The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-02
HOUSE.

joint resolution extending for one wear
the time of completing an Agricultural
College in Iowa, under the agricultural
bill. The resolution was read three
times and passed.
Mr.. Donnelly, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported back the
Senate bill authorizing the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office to
sell at public auction the unsold lots on
the Fort Howard military reservation
| in Brown county, Wisconsin, which
was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Donnelly also reported the House
joint resolution to permit soldiers, for
whom homesteads had been selected
without their personal examination, to
| change such homesteads, If dissatisfied
with them, in the same land district.
the fees paid in the first instance to APP
ply to the second selection. The reso-
luton was read a third time and
passed.
Mr.. Donnelly also reported adversely
House bill to amend section % of the
Agricultural College bill. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. Glossbrenner, from the same
committee, reported a bill for tie or.
Ganization of land districts in Arizona,
Idaho, Utah and Montana, which was
read three times and passed.
Mr.: Glossbrenner also reported bill
erecting the territory of Montana into
a separate surveying district.
After debate, Mr.. Price opposing and
Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, sustaining the
bill, the bill was passed.
Mr.. Eckley, from the same commit
tee, reported back adversely the House
bill allowing five years further time for
the location of land warrants issued by
Virginia to her officers and soldiers of
the Virginia line. Laid on the table
and the report ordered to be printed.
Ill
amendments, the Senate bill granting
land to the State of Oregon to aid in the
construction of military road from
Albany, Oregon, to the eastern bounda-
ry of the State. The amendments were
agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Eckley also reported with amend
ments the Senate bill granting land to
the State of Oregon to aid in the CON
struction of military road from Corn
wall to the Aquirra Bay.
The amendments were agreed to and
the bill passed with amendments.
The Senate bill granting aid for the
construction OF railroad and tele-
graph line from Folsom to PlacervilIe,
California, was taken up. The amend
ments were agreed to and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Holmes, from the same commit
tee, made adverse reports on the follow
ing: The House bill To amend the act
for the relief of purchasers and locaters
of swamp and overlooked land; the
petition of the National Normal School
Association, praying grants of land to
establish State Normal School; the act
to improve the navigation of the Mis-
sissippi river to st. Paul and Minneop-
oils; the petition of the citizens of Bufia-
10, N. Y, for appropriations of lands
for the improvement of Eagle Harbour,
Lake Superior.
Mr.. Holmes explained that the adj
verse report in the two latter cases were
not Irade from hostility to the PROPOSE
tions but because provision was made
in the bill tor surveys in these cases.
The adverse reports were laid on the
table.
Mr.. Holmes, from the same commit
tee, reported back House bill to author
ize a departure from the established
mode OF surveying in the territories of
New Mexico and Arizonia, After ex-
PLANTATION the bill passed.
Mr.. Julian, from the same committee,
reported back, with amendments, the
Senate bill to grant lands to California.
Before the reading of the bill was COM
pleted the morning hour expired and
the bill went over till Tuesday next.
Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, from the Com
| mittee on Territories, reported the
House bill TO provide a temporary gov
eminent for the Territory of Lincoln,
which was ordered to be printed and
recommitted.
On motion of Mr.. Ashley, the Senate
bill to aid in the construction of tele-
graph lines and to secure to the Gov
eminent the use of the same for postal,
\ military and other purposes, was taken
from the Speakers table, read twice
and referred to the Post ONCE Commit
tee.
Mr.. Rice, of Maine, introduced bill
for the establishment and maintenance
of public park in the District of Col
| umbia, which was read and referred to
the Committee on Public Buildings.
The House then went into a Commit-
tee OF the Whole, on the state of the
Union, with Mr.. Schof1eld in the Chair,
and resumed the consideration of the
tariff bill.
A motion was made by Mr.. Ames,
to increase the duty on steel and iron
squares for measuring, from six to ten
cents per pound.
Mr.. Harding, of Illinois, spoke in OPP
position. He said it would be better "a
pay $500, O00, coo out of the treasury to
those for whose benefit this bill was de
signed.
Mr.. Ames' amendment was rejected,
and Mr.. Newell moved that the duty
be nine cents.
Mr.. Harding objected to taxing the
people of the West for the benefit OF
Eastern manufacturers.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, said that
the protection proposed was more fol
| wheat growers than manufacturers.
Mr.. Morehead, of Pennsylvania, ar.
/ gued that import duties did not have
the effect TO increase the cost of articles
Mr.. Harding ridiculed the assertion
He insisted upon reduction of duties
In behalf of the West. Cut nails could
be made cheaper If the duty was taken
of.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, said
that under the influence of the protec
price. The people of this country haG
| Prohted by protection, competition haG
sprung up, and we were no longer de
pendent upon England. The tariff bill