Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House resumed the consideration of the bill making
appropriations for the construction Of certain roads in the
Territory of Minnesota.
Mr.. sTANLY opposed the bin as being partial, one
sided way Of making internal improvements and express
ed himself in favor Of general system, which would
be fair to all parts Of the country.
Mr.. SIBLEY replied to the remarks of Mr.. SrAsLY,
when
The bill was read the third time and passed Yeas S.
nays 80.
MIR. HOUSTON asked the unanimous consent Of the
House to report from the Committee Of Ways and Means
the bill Of the Senate for the establishment Of Mint in
California [Cries Of agreed" "agreed"l He thought
due the committee that he should that they had
been ready to report for at least three four months
II the bill to be passed at all it occurred to him that
was proper the House should permit It now to come In
Mr.. SEYMOUR, of New York, inquired whether the
Committee Of Ways and Means had also had under
sderaton the question Of mint at the city Of New York.
and whether they ready to report bill favorable to
that application? II so, he would ask that that bill be
reported with the California mint bill.
Mr.. TOOMBS objected to the California mint bill being
now reported.
mittee Of Ways and Means be allowed report the bill
for the establishment Of branch mint in California
Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, objected.
The SPEAKER then proceeded to call reports from
Mr.. BENNETT from the Committee Of Public Lands,
reported bill making grants of land to aid in the
strucon of railroads and for other purposes which
read twice. fta &r0l tftH
The bill provides for the grants of land to aid in the
construction of railroads. and for educational purposes
the lands granted to the States to be applied to rail-
roads, and those granted to the old States be applied
to education The object Of the bill is equalze the dis
rbution of the public lands among the States to be ap
portoned at the rate Of hundred and fifty thousand
for each Senator and Representative in the thirty
second Congress from said States respectively and to each
of the organized Territories and the District of Columbia
is granted hundred and fifty thousand acres all the
land granted by any other act during the present session
of Congress- State aid the construction Of any
railroad therein shall be deducted from the amount grant
ed by this bill to each State
Mr. BENNETT asked that the bill be put upon its pas
sage and was proceeding to make some remarks in its
explanation, when
The morning hour expired. gaa
Mr.. GORMAN called up the motion made by Mr. STAN
LY, time SINCE reconsider the vote by which the
House committed to the Committee of the Whole bill to
supply deficiency to the State of Indiana in township
of land granted said State for the of State uni
versty, by act of Congress approved April 49, 1916
The motion to reconsider was agreed to.
Mr. GOoMAN explained the BILL stating that, after the
Government had granted this land Indiana it sold four
thousand five hundred and twentysix of it, the
money going into the Treasury Of the United States The
State Of Indiana only asked the Government make
this deficiency. ,aE
The bill was read the third time and passed.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion of Mr.. CLARK, the House then went into
Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union, r
RICHARDSON, of Illinois, in the char,) and resumed the
consideration of the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. CLARK resumed and concluded his remarks in de-
fence of the Iowa land BILL and in reply Mr. CAMpBEL
of Illinois, who time since spoke in opposition to
the bill. staf tt ht4
The committee rose, and the House adjourned