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be directed to examine and report what dis
crepancy, if any, there was between tn
amount of mileage claimed by the member
and the amount allowed by the Mileag
COmmittee-of the Ssth Congress, and tha
the Mileage Committee OF this House be di
rected in no case to allow more mileage I,
any member than is claimed by him,
Mr.. sPALDING objected
Mr.. GARFIELD uruyed to suspend tht
rules. .-... .s.... ---r.-r. ..- r'...-..
4 The motion to suspend the rules was after
wards Withdrawn. sl-r 3-i
The House then proceeded to the eonsid
Grafton ef the bill to provide for restoring K
the States lately in rebellion to their full Do
litical rights. -..i ef..l 94D-t.
/ Mr. RAYMOND then addressed the
House at great length in explanation of his
position, but little he said remained to be
done IN the way of restoration, and seven
months had been spent in discussing how
that little was to be done. He repeated has
| position.
First. To accept the present status Of
the southern States, and RECORD them as
having resuT ell their position of selfgOV-
eminent in the Unicn
! Second. That the House should decide on
the admission of Representatives by Dis
| trlcts, admitting none but loyal men who
Il
| Third-To Provsde by law by giving TO
the freedmen of the South the right of cit
| lzens IN courts of law and elsewhere
Fourth-To exclude from Federal Offices
the leading actors in the conspiracy which
led TO the rebellion in each State
Flith-Te adopt such amendment to the
Constitution as may seem wise to Congress
and States, freely and without coercion.
Sixth-TO take such measures, by the
disposition Of military forces, as will pre-
serve order and prevent the overthrow by
usurpation or otherwise of government in
any State.
SENATE.
Mr.. WILSON reported from the Military
Committe a resolution to appoint Com
mission to settle thewar claims of the State
of Iowa.
Mr.. WADE offered joint resolution for
the printing of the reports of the generals
commanding the armies in the west, made
since the conclusion of the report of the
Committee on the Conduct of the War,
which was passed
The tax bill was reported from the FL
nance Committee, and ordered to be printed
with amendments.
Mr.. SALISBURY rosa to personal ex-
PLANTATION. His attention had been called
by a friend to statement Of the New York
Tribune of Friday last, in allusion to the
Rosseau- -Grinnell difficulty, which was to
this effect: among his (Rousseau) hackers
was Senator Salisbury, who had been
waiting for some time anticipating the as
sault." He (Saulsbury) had never assaulted
any body, and had never advised anybody
to assault another. His presence at the
disturbance on Thursday last was purely
accidental. The statement in the Tribune |
was false, and the author was a wilful liar. |
Mr.. HARRIS presented the petition of |
seven New York banks, asking for an ex- |
tension of time on the tax on circulation, |
which was referred to the Finance Com |
mittee.
Mr.. STEWART presented petition for |
the transfer Of the Indian Bureau to the |
War Department. which was referred to the |
Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee reported back |
the tax bill with amendments The bill /
was then ordered printed.
Mr.. HOWARD called up the bill in rela-
ton to the Pacific Road, which was under i
discussion on Friday last.
Mr.. CONFESS offered an amendment, |
the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, with the consent and approval of the /
Secretary of the Interior, to locate and con-
5truct their road from Omaha, Nebraska, |
westward, according TO the most practicable |
route #..
Pending the discussion on the above the /
morning hour expired, and the special or
der, which was the bill to regulate the oe-
cupatien of mineral lands, was taken up.
The bill, as reported from the Committee |
on Mines and Mining, is as follows:
Section /. That the mineral lands be sur
veyed and made free to occupation and ex-
ploration by the citizens of the United /
States, subject to mining customs.
Section2 .. That associations or individuals
may, after establishing claims, file patents
Ir the local land offices and receive patents
emitting them to work the claim to any
depth they may desire, at per cent, and
that the products of such mines must be /
paid into the Treasury of the United States
until the National Department is paid, and
this shall be In lieu of the present stamp
tax on bullion.
Section 3 prescTibes the forms to be OBJ
served in perieeting the title, and to fix the
fees Of surveyors.
Section authorizes surveyors to lay out
plots of land to suit the circumstances of
each case.
Section empowers the President to es-
.ablish an additional land office.
Section gives the present occupants Of
ands upon which minerals may be found
he right of possession, at the rate of one |
lollar and twenty five cents per acre, to the
sxtent of one hundred and sixty acres.
Section directs the Secretary to set
lpart lands which prove to be purely agri-
cultural.
Section 9 protects the rights of pOssessors
If water rights.
Section 10 reserves the right-of way for
-oads, etc.
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Sher-
nan, Hendricks, McDougali and Stewart.
On motion of Mr.. HOWARD, the House
oint resolution requesting the President to
ransier TO the several States, for ratifea-
ion, the recent proposed amendment to the
was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. SHERMAN, pending
he bill in relation to mineral lands, the
senate went into executive session and soon
.fter adjourned