The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-09

on account of claims under Fieneh or spanish grants
which have BEEN shall hereafter be- declared by tho
Supreme Court OF the United States to be Invalid so that
il will read
"Psoodsd further That aay settler who has settled,
count OF claims under French Spanish grants which have
BEEN shall hereafter be, declared by the Supreme Court
United States be invalid shall be enuied to all
rights pre-empon granted by this act and the said
An September. 1851, after the land shall have been
eeased from reservation ia the same manae, as no res
ervation had al the time OF settlement existed
The PRESIDENT. Is that amendment to an
amendment E
miltee strike out the whole OF the proviso lnow
propose amend the proviso by inserting the words
which have read; aud then after that adopted we can
vote down the proposition OF the committee
The question being then taken on the amendment. 1t
The question being taken on the amendment of the
committee strike out the provso il agreed TO-
Mr. UNDERWOOD Mr. President, | wish 10 call
the attention of The Senate TO feature in this BILL
which felt ito be my duty TO oppose in committee, and
which feel il 10 be my duty state 10 the Senate and
oppose here The first clause OF this billprovdes that
much OF the provisions Of the act approved on the
4,h of September. lsl, enued An acl 10 appropriate
the proceeds OF the sales OF the public lands and 10 grant
preemption rights" prevents right of pre-empon
from accrung person who shall have settled or who
shall settle on land eyedl Yielded all objection
to that in committee. but 10 what follows dd Object
sections OF land reserved to the United States al
ernale TO other sections granted TO any OF the States ior
the construction OF any canal railroad. or other public
Improvement, be- and the same ID hereby, repealed
Now, sir move TO strike out the words: "O on sec
lions of lands reserved the United States alternate to
other sections granted to any OF the States tor the con-
struction OF any canal ailroad other public improve
ment."
/ In regard 10 that amendment Mr.. President, wish to
make very brief statement The honorable senator
IRON Illinois Mr DouaLAs the o'her day, in some eo-
quen remarks which he made to the Senate, told US that
by these reservations we actually got more money when
they sold than two dollars and half per acre and
that way ne undertook 10 show that instead OF the
United States being losers by granting lands to the States
Internal improvements, by the reserved alternate sec
tons, they actually gamers. This bill now proposes,
sir allow all these reserved sections to be opencl to
settlement and exemption and by that means you pro
pose in all future time TO close the door against selling
reserved lands after have granted the alternate
sections the States Tor the purpose OF internal impr We
In this way you introducing anew feature INTO
your legislation and allowing settlers to go uon
these sections bypre empon and take them upa
Two dollars and half per acre, thus preventing the &C
compshmen OF the object which the honorable gentle
man from Illinois told rs about the other day. when ne
said that these reserved sections TO be source OF
benefit the United States, because they would bring
more than two dollars and half al public sale Now
sir, want TO know whether the Senate s wiling thus
TO change the system OF things upon which we nave been
acting for years, and by which there has been an In
ducemen held out 10 the old States that II these grants
made The reserved sections would sell Tor two doll
lars and half per and even Tor more than mat II
this bill passes Mr. President, you prevent any puDhc
sale OF the reserved sections, so tar as the preempon
claims will attach 10 them by settlement upon tnem ana
[ am unwilling TO make this change though, proper
to make Tins bret statement to the Senate as 70 he pro-
visions of this bill in order to show the alteration IN ne
attention of the Senate TO Ii the Senate choose to
adopt the bill it is, have nothing more to say
move strike out that part of the bill which read from
the word ''or" in the eighth ne to the wod Improve
ment," in the eleventh line, inclusive. ~
Mr. FELCH. hope this amendment OF the senator
from Kentucky will be adopted. The fact TO which
he refers as stated the other day by the senator from l
nos Mr.. DoUGLAs] OF the increase OF the price OF Inc
lands, suppose is By sale OF the land al public
auction the gets about seven cents an acre
more ta by allowing pre- emption rights 10 settlers upon
the land In regard the sales OF lands not reserved
but adjoining others, small per centage Is obtained by
| the auction system above dollar and quarter an
acre--a per cenage, believe, oil one or TWO cehts an
acre.
ing along the lines OF railroads and canals INTENDS 10
show any favor that the actual settlers on pre-empuon,
standing upon basis nearly equal to other purchas-
ers should be allowed the privilege OF purchase 40
think that ought to show some favor TO the actual
settler He has hard enough 10 make settlement up
on the public lands and il is due 10 him. as well as an
object the government to extend thus privilege 10 Inc
actual settler. TO encourage him to 20 on TO me
lands and have them settled. II is small favor and
sure, If my friend will look at the matter, ne WIN
see that there nothing yielded but that the govern
meni fully ndemnihed not only Tor the land they nave
parted with The settlers but for the land they have aP,
propra,ed for the construction OF the public work.
think a little liberaty should be exercised, 10 pei
init The settler to go upon the land ana 'aKe 'he dement,
OF it,
Mr. FELCH NV friend from Connecticut says IL is
not lberai,y, but justice II is ha-no more nor less IL
is due the States as well as to the settler ana
hope the time is not yet 10 come when we shall look
with indifference upon that class OF men who nave 10 en-
dure the hardship and privation of settling the new
country, but ha, they may be allowed me pnvnege OF
purchasing the lands which they have brought under
cultivation.
The question being taken on 'ne amenu"en'' " "ae e
jected
The amendment concued n and the bill engrossed read
a third time, and passed.
Il MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
MIR BADGER presented resolutions from the state % OF