The Arkansas banner., 1850-11-26
THURSDAY, Nov. 2I.

Ca noton or NAT Do 1ho"sns uio oeno'o eu- nsf
 THURSDAY, Nov. 2I.
 Ns On motion of Mir. Chisn a resolution ,hed instructing the committee on Internal
 smen,s to inquire into the expedieney of
 ns the law for the distribution of the proceeds
 900 acre donation so that the commis-
 Of Inc respective districts shall let out the
 rand improving of roads to the lowest bidder 0. motion Of MT MeClain House bill 10 author J,,,e Rrashear and Daniel 5. Norris, to sell rsq property as administI ators ot Z.doc Brash- r was read first, second and third time, and ssssd.
 I Nr Berry gave notice of bill to reduce certain *uhnes.
 N Haey introduced a bill to establish a new sany out Of portion ot Dlllas, Ouachita. Union, d Bradley counties.
 4 rbe rules were suspended, and the bill referred he committee on counties and county lines. Nf Unterhill gave notice of a bitl to provide for s reclamation of the swamp and overfowed lands saei to the State at the last session of Congress NJ Williamson from the committe on ways and .sn, reported an amended bill hx,ng the per-diem he members of the Legislature, and recommend is passage t was iaid on the table till to-inor- s.
 lr Williamson reported bill concerning the re- ,a of free negroes from the State and requested b. referred to the committee oh Federal Rela s, he report was adopted. r. McCiain from the committee on Judiciary re t;sa bill to repeal sec 23 and 2t of chap 65 oi Digest and recommend its passage which after as explanations of Messrs. McCiain ami Barry IS passed
 0a motion of Mfr Underhill the Senate went into De committee of the whole 10 consider bill to re- cal Internal Improvement bill. NJ McKHeely in the chair.
 NJ Watkins moved to amend so that the TO ad ball go from Memphis to Fayetteville via Bates- siIe; which was adopted.
 Various amendments were adopted for appropria- iOn, for White and Back rivers and the neighbor- bod
 Mr McClain offered 10 amend by striking out the snaetins clause. Mir. McCiain said there had been several amendments prof osed for the purpose of killing the bill. The North and the Suuth and Est and West seemed welded 10 peculiar interests which t was impossible to ncie so as 10 adopt Ey system or plan of general improvements. This vas evident 10 the fast General Assembly and was one cause of the adoption of bill 10 distribute the iand eqally among all the counties of the S,ate.- Ior this reason also, they distributed the Seminary iGnd. They gave 10 Washington county, $l2O0,
  qial, and created no little dissatisfaction, and in 'fie o reconcile all the countless they deter nined lo divide the Internal Improvement iunt pro rata. This was generous and liberal. The fund was de- sgned for the benefit Of alike, for the poor man whose hut was hidden in wonder bottom, as well as the nabob, rolling in his wealth. IL belonged 10 the people and 10 them il should be given to do with hey thought proper.
 The people had not been consulted sbout this bill 'hs oii act permitted to the people themselves 10 arrange their districts and expeBi the fund 10 shit a'nselves. Under its provisions the people are 10 sane for any abuse of this prvtlege. It Is their s'Sey; they are using it well, they are hewfhg S'Sn the mountains and making good roads. The present bill is intended to oblitsraie and wipe 'aI the whole northern side of the Arkansas river, 'Sd to make grand thorougbfare for the South 'n Buren county will not be within fifty miles of cay of the improvements which are contemplated ,! ihs bill. The old act recognized the true doc tas for Inc disposition of the fund Let il stand Ahh let the responsibility of making these i'm Ftsnsnts rest where it properly belongs, upon tHeosnties themselves, they arc competent and 'aEee together. and make wise appropriation
  Ftf ultimate completion of the grand scheme 'Preseated, and whence are we to obtain the itOf finishing it. Let Senators reflect, they hl Ito see that they do not eater into aay under 4 from which we cannot extricste ourselves.
 faly. different counties havs csnmsnceI their < Wonder stands mountain half cut down. sf the old bill, aad eater into general wild, -lshary scheme of improvements, and these 'p must be left half 6uished and ss0o or slO00 o amount paid these col untiss, will be altog ether Y Why not let them go on IT they fail, 1t 'os the fault of tho people, sad not of the Legis- sRs
 Aost of the counties have already drawn and ap- 'Pfa''d their quotas, it had became vested right aGh no Legislature had tho right to disturb by ''''Pective law. If this bill passes. the counties 'a'ea have not drawn, will dissent and insist upon sewing their share The people are economical, 10 Will not squauder the fand. He alluded to the 'p's'''ea .sf the Missouri internal improvement md.
 II 'a's bill is passed, it will cnly produce discord 'a'asasisfac,on i will be said that the fu nd wa. aded Tor the benefit of the rich cetton planters 'e South. Everything will bs thrown into con. .
 a. aud ten years hence. the people will hold
 Ies's'ature to an awful accountability for ag sqnandered their money upon wild. imsgina Pee"'a'ons' In scattering il to the four winds of 'sn' aai sinking il ia ,hs swamp. ef the Mis-. dppi.
 mere IS not monsy enough to complete the 'd' eonssmplatsdi let charter be granted for Inc ''uacsiOn of these roads by individual saterurise
 ie' the commissioners of the different coun,i.. stock in it. Let the uuties use ,hi, fund
 VIII bridge the creeks, hsw dowa the noun aud make geod roads. but take not away from Worth and wss. to give to tho South. If ,hs e IS to be distrieisd. To, the couate, speak; v., sa tasernal convention. and le, the people ,h.,. e'h'as what disposition shall hs made of ths