Feb. 25, 40, Mar. 6, 75 16 57 52 15 00 10 50 31, April 8, " 66 66 66 81 25 66 40 51 74 29 38 24 79 56 52 140 28 June 10, 134 77 88 48 867 53 259 40 "17, "154 Sabin Kellum, Sheriff, for distributing packages, 18 00 24.00 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct abstract of all orders drawn on the treasurer of the state of Vermont, on accounts by me allowed, as Auditor of Accounts, since the eighth day of October, 1839, to this third day of October, 1840, inclusive, amounting to the sum of eight thousand one hundred and thirty dollars, twenty cents. DAVID PIERCE, Auditor of Accounts. His Excellency, S. H. JENISON, Governor, &c. REPORT ON THE PUBLIC LANDS. To the Senate now in session : The select committee, to whom were referred certain communications from the states of New York, Connecticut and Kentucky, on the subject of the Public Lands, which accompanied the special message of the Governor to the Senate, of the 13th of October instant, having had the same under consideration, beg leave to report. That they regard the subject as of pre-eminent importance, both as it respects the principles of justice and good faith, as well as the vast amount of property involved; still they deem it unnecessary to present their own views at length, inasmuch as a very able and elaborate report on this subject was made to the Legislature at its last session, and printed in the Journal of the Senate; in the general views and conclusions of which, your committee most fully acquiesce. Such is the coincidence of views, exhibited in the several reports and resolutions from the states above mentioned, that your committee deem it sufficient to select two only of the resolutions from the State of Kentucky, which, in their opinion, arc declaratory of the true doctrine and policy in reference to this subject; which resolutions are in the following words, to wit: 1. "Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Public Lands of the United States are not, of right, the property of the particular States in which they lie, nor that of the people of such States, and therefore the Congress of the United States ought not to cede such lands to such States or any of them, or to appropriate such Lands for any purpose whatever, but in behalf and for the benefit of all the States." 2. "Resolved, That the National debt being now paid off, all moneys arising from the sales of the Public Lands after defraying the expenses incident to such sales, ought to be distributed among the several States according to the federal numbers of each State." Your committee therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That they fully concur with the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the views set forth in their resolutions above recited. Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing report and resolution, be forwarded by the Governor to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and also to the Governors of the several States in the Union, with a request to lay the same before their respective Legislatures. A. G. DANA, for Committee. INDEX. A. Abbott, B. F., petition of Addison County Baptist Association, memorial of 51 41, 42, 55 41, 48, 53, 65, 66 without day, Adjutant General, report of [Appendix xxxiv.] 96 32, 52, 53 Amendment to the bill (H. 2) granting a ferry to David H. Sumner, 45 bill (S. 21) relating to banks, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 (S. 27) extending charter of Bank of Bennington, 60 turing Company, (H. 50) relating to banks, 73 74, 75, 76 (H. 101) extending charter of Bank of Rutland, 78 (S. 34) relating to the militia, (H. 24) to pay the town of Alburgh the sum (S. 3) for ascertaining boundary line be- 82 88 92 97 |