The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-23
HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVE.
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RAiIRoAD.
Mr. KAssos, (rcp.) of Iowa, presented a memorial OF
the General Assembly Of Iowa for government aid
estebson In Iowa OF the Iowa branch Of the Union Pa
cnc Railroad which wAs referred tho Committee on
The Pacific Railroad
ROM on psIIvuy At corsnL mrv
Mr. kAssoS also introduced hill to establish port OF
delivery a, Council Bun on the Missouri river which
was read twice and referred 10 the Committee Com
merce.
npps vysrRs
Mr. wNDos rep.l OF hinn., introduced bill for the
benefit Of certain half breeds and mixed bIoods Of tho
Wnnobago tribe of Indians; which read twice and
referred to the oommi,iee on Indian Affairs
AGRICULTURAL coIigaH
The House proceeded, nc tho business of the morning
hour 10 the consideration Of the oin, resolution reported
yesterday From the Committee Agriculture, 10 amend
tbe AsreuliarAl ollcge bill of July q, iss2
Mr. BDvgLL, lrepD of Cal, submitted some remarks In
explanation and advocacy u the measure.
Mr. AsHkf (repJ OF Ohio inquired WHISTLER this joint
resolution gave additional grant OF thirty thognd
scrcs for each senator and Representative.
Mr.. BIDvEu replied that u did not II simply
tended the Law VI lso2 that the which had
yet svailed themselves Of the privileges Of the Original
Mr. AsBin thought that would be the construction
Siven 10 H.
Mr. HnL, Jrep) Of Ind stated that a. member Of the
COMMITTEES be did not understand the matter the
chairman (Mr BdwelD did
M GslxskL, Pepi Of Io~a remarked that there
spostlon Of ihs desrrd eshnd ,hs 70
the Territories but he UNDERWOOD that thai tho
kr Hruslso, Irep.J Of Io~n, Inquired whether ~ss
the intention Of The COMMITTEES 10 extend The Lao 70 the
Territories
MT BlDvrLi-n ga. the intention 10 the committee
srteBd n 10 the Territories
Mr. GaSuI stated that he had taken great Interest Ia
The suhet The Object of TIE resolution vas simply 20
extend tho sons u the Lee 10 the States which bad
not yet svsled themselves of ~ rhs chairman Of the
committee Mr. Bdveii) In favor Of srtenaingh II To
TIE Territories but he hr Grinnell dif concide in
that oppion He suggested that the subject be referred
70 the COMMITTEES on Public Lands
Mr. Mossn;, rep Of VI, thought that all that va.
necessary W sxtend The sct to the States admitted
The th'on since ,he passage of the original a~ and %
eitend the time for three years longer Ne submitted
eject '" VIA
Mr. KAsos remsrke that the res, cure and cau.s of
ruiu of many of The wesiern states the spprupua
tiou of public lands tor railroads and other parposes
them 20 be vnhbeld from settlement, and thai
he had nisbdsd snoe iasi Congress. ,o ns,t ,ha, In
every bi Of the kind there shall be provson IN
ssrsd for eIposlnr the land, 70 sais just fast set
usrr required tbom Many q the counties In hs dstrct
ant state we're half depopuisted beans. lands had been
t.d ap by grants 70 railroads and other oorporsops
hs colleague mr. EAs-onl and sugges,ed provso that
The lands granted by the bill shall subjected pre-
empton and that the moneys realized from s1ch ssss
shA be pad over 20 the MATES entitled 10 tho ands and
hst the lands granted 70 Territories shall epsum
bered or disposed 0 until the Territories shall 10 atmt
I'D A. states of the rulop.
Mr. Dsxsv, Il Washington Territory. and Mr. prr
tsas a DAKOTA 'pose q favor Of extending the az 70
~ biuNht HfN "a 70 rerofnfnf The lgiut resolution
snf amendments 70 the Committee on Agriculture
M hrhsAsD. of io-s, moved be pros sos lnsiruo.
ton 10 the com nists~.
The motion vas nesstvsd and the Jost r.solo,hn
and smendmsnu wers then reoonrlittsd
sAroN1I AfsDEpf
The srssEsa presentsd the report ~ the Nstionai
academy " sesnce foe tie year SOS ~h ch laid on
The table and ordered 10 b. printed
brom this reIprt spp~ar that the COMMITTEES on
weights snf hessur.s and Coinage are In favor u
saopnss dee msi system, and that, 10 their opinion
The msu.cs system % weights aud measures, boash
no eithont defects, h eli things consd,rea The bst
sss The comine~ tberefore, suggest that the soafe
Vy recommend 70 ConEre<s to anthorss and ssoousxs
~ ar Lhs i1iryfucou and Of the mstrcn system
of ue.shD 80 msHf1rs~ AMI that, ~ith o vss 70
fanii.srss the people 80 NJ sys1m. us scsdsmy
reeommend that pro-isson b. male By A- 70, n. Ia
nbsiis,s msnufNrtar~ snd dssrbs,ion 10 ths essosn
hoasss and states u msrcsi STANDARDS ~ weight. sof
ncAsures " lntroiars the system into the p.s ossss
by mailing single letter Weigh fftasn Et~s. mt Al
of (oqrts.D snd sevsntsen hsndr.dt ~ tar AZ sgrre
and " csnhs the cent snd 20 rsut rs.~,. A b. %
c1ined that they sbsl .esn r.sp~esvey fys snf tes
sremmss and that lbsr dsnsisrv shall bs a.. - b~sr
estsrmbsn and simple 70 the unstr,eai sah of
~nfih The EstionA Academy u h~ne.. 90 ensss.sd
vsh the ssssnnssisn ~ sshsr s.s..ts " ths
Secretaries of The rr~ssary and rsvy
unnss
NJ HAsnsrsss, rep of IA, frvn the Csunrit's@ ~
Commtrcs fns1s ftpDr n f~spoxs~ rssfsttoa -
ths wfh - fserasfy 10 reistl0s tusn u ths
Mite eisrts sstins ,hss th~ elsrs q
ve f1lly cccpraed "a The p<sfurusoes - he dats.
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