Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-29


proposals perform the service after the 3ls Decem-
ber, 1854.
This amendment led to proracted discussion in which
several Senator'S participated when
/ Mr. BORLAND desiring to deliver his views on the
! subject
| On motion of Mr.. CASS, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House resumed the consideration of the bill Of
the Senate to grant to certain settlers the Menomonee
purchase north of Fox river the right OF presumption
the question being the substitute fer said bill yesterday
reported by the Committee On Public Lands which pro-
poses extend the right of preempon to all settlers on
unsurveyed public lands
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
/ The SPEAKER then proceeded to call reports from
Committees.
LAND FOR RAILROADS.
Mr.. HALL, from the Committee Public Lands, to
which was referred the bill of the Senate to grant the
of way the State of Missouri and portion Of the pub
lie lands to aid in the construction of certain railroads in
said State, reported the back with amendment
Mr. ii. remarked that this Senate bill precisely the
bill which had been discussed in the House for
raj weeks during the early part of the session. and which
then referred to the Committee of the Whole the
state of the Union The Committee Public Lands had
reported back this Senate bill with amendment
viz strike out the fifth section and insert different
provision The fifth section of the Senate bill provided
that the lands granted by the bill shall be disposed of only
the work shall progress and that if the work shall not
be completed within years. then the sales of the land
shall cease, and the money obtained therefrom shall
vert to the Treasury of the United States The Commit
tee on Public Lands had offered substitute for this
on providing that these lands shall only be disposed Of
in this way that the lands along twenty miles Of the road
may be disposed of first and and that when the
line shall be finished through these twenty miles, the Gov
ernor Of the State shall certify that fact to the Secre
ary Of the Interior. Then the State of Missouri may
sell the lands twenty miles further the road and
until the road shall be hnshed but if the road shall not
be finished within ten years then the sales shall cease
and the land remaining shah revert to the United States
/ Of n
reason for the immediate passage rejection Of bill
similar to this that its reference would place it beyond
their reach but that bill referred and four months
experience had taught gentlemen that its reference had
proved its defeat All he now asked of the House
that they would vote for against the BILL and either
pass it or kill it, With view of bringing the House to
direct vote, he would demand the previous question.
He however withdrew the demand for the previous ques-
| ton at the request Of
| Mr. RICHARDSON, who expressed himself in favor Of
the BILL believing it to be the best of dsposng Of
the public domain; as brought into the market and
enabled the Government dispose of alternate sections
of the public lands which otherwise would have been
sold He stated that he wished to offer amendment
to the BILL the object of which to connect with Of
the roads proposed in the bill road in Illinois, thus
Meeting these roads with those running to the Atlantic
States
Mr. SUTHERLAND desired to ask the gentleman from
Illinois, the chairman Of the Committee Public Lands,
two questions The bill to grant lands to the State
OF Missouri certain conditions. Would either Of the
gentlemen tell him whether the Committee Public Lands
expected or would say that these lands sold
according to the conditions upon which it proposed
to grant them they would back the Govern
ment of the United Staesi He would ask gentlemen to
point out single instance in the history Of the legislation
OF this country where lands which had been surrendered
by Government upon conditions and those conditions had
not been complied WITH had reverted to the Gov
| ernmentp
Mr. RICHARDSON replied that in donations of land IT,
the States, State, far he knew had failed to ap
ply them to the purposes for which they granted BY
the Government
Mr. SUTHERLAND wished to ask second Question.
which he thought should be answered by every
before voting for the BILL The only ground upon which
body urged the constitutionaty Of these RAILROAD
measures was that by their adoption the Government Of
the United States would be benefited nasmuch as thew
would enhance the value Of the lands reserved for the
United States The House had just passed the
BILL and If they should pass the bill under consideration
would not settlers under the homestead bill have right
settle upon the alternate sections reserved by this bin
In tins case what became Of the argument that these rp Al
road measures would benefit the United States
MT RICHARDSON replied that the lands resery, ;, !,
the bill were not open to settlement -
settled wall b'
Mr. RICHARDSON. That's another ouest;,
tne time arrives and the gentleman makes hi
WI, WI, answer ~ demand the previous ques ~; ;f'
,. hir ploobLL appealed to his colleague !. ;,har
II Mr. MYua,1fR RTc%SRnsnNw Is i would smbafrass the bill
oarrass the bill, and he would theref not WISH 70 e
amendment. ore Withdraw hi
Mr. DEAN moved TO lay the bin -,
motion was not agreed to- Yeas 70 On the table, whlc
The demand for the previous nays no.
conded Ayes CO. noes &C. question was then SC
Pending the question on ord
viz the amendment the Voc ering the main question
dered- a and nays having been OF
Mr.. ASHE moved that Ii
deraton Of the report Of % House proceed to the cons
the Pennsylvania contes hc Committee Of Elections
which motion yeas ,eo election case the vote o
i The SPEAKER voting o. nays9l.
lost. n ths negative, the motion wa
i INDIAN APPRf )ppr.r, Ill
On motion of Mr.. poIU !. Ur " DiLLr-PoLITlCs.
mittee of the Who az ~, House then went into Con
MoUR Of Connec sc. me 8 tate Of the Unon (Mr sE1
consider the bill "a t'le chair) and proceeded
and contingent appropriations for the currer
for fulfilling tre OF the Indian Department an
for the wear ,d; ms with various Indian tribe
| NJ wuIr -, oiig june b O, 1863.
in the late wh; enuc ~, after justfying his cour
Demoorat.o s s oaucus remarked that the Whig ar
onlv po;,; Wild their forces marshalled we
whose aaca .t e seie ,ton of standard bearers und
What nr;pc;r1as ent march to victory or defes
nany, we're to be inscribed upon tn,