Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-11

OF the proceeds Of the sales of the public lands and
i on the authority OF the people Of that State as ex
nounced his doctrine cries of ooh !" "oh!" the State
Of New York sustained him [Laughterl assert it on
another grounds that the people of the State Of New
York abide by the constitution and the constitution gives
Congress power to distribute these proceeds
i Mr.. MATTES0N. That's it. is it! Gen jackson,
ehs That will do [Laughter.] Gen. jackson is to be
raked here is he to sustain the position of my col
leagues tell my colleague that he may represent the
portion of New York the other end Of the
not here upon this question Iappea to the Legislature
of the State Of New York at this me and their opinion
upon this question and ask my colleague whether he
does not know that the Canal Board Of that State has,
within short time past resolved apply to Congress
portion of the proceeds Of the sales Of the public
| lands
| Mr.. DEAN desired the floor to reply; but
! Mr. MATTESON declined to yield it. New York. he
said had at this time two great works in contemplation
to aid in which she would like to receive what honestly
ana fairly belongs to her. lie alluded to ship canal
around the Falls OF Niagara and the enlargement of the
Erie Canal both of which, though within the limits Of
the State Of national Importance in which the West
and the East alike interested He would therefore
say here without the fear of contradiction that New York
does want and asks for her fair share Of the public do
main He not opposed to railroad grants but was in
favor Of them when fairly made
Mr. PERKINS, of New York, rose to say that his State
her share of the proceeds of the sales Of the pub
lie lands. She evidenced this during Democratic ad-
by receiving her portion of the distribution
fund.
The amendment Of Mr.. MArrEsos was then negatiyed:
Ayes TO- noes &c.
Mr. ENGLISH moved to amend the original amendment
by adding provso that portion Of the proceeds Of such
reserved sections shall be given to any State which
heretofore had the benefit Of appropriations of money
out OF the United States Treasury for the improvement
OF harbors and rivers the support of lighthouses
other Government improvements around the borders Of
said State.
Mr. Z. thought that if the General Government intend
ed to open up accounts with the States Of the Union
those States which had been benefited appropriations
OF the he
with what had been appropriated to them, well
those States to which lands had been given by Congress
He desired justice done to all the States.
Mr.. LETCHER said that the gentleman had talked
about opening up accounts among the States. Why the
chairman Of the Committee on Public Lands Mr. DIs-
NEY announced the other day that accounts already
opened and that amongst oil the States the accounts
to be balanced by giving those that had al
ready received much enough to make them equal
with the State Of Illinois. Now whenever it was pro-
posed here to do any thing calculated equaze
of these public lands gentlemen talked about opening
up accounts but when question came up between two
of these land States with regard to their internal i'm
provement schemes and it was openly avowed that
counts had been opened and that they had deter
mined the manner of balancing those accounts why
was passed by without word from any Of these gentle
men who are after the lands !
The amendment Of Mr. ENGLISH was then rejected.
Mr. TAYLOR, Of Ohio, moved to amend the amendment
of Mr.. KERR to make it read:
That the received from the sales ohe public lands
shall be distributed among the States respectively according
TO their federal representation in Congress-"
Mr. l. said that it seemed to him that, in legslang
upon matter of much Importance they ought to ex
tend the system the whole of the public lands and do
justice to all the States He desired do ample justice
to all the States, and this great principle of dstribu
ing the proceeds of the sales Of public lands among the
States in proportion to their federal number should be
carried out they would do the most exact justice and do
what they long since ought to have done.
Mr. RICHARDSON opposed the amendment and ap-
pealed to the committee to take vote the original
amendment that they might be able to dispose of this
subject. .a.
The amendment of Mr. TAYLOR was then rejected
MIR. COBB moved to add to the amendment the fol-
lowing
Provided further That the provisions of this section shall
be SO construed not to embrace Alabama Of the
States receiving grants for internal improvements"
Mr. c. briefly supported his amendment.
Mr. HAMILTON called for the question He knew the
gentleman from Alabama not in earnest.
Mr. COBB. am in earnest ...,
The amendment Of Mr. CoBB was rejected
The question then taken the amendment of Mr..
KERR, and it was agreed to: Ayes 81, 81.
Many other amendments offered and discussed,
when having through with all the sections ofthe bill
The committee and reported it to the House.
The question being the amendments reported from
the committee t
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved the previous question which
Mr. HAMILTON moved that the bill be laid on the ia
BILE; which motion decided in the negative Yeas g.
nays 10l. ..-@$
All the amendments on which separate vote was
asked were then adopted en- naasse
separate vote having been asked on the amendment
adopted in committee on the motion of Mr.. KERR, the
question was taken, and the amendment agreed to
by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Aiken Appleton Ball, Bennett, Benson
Boyce Bridges, Brooks Bugg Carpenter, Caske Chandler
Chase Chasain Chrsman, Clingman Cox Croker Culom
Thomas Davis, Dent, Dick Dickinson Edmands Edmund
son. Everha Ewing, Farley, Faulkner, Franklin, Goode
Goodrich Grey Haven, Hester HILL Howe, Daniel T. jones'
Keit Kerr Kidwell Kittredge Kurz Lecher, McCuloch
McMuen, Mcqueen, Mateson, Maurice, Meacham, Middle
swarth Mlson, Morgan, Morrison, Murray Andrew Oliver
Bishop Perkins, Pratt Pringle, Puryear, Ready, Reese
David Richie, Rogers RUSSELL Sabn, Sage Seward Shaw,
Simmons William Smith, Snodgrass Straon, Thurston
Tracy, Upham, VAIL Vansant Wade Wabridge, VALLEY,
Israel Washburn, Tappan Wentworth Wheeler and zoll
cofer--85. ....s ..... s
NAYS-Messrs Abercrombie James G. Allen, Willis Allen,
Banks Barksdae, Bssell, Breckenridge Lewis D. Campbell
Caruthers, Clark Cobb Cook Crage, John Davis Dawson
Dean, Disney, Drum, Dunbar Eastman, Eddy Edgerton,
Ellison English, Gamble, Greenwood, Grow, Hamilton, A.
Hastings, Hendricks Henn Houston, Hughes Hunt john
George W. jones' Roland Jones' Knox, Lane dsey
Macdonald McDouga McNair, Mace Maxwell, May, May
ALL John g. Miller, Smith Miller Nichols, Noble Norton,
Odds, Mordecai Oliver, Orr, John E. Perkins, Phelps,
Philips Richardson, Thomas Rchey Sapp, Seymour, Shan
George W. Smyth Frederick p Stanton Hcsor L. Stevens,
Andrew Stuart John L. Taylor Trout, Warren, Eihu B.
Washburne, Wells, John Wentworth, Daniel b. Wright
Hendrick B. Wright and Yates-s4.
Mr.. KERR moved to reconsider the vote by which the
amendment agreed to- and also moved to lay the
| ton to reconsider on the table.
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved that the House adjourn,
and on this motion demanded the yeas and nays, which
ordered and being taken, resulted Yeas g. nays
| 104. So the motion was disagreed to.
The question recurring the motion OF Mr. KERR, the
4 yeas and nays we're demanded and ordered thereon.
1 Mr. HEM moved that the House ad journ which mo-
| ton did not prevail.