The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-11
ITO be continued In our .Next.1
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES,
JANUARY &c, 1852.

JANUARY &c, 1852
A NJ f ID NJ Mt
Proposed by Mr.. Underwood, to the bill rs. IL
granting the right of way, and making a
grant of land to the State of Iowa, in aid of
the construction Of certain railroads in said
State.
SECT = find be 1t further enacted, Tina |
there shall be granted to the States named in
this section for purposes OF education and OF In
ternal improvement. SO much OF the public do
main as is specified for each that is, to the
State of Maine, five hundred and eighty-th
thousand and forty acres t. the State OF New
Hampshire, three hundred and seventeen thou
sand seven hundred and sixty acres 10 the
State of Vermont, three hundred and thirteen
thousand nine hundred and twenty acres TO
the State of Massachusetts,, nine hundred and
ninety four thousand two hundred and forty
acres: to the State of Rhode Island, one
hundred and forty-seven thousand FIVE hun
drcd and twenty acres; TO the State of Con-
n. cttcut, three hundred and seventy thou
sand five hundred and sixty acres to the State
of New York, three millions ninety seven
, thousand two hundred and eighty acres; to the
State of New Jersey four hundred and eighty
nine thousand two hundred and eighty acres !;
TO the State Of Pennsylvania, two millions
4 three hundred and eleven thousand six hundred
v and eighty acres; to the State Of Delaware,
!. ninety thousand FIVE hundred and sixty acres
to the State of Maryland five hundred and
. forty six thousand eight hundred and eighty
:, acres to the State of Virginia, one million two
i bundled and thirty one Thousand six hundred
- and eighty acref 10 the State of North Caro-.
y lima; seven hundred and fi'iy-three Thousand
. two hundred and eighty acres; to the State o.
- South Carolina, five hundred and fourteen
:, thousand two hundred and forty acres to the
n State Of Georgia, seven hundred and fifty three
# thousand two hundred and eighty acres
ID to the State Of Tennessee, nine hundred
r. and six thousand five hundred and sixt,
n. acres; and to the State of Kentucky, eigh
or hundred and ninety seven thousand min
~ hundred and twenty acres; which lands S
of granted shall be located in parcels conform
- ably 10 sectional divisions and subdivision
~ of not less than three hundred and twenty acre
- in any one location, If So much can be had, o
= any public land, except such to which rigl
Dis of pre-. emption may have attached, or such
,d is or may be reserved from sale BY any law
h. Congress, proclamation Of the President
h., The United States, which said locations may b
he made at any time after the lands shall hay
N. been surveyed according to existing laws an
m it shall be lawful for The Governors of sa
no States respectively, To appoint mo-
= agents to locate the lands granted as aforesai
ot for the Stale Of which he is the Governo
n Such agents, in making their locations shall
nd governed by such rules and regulations as Il
ri. Secretary Of the Interior may from time
III time prescribe and when the lands for ca,
-, State have been located and selected, pa,en
mr. therefor shall be issued to the State entitled
,od the same.
I'T SECT. s. find be it further enacted, TIL
rs the lands granted to the States according to Il
~, proceeding section, shall be disposed of by sa
Is, States rcspt ctively, in such manner as their +
Tho spectve legislatures may direct: Proride
t,r ho,oeuer, That no portion of said lands shall
,a sold at less than dollar and twenty. FIVE cen
-. per acre, until otherw Sc author zed by a law
h;I, the Unitad States and the nett proceeds of Il
' -, sales of said lands shall be faithfully applied
mr.. objects of internal improvement, or to purpos
nss OF education, or to both, the legislatures
W. the States rcspe ctively owning the lands graz
20 ed, may direct: Provided, further, That
mo- roads, railways, bridges, canals and wat
courses which shall be exclusively built, CO
cas- structcd or improved by the funds arising fro
NV. the disposition Of SAID lands. shall be free
nsd the transportation Of the United States M
VI and munitions Of war, and for the passage
,h. their troops, without the payment Of any t
/ :, whatever.
ri SECT. 9. find he 1t further enacted, That
INK shall be lawful tor the agents aforesaid, or
ar one Of them, in selecting lands aud making
an cations for his State, to select and locate any
the alternate sections or any part thereof viii
III. may have been or may hereafter be rcserv
''' from sale by any &C, of Congress granting Lar
,or in aid of the construction Of any railroad
canal whatever: Pror,ded, horerer, That
tee any SUI" 'eI.''i " p"i' VI sectoh'
gid 1oa,I lis , - nay NC stiecteu d
two ~ " mo M'h' anu tue quah'
OF land granted 10 such State shall be dim
hill ished by double the quantity OF acres contain
,ha in the reserved section part Of section til
th. selected and located. Nothing in the three
49, sections confined shall authorize the lncat
Wv of any lands granted by them or either of the
a , - within the limits Of the State of California
-. the Territories of New Mexico, Utah or .
a.. gon.