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Mr.. Iverson, Of Georgia, opposed the
amendment as likely to produce combina-
ton of iron mongers to raise the price Of iron.
He agreed with Mr.. Clingman TO admit iron
duty free.
Mr.. Fosters amendment was then carried
by yeas 25, nays %.
Mr.. Rice spoke Mt length on the Pacific
Railroad bill introduced on Thursday last
The following is the substance of the bill
which was introduced by Senator Rice, Dec.
14th, read twice and referred to the Committee
on Public Lands. It IL entitled "a Bill to
aid in the construction of certain Railroads
to the Pacific, to encourage settlement on
their lines, and for other purposes.
Section first authorizes the President to
cause the public lands, to the extent of forty
miles on each side of tho routes after mention
ed, to be surveyed and the Indian title ex-
tinguished, and that on payment of ten cents
| per acre by pres3nt settlers the presumption
| laws be extended thereto.
Section two provides that every alternate
section, for ten sections in width on each side
of said roads and branches, be granted 20
the States and Territories upon the lines of
the proposed roads, viz From Lake Superior
to Puget's Sound. with branch to the navi-
| gable waters of the Colombia. From the
western border of the State Of Missouri tc
San Francisco. Also from the western
border of the State of Texas to San Pedro or
San Diego and to the Bay Of San Francisco.
Section Third. The said lands so granted
to the States and Territories shall be subiec
to the future disposal of the Legislatures
thereof for the purposes above expressed and
for no other.
Section Fourth-Define. the conditions o
sale Of the said lands. That two hundred
scctions may be sold along every twenty con
tinuous miles of the road as completed, bu
if such road or branches be not completed
within twenty years, all unsod lands shall
revert to the United States
Section Fifth-Requires that the United
States mails shall he transported over the
said roads at prices to he fixed by Congress
the President being authorized to name tn,
price temporarily, until fixed by law.
Section Sixth The Government shall
have the priority ofright for all purposes o.
transportation.
Section Seventh-Sets aside the 18th anc
36t'' sections for school purposes.
Section Eighth. The President shall de
termine the tcrmini with the consent of tn
States and Territories in which they are sit
uated.
Mr.. Rice introduced bill to organize tn
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MIR. Seward. the Senate adjourned
HousE.-Mr. Hughes of Ind. introduced
resolution instructing the Committee OF
Ways and Means to inquire into the cxpedi
ency of reporting bill making an appro
priation for taking the eighth census
Mr.. Whitaker of Del, offered Il substi
tute to confnc the census simply to an emu
F meration of the people.
The latter was relused-5l against l40
Mr.. Hughe.'s resolution was then adopted
The House then went into Committee q
the Whole and resumed consideration of tn
bill granting pensions to soldiers of the wa
of 1913.
Mr.. Smith of Illinois wanted to includ
the soldiers OF the BlackHawk war. Ii
secuted the plea that because the treasur
was not yet full, justice should not be don
those patriots.
Mr.. Jones Of Tennessee, while maintain
, ing the duty @ the Government to provid
pensions for those disabled by wounds or dis
ease contracted in the public service, he he'll
it was not right or proper to inaugurate
general service system Of pensions.
Mr.. Phillips of Penn. gave notice of hi
intention to introduce an act regulating an
fixing the duty on imports and for other pur
poses.
The House, by 100 to &c, suspended tn
rules IN order to consider the Senate resolu
ton proposing temporary adjournmen
, from the twcnty-third of December to tn
fourth of January, and the resolution wa
passed by SO against "a. Adjourned.