The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-29

this Congress is called upon to grant to these new States
Dy us al the present session That brings
give to The old States which have received nothing
only ask that shall go along pari passu Gentlemen
afe your slice and while you are doing that let have
Mr. DAVIS. | want something for the falls Of Nj.
MT UNDERWOOD. MY friend from Mas.aeho..,,.
wants few hundred thousand for the construction
OF ship-eanal around the falls of Niagara Perhaps il
would be a more desirable Improvement than ship
canal around the falls OF Saul Ste Marie Blu, Niagara
happens not to be situated in land State In national
point OF view-and that is the medium through which
giving lands to sss aSa around ss &
OF Niagara around the falls al the Saut Ste Marie
But under this proprietary dea upon which commented
limits OF the States in which the public lands are situated
There is but idea equal to it in the world and that is
that the PUBLIC improvements o. ,he rivers ought 70 de-
delivery! You have just much right to appropriate
for the falls OF Niagara for the falls At Saut Ste Ma
rie will do it most cheerfuy. But have been drawn
oil from the statement OF facts upon which was enter
ing in order prove to this Senate that there ought not
to be one hesiiatng voice in voting for my amendment
My friend from Virginia the other day got, thought,
into something like hobble on constitutional point
10 the States receiving these donations from the gem
ss nIa h believe sy some State. wsrs g
portion of the distribution OF the land fund in 1885 and
1887, but they got over it. would ask the gentleman
his mother aud mine, has been so liberal in granting mil
lions, and millions upon millions, TO the national gov
ernmen can she not condescend to accept from the
tona government few millions back in the place OF the
many hundred millions which she has granted, without
any compromise Of her dignity and character II seems
to me that she might So with Georgia She has granted
very large domains to the general government Alabama
and Mississippi have been formed out of the territory
which Georgia has granted Would that State feel her
ernmen portion of the very land which she granted!
hope that if this amendment considered by these gen
emen who are opposed who have been opposed 70 ths
they will make no question about the dignity Of the
States and the honor Of the Sates being insuled in
those very lands which the States anied the general
government. No dignity is compromised.
But have shown that these railroad bills in contcm-
paon at the present session OF Congress- and this canal
around the Sault Ste Marie. to nothing about the
Niagara propose to appropriate within five hundred thog
@ the
for these States heretofore / want to show the
monslrous inequality that will exist between what they
have received, and what is proposed they shall now
receive, and the little pttance granted by my amendment
to the old States ftM
In these ten land States according to the record thsre
392, 2,57l 642 Out OF this three hundred and
nneytwo millions, these new States have already
ceved for the purpose of education aonethat s, for
common schools and collegesmore than the thirty sixth
part the sixteenth section in each township. They
have received altogether o73 acres which includes
the sixteenth section OF every township, aud in special
grants Tor colleges and academies in addition They have
got in donations for purposes OF education almost
much as my amendment proposes to give 10 tho old
States.
| While upon the subject OF donations. should like to
know whether the senator from Illinois, who said he
was opposed to donations, is against donations TO the
that If il question of donation distribution,
he would be against it, Thereby was happy to hear
him pledge himself against the bill already on the calen
dar 10 donate TO the State of Ohio all the remaining pub
lie lands unsod in that State wish to hold him to that
pledge when that bill comes up. You perceive, them
that these land States have already received for educa
tional purposes upwards of eleven millions Of Of
TO the old States both for edu8n6h 10 gye
nal Improvements How much have they got hereloiore
Tor internal Improvements Ihe record proves Ina. ney
s474475 Prior 10 the legislation of the last Con-
gress these eight millions were granted, They do not
include the two millions and hall which Illinois mas
received.
Mr. DOUGLAS. In order to give the senator from
kentucky the full benefit Of his argument, will state
that the two and half millions OF acres granted to il
nois in addition also TO the amount Ersnted TO Mis-
sssippi and Alabama for the same Central railroad The
railroad provided for in that bill was 70 run TO- Mobile
/ Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Kentucky does not get any ot
it, Illinois and Mississippi and Alabama get all. Two
and hall millions is not enough for the whole length oil
MIR. DOUGLAS I said that, in order to give the
ator from Kentucky the full benefit OF his argument,
the two and half millions OF acres granted TO Illinois
exclusive OF the amount OF land granted to Misss-
sippi and Alabama.
i Mr. DOUGLAS Then the figures do no, add up right
i | think must help the gentleman.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Such help does no good De,
cline the gentemans assistance. "Tsmeo Dasao." l
Arkansas Mississippi Iowa. Missouri, Alabams, Louis.
ana and Michigan will have each four hundred miles OF
railroad, including those roads already provided Tor -
well those in contemplation; and then estimated the
number OF OF land that would be granted Tor those
roads Thus the grants heretofore made TO Msslsspp
and Alabama came into my calculation. have made
no estimate except the two millions and half for li
nois in this calculation have estimated what Alabama
and Mississippi have got by the past legislation OF Con-
eess in connexon with what is proposed TO give them
BY the legislation OF the present Congress.
have omitted eemen, OF the calculation. 1t 10 all
here have shown you that the States have al
ready received or about 10 receive for Improvement
purposes 13 900 II appears that tney nave
received IL 100000 for educational purposes
have shown that before is49 they received moro than
100000 acres for purposes OF internal improvement
Add that to the lands granted for educational puposes.
and you have 19,67a44s acres. The records OF the
country show beyond all cavi controversy. that for
new States have already received 100000 more
than my amendment proposes to give to the old States
and not content with receiving already this amount for
these purposes have legsaied during the last
sion OF Congress and the session before, and legisa
ting during the present session, TO grant millions and
millions in addition the 10 0oo.0 900 which they have
already received | only propose about 100000 TO be
granted to the old States.
But this s not all I wish 10 show how. in the admin
isa,ion OF this fund, have from the very beginning
treated sister States favortes fear We nave
made them spoiled children. We have gwen t.em
) literally Do coveti Not at all. ! only wren nan
more 10 give them. | am for showerng oie1an{ AFTER
blessing upon them But while DO mai can.
moi he orreul that there are other portions Of this great
country that we represent, and especially the portion