The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-05-07

sovereignty oy uhiiouai O"uetsblp OF uu-
taxed aud untaxabIe lands within their
limits, BY cessions of ihe unsold residue.
Il was the opinion ofa distinguished Sen
ainr from Missouri, not now a member oi
this body, [Mr. BEyroN, !, that these ces
sions should in all cases be made upon
the reduction Of the quantity in any State
10 100000 acres. | concur in this opin
ion... Indeed should be better pleased
with an earlier termination Of Federal
ownership. But, Whatever may be
though, asto the proper line, no one
win doubt, I.,hink, tina; in the case Of
Ohio, at least, tba, time has come.
| forbear,o enlarge upon these consi-
deraiions. know the desire of the
Sena,e 10 proceedsto other business, and
I cheerruily submit this case Of Ohio,
believing Il 10 be impregnable, to the
iibprality, 10 tho wisdom, and, above all,
10 the jysiics ofmy fellow Senators
TkNtill was reported 70 The Senate,
and the Several amendments, made as
in Comhiilce Of the Whole, were concur
red in. ~ ~
Af,er further debate by Messrs, Hun
TER, DAyis, Dawson, and SHIELDS, the
ayes and noes having, been ordered
on notion 81 .Mr. HUNTER, the question
was taken on ordering the bill 10 be en-
crossed for third reading, and resulted
yeas 2S, uays l3 ;As follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Aichison
Borland, Case. Chase, Clemens, Dodge o
Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowu, Douglas
Downs, Felch, Geycr, Gwin, Hale. Ham
Yin, James. Jones q Iowa, King, Mallory
Risk, Sebastian, Seward, Shields. Smith
Siockton,. Sumner, Wade, and Walker
%.
NAYS ~ Messrs. Bdaer, Berrien
Bradbury, Bnndhead, Clarke, Davis
! Dawson. Hrnier. Manepm, Norris. Spru-
anco, Underwood, and Upham, ,-l3.
So the bill was ordered to be engrosset
for third rending.
On the following day, April, 18th
the Senate resumed the consideration d
the bill, which was, on. motion Of Mr.
Chase and by UNANIMOUS consent
/ amended in some unimporlant particulars
tand passed, as follows:
j a AN ACT. \
To grant to the State Of Ohio the unsolt
aad unappropiated public lands re-
naming in thai Stale. Ge
i, BE il enacted By the Senate and Hous
| of Representatives. ofMe United STATES O.
| America in Caogrss assembled, 'Phal al
the public lands Of the United States ~
ing within The State OK Ohio, which sbal
remain unsold and unapproprated from
und agier ihe thiriy,t6rst day Of july
eighteen hundred and fifiy-two, shall be,
and the same are hereby granted TO said
S,ate, 10 be disposed Of as the Legislature
,hcreo( shall direct: Provided, hoareper
I That this gran. shall not in any maune
affect any right Of prescription or othe
1rightof any individual in or 20 any portion
Of said land; nor sh III il be construed o
regarded as including any land within t't
Virginia Military District 10 mat S'pte
And protided also, That the lands WIN
in the Indian Reserves the proceedss 9
which are by treaty stipulalions required
to be paid in part 10 certain lnd'ansno
Indian tri5es, shall pot be regarded q
included in said grant until alter lh'
S,atenf Ohio shall have pnld to me upl'
tod States for the use and beneh' ot sac
Indians OF Indian tribes, according u
such treaties, filiY-fge cents per mere 70
each acre remaining unsold IN SAID re-
serves. gla sa
SEC. 2. And be Il further enacted
That immediately afier the passage o
This act. the commissioners of the Iener Iener
aiLand Office shall proceed 10 close li'
current land business in said Siate, AM
by,or before The thrtyfrst of octooer
transfer to the Governor Of the State o
Ohio, or such person as he shall design
ate for that purpose. all the archives o
| every kind relating to lands within lh
| S,o,a or Of,io now in the district lam