drains
| Mr.. B0RLAND. Ia regard to the 4th section, i Is.
OF course different from the bill Of Louisiana for that
did not contain that provision II was first referred TO
the committee and the first three sections limited II TO
Arkansas; but the committee. with the opinion and
upon consultation OF number of SENATOR'S thought y
nothing than right 10 extend Il TO other States IL
il similar in lis provisions to the bill of louisiana, as lar
as relates Arkansas bat the 4th section adopts the
principle OF extending this TO every State similarly stu
ated The amount OF land cannot Of courses affect The
| principle or the propriely OF the grant
| Mr. SHIELDS. This bill came befde the COMMITTEE
on Public Lands but, instead OF recommending that there
should be separate bill for each State they proposed
that one section OF this bill apply to all After what
has been said by the honorable senator from Alabama,
is wholly unnecessary for add one word upon that
subject Having been the Land Once, know whatthese
| lands are know the condition oil lands IN my own
State and many 10 gel these lands in order to
render the country more heahyin order 10 give them
away that they may be drained and improved sup
pose il is the same in Iowa and Missouri and in other
| States Arkansas may get more, perhaps, than the
other States do not know that, however But whether
door not object in getting these lands IS 70 have
them Drained improved. and rendered healthy We call
friend from Mississippi will what the object o this
section is Il is only to include in section what viii
be necessary for all the States.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi have always been an adj
vocae OF the graduation OF the price oil the public lands
have always been advocate OF the surrender 10 the
State of those lands that could not be sold by the general
government for certain OF years; and IN proof oil
the wisdom Of such policy, could cite case that
occurred my own State The Chickssaws IN that STATE