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to prevent The assignment of the warrant before the
iesue If the natent.

to prevent the assignment of the warrant before the
Issue Of the patent.
SCHOOL LANDS.
bill from the Senate having been read, and the
question being its reference
Mr.. HARRIS, of Illinois, moved that II be put on
its passage. He explained its object to be 70 au-
thorze the selection of school lands in place OF those
which have already been located and found to be
worthless This, he saidy was a matter of great
importance 10 the new States, and applications Tor
this purpose had been made for the last twenty
years
Mr. MEADE moved to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on the Public Lands, with instructions TO
| report general system relative to donations OF
lands for public schools. He said that Congress
have before them bills granting public lands to
| schools and Summaries, roads and canals, and Tor
other purposes, local in their character, and con-
fined to the States in which public lands are
located, and the constitutional question was often
| resisted by gentlemen who favor these bills, by
pretending that the public lands are enhanced IN
| value by the grants to roads and canals lie
wished to know what apology they have tor grant
| ing lands to schools and colleges
Mr.. McCLERNAND was happy to be able 10
answer the gentleman. The reason why certain
public lands are set apart Tor schools 10 In virtue
| of the compact by which, when new States come
into the Union they surrender the right to tax the
public lands within their borders.
| Mr.. MEADE said that, before new States are adj
United into the Union they arc Territories OF the
| United States, and have power to make COM
| pacts until they are admitted.
| MIR. McCLERNAND. The gentleman objects to
the contract, the tnut otutco ar hot III
point of law such until they admitted into the
Union. If 80, the contracts void, and we have
| a right to tax the public lands.
Mr.. vlNTON said that the new States were pro-
vided for in 1884, when the sixteen section was set
| apart for the use of schools.
| MIR. MEADE remarked that the grants were vol
| untary on the part of Congress; and he commended
that instead of partial Legislation for the benefit OF
the new States the proceeds Of the sales of the pub
| lie lands should be paid into the treasury, and APP
| piled to the payment of the expenses and the debts
| of the Government. This would distribute equally
| the proceeds of the lands.
| Without proceeding further. he yielded to mo-
ton that the House adjourn, which prevailed
PETITIONS PREsENrEp UNDER THE RULE.
By Mr.. HUNTER: The petition OF John Love,
| and one hundred and sixty other citizens OF Ohio,
for the repeal of the Fugitive law. Referred to the
| Committee on the Judiciary.
| Also, the petition Of Joel Wood, and fifty five
other citizens of Belmont county, Ohio, on the
! same subject. Referred to the Committee on the
| Judiciary.
Also the petition of Francis d Fox, and forty nine
| other citizens of Belmont county, Ohio, for the
same purpose. Referred to the Committee on the
| Judiciary
ing, and other citizens of the city of Albany, New
York, praying for the modification of the tariff OF
| 1876. Referred to the Committee on Ways and
! Means.
| Also, the petition of b H. Johnson, jr, John
A. Trimble, and one hundred and eighty others,
citizens OF Highland county, Ohio, praying Con
gres5 to grant portion or the pubic lands
to the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Compa-
ny, and to the Cincinnati and Belpre Railroad
Company-both connecting at Cincinnati, and ex-
tending from St Louis, by Cincinnati, to the west
ern terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Referred TO the Committee on Public Lands
BY Mr. SCHENCK The memorial of F. Whit
ney and hundred other citizens of Erie county,
Ohio, praying Congress to grant the right Of way,
and an appropriation of public lands, to aid i'll the
| construction of railroad from Sandusky city, by
the way of Defiance, in Ohio, La Fayette. in indi.
ana and Springfield, III Illinois. to the Mississippi
river. Referred to the Committee ION Roads and
Canals.
! BY Mr.. WHITE: The petition of S. Ford and
other citizens of West Troy, New York, praying
for the passage Of the bill giving further remedies
| to patentees."
BY Mr. PUTNAM: The petition Of Horace Shell
don and one hundred and five Others of Perry Cen
tire, in the county of Wyoming, New York, pray
ing for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave law.