The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-02-13


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cl sl. !. <. pnhI;e Lsnds. "a vhicI
-. ,sssr,.S the lii 10 grant any psrsou
10 = Is. hsad Of s family and eitsssn el
~ TI.;S.s 0tntes = Nom utesd q one hun.
49, A. .rd .;rtv aores 81 land out Of the pub.
Il. ao...;n- sro. condition Of 1occupeucy
and crltivst;os 81 the sans for the period
thers;n aneci6ed. reported il back without
amendment, and moved that = = nads e q.
special ordor Of the day iof "onu, 'n' '''
feOrualy 49,. :. ~. u....
On the 1ssn q sano.'y' - =. AAo.
Mr.. GREENWOOD, Of Arkansas, offered tn
following resolution:
R.,o,..d That thu COMMITTEES on Public
Lands BE- instructed to inquire into the pro.
prissy Of reporting bill applying the pro.
visions o. me acs .I -, ; !. .as ;,s.
an ~. either IL aide Of railroad. to which grant,
Of public lands have been made to aid in
their construction.
Mr.. KELLoGo, Ut Illinois, offered the foa'
lowing:
Resolred, That the Committee on Public
L.nus Ds ins'IuC..u - n9u -. INV s VIC po,
Pllety Oh PIeve"ns ~ i~ ne INV nv a01 or
purchase ~ Puonc saie =. mols yuan oSs
acres OF tne Pu9hc lanos sny ono Pelsos
w'nin any single Per'ou VI nv yos, a.y
that no patent issue ior sucn lands untl
some portion Thereon, 70 90 determinea ~
law, shall 90 IN actual cuitlvanon oy tne
person purchasing Or entering the same' OF
his heirs.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Iowa, on the 10th ult., Of.
ferad the following:
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s:! . :..s ~ 49, s"ss|:.".. 80 -..t-;...
1a"u -, .'qI. i'' ~ ~. ...b,s l.rds =
lnk tne sI.o 1870 ",.ns;.;s. ..d -
sc'u1' 'St ~ ~ .l . f~'''' =
Pols W o"l VI o'"e'
Tho above are, respectively, all figns IN
themselves, and we have only to express the
han. that Conoye.s viii rive vitality to the
r...:-s.-.-haaaa;, ~. .h.x. "a.
sar'ousPf'no.Pls.s mooo''" :" 'A' :,
olutions. The following, from the n. 4
Tribune, in regard to this matter, meets ouI
v;sv. ful,v. and are WORTHY Of perusal, for
.,-:-,,-....:.., .,....,;.,. .o,t.;,.
the em'nen''y Pfs0''0"l 'uss ''''""' '~A'
cd therein: @. ..na..t
The urgent propriety of q change in our
Public Land system, which shall prevent the
absorption of the larger and better portion
of the National Domain BY spectators and
fora.tallers. s. no longer an open question.
The naked facts that the Government now
derives but little revenue from the land sales
while the settlers and cultivators Of those
lands are heavily taxed by them, ought to
be suficient, While the actual net receipts
into the Treasury from Public Lands have,
for several wears, ranged below fifty cents
for zach acre alienated, the price paid for
those same lands by the pionSers who rem
dor them fruitful cannot average less than
threa dollars mar acre. and often exceed. ten
dollar. WHO y deem 4 desirable that
The s.ttlers should nav 40 much in order
that the Treasury shonId realize 80 little ?
WIN .hould sneh moor settler he driven be-
rona tha honnd.r,e. Of c;v;i;zat;on hv thu
ynav;tahIe snnrec;.t;on in nr;ca Of zach omar.
ter-section from the hour that saw-mill,
pr;st-mill. school house. or store. ia erect.
cd v;tb;n FIVE milea Of Il. when no dollar Of
this enhancad prioe ever accrues to the
Trea.urv- and verv little Of Il to the n;oneers
wbo.o efforts and nriyations produce the en-
hancament NV which snecnlatora in land.
warrant, and lands 40 un;formly nro6tp w.
;ns;st. AZ A simnle revenue measure. Il would
ha GOOD nol;cv 70 conced. the Pubi;c land.
in onarter. sections 10 actual settlera. and
den1 them To ali others. Thu ;ncrs..sd
ABILITY of the pioneers to buy the comforts
on which revenue Is raised by Custom. would
more thun compensate the Treasury for the
Withdrawal of the aum now realized from
land S.ie.. -
The noi;cv If FREQ GRANT. ~ cua,ter...c.
ton, to actual settlers Gomez nm for di.cus-
.;on in the Senate ne.t Mondsv a, = .nac;o,
order. and our interest in The .ub;ect imnels
u. tor ne.ent herewith the several bills re-
intinr to thi. subject which have a. ri been
admitted in either House. We trust thew
will be- generally studied. compared and re.
Elected on. In our Judgment. the best Of
thom. (which was also The irst unlimited. \
il that of Senator Foot of Vermont. though
that of Senator Johnson of Tennessee (snR.
m;tted five DAVIS later.) agrees With Mr..
Foot,s in mo.t Of Il, nrov;.ions. We shall
gladly chronicle the nassaoe Of either of
these bills. though We dislike at least one
provision common to botb-thst. namely.
which ottemnt. to con6ns the location az
free lands to alternate quarter. sections-,h.t
\, ono half tho pnhl;c Tona,-vher =. can
;%oo;n. No GOOD ren,on for ANYTHING TIL; hi,
nol;cv tn one half tho pnhl;c Dam.;n which
Is not equally coeent in favor Of Il. appi,-
cation n the other half. II ve,ea rrod
thing. undoubtedly. to cut of one of the
iags Of the OGRE. Land Monopoly: but it
were at least twice as good thing to ampu.
tate them both. Still. let us have a half
mea.ure rather than none.
~ conr,o. ne;th.r Of ths.e hill. come. nm
70 M marl If forh;dd;no Tho .i;eu.t;on nf
Public land, tn other Tran actual ssttler.
and va recarl No measure of Land Reform