Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-23
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Reported Expressly for he Daily Enterwsse.
xxxvth CONGRESS First Session.

W fIf,ls III WASHINGTON, April ~,
SENATE.-'rhe only business Of interest
during the morning hour, was the presenta-
ton of Mr. Seward IN, Y, )of the reply ofthe
American Telegraph Company in refutation
of the Allegations contained in the recent
memorial Of Amos Kendall and the Morse
Telegraph interest. The document was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee, and order
ed 70 be printed. '''' r.
Mr.. Masons resolutions respecting Para
quay were taken up and discussed until the
morning hour had expired, when the de-
ticiency appropriation bill wrs taken mp and
debated. rig4e.h e i3t ill.,
HoUsE.-The House proceeded to the con-
sideration ofMr. Monill's bill, donating lands
to the several States for the benefit of Agri-
culture and the Mechanic arts. i'hilaiaif
The house refused to take up the bill by a
vote of "a yeas o 100 nays. He}i-nia,
Mr.. Cobb, Of Alabama, made speech
against the bill.
The bill was adopted--yeas l04, nays l0l.
The bill, as passed, grants $50, 600 acres
of land, to be apportioned among the several
States, in equal divisions Of 10000 acres for
each Senator and Representatives in Con-
gress, to which they are now respectively
entitled. The moneys derived from the sales
are to be invested in United States, State, or
other safe stocks, yielding not less than five
per centum. The money thus invested to
constitute perpetual fund, the interest Of
which shall be inviolably appropriated to
the endowment, support, aud maintenance Of
at least one college in each State, where the
leading object shall be without other scien-
tific or classical studies to teach such
branches Of learning as are related to agri.
culture and the mechanic arts, in such q
manner as the Legislatures Of the several
States may prescribe, in order to promote
the liberal and practical education of the in
dustrial classes in life. Among the cond
tons on which the grant is made is, that eact
State shall provide not less than one colleg,
within five years.
The House then took up for consideration
the bill granting pensions to the officers ant
soldiers of the war with Great Britain il
1912, and those engaged in the Indian war
during that period.
Mr.. Savage, of Tennessee, who reported
the bill from the committee on Invalid Pen
sions, made an earnest speech in its faver.
Mr.. Fenton, of New York, offered and ad
voeated an amendment to pay pensions from
the Gate of inability.
\, 60 ol, &C ala haua.,.z Aetiee ce a,
amendment to pay pensions to those engae
ed in the Florida and Creek Indian wars.
!, Nfr. Florence, of Pennsylvania, gave nc
tice of an amendment to equalize the pay {
Z the army, navy and marine corps, and CIV
pensions to the persons engaged in the Mex
4 can and Indian wars Of 1878.
u Mr.. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, CAV
notice Of an amendment to pay pensions
the soldiers of Wayne's army.
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, gave notice
an amendment, extending the provisions
the bill to the soldiers of Gen. Jackson
Florida campaign.
Mr.. Underwood, of Kentusky, gave mott
of an amendment to include the Kentuci
soldiers and Gen. Hopkins.
Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia, thought it wou
be better to refer all these matters, to a
certain how much these pensions would cos
The committee then rose, and the Hou
adjourned.