Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-14
THE PUBLIC LANDS-MR PERKINS SUBSTITUTE
FOR MR.. BENEFITS BILL.


We are indebted 10 friend who has studied me suoec'
carefully for the following abstrac, OF the proposon sue
mttei TO Congress by Speaker Boyd as ansnuea oy sa
submitted by r. Perkins, 10 whlch We ea'eou '" oA'
ago: ri m = sv,
sute for Mr. Bennetts BILL was 10 transer, as lar as con
ssent with the public interest," the disposal VI the puoe
lands 10 the States in which they lie ,
II proposes 10 grant all lands within the States 10 inc
States which they respectively situated on t"o III
purlan conditions: -,
lat That the States shall dispose Of them al one dollar
seventy five cen.s fifty cents, twenty-five cents accorenS
they been offered for sale for ten heen twenty ano
twenty five years.
II That the States shall pay to the genera govern
meut certain per ccnage upon the amount realized IRON
their SALE This per cenage s to be PAID quarterly as e
lands are disposed OF al the State land Offices.
This was in few words, the bill Proposed oy opelse'
Boyd 1t carry out an Idea suggested Dy M "a
and favorable spoken of by Gen. Jackson in one Of ns
mes.aues liza effect would be remove out OF CooS'ess
subject OF much discussion and make the States 10 Which
tne lan1s are nated llie agents for iheif sale
The first condition their sale OF the
10 The cirIzens OF all the States and guards against he oo
ing by The Siatcs 10 which they lie either -
speculation or unjust discrimination.
The second condition is intended 10 guaranty 70 WV sens
raj government full reimbursement Of inc pu'e"'''' ~
rushmen, OF Indian tile, surveys &C., &C. :, ~, LII -
The amount of ,h, per centage Is left blank 10 'he on, "
be filled by the House an estimate ol 'ho - "
nc: centage that will accomplish lhis. ;o, - r,h,
Mr. Perkins amendment Is provso oss'Hnea w. au'.
rz. the Sles grant alternate sections o 'au aos ia
road lines whin their borders, and indemny
the price fixed by The bill. TO-, I,,,,
By this provision each State may grant, a. ls
shat aid 10 raj, road interests Whin us oo'u.ts w
asked Of the general goveinment onuc' i've opeu,io w
,.oeaI oov.tnmen s guaranteed by lhe Slac against any
loss in The grant Of alternate SECTIONS ana each
mad. the Judge under the responsibility VI PeeuaiJ
in ,h sea the gran, should 6e made ,or as soon
na grant ia made of alternate sections 10 any ta ioa e
State pays the regular per centage iat "ouu DC Que up
tho se # bose lands 10 the general government and
mbrrscd az already stated by the sale Oh Tue feanos
sections nt double p'ice m so. be- ,bo ,r,visio,.
The lands in Territories a'' "o ' - "
u ,ha hill the rail road interest Is amply protected
, oa,nI government Is than retTourscn INC pur
Inv I'D survey Of the public lands and relieved oi al
ors and annoying agency in their dipossi wae INT
cizsns of all the States are guaranteed Inc advantages y
graduation In Their price.
rhe States are rlso greatly benefited by having settled
hn ,hsit borders all those annoying land claims aud con
srne titles that come up to Washington from oil quarters
n be decided lreqnenlly upon imperfect testimony.
Most of the Western States have already State land ON
res as we'll hs federal land Offices within their llmlt oh
der this Dill the State land offices will do the work OF oo!u
Al present the general government pays TO eacn oa
per upon the public lands within their ooioeIs
them for five years after they are % GER
By the present bill this isrcyesed the Sa'e pay
ain per cenase the general government Inc sy th
This per centaee by the general government Is
titles under the State being depeHdsntto tof tHe"
It's paymsn-[ Washington Union: n,o,
STEAMBOAT AND RAIL ROAD COM I'M .,.omho., .,
Arrangements are foot Tor connso:o ss,,ndr;a Raj
as TO carry passengers from the Orange a To-
Road al Alexandria, Washington, "na htf,a,;na an
| 10 the Hoad, giving opportunity ~. os "
doing on the boat and preventing all oe'a!'