On motion, The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill last mentioned. On motion, Ordered, That they be referred to the committee on the Public Lands, to consider and report thereon. On motion, The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill entitled, "An act making reservation of certain public lands to supply timber for naval purposes." Whereupon, Resolved, That they concur therein. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. The seven bills last brought up for concurrence were read. Ordered, That they severally pass to the second reading. The Senate resumed, agreeably to the order of the day, as in committee of the whole, the consideration of the bill entitled, " An act to set apart and pledge, as a permanent fund for internal improvements, the bonus of the national bank, and the United States' share of its dividends," and Mr. Varnum was requested to take the chair. On motion by Mr. Ashmun, To amend the bill by adding to the second section the following proviso: "Provided however, That no part of said fund shall be expended on any of the objects aforesaid, within the State, without the assent of the legislature thereof: And provided also, That if any State shall refuse its assent as aforesaid, there shall be paid to such State such proportion of said moneys as would be expended therein on the objects aforesaid, if such State had assented to said expenditure." It was determined in the negative. yeas 5, nays 33. On motion by Mr. Ashmun, The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the Senators present, those who voted in the affirmative, are The bill having been amended, the President resumed the chair, and it was reported to the House accordingly. On motion by Mr. Goldsborough, To amend the bill by striking out of section three, after the word "duty," in line 3, to the end of the section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "To apportion and divide the said fund, as it annually accrues, among the several States now existing, and such as may hereafter be admitted into the Union, according to the then existing ratio of representation, as before directed; and to invest the same, so apportioned and divided, in funded debt of the United States, in the names of the respective States; and the funded debt so set apart in the names of the respective States, shall be applied to the aforesaid objects, under the concurrent direction of Congress and the legislature of the State interested; and he shall also lay before Congress, at their annual session, the condition of the said fund." It was determined in the affirmative, yeas 21, nays 17. The On motion by Mr. Daggett, yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the Senators present, those who voted in the On motion by Mr. Campbell, To amend the first section of the bill, by inserting after "and," in the fourth line," so much of;" and in the seventh line, after the word " incorporated,” “ as shall remain after paying the i tercst accruing on the stocks of the United States constituting the said shares." |