WASHINGTON Cry. .Nnu 6.
Public Ldasta1ss The he very important bill to graduate the price of the Pub lie Lands and to make provision for ae- tual settlers, which has been for sever al years depending in tic Senate of the U. States was yesterday brought to a declsive issue in the Senate. Several ofthe lower mi,,inpuaas were struck out: and the two prices of one doglar per acre, and severty. fpeceats peraere, were retained, the latter price confined to actual settlers, either present or future, aad with limitation of the application of these prices to lands which have been offered at one dollar twenty-five cents per acre, for 1tree years, and re- main unsold at that price. This is a great event fer the inhabitants of the new States and Territories. The re- duction of 5 cents in the acre 10 the general purchaser, and of 5Oin the acre to the actual settler, will operate as a powerful relief; and facilitate the acqui- sition of lands to great many families who must otherwise have renaiaed in the unprofitabie condition of tenants or trespasers. hetrialvote, or ordering the bill to be engrossed for thira read- ing, was a pretty close one, and strong ly marked by sectional lines. The Western Senators voted for the bill un- animously, with one exception, Mr. Bur,aet, of Ohio,) the Senators South of the Potomae voted for it unanimously, witt, two exceptions, and one of these

 Afr. fglpr, of Virginia ,)voted with the

 friends of the hill on all preliminary questions; the Senators North of the

 Potomac voted egas,sss 1t unanimously