Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-07-29
: The Great l nd IsiIl.

We take from ihe N York llera' The
following synopsis Of NJ Rrnne,,'s Bill. ma.
king grants 0i land 10 II sfyeral States and
Terri,orirs. |, pissed 81 House Of Rep
resenlaliyes recently by vote OF 50 10
86: -
by The first section, ztre is granted sew.
ctally as lolows ITO f.kansas. California
Missouri, and iowa. 3 &C. 900 acres each ;
10 Alaba,nu. Michigan, sconsin, and Lou.
isiana. 9 100000 each; Mississippi aud
Florida 2 900 900 each; lIlinis and In.
diam 100000 each; 81 to Ohio Q co.
600, and 90 both Ohio and Indiana all the
public land. not sold. ldfabd or reserved,
lying within their limits; Hnd 10 nch Of the
States Of Maine. New Husapshire. Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode. II nd Cpnneclicu,.
New York. Nrw Jersey; Whnsylyapia, Del.
aware. Nur,h sa.l -S.-.ssk 8splinu. e5eargia.
! Maryland, Virginia. KenJaclsy and Ttnnes-
see. al the rue III 150 QOD acres for each
Senutrr and Represen'atiga in the PRESENT
Congress, and 10 each oiItle nrganized Ter
rlorics and the District u columbia. l50.
900 acres BY The seconllFecion lhr first
named eleven Su,es are aukh0riz.d 10 apply
the proceeds of the landS thus granted 10
Them, to aid in the consitucii0n Of railroads
therein; to each Of which is granted the
riehI Of way, the land 10 be taken up in nl.
iernale secll"ns, tor six mics in width on
: each side of said several tDilroads. res,rvng
the righl prescription tosfi,lers. and lands
already appropriated for any other purpose,
: the land so granted 10 the silrsl named eleven
j SAFES. 10 be sold as the work progresses.
and the proceeds 10 be applied 10 no other
purpose whatever.
The third srction provides that the lands
So granted 10 lhe first nar1pd eleven States
shall BE- applied to aid in be construction oI
railroads aIrt ady commencpd, or for which
such States have made appropriations. or
: pledged their credit. ard sshe maindrr to
b. applied 10 mid in 'he cuBslfuc,inn of such
, other railroads as ,hrl, L. ei>alures shall de-
sienaie. TO his section NJ. Bennett of N.
York. proposed an amendment which was
! lost. d. signating the pariicuar lines Of rail.
I rnud TO which The proceedsafIhe sale fsuch
lands should be applied lo IN" nineteen
las, mentioned S,alrs and Terrilories and
The District Of Columbia. authority is given
! to apply the proceeds Of tlle lands granted I"
them To the support OF schools. Or Tor Other
useful public purposes; andthe Commission
U ers of Public Lands is aulhorized. under .hc
I direction of The S. crelary of the Inferior, IL
+. issue land warrants 10 ,heexienI 10 which
= rnch are respectfully enlidad~ and which
they are sevrrally authdnzed TO sell anc
n dispose Of; The title 10 ~iithsis secured tt
purchasers by The Uniled States, hut; nc
r State. Trrriwry or Dsirrcl is pnrmiued lc
/. locate any warrants. in its own name or lnl
u it's own brn fl. by the three remaining
Il seclicn the lines of raj road su c"nstruct"t
i. are declared 10 be post roads forever; upon
/, which shall be transported The mails. Mill
!. ,a,v stores. iorces. and properly of the Uni
d It'd Sta,,s S. al sach rates as shall be fixad by
o Congress; all mineral lrnds are reserved
: no, subject by law 10 private entry by ind
II viduals; aud all the land thal may be grant
= ed b, any other ac, during the prrsen
q session ol Congress. in aid Of railroads. is IL
!. b. deduct d from The amount granted BY this
n act. to the Sla,e in which such railroads
d shall be situated.
II Il will thus b. seen ,ha, the grant is made
,, 10 The first nam, d eleven Sal,s in aid Of rail
h r. ads; and 10 the nineteen pther States, ih'
e Territories aud the District of Columbia. iu
the support Of schools, and for other ustIn
d purposes. How this bill will fare in ,h
Is Senate remains TO b. asc'rlaned.