Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-01-19
Congress-Jannary 8.

DIsPosITIoN OF THE PuDIIc LANDS
The House next took up the bill introduced
on Friday last by Mr.. Bennett, granting
lands equally to the several States to aid in
the construction Of Railroads and for the
support Of schools, the pending question be-
ing on the motion of Mr.. Jones, of Tenn,
that il be laid OIL the table.
Mr. Jones, at the request of Mr.. Nc
Mullen, having withdrawn the motion TO
lay on the table: s-7 7..vf
The question REQUIRED on the motion to
refer the bill TO the Committee on Public
Lands, made by Mr.. Bennett when the sub
ject was last under consideration.
Mr.. McMdllen moved TO amend the mo-
tion 70 refer by adding the following in
structions: 2 sa,sf- 81 grar. .-s
"That the Committee on Public Lands
inquire into the expedency of setting apart
the proceeds Of The sales of the public
lands, and approprating the same to repairs
and building up the navy; and the surplus,
if any, to be applied to the annual support
Of the navy; and that said committee have
leave to report by bill or Otherwise
Mr.. Bennett then referred TO the large
grants of land which had been made to the
Western States and thought that it was but
reasonable, right, and fair that the old States
should receive some benefit from those vet
TO be appropriated. In introducing this bill
he desired 10 bring back and assert the prin-
ciple that, these lands were the common
property; and he simply asked that his pro.
position might be treated in the same man
ner as others wcre-that it might be refer
red to the proper committee. In conclusion
he demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Wentworth moved that tho bill be
laid-on the table. which motion was mega.
tived by the following vote:
.YEAs- -Messrs. Aiken, J. C. Allen, w
Alien, Ashe, T. H. Bayly, Barksdale, Bar,
ry, Benton, Bissell, Boyce, Brooks, Crism IN
Cook, Craige, Cutting, ]. G. Davis, East.
man, Eddy, English, Faulkner, Florence
Fuller, Greenwood, Hamilton, Andrew ]
Harlan, Sampson w. Harris, Hendricks
HEM, Hibbard, Houston, johnson, G. w
Jones, R. Jones, Keitt, Knox, Lamb, Linds
ley, McNair, Mcqueen, Mace, Maxwell
Smith Miller, Nichols, Noble Norton, Orr
John Perkins, Phelps, Robbins, Rufin
Shannon, Gerrit Smith, Hester L. Stevens
Andrew Stewart, Vansan:, Warren, E. B
Washburne, Wells, ]. Wentworth, D.
Wright, and Yates--6l. .
NAYs-Messrs. Appleton, Ball, Belcher
Bennett, Benson, BocOcll, Bridges, Levi
D. Campbell Carpenter Caskie, Chandler
Chase, Chastain, Churchwell, Clingman :
Cobb. Corwin, Cox, Crocker, Cullun, Dick
Disney, Dowdell, Dunbar, Edmuads, Ed
mundson, Ellison, Etheridge, Ewing, Far
ley, Fenton, Giddings, Gray, Grow, A
Harlan, Hastings, Haben, Hester, Hi
Hllyer, Hughes, Hunt, Ingersolh D. I
Jones, Kidwell, Latham, Letcher, Lilly
Lindley, MoCulloch, Macdonald, McDot
gall, McMullen, John G. Miller, Mlsol
Morrison, Murray,A. Oliver, Mordeci
Oliver, Parker, Preckham, Bishop Perkin
Phillips, Powell, Pratt, PuTyear, Read,
Reese, David Ritchie, T. Richie, Roger
Russell, Sabin, snopp, Seymour, simmon
SHELTON, VIM. R. Smith, smyth, Fredericl
p. Stanton, Richard II, Stanton, j. j. Ia,
lOr, ]. L. Taylor, Tnlston,, Tracy, Val
Walbridge, Walsh, Israel lYashbutn, Tai
pan Wentworth, and Zollicofer-9l.
The previous question was then seconc
ed; the amendmentof Of Mr.. McMullen WI
rejected and the. bill was referred to, II
Compiitee 0pflis Public lends '"''