Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

The House having resumed the consideration Of the bill
reported from the Committee Public Lands granting
to the State of Missouri the right of way and portion of
the public domain to aid in the construction Of certain rail
roads therein
Mr. WEIGH resumed and concluded the remarks which
he commenced yesterday He supported the bill before
the House. and held that Congress should grant the pub
lie lands portion OF Them to aid in the construction
of railroads. whenever it could be done without detracng
from the value Of the public lands and this the prn
cipe upon which this bill advocated by its friends.
he referred to the advantages which would both
to the State of Missouri and the General Government by
the construction of the railroads contemplated in the bill
and replied to the remarks Of Mr. RANToUL in reference
to the Tariff connected with the subject under
sideration.
Mr.. BENNETT moved to recommit the bill with in
strucons to the Committee Public Lands to report
substitute, which he desired read.
The SPEAKER stated that the motion not in order
there motion pending to commit the bill to the
Committee OF the Whole the state of the Union.
Mr. BENNETT gave notice that, if opportunity offered
he would at the proper time submit this motion.
Mr. b. then proceeded to give his views the bill
der consideration He believed that it constitutional
to make these grants but desired to know why large
portion of the public lands had been granted to the West
ern States He showed from statement which he had
ceived from the Land Office, that eghtyfour millions
of acres had been granted to twelve States and
Territories while there had been sold hundred one
millions and some odd acres that actually there had
been given away within sixteen millions of much
all that had been sold Thus it would be that the
Western States including the Territories had received
the hands of the Government nearly many had
been sod and he thought that this fact should be borne
in mind.
The public lands granted to the Government for
the purpose Of beneftng ALL and the States of New York.
Virginia North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
ceded their lands the General with this
Outstanding That being the fact he held that the old
States much entitled the public lands as the
new States and therefore il not acting justly the
old States to grant large portion Of the public domain
to the States He willing to be generous and
just to the States but the time contended
that justice should be rendered the old States He
then proceeding to reute the argument that the grant Of
these lands for railroad purposes would enhance the value
of the public lands when the morning hour expired and
On motion of Mr.. DUNHAM, the House proceeded to
consider the business the Speakers table.
The SPEAKER stated the pending question to be the
motion to print the message from the President of the
United States laid before the House Friday last
muncatng letter Of thanks from NJ. Louis Kossuth to
the Government and Congress Of the United States upon
which Mr.. EVANS entitled to the floor
Mr.. EVANS, however, yielded to-
Mr.. ANDREWS, who said that about two weeks ago
he presented to the House the resolutions the Legsa
last relative to kossuth and the unwarranabe nterfer
by Russia in behalf of AUSTRIA and he then submitted
few remarks sustaining the principles contained in the
resolutions.
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.
On motion Of Mr.. HOUSTON the House then went into
Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union MIR
OLDs of Ohio in the chair and resumed the considera-
ton Of the bill explanatory Of the bounty land act of
September 81 1850.
Numerous amendments offered and discussed un-
der the FIVE minutes rule, when.
On motion Of Mr.. MARSHALL, Of Kentucky, the Com
mittee rose and reported the bill and the amendments
thereto TO the House.
The question being concurring in the amendments
reported by the Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. MARSHALL, Of Kentucky, moved the previous
question, which was seconded: Ayes 90, noes %.
Mr. GOODENOW moved to lay the bill on the table.
MIR. MARSHALL, Of Kentucky, demanded the yeas and
nays on this motions which were ordered.
Mr. CLlNGSiAN said that, to enable the House to
dersand the condition Of the BILL he would that the
House adjourn.