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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives discussed the Texas question and debated a bill to reduce public land prices for settlers, with speeches in support. Progress was reported, Senate bills referred, petitions presented, and the House adjourned to Monday.
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The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. Cave Johnson, of Tennessee, in the chair, and resumed the consideration of the bill to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers, &c.
Messrs. Smith of Illinois, Pettit, and McClernand, severally addressed the committee at length in support of the bill.
Mr. T. Smith of Indiana, then obtained the floor, and the committee rose and reported progress.
A number of bills from the Senate were read the first and second times, and referred; and a number of petitions, as usual, were presented, and referred under the rules.
The House adjourned over to Monday, (this day.)
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Friday; Monday (This Day)
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the committee rose and reported progress. the house adjourned over to monday.
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In the House of Representatives, Mr. C. J. Ingersoll stated expectation to call up the Texas question on Monday. The House resolved into a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, with Mr. Cave Johnson in the chair, and resumed consideration of the bill to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers. Messrs. Smith of Illinois, Pettit, and McClernand addressed the committee in support. Mr. T. Smith of Indiana obtained the floor. A number of bills from the Senate were read the first and second times and referred. A number of petitions were presented and referred under the rules.