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q us eooltrT, aid ~ p-1p-ieiy and la'''es =
s.nelhins' for thc oEl St.tl1. IN Tei.1n p tle.
b eFsked Whzsf The hill granting lad er me CO..
sr1<toa a ran rsss Il he terriiory q 1lnnsset,'
snaer d;zas,iaa il he Hn.ss q ksPsssen'-.'s,
Thursday. ne ysEy inPostznt a1sndneas' x
Cd The f-s oEsrsa b. nIr Kerr.cf Ns''n s-'1,ss,
proViees hat The massey seeered ron NE SO = -
reserved sections q lssd shall b Pad . ,ness
whrh have received 10 rrss; e he public ,nds iar a.
tsrna iuprcsene1ts. sesonlisg e ther ieasfa repre-
seniaton in Cu-Erels. This PFsgosito1 she Natsnai
Inssgencer ssrs received the support q raHy geus-
men uhs have herekolre opposed All DIVISIONS q ne
proceeds q the Patlis dunain They no dsaet Pa.ay
dat there Is 10 be disposal p ths PHhle lads n
wholssale and thsr fad i peesssArT 70 lay aside
their sc-ups. 4 tsy expect any benes frrra The
seouraos nna eeorias to theterns Of the eessca By
The ola sta.es This vote AeasA close, indicates new
policy ea the rsrtqf the SOsihsr nsbsrs. The ysts
was 81 to el. with regard 70 tAe ether amendment,
the Naiisssl IaleIIigen-ez sayss7
eThe second amendment q inpcrtance was proposed
b. Mr.. Orr, q Scrh Carolina, aho adopted he sng
gestian Ct Mr. Cntng,) erd provides thar lhe titles 70
the lands granted Aiafcsosa shall nth the
United States. until twenty esf the railroad shall Be
st ccatF1cted ard Tor each consecutive twenty
miles. The grant iAEs made feF ch section q tbs road
amounts TO 1850 aeres e lssl. This adopted with
bot slight oPPcsfio kzd u nodcahi form precedent
lar future zctoa.p
We lave lhe fl.lowing sscoua Of ihs proceedings Ct
the House afssr lie Mnsesosa blu. .. thus smsnsed
was reported from the cpana4e Of the whole 70 the
\ N f
carried ayes IS, RASs To- -
I Unrer me urerA.isa of The previous qrrstaa. Mr..
kerrs aendent for dosng justice 10 the os States b.
Pasag The money dsTFrd ro he sales Of the reserved
sections of lsad to these States heh hate received
grant Of lands for internal improvements according 70
their federal Representative ~ Congress. conenrned
hayes s., n5esSH alr. Smith, Of Va tke represen-
taiive from tbs disiric', voted n the affirmative.
Extrayagsnt Joy vas express@d By the affirmative side
al The question and amid Inc coasi0n Alr Kerr moved
TO reconsider The Fete ess had aEd lay that molten
( the table.
Mr.. Richardson moved that the House adiauFa-aes.-
II tired.
The foes Of Mr.. Kerr's amend aeAt s to s,ave oa
the caehiBg yote ia and therefore made numerous
motions with that view, wkieA determined is tie
negative. These motions eoafinnsd be made amid
the greatest confusion, ril III o'clock, hea there be-
Jag quorum voting. tue Speaker Gazcuaeed that the
House stood adj9arned."
We viii saljoin, ia connection with this subject, the
following comment upon the eo4rse CT cf tie Repre-
ssAiatiyes from this State which. adesa. may b s2.
piled 10 ehers apt ong from yirsaia but f5a ether
seaihsra States. u party" were net too stoas, We
might appeal TO them, cast oil lis traIae assaowl.
H edge their error and resolve to act r their coary
alone Ths remarks IS which we refer, are from the
Richmond w big
Il The Representative fram tic Tenth Lesoa-aI
Lceherhas raised his voice ii solemn protest against
-thc pirseal operations arv going on III Congress upon
the pubic lands, ihr building great rafess hrguahout
the Northwest. On tie Niacoasia Railroad Grsnt,
Mr.. l. made opposition speech We are indebted 10
his speech for siltssat 81 heqHahtiiy q Government
lands the State Of Niscsash alone has already reserved
Tor internal impFeTrs purposes. II aioaais % the
snng sum Of 9y3QQ anil obi acres But that caly al
catering wedge. Ahe bill under consideration esAbFae
one million hi1dred theusaad acres Another bll
has been agreed gpSh IA Committee d0atlag land for
road from Madisa II rse dl CHEN 20 the amount Of
II SJl,o30 Lands have beea donated d " secasn for
schools, universities, snd forth, zBquaing near
million and half acres In al the Sase WI, have re.
ceFed nearly three Iaiens of the pubic domain and
III the cry will si Be isr morg. eEspyessniltiye Of
the Tenth -oa Democracy, halsihg ea 10 the Ubsslpe
idea & he Virginia. school q politicians, points bis dem
ocraiic brethren a Tie Northwest to tie resolution
I deped BY the Democrats STATE Convention held in
Richmond, Machs lSJ--..ihai Congress has no 2ower
10 appropriate directly indirectly th proceeds IF the
sales o. the public lands TO grant, directly adFee.-
~ the psbe lands, u the Papose Of internal improve
msnt Ca that Hlaiorn he sEcars % SlaEd In common
with the Democratic party state Ard there he l
stand until the western Stairs have appropriated all a
pubic laEis tieIhseges- lie eouli tplease Is Dc1-
oeratc bsethTea Of the West be.trr The game suits
n them exactly. They get all b. it-fheir ogrlare ana
u that Of Virginia top"