The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-15

was the theme of the evening, and the only gO;l
pu, forward in his favor Pierce was abused bccan.e
he not great general. Hence the nature ct
the contest may be seen.
Tho lIous. of Representatives, Saturday, pa ssed,
by OF SO to 81, the bill making grants OF land
tks various States and Territories Of The Unian-
This bill has met with strenuous opposition iron the
ay il was first reported by Mr.. Beinett-the Minors
ty seeming determined, if possible to defeat il by
delay. The nancs politics. and States of those
aers who voted for and against .,,;s VII be-
found ia the proceedings Of the House, and in order
that readers may the More readily understand It's
merits, We here give "A synopsis OF the bill:
by the first section, therc Is granted severas
follows TO Arka"sas, California, Missouri aad
Iowa. 3,O03, 900 acrcs each; TO Alai1ama Michigan,
WisNc ,sin and louisiana, 800, 900 each 10 sss-
sppi and Florida, 1000 900 each and TO Ono,
2,U0U,UJ0, and 10 both Ohio and Indiana all the pub
/ lie laad, not s,,k, located reserved, Wing within
thei limits; AID 10 each Of tho States Of Maine, Now
Ham, shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode lsand
Connce ticut, New Yoik, New Jersey Pennsyi1 ann,
! Dehware, North and South Carolina, Georgia Ma
ryiand, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, II the
rate of 1870 $50 for each Senator an. Reps st-
tativc III the present Congress- and each Of use or
ganzed Territories and the District Of CO';r,Lia.
10000 acres. BY the second section, the fst No.
Incd eleven States authorized to apply tLe pro~
cccds Of the lands thus granted them, aid m he
const, OF railroads therein each os which 3.
granted the right Of way, the land be taxi, -. "a
ai;crna1e sections, for six mikes IN width each side
Of SAID several railroads. ,cSeising the right pre-
eaon settlers, and lands already appropried lcr
any other puposethc lands granted to tn sirst
named eleven States, be sold the work p occs-
ses, and the proceeds to be applied TO otncT ru
pose whatever. The third section provides tfat b
lands granted to the first named eleven State sha
be applied to AID the construction of railroad d.
ready commenced, or for which such States haze
made appropriations pledged their credit, and the
remainder TO he applied to aid in the consrnc,3n Of
such other railroads their Legislatures sha desig
nate. To tins section Mr. Bennett, of New y orb,
proposed an amendment which LOST, DIES ,,.IfiuE
the particular lines OF railroad TO which, the proceeds
of the sal. Of such lands should hc applied
To the nineteen last mentioned States and The
Territories and district of Columbia, Authority IS
gwen to apply the proceeds of the lands granted
TO hem to the support Of schools, 70. other
useful purposes; and the Commiss Toner q Public
Lands is authorized, under the recon n he
Secretary of the Interior, TO issue land warrants
TO the extent to which each are respectively 90 -
tied, and which they are severaiy auhorl2ed -
sell and dispose of; the title to lch is secured
TO purchasers by The United States bu, state.
territory, or district, is permitted 10 10 t. any
warrants, m us OWN name or for rs own Zen air.
ny the three remaining sections, the iiacs 81
: railroad so constructed dec AIRED 10 be- pose
reads forever; upon which shall be tra os 3oftel
the mails, military stores, forces, and prope-iv
: OF the United States, at such IA Of compensa-
non rs siaIi ne hXed. by ConSieSs; ALI uIlneTal
lands are reserved, not subject by law / psi,a alto
entry by individuals; and I',he land tia. may
be gran ed by any other act durin. the present
? session OF Congress, in all of railroads 10 b.
, deducted from the amount granted b. ih'- act,
1 10 the State in which such railroad. shai BE So
a uaed.
IT VIII thus be seen that the grant is made So
: the irst-ramed eleven States in all of railroads;
and 10 the nineteen other States, the territories
ard the District Of Columbia. for the support O T
schools, and for other useful prrposes How
this bill wi! fare III the Senate remains 20 &c as-
certained
The intelligence from Oregon is quite interest,"
ing. Gold has been discovered in that Territory,
but not 10 any great extent. New discoveries,
however. were constantly being made, and It is
now supposed that the precious metal exists in
The whole range Of the cascade mount ms |,
" be seen that the political mania ts r,e.ng
2 lwih great viruience the Pacific side 10.
Oregon well as California-and }u1t Cur
couutrymen lii that quarter determined 10
keep up the old wing and democsoiio strifs
wherever they go.