Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-01-11
nENNErTs LAND BILL.

1raodv n considerable number of bills be-
ro,orcss to divide the public lands and to grant
tore 70 new States. The leading measure ap-
wv. 70 he the bill of Mr. Bennett, of New York
peai' gentleman who introduced the celebrated
the session which passed the House but failed
OIL .hrouph tho Senate. We copy as follows
Us, - the House proceedings of Tuesday last;
r,, uonse then proceeded to the consideration
.vr Bennets land bill, granting 100, 600 acres for
et W. senator and Representative of all the States
eacn tba Western States from million to mil
ana va half in addition; the Western States to use
o land for rail roads, and the old States for rail
I, or schools.
.bn LAYING on the taoie. .....
N MI to refer the bill to the committee pub
i;r lands took precedence;
lie ,E E''nN Sneaker over-ruled the point.
I'M IN Lines of Tennessee withdrew his motion to
III 4l,o table at the request of Mr.. McMullen,
lay Ca ;ra TO know if Mr.. Bennett would accept of
VINO . W. amendment: "'Ehat the committee on
II; lands inquire into the cxpediency of setting
pun. tho proceeds of the sales of the public lands
aaP5"nropriatng the same to the repairs and building
The navy, and the surplus if any, to the annual
w VI t of the navy and that said committee have
sup - report by bill or otherwise"
iearS . land question: he said, has given rise to
nd aaI of discussion. lie desired the subject to
greSe3 70 the committee on public lands. When
.I,,,-Ji AN
r4i,nlty in defeating the bill
"' M Eannett had objection to the instructions,
NJ, NJ. Ais hill embraced matters of great magnitude
Ta honed it would be referred He said this bull Is
ne Hop.; that of the last session, although it
mol Pa 49, or;ncple that all the States have an equal
torcst in the public lands :,
ntGes. ore now forty or fifty applications for lands
ia nsed for railroad purposes before the committee
~ n,bic lands. Lands are granted Tor almost all
OIL p. 70 Western States and yet those grants are
P"P I,ra5 constitutional, but they arc not so con-
:Ij when the old States are to be benefited lie
sNSl IA demoastratc Il future day, that notwith-
lior the report of the Secretary OF the Ifeasu-
90 FL. Da5ic lands have cost much more thah we
nave sf etS; ;nrnan thought Mr. McMul!ens propopo-
;o, an eyasive one and suggested that he modty
= =, a. TO cause the committee to inquire INTO l'
nro,retv of putting it out OF the power Oh
I, Grant lands for rail roat anu al oLheI PuiP
H. N.Nu'en was of the opinion that his resoiu
+ .ovcrr1 that point BY the measure he proposed
all the States would share alike in the ruohc iahds.
Mr. Bsnnatt resu1nng said, his bill did not give as
much land to the old to the new States out aSSct
ted the general princip pie that all are ih'eTeseu "
the public domain IN - 1,i1
ar Wentworth of Illinois moved the bill be lald
n, tbo fable Ncgatived by yeas G2, nayS9o:
The bill was referred to the committee on puoiiI
lands and Mr. McMuen's instructions were refused
We trust that all bills to divide the lands or to
souanler them on particular States, VIII be defeat
. cd What the people Of the old States expect Is
prudent proprictorship over the lands by the gen
era government; and consequently no grant to the
new States except in cases where the reserved sec
tons will sell (as the result of improvements for
as much as the granted and reserved sections to-
g,ther.
Webaye the fullest confidence that the President
will inRcxibly maintain the doctrine on this subject
advanced in his late annual message.