The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-17

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on Commerce, reported back, with amendments,
the Senate bill the better to the livcs Of pas.
senger- on hoard of boats propelled in whole or in
part by steam. On his motion the amendments
ordered TO be printed and the further consid.
eration OF the sunjFct was postponed until next
Thursday.
TIRE WHEELING BRIDogs.
The House resumed the consider alton OF the bill
declaring the bridges over the Ou!o, at Wheeling
and Bridgeport. To be lawful Il u'turCs and post
routea; wnPn
Mr.. MILLSON cont, ndrd that the Supreme
Court hnd never decided these bridges to lr pub.
lie nuisante; on tho contrary. i! had decided that
il had no uisdi, ton over the Qu sion of nuisance;
and had enter, aimed The case in litigation as suit
between private parties.
Mr. DISNEY Comrnen'ed an argument upon
the subject, but had not concluded when the morn.
ing hour expired
THE lSDIaeHT INSANE.
Mr.. SrANLY having heretofore moved u sus-
pension OF the rules, with a view Of taking up the
House bill making grant " land (tcn millions OF
scres) to the several States of the Union for the
benefit OF INDECENT infane persons, the question
was taken TO day upon that motion, and decided
In the atfirmatvc--yc.s 80, nays ~. He moved
tho previous question.
MIR. AVERErr asked the gentleman to with
draw the motion, saying tho friends OF the bill
have had the icor heretofore when the subject was
to- tore the House, and now he wished to occupy the
attention OF the House for about fifteen minutes
MIR STANLY did not acqursce.
The pre- ious que was seconded and the
main question ordeled to be put-yeas 76, nays s..
The several amendments proposed were then
acted ulon without debate; and the bill presents
the following iea tures:
!. There ID to be granted to the several States ten
millions Of acres OF land to be apportione under
the direction Of the Prrsident Of the United States
in the compound ratio OF the gcogra phcal area
and representation OF eaid Statts III the Housc Of
Representatives, according TO the census OF 1850,
provided that the area oil no State shall be compu
feln mo ha nv fEonla nd Inn milo
2 The land fore said, after heing surveyed, shall
be- appOrioncd to the several States i'll sections or
subJvsons OF sections, the lands not To be sold at
u higher rat: per acre than the prescni minimum
price OF the public !ands, and to be subject to
the night Of pre.einption Lands remaining un.
cold IA" twenty years TO revert to the Unitch Sat's.
The States todelray the expenses OF manage
and cup, rintrndf OF TIE iands previous TO
thar salrs and the entire proceeds OF the sales shall
be applied without any tiininutun whatever to the
par poses Of the bill.
The money derived from the sales of the lands
hy the SthttS To- which they apportioncd hal
he ssed in stocks OF the United States OF the
S'atef, "r som" Other etocks yicdug not less than
I'VE per c"ntuin upon the par value Of the stocks;
the moneys SO invested 10 constitute n perpetual
fund the capital Ui which hall rom lin forever TN
diminished, and tho intcrcst If which shall br IN.
vlolaLiy nrproptia'ci :" the comfortable mante-
nance and support Of IN" curabIc and incurable
INDECENT insane.
5. The grants Of lands are made upon certain
conditions, dc signcd Ia protect the funds and se
core 'hCr aspiration for The benefit Of the persons
provided Tor.
6. Any Stat estabii hing public STATE ns'itu
ton Tor the maintenance and education Of idiots.
the deaf and dumb or blind, may be permitted 10
participate in the benefits of the act, under the
strietions specified, and in the ratio OF their mum.
bers relatively to the insane for whose ina ne
aud support the interest Of the fund belonging TO
such State shall nc applied any thing in this act 20
the contrary notwithstanding.
I. Ia lieu OF the and granted TO those States IN
, h,-h Al,
be granted, to be disposed OF for the and pur-
poses prescribed in the foregoing sections Of this
act.
| Mr.. CHASTAIN moved that tho bill be laid
upon tho table; but the motion did rot prevail
yeas 50, nays 80.
! The bill was ordered TO be read n ,htd time; but