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

no Improvement made all have therefore voted here
prevented IRON saying that partial SYSTEM so lar az
gives advantages to the States the old States
No. SIR have right 10 state the truth in reference
this matter and to show that this system which has
vailed in modern times, contrased with the system which
ought 10 prevail is system OF partialy and injustice
because coners benefits particular sections OF the
United States which withheld from other sections
equally entitled.
i have received the table of which spoke, and will
now read il TO the Senate. In 1S4S the cash sales
amounted to l,SS7,553 In lS4g the cash sales
902 In 1850, the cash sales amounted
to l,405S3S The military locations during those
years follows In 1S4s 22ss 800 in 1S49,
3405, $40 aces in 1850, 267 $50 The aggregates
for these years show that in s4s upwards of four mil
lions in lS49 nearly five millions, and in 1850 nearly four
millions OF acres were absorbed for public use Thus it
is shown by the record that the statement OF the gentle
from Illinois that these lands cannot be sold is faa
cious, and that they sold and selling rapidly In the
State OF Illinois, in ls4S, 97S69 were sold Tor cash
lS49 259 52l and in 1885, 245 los were sold Tor
cash Thus in his State in these three years, up
wards OF eight hundred thousand of public lands
were sold for cash. The military locations in Illinois
during the same period were as follow In S4S, 635 $50
acres in S49 925 $40 in $780, 66S,640 acres. The
aggregate of entries of lands during these three years. in
illinois, was as follows: In lS4s 932. .l49 acres in ls49.
,l6l acres; in $780, 9l3,74S SO that. the
whole, more than three millions OF acres were entered
| during this period.
Now with these facts staring the face. with what
cannot be sold' They are coming into market just as
rapidly the circumstances OF the country and the inter-
ess OF our population require Our people are an emf
and very wise people in regard to all matters concern
ing their personal interests They 20 to Iowa. and to
IL s fG 70 eSga aa hs snS
co-they go everywhere-for the purpose OF benehung
their condition When they find better tract Of land in
this widespread field which is open to them and when
they prospect OF advancing the interests OF their
families, they leave their old locations and go to new
homes These circumstances have perhaps prevented the
lands OF Illinois from being settled to the same extent as
fIrnn Tho iuQf foyu
have acquired California and other Territories from
Mexico is only because greater outlets are at present
open to our people that the lands Of Illinois have not ed
up rapidly within the asyear or two as usual. When
these outlets are filled up you will find the population
rush into Illinois, and rapidly increase until every acre OF
land there is absorbed know this from past experience
reference to the whole western country and the tables
show this TO be true.
| Having now answered the argument of my friend from
Illinois, far it seems to me il ought to be answered
now wish to bring TO your attention proposition which
intend to offer TO the consideration OF the Senate
have drawn up amendment which intend to come in
at the end OF the amendment reported by the COMMITTEE
on Public Lands;
BE it enacted &c, That there shall be granted the
States named in this secon for purposes OF education and
internal improvement, much OF tho public domain
ssi 10 the STATE Of New
the State Of Vermont 3I392o to the State
Island $40 acres the State Of Connecticut s7oseo
the State Of New York, s,os7 2so the
State of New Jersey Is9 0 the State OF Penn.
.ylvana $50 acres the ssts so Of Delaware 30 $50
acres 70 the ssss s, OF Maryland s $50 acres % 70 s
the State OF South Caroina 64 2l0 acres
ne.see. oos, $50 acses and to the State Of Kentucky
s97 800 which land granted shall be located in
parcels conlomaby to sectional divisions and Subdivisions
Of no, less than 800 any location. il much
can be had on any public land, except such TO which
be reserved from sale BY any law Of Congress procla
nation Of the President Of the United States which said
have surveyed according existing laws And il
to p poht pc ohs 6 2f ot said States respectively
Aforesaid for the State OF which he is the governor
Such agents. making their locations shall be governed
by such rules regulations the Secretary o the lne-
or may from ,me to time prescribe and when s sae
therefor shall be issued TO the State entitled 10 The
same , s,r,h,r ,,,,5 Tb,,,be land, granted 10 the
States according preceding section shall be disposed o
by said States respectively in such as their respect
i've may direct Provided, however That no po
lion Of said lands be sold less than 81 rs INIT
otherwise authorized by alaw OF the United States and the
net proceeds OF the sales Of said lands shall be faithfully
applied objects of internal improvement or to purposes
education, to both, as the legislatures OF the states
respectively owning the lands granted may directs Pro
pidsd, fuiha, That all roads, railways, bridges ca
nails, and water courses which shall be exclusively oul
constructed improved by the funds arising from the dis
position of lands shall be FREQ for the transportation
the United States mail and munitions o war; and ior hs
Whatever.
1nd be ii further enacted That shall be lawful for the
agents Aforesaid any OF hem ia selecting lands and
making locations for his Ste select and locate any o.
the alternate sections, or any part thereof which may nt y
Congress granting lands in aid of the construction Oh any
canal whatever PTopdsd hotofrer, mat III 70
eating any such section, OF section, the State io
whoe benefit may be selected OF located shall be charged
with, and the quantity OF land granted 10 such ohie sha
be diminished by double the quantity oil acres contained
in reserved section, part OF secon mus soiectes
and located Nothing in the last three sections CONTAINED
shall authorize the location OF lands granted by them
or either of them within the limits OF the State ot Caor
mia or the Territories OF New Mexico, Utah. and Oregon
Iwish TO state now some OF the reasons why thinI
this amendment should be adopted. The total quantity
of land proposed be granted by my amendment is onl,
fourteen millions three hundred and nineteen Thousand
eight hundred and sixty The model OF my amend
men you will find in the bill which was passed IN lssl
granting FIVE hundred thousand to each OF the new
land States That OF 1s4l granted almost as muct
land TO the States as my amendment proposes Y
grant to the old States. You will hnd that me pfovs
ions of that act in every material and essential respect
are made the model upon which have based my amend
men 10 rant these fourteen millions OF acres TO the oil
States. =
The senator from Illinois told US the other day that b.
the last legislation on the subject OF granting lands 10
railroads his State received two and hall millions
acres and that be content with that Why, IN ina
single bill which passed the last Congress we granted al
most as much land my amendment proposes TO give 7
the large State OF New York. | only propose hltl
over three millions to that State. Here will say ina
the proposition embraced in my amendment gives Y
each of the States proportion to its federal population
and proposes TO grant one acre or eaen ,eaea
throwing off the fractions in order to make the locaon
come out even that they can be located IN tracts
not less than three hundred and twenty acres IL s base
on the enumeration OF 1850.
By the legislation OF last Congress you gave two an
half millions OF acres OF land to Illinois alone IN on
single bill NY friend from Virginia tMr HuSTEn] CAV
u.s. fe days ago. lst OF the railroad bills which nav
has been done that the COMMITTEES on Public Lands
d;.n.ad ~, rive eaeh new State two railroads throughou