The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-07
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.


In senate.
WAsH,soros, May s, 1876.
Fright Nav morning. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Tustin.-
Journal slim attendance in the galleries Peotons oy
Messrs speight, Davis, Westcott
The bill for the relief of John p. Skinner and Others
securities Of one Emerson adeaultng pension agent N
Vermont was passed.
presumption land claims in the several States and Terri
tories resumed then from yesterday ana aeoeseo
S s hss.s ssSs S sp
ton johnson Of Maryland, Allen, and others, incden
tally.
The bill provides that whereas there exists svast num-
Der Of suspended entries in the several Stacs and Terri
tories in which the public lands situated upon which
patents under existing legsaton, and which
are accumulang from year to such an extent q
to produce great incony to the public well q
the al
Justly and cquitably entitled to patents should receive
them and that all unjust and fraudulent entries sneuid Do
cancelled and the land again to the government
src THAT the Secretary of the Treasury, the Al,
torney General and the Commissioner OF the General
Land Office, be constituted board upon equity and Jus
tce on all such claims as aforesaid.
SIC. 2Thc Board TO arrange their decisions INTO Two
classes-lst the combinations, I'd, the reflections
SEc 3-For combinations, patentsto be issued; upon
reflections, the lands to revert to the government
SEc 4-Rejected lands reverting to the governmens
10 be offered for sale at the discretion OF the Comm~
soncr Of the General Land ONCE after thirty DAYS
After the submission Of sundry amendments, II was
moved by Mr. HuNIIscTos to lay the bill upon the table
The bill wa. reported to the Senate and the question
then recurring upon agreeing to the amendments ~,
He did not ike the mode Of adjudication These boaSds
were not the proper mode. In short clear ena con
vncing argument Mr. Calhoun defined his 70
the bill and expressed the nope INA. "c IVA WYNN y
laid upon the table. m...,,.
Mr.. SrEiGYr.-Is that motion In ordert
MIR HAYwoop-Yes sir there has been an intervening
vote. .,
Mr. srr,enr-The Senate has just refused to Icy The
Mr. HAYwoop-But there has been since motion 70
agree to the amendments; but IT.: no difference 70 ms
Mr.. MANGuM moved to recommt the pnL -.
and Wcscot the bill was recommitted
blu G ss, ns eapsnsss was refer
Several bills were read from the House and referred
Mr. LEWIS moved the printing OF SV adaiuonai c0Pios
Of the warehouse bill Agreed 70.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
,WAsHrseroS, May 8, 1896
Tho s,y.xyr with his accustomed kindness, furnish
the select committee on the memorial asking National
Library for the benefit Of the blind viz :-Messra I'D
batts Rathbun. Toombs Bggs, and Marsh
RErsocrssIos or ALEXANDRIA TO VIRGINIA.
% IN. 0 Mr. Of s Se S for the
cesson Of Alexandra the state Of Virginia. made
the special order of the day for Friday next
Mr.. HAn.L.os asked that the Committee on Military
Affairs Of which he 10 the chairman be discharged from
the iun rsS 70 - ao ana .ssSr for
al
can citizens in Oregon; and the request was seque'osu
several REPORTS Of no general Importance were made
from several Of the standing committees
~. r /, i..a,, r,oyed that the House resolve n
self into Committee Of the Whole on me ssse o. ne
Union for the purpose Of proceeding - dmtv On sxs co
fee ~" and rounding duties on spanish YES
seis eNoep, iio ia he hoped the gentleman from Penn
,sana u,he. s,.s en- q the
=, he House and which known 10 several
that The 70, "a ss ,Os ,ss
mem told him. that he hc GeneraD had to meet the
Current expenses his credit He trusted there
fore that the bill to supply deficiencies would DC oon'
dercd. A.. 49,. sunrs ss,e
suggestion. AZ Mr. In
rcrsolI's hill till tomorrow and the mouon Pevs"0
SENATE rxrErsgs AND MARirE HosrIIA a.. =, a..
The House resolved itself into a. comm"es ~ ~
whole on the State Of the Union, and rcsumsu ,rsd
sideraton Of the amendmcn,s 70 mo ON W.