Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-28

by the Governor each State subject to the approval OF the
Secretary the Interior and be disposed Of by the Lega
lures respectively Of said States provided in the fifth and
seventh sections Of this act and the proceeds to be applied
aid in the of said railroad from St Louis in this
section menoned which road well the dividends
crung said States stock therein shall be subject to all the
provisions aforesaid respecting said roads through the State Of
Missouri.
Mr. WEIGH then proceeded to explain his amendment,
when he yielded to-
Mr. FOWLER who gave notice that at the proper time
he would TO amend the b by adding thereto the
following sections the justice and equity OF which, he
said, he would then show:
Sec And be further enacted That there shall be granted
to the States named in this section for purposes Of education
and of internal improvement much OF the public domain as
is specified for each that is TO the State OF Maine nye hun
bred and eighty three thousand and forty acres TO the State
Hampshire three hundred and seventeen thousand
hundred sixty the State Of Vermont three
hundred and thirteen thousand nine hundred and twenty
acres TO the State Of nine hundred and ninety
four thousand hundred and forty TO the State Of
Rhode Island hundred and forty thousand five hun
dred aad twenty to the State of Connecticut three
hundred and seventy thousand five hundred and sixty
the State of New York, three millions ninety thou
hundred and eighty the State of New Jer
ey four hundred and eighty nine thousand two hundred and
eighty to the State Of Pennsylvania two millions three
hundred and eleven thousand six hundred and eighty
to the State of Delaware ninety thousand five hundred and
sixty the State of Maryland five hundred and forty
six thousand eight hundred and eighty the State Of
Virginia million, two hundred and thirty thousand
hundred eighty the State Of North Carolina
seven hundred fifty thousand hundred and
eighty the State Of South Carolina five hundred and
fourteen thousand and forty the State
of Georgia. hundred and fifty Thousand two hum
bred and eighty acres the State Of Tennessee nine hum
dred and six thousand five hundred and sixty and to
the State Of Kentucky eight hundred and nneseyen thou
hundred and twenty which lands granted
shall be located in parcels conformaby to sectional divisions
and subdivisions of less than three hundred and twenty
in any location much be had ON any pub
lie land, except such to which right of empton may
have attached such is be reserved from sale BY
law of Congress- proclamation of the President OF the
United States which said locations may be made at any time
after the lands shall have been surveyed according to existing
laws and it shall be lawful for the Governors of said States
granted aforesaid for the State of which he the Cover
nor Such agents in making their locations shall be governed
by such rules and regulations the Secretary of the Interior
from time to time prescribe and when the lands for each
State have been located and patents therefor shall be
issued to the State entitled to the same.
Sec s. Aad be further enacted That the lands granted to
the States according the preceding section shall be disposed
OF by said States respectively in such their
tive Legislatures may direct Proridd ho,cere That no
portion of said lands shall be sold less than dollar and
of the United States and the nett Of the sales of said
lands shall be faithfully applied to objects of internal improve
ment purposes Of education, both the Legsa
lures of the States respectively owning the lands granted
direct: Proeided further That all roads, railways bridges,
canals and waercourses which shall be exclusively built
constructed improved by the funds arising the dspo
son of said lands shall be transportation of the
United States mail and munitions of and for the passage
of their troops without the payment Of any toll whatever
See. And be further enacted That it shall be lawful for
the agents aforesaid any Of them in selecting lands
and making locations for his State select and locate Of
the alternate sections any part thereof which have
been hereafter be reserved from sale of Con-
granting lands in aid of the construction of railroad
Whatever. Prortded,
such section of section the State for whose benefit it
may be selected and located shall be charged with and the
quantity of land granted TO such State shall be diminished by
double the quantity Of contained in the reserved section
part of section thus selected and located Nothing the
three last sections contained shall authorize the location any
lands granted by them either of them within the limits of
the State California the Territories Of New Mexico
or Oregon.
Mr. WEIGH then continued his remarks in support of
his amendment but before he concluded the House pro-
oceeded to other business.
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, the House went into
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union MR.
OLDs of Ohio in the chair and resumed the consdera
ton Of the bill explanatory Of the bounty land act of Sep
TENDER %, 1850.
Many amendments were offered and discussed under
the five minutes rule and the committee after being
session upwards of two hours without coming any
clusion, rose and reported progress.
During the day the Hon. JOHN F. DARBY of Missouri
who has been confined his since the day proceed
ing the of the present session by para
lytic stroke brought into the hall seated in chair
when the Speaker of the House descended from his chair
and administered to Mr. d. the oath Of Office to support
the Constitution Of the United States.
The House then adjourned.