The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-14

al large advance This 10 the case in the new States.
and know my own has suffered very materially from Il
Mr. EWING ! do moi think there is any danger oil
that effect taking place by ths bill There i danger that
the lands, being bought up BY speculsoss thai are now
likely 10 come into the hands u oicefs and soldiers
they will in this case These lands required to be
sod as high the minimum price OF the public lands
Spectators will not therefore, buy them any than
they will buy the public iands Therefore there is no
reason for the provision ALL and il will be merely
embarrassment TO the States having the management Of
the land in the location OF their lands. hts
Mr. BORLAND | desire simply TO say to the senator
from Ohio that If his view is correct. evil result
from the amendment II the evil likely to result, then
the amendment will prevent it, Ifit is not it certainly
cannot interfere with the subject.
Mr.. EWING, The difficulty with the amendment is
i inerferes with the States IN making the location.
where one section corners upon another
Mr.. ATCHlSON moved that the Senate do now adj
journ
The motion was lost w
The question being taken on the amendment OF Mr.
BoRLAND. i was rejected.
Mr.. WALKER. | move to strike out in the bill The
words suitabe quality" and insert Sufficient quaint
ty." II will then read
That whenever there lands OF s4feisat q.a~tits
IN The State the quantity TO which The State shall DO emu
tied shall be selected la such lands. r Har#
The language is now indefinite. There may be suf
cient quantity OF land in State but II the quality does
suit they may choose to travel beyond and locate
in another State, u there is sufficient quantity, wan
Mr., EWING. The proposed amendment would ope
rate unjusty in State where there four five hun
bred thousand acres of refuse land because that.
that alone would have to be locaed whereas in another
State where there millions OF good land, the choice
of those lands would be left to the State.
Mr.. WALKER The bill may be fair and right in the
estimation OF the senator from Ohio. but to
that be should recoect that what is fair and right in
view OF his situation may be very unus, in view OF the
situation OF others Il expected OF every one however
10 stand up for those be represents and do not blame
him for clihgng to that provision which would tend &c
operate avorably for his own State which contains com
If lnnI and ofnfu
refuse or inferior quality but there is State in which
there is large quantity Of public lands Of good quality
and that is the State represent and if from the gooe
quality OF her lands these various States that interest
ed this bill rush upon her and locate their and
there, it will be doing extreme injustice. .,
Mr.. EWING. The senator forgets that State can
60 into another to locate lands Ohio cannot 60 into
Wisconsin
Mr.. WALKER. Mr. President, the amenJmen
adopted which confined the location 10 the territories,
case the lands not selected within the Stale
The PRESIDENT IL was.
Mr. WALKER Then have nothing further to say
and withdraw the amendment.
No further amendments being offered. the bill
d cred to be engrossed for third reading
After further business. which has been already
published, n
The Senate adjourned