The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-04
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them productive for the benefit Of those who "toi not
neither do they spin n
Now, Mr. Speaker the gentleman sad yesterday that
the principle on which these bills based well under
stood The principle which they first started Is
understood grant At first as have before stated these
bills urged because the construction OF the raoaus
asked for through prairie country whlch, from
waste would be settled and brought int euluSauon'
Without the roads Ii urged the lands would De very
slowly If ever brought into market That was tne prlnci
ple then but what Is the principle now On what ground
was the Florida bill urgedi What argumentwas naoe ~
the case OF the Alabama bill What reasons are advanced
In favor Of this Louisiana bi Poiaon u 'na iaa.e
through the country which lies oroadside 10 my
district The alternate sections have been granted with
that view New sir right OF way and alternate sections
ara given to roads which nearly completed, and on
which ears have been running for months.
Mr. LETCHER- Wherel
Bir. JONES. Alabama.
MI. LErCHER That was by the bill we passed the
other day. .....
Mr. JONES. Yes, sir | allude to the Memphis and
Charleston road The right OF way aud alternate sections
are granted IL intersects the Nashville and Chattanooga
road Stevenson and from thence To Memphis Inc cars
have been running for some months TO luscuhol. III
Alabama within twenty or thirty miles OF the MISSISSIPPI
Did that road want the right Of way2 The lands in
that country have been offered for sale since 1915 Inc
country has been settled for fortyodd years II was set
tied during the late II was part OF the mississippi
Terory and many OF tho lands there are what we con
slider worn out Last session did what eoula T,.1
oheFg % the passage OF the graduation act why
Because ii for those for whose hepeht tue pupc a
ought be disposed Of Lands ia market and unsod for
thirty years under that bill be bought tor twelve and
hrcens per acre. Much of the land through which the
rDld runs he's been in rket at that price
Now nader the bill passed the other day the price oil
reserved sections is advanced from twelve and hail. or
twenty-five City 10 $50 per acre win the run
ming Of this road through those lands enhance their value
To that eAea VIII enhance at all the worthless JANUS
that are there what ground is the present bill based
Is it because il enhances the value OF the remaining public
lands ia Louisiana great portion OF the lands IN that
as well other States has been transferred from the
IpHp The w I'M
act Now these roads be rum and the right OF way
and alternate sections Of worthless land which has been
in market for years. to be granted and lands unh for
cultivation are TO be advanced price from twelve and
half cen per to So Sc per would vote for
provision that would cudown these alternate sections from
So so ST. 25 and let them be entered in limited parcels
by actual settlers but do the who to cul-
tvae the public land II they taxed 50 so per acre.
thea besides the quarter section give them as suggested
while ago $500 certificate each of stock in the road
In compliance with my promise renew the call for the
previous question.