The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-09
THIRTY.sECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.


Senate.
WASHINGTON, July g. 1912.
The Senate commenced business at twenty minutes
past twelve O'Clock.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Mr. ArcHIsoN (dem) Of Mo-, TOOK the chair, and read
aletter from Mr. King the President prs tempore re-
ouesting him to preside to-day. Mr. A. said he would
take the chair if the Senate 80 desired
Mr. MAnous, (whig) of N. c., said there no OBJ
lection.
THE HOMESTEAD
Mr. CHASE, ree sol of Ohio, presented petitions in
favor Of the Homestead law. lie asked inasnach this
act of universal interest when tho Committee on
Public Lands would report on it?
Mr. FELcH, (dem.) of Mich, said the committee had
considered the BILL and had sent to the Land Office for
information. He thought the committee would report
on the bill next week.
Mr.. HUNTER (dem Of Va, gave notice of bill pro-
yiding for the redemption Of the public debt
DISTRICTS IN
MIR. DoDcE. (dem of Iowa, introduced bill estal
lsh three additional land districts in Iowa. and the
was taken up and ordered to be engrossed
VIRGINIA MILITARY
On motion of Mr. Hunter the Senate took up the bill
to satify outstanding military land warrants issued
by Virginia during the revolutionary war.
MIR CHASE moved In amendment that Virginia should
release all claim upon the Military Reserve in Ohio and
that the said reserved land be ceded to Ohio
After debate the amendment agreed to- and the
bill was ordered to be cngrosscd
LANp GRANTED ARKANsAs RAILROAD PURPOSES.
Or motion of Mr.. BoRLAND (dem of Iowa, the Senate
took up the bill granting land to Arkansas to aid in the
construction of railroad from Gaines landing to Fulton
ipfhnt State, and it engrossed and subsequently
passed
PASSED.
Four bills granting pensions to several persons
taken up and passed
ORDERED A READING.
The following bills were considered and ordered each
to third reading A bill regulating the terms of the
United States District Court in Iowa; bill granting
a charter to the Washington City Gas Light Company,
and bill regulating promotions in the engineer, topo
graphical engineer and ordnance corps Of the army
TERRITORIAL
Mr.. DoucLAs (dem OF Ill from the Committee on
Territories reported back several House bill
MILITARY POSTS on THE ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA, ETC.
Mr. DOUGLAS moved to take up the bill providing for
the establishment of military posts the emigrant
routes to California and Oregoneach post to be manned
by twenty and the posts to be twenty miles distant
from each other These posts to be for the protection Of
the migrants The forces to be of volunteers who shall
be paid other troops Of the United States and at the
end Of three years service to receive section of land
the route. The bill also gives to Henry OReily the
right to construct along the lines Of these military sta
the United States troops The posts and habitatons Of
the soldiers to be constructed by themselves
Mr. Rusx. (dem of Texas opposed the BILL and after
some debate it was postponed till Tuesday
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate went into Executive Session and after a
short time the doors opened
RELIEF BILL, ETC, PASSED.
The bill for the relief of Amos Knapp and the bill
moving certain restrictions upon the sale of certain
Wyandot Indian lands in Ohio and Michigan were scve-
rally taken up and passed
oQUoRUM-ADJoURNEp.
On motion by Mr.. DAWSON, (whig) of Ga, to take up
a bill to refund to Georgia certain advances made to
troops during the Indian in 1885, the vote stood
motion to adjourn then prevailed, by ayes H.
nays 49,