New-York tribune., 1866-06-19

to follow such vein or lode with its dips angle
on to any depth although enter tne and
Si land sdoining shall be subject to this and
upon the further ndefensble condition ln d hal pay into
of the mine so appropriated ana heiu until
nc Of the limited States in each and every Of
the National debt shall have been paid which shall in
the net product of said mine yein OF from
lieu Of the stamp tax now levied upon DoinoH
'ns That upon the fling the plat and survey as land
second section OF this act the y Newspaper pub
hed nearest to the Of said claim anu $ sum and after
such notice his Office for the peIiod OF sha have
ha ea II shall he the dnty Of SuryeyorGensra L e
application Of the party 10 survey tne .e mum
@ and deserpon Of the location the value o. the nog
improvements and the character o ner acre
Register of the Land Office shall transmit 10 tne shall
OAce said lot survey, and Description anu eners shaI
% o I % sucb service sucI compensation as is allowed D
law with mileage not exceed at legal rates e S ,be
chargeable from the county scat OF inc eo""' "
claim NAV be situated the said claim; ,,o sba,l
SIC a. That when such location and entry oi nI Sfer
be upon unsuyeyed lands it shall and may De wa be sar
the extension thereto Of the public surveys 10 aos ,;nn
yeys to limits Of the premises aecoIans " @ eneral
and possession and plat aforesaid and the
nav in extending he surveys vary the from rectan
guar suit the circumstances OF the conn ha NO TO-
local uIes laws and customs Of miners; pfovdeo ns no
cation hereafter made shall exceed 300 feet IN length aong sne
vein for location with additional claim or -. ny
deptb with ali its dips variations and angles together WIN
reasonable quantity Of surface for the convehen1
the same fixed by local rules. -, -
SIC That the President of the United States be ana Is
establish additional land dbrci hu "
appoint the necessary officers under existing laws in
he may deem the necessary Tor the puohc con'e
executing the provisions OF this act. uv u,re
SIC g. That whenever adverse claimants 10 any "he
located and claimed aforesaid shall appear before % ,Is
approval Of the survey IN ne rd % and
adjustment courts OF competent jurisdiction OIL tne
rights of possession such cam when patent may sue "
That wherever prior the Of this act upon
the lands heretofore designated as mineral shds wch na
been excluded from survey ana ss % Sto e nersons who
steads made by citizens Of the Uued sate o'
have declared intention TO become citizens when nome
,ead have heen made improved and used for agricultural
purposes and upon which there have peeh no 'nuuDe
ohry agrie1ltura lands the Of such
honeseads shall have right Of preempon thereto anu sna
and in quantity not 10 exceed 100 said parties may
avail themselves Of the provisions o me act OF
70 actual the public domain and acts amenda'o'y
Src That upon the survey Of the lands Aforesaid the
Secretary Of the Interior designate and set apart ueh
portions Of said lands as are clearly agricultural asos
which lands shall thereafter be subject to peenpon and sa
m other public lands of United States and SUBJECT 10 al
the laws and regulations applicable to the same .,. 60
tho use Of water mining agricultural manuaeturne OF
purposes have vested and accrued ana e sane are
decisions courts the posessors ana such es.s
rights shall be maintained ana 10 anG s ,S
purposes Aforesaid is hereby acknowledged ana e9nnI
Sss % shall in the construction q any
canal plre or damage the possession of any se on e
pan b. liable TO the party injured injury damage
SIC 10 That the right Of way for the construction Of high
public lands not reserved ior p0oe
Mr. STEWART offered the following as an additional
Svc =, That as further condition sale in the absence Of
eo,lon by Congress local Legislature Of Eny state or
Territory may prescribe fnes anu icbuia'"''' '' e
MT. SaEFMAy lOhioD moved to amend the second sec
ton BY striking out The words un,ll ,ne NATIONAL De'
shal have been paid" which was agreed TO.
Mr. SHERMAN moved TO strike out in the second section
the words three per centum, and insert IN lieu thereof
the words " five per centuIn. - ~,
Dougall Call Conncss cali and Stewart lNev and adj
yocated by Mr.. Sherman.
Mr. HEyDRrcKs Ind.l moved TO strike out all after the
words which land adjoining shall be subject 10 tins con
dition, IN the second section.
Mr. SHERMAN withdrew his amendment, and accepted
that Of Mr. Hendrcks in its stead. lie believed the tax
as stood better than the three per cent provided IN
the bill.
Mr.. WILLIAMS Oregon) moved 10 strike out the second,
thi r fourth fifth sixth seventh and eighth sections
He was opposed under any circumstances, to The sale OF
the mineral lands. The Government, he seld, would
derive benefit from the sale OF the lands at = per acre
The expense of Surveying and of land officers would be
equal that price lie opposed TO any change IN the
existing laws on this subject.
MI Heudrickss amendment was agreed TO.
Mr. SHERMAN sad he believed il 20 be TO the interest OF
the Government 10 sell the mineral lands. This had been
the opinion OF Clay and Benton and Others The pending
bill gave the lands the miners for s. per was
substantially grant Of the land 10 actual settlers This
was certainly much better than the existing condition of
affairs under which the miners could get no titles. The
orr ginal bill before the Senate Mr. Sherman said
drawn up in the Treasury Department. He moved 10
amend the bill in the Sixth Section so as TO make the
purchaser bear the cost vi surveying plots etc. 1he
motion agreed to.
Mr. HrNDRrcKs moved TO strike out the poviso in the
third section for compensatng the Sarveyor-Generai
MI McDoUaAII spoke aganst the general provisions of
the b calculated TO produce endless litigation and
trouble in the mining regions
APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC wORKs
Mr. CHANDLER Mieh.), from the Committee OF Confer
ence in the bill making appropriations for the repairs and
preservation of certain public works, made report;
which agreed to-
THR NEW CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
On motion Of Mr.. HOWARD tMeh) the House joint
resolution, requesting the President to transfer 20 the
en States for ratification the recent proposed amendment
TO the Constitution, was taken up and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
On mot0hOf Mr.. SHERMAN, pending the bill in rea-
tion to miska lands the Senate went into Executive
Session. and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
UNITED STATES REPBRrORY IN GERMANY.
Under the call Of States for bills and joint resolutions
Mr. DAVIS IN. ~ introduced an actto establish in Ger
many repertoy for furnishing information to the re-
of the United States; which referred TO the
Committee on Agriculture.
CLAIMS OF LOYALIsTs IN EAST TENNESSEE.
Mr.. TRowBRIDoE tMch introduced bill 10 establish
commission for the settlement Of claims against the Gov
ernment of the United States held by loyal citizens of
East tennessee which read twice and referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
DRAINAGE IN NEVADA.
Mr.. ASHLEY lNcyada) introduced a bill granting the
right Of way and other privileges to aid in the
OF drainage aud exploring tunnel to the Comstock Lode
in the State of Nevada; which was read twice, and
ferred 10 the Committee on Mines and Mining.
INCREASE 0P SALARIES.
Under the cali of States for resolutions Mr. MORRIS N
" introduced resolution to make the compensation Of
the Superintendent Of the fodngroom equal that Of the
observation-disclosures.
Amendments suggested in reference to the salaries
OF the chief clerk and OF the bookkeepe in the folding
Mr. ROLLINS IN. HI moved TO amend by increasing the
pay of John Bailey Assistant Discussing Clerk to that of