Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07

,ins (r. MAsoS) and will lessen some Of the objections
he has 70 the bill without affecting the substance Of the bill
u any respect viii enable the warrantees, BY uansm
ing their warrants to the Department here have an entry
made il the local land district free Of all expense II viii OBJ
via many Of the objections the ground Of inconvenience
snd hope will meet the unanimous consent Of the Senate
would ask the Senator from vrgniato withdraw bis amend
ment and receive this as a substitute.
The amendment was read as follows s
"That it shall be the duty Of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under such regulations may be pre-
scbed BY the Secretary Of the INTERIOR be located
free expense any warrant which the holder may transmit
the General Land Office for that purpose in such State and
district the said holder or warrantee may Designate
and upon good farming land far the be
tanned from the maps pas and field Of the surveyor
from other information the of the local Offices
and the location being made aforesaid the Secretary
OF ne Interior shall cause patent TO be transmitted to such
Mr.. MASON. would ask leave Of the Senate to with
draw the amendment which offered the other day, and
which Is now pending, as acquesce in this Is
The question was then taken on the amendment, and
was adopted on q division Ayes IL noes IA. M
After few minor amendments and long debate, the bill
was laid over and
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of Execu-
tive business moved by Mr. HAsIIs, and after time
spent therein, the doors reopened- ,ras
And the Senate adjourned. $50
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1850. ss
The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before the body .
communication from the Navy Department, made in comp-
with resolution Of the Senate Of the 26th umo, ask
ing for copy Of the report Of Professor Charles g. Page
exhibiting the results far asceained, OF his experiments
in testing the capacity and usefulness Of the electromagnetic
power mechanical agent for the purposes of navigation
and ocomoton authorized by the act of Congress Of Sd
March, I849. E9 .stssse
Mr.. BENTON. These papers furnished at my in
The regular motion would be 10 print them but
that be blank motion just now, the only effect Of
which is send the papers away so that we cannot get
motion present. but let the papers lie on the table and
if there any chance hereafter of getting them printed,
] will move to have il done. .aA
1 The communication was laid on the table 31
PUBLIC LANDS IN OREGON.
On motion Of Mr.. DOUGLAS, the Senate proceeded as
in Committee Of the Whole, the consideration Of House
bill No $50 being bill to create the office Of the surrey
general Of the public lands in Oregon, and to provide tor
the survey and make donations to settlers Of the said Puc
lands" M, ssi
The first question was on certain amendments reported
from the Committee on Public Lands.
The FIRST amendment strike out of the fourth section
the following words 4s
ssAnd in the part held by the wife in her
right shall be liable for to sale for the debts OF
her husband" asti
That part Of the section was in these words
Sec H. .Qnd be further enacted That there shall be, and
hereby granted every white settler occupant of pub
lie land American hbreed Indians ncluded above the
eighteen being citizen United or having
made declaration according to law OF hrs intention become
citizen who shall make such declaration before the
first day Of December eighteen hundred and now
thereof or before the first day Of December eighteen
bred and fifty and who shall have resided and eultya-
ted the for four consecutive and shall otherwise
conform the provisions of this act the quantity OF one half
section three hundred and twenty of land single
man, and if married man, if he shall become married
within from the first day OF December eighteen hum
dred and fifty the quantity of section six hundred and
forty acres oneha himself and the other half to his wife,
held by her her right the Surveyor General
the wife and enter the same on he records Of his Office and
interest in the part held By the 1a IN her ovn right
shall be liable or subject to sale upon fe debts Of her hus-
piled with the provisions of this to ene them to
the grant above provided whether under the late proy
so1a Of or since ana either shall sr nave
the deceased shall be entitled to the share interest OF the
deceased in equal proportions except where the deceased
shall otherwise dispose of by testament duly and properly
executed according to the laws of Oregon.
The question was then taken the amendment and it
rejected division of II to a.
The next amendment reported by the committee to
strike of the 4th section the following provso
Provided neuetheess Transfers of title to land situated
Oregon alien aliens each other heretofore made
shall Of force eec, except as herein otherwise pro-
The amendment was not agreed TO.
The next amendment strike out OF the 9TH section
the words emgrang from the United States and 30 as to
make ii read
ssThat to all white male citizens OF the United States
persons emigraing from the United States, and who shall
have made Of intention become such above the
of twenyone years. emgratng to and settling In said
Territory between the first day Of December $780, and the
first day of December 1855 and all white male American
citizens hereinbefore provided for becoming and
twenty years age in said Territory and settling there be-
the times last aforesaid who shall in other respects
comply with the foregoing section and the provisions of this
law shall be and hereby granted the quantity OF
quarter section or one hundred sixty Of land if
single or if married, if he shall become married
within year from the time Of arriving in said Territory,
within year after becoming years OF as
then the quantity of oneha section or three hum
dred and twenty onea the husband and the other
half the wife her right be designated by the
veyor general Aforesaid Prorided G1ay that no
shall receive patent for than one donation OF
land in said Territory in his or her own right" saa
Mr.. BADGER Mr. President, desire to suggest mere
verbal amendment Of the bill In the 35th line OF the 4h
section, propose strike the word donated and In
sert the word "gven in its place. have some doubts
whether the word donated" be considered good
English word The passage amended was as follows
Provided That alien shall be entitled to patent to
land granted by this until he shall produce surveyor
general of Oregon record evidence that his as
citizen Of the United States has been completed but
alien having made his declaration Of intention to become
citizen Of the United States after the passage OF this act shall
die before his naturalization shall be completed the possessory
right acquired by him under the provisions of this act shall
descend his heirs at law his devsees to whom
as the case may be, the patent shall ISSUE" tt
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi offered the following amend
ment, to come in at the end Of the bill
"And that such portions Of the public lands be de-
sgnaed under the authority Of the President the United
States for FORTS magazines arsenal dockyard and other
needu public shall be reserved and excepted from the
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