The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-06

other lands appropriated 70 other uses and not worth a.
much - agricultural lands There the came reason 10
between mineral lands and agricultural lands The ap-
prehens0n have "a. that Il undertake 70 apply the
principle q the general graduation Of the pcs q The pub
Iands the measure will be defeated, as il has been on
several former occasions hope the senator. therefore,
Mr.. WHfTcOMB. M Nv motion is made wi.hou. any
Instructions but with The suggestion Of wish my part
that the committee would take into serious consideration
e Proprsly q extending the principle q graduation 70
a,cr from Mississippi am willing II should 10 without
Instructions hoping that the committee will consider thai
suggestion, well those OF the senator from Florida
Mi. DOWNS. would suggest. Mr.. President, to the
honorable senator from Indiana, that early in the session
introduced similar bill for the graduation Of the price
on Public Lands do not know what action the
miltee have taken upon the subject; but agree with the
senator from Indiana that general system Of legislation
would be preferable should prefer that the committee
would have reported 9, bill upon the subject; but they
have not done and would ask Of the chairman Of the
COMMITTEES whether any action has been had upon that
bill
Mr. FELCH would state that the bin adyerted TO
BY the senator from Louisiana referred to the Com
contained in il has been considered BY thai committee
This has been before the committee, together with various
projects for dsposng Of the public lands The committee
make report upon the whole subject and to express
their hope that legislation will be had upon the mat
ter At this session There is another fact thai has an i'm
legislation which has already granted, far the action
Of the Senate grant. 70 the different States all the
lands lying within their limits which are not susceptible
OF cultivation. That class Of lands will embrace good
many lands which are referred 10 IN the graduation bill
and for which price less than the minimum price is
liked by that bill
will merely remark upon that subject however, that
the committee have taken all these plans together and
have prepared their report, which they will be ready to
present IN few days. Upon that account should pre-
Ter very much 10 have this bill stand BY itself see no
object in having i recommitted 10 the committee, or at
tempting 70 connect il with any general graduation bill
The committee have considered that, and prepared
said, to report This bill was presented applying 10
class Of lands standing enre,y by themselves, &C.
cording 70 information derived from the Land Office.
showing that these lands will n9t sell at the minimum
price under the existing law; and il for that reason
that the bill presented BY the honorable senator from
Florida was reported back with this amendment we
did not suppose that this bill would be made use Of to
carry with i the question OF the general disposition Of
the public lands We reported bill upon The simple
they would not sell or The price fixed How far this par
cular species Of lands may be affected by the general BILL
do not now undertake TO say ! suppose that bill will
lands II seems to me proper therefore, that This bill
should stand by itself; while, al the time. have
no objection to the recommitla and considering the
possibly Be best to recommit ihe bill to the committee.
who will report upon IN view OF all the objections "a al
Mr. DAWSON. Mr.. President, want to ask Of the
senator from Florida whether that State has made any
application Tor lands from the government Tor railroad
across the peninsula OF Florida, which has been sur
MIR. YULEE. No; there has been no such applica-
ton.
Of that State should hope that this bill should not pass
10 authorize the sale oil these lands at twenty
five cents When that shall be done, the country
will improve under the influence oil important i'm
pfbvement These pine lands, as railroad is
run through Them will become valuable for the purposes
Of turpentne plantations; The only reason why these
that it is difficult TO get the turpentne to the market
When the railroad shall be made, there will be pania
tops for the production Of urpentne, as the honorable
senator will understand. The tendency OF such road
will therefore be merely to augment the value Of
the public lands in that REGION but greatly 10 accomno
sss s wnpe country sns u s ne
will not require the reduction OF the price OF these lands
until he has first obtained gran. Of lands for aiding IN
the construction OF this road The road 10 which 10
very much wanted The survey has been made aud it
will be built at nodstant day. When that 10 done, and
the augmentation of the value of the lands in the vcin
ing the road, then lei them apply for reduction OF the
price oil such lands remain unsold Then we will APP
ply the reduction principle hope will not be applied
until then. gf &A
| MIR. BRIGHT Mr. President. | have heard no good
reason for reducing the price Of these pine lands and
leaving other classes Of the public lands equally unsafe
able unprovided for 0her lands have been Just long
the market and have been found to be just much
above the rate al which il is possible TO sell them am
not opposed 10 the graduation principle at all On the
contrary. favor it, whenever public lands have been in
mark Tor period OF years. and remain unsold Under
such circumstances, think II perfectly proper to reduce
their pice will favor bill thai looks 10 the gradua-
tiopand reduction OF price OF all the unsaleabe lands OF
The country. | am unwilling TO provide for the pine
lands, discriminating them BY that title, and making
special arrangement with regard 10 them. There
great many lands throughout the western country
known marsh lands, or broken. hill lands. which
are not worth dollar and aquarter acre, and which
accordingly have remained unsod but reduce them TO
fifty cents twenty-five cents acre, as proposed IN
this bill, and they would be sold very readily say there
is no reason, 10 far see, why the fine OF lands
the properly OF the United States, should be brought down
10 nominal price, while the marsh and wet lands, and
the broken lands OF other sections OF the country, con
tnuc TO be held At the present raie II the Committee on
lands generally, will support II but shall resist any
proposition make special provision for this particular
class of lands. cannot Imagine the existence o. any
good for doing IL appears also, from The re-
marks OF the honorable senator from Georgia. Mr. DAw
SON that the vale OF this class OF lands susceptible
OF being raised by Of improvements which are &C.
tually going in that country. think not improbable
that, alter these improvements made lands now near
y worthless may be valued at several dollars an acre
The VICE PRESIDENT. think that il is MT in or
der for the senator discuss the merits OF the bill
Mr. BRIGHT. Then will speak OF the merits OF the
bill when comes up for its 6ua passage ltgentlemen
will bring In general graduation bill applicable TO the
public lands in all paris OF the country shall have my
support.
Mr. YULEE. Mr.. President. ] will say, with regard
10 general graduation bill, that no gentleman is more
desirous Of seeing such carried through Con-
grcss than am and II believed that It practca-
bic TO secure H. would readily accede TO the proposition
have been very steady and cordial supporter OF the
graduation plan But sir all propositions 20 that effect