The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-02
WASHINGTON, June 80

H0uSE.--M haSS0n, on leave, luGlo
duced Joint resolution extending for
one year the time of completing the Ag-
ricultural 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 Commissioners of the
General Land Office to sell at public auc,
ton the uusold 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 tor
whom homesteads had been selected
without their personal examination, to
change such homesteads, II dlssatlsned
with them, in the same land district,
the fees paid in the first instance to az
ply to the second selection. The reso-
luton was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Donnelly reported House bill to
amend section twenty-five of the Agrl-
cultural College bill which was LAID on
on the table.
Mr.. Glossbrenner from the same Com
mittee, reported bill tor the organlza'
ton of land districts in Arizona, Idaho,
Utah and Montana, which was read
three times and passed.
Mr.. Glossbrenner also reported Dill
erecting the territory of Montana into a
separate surveying district. After some
debate, Mr.. Price opposing, and MI
Ashley of Ohio sustaining, the bill was
read three times and passed.
Mr.. Eckley from the same Committee
reported adversely back the House bill
allowing five years further time for the
location of land warrants issued by Vr-
ginia to her officers and soldiers OF the
Virginia lue, which was laid on the
table and the report orded to be printed
Mr.. Eckloy also reported with amend
ments the Senate bill granting lands TO
the State of Oregon to aid in the con-
struction of a military road from Albany
Oregon, to the eastern boundary oil 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 a military road from Corn
wallis to the Aquirra bar. The amend
ments were agreed to aud the Dill pas
sed.
The Senate bill granting aid for the
construction of railroad and telegraph
line from Folsom to Placeryllle, Cal!1or-
MIA. The amendments 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 an act for
the relief of purchasers and locators of
swamp and new plowed land; the petl-
tion of the National Norman School As,
sociation, praying appropriations OF land
to establish State Normal schools; the
act to improve the navigation OF the
Mississippi river to St Paul and Mime
opolis; the petition of citizens of Buffalo,
New York, for appropriations of lands
for the improvement of Eagle Haroor'
Lake Superior
Mr.. Holmes explained that the ad-
verse reports in the two latter cases
were not made from hostility to the
propositions, but because proyls-
ions were made in the River and Harbor
Bill for SURVEYS in these cases and ad'
verse reports, which were laid on the
table.
Mr.. Holmes also, from the same COM
mittee, reported back the House bill to
authorize departure from the establish
ed mode of surveying in the Territories
ofNew Mexico and Arizona. After ex'
plantations the bill passed.
Mr.. Julian, from the same committees
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
PHI to provided temporary government
LOT the Territory of Lincoln, which was
or9ered to be printed and recommitted
On motion eff Mr.. Ashley, Senate bill
to aid In the construction of telegraph
lines and to secure to the Government
the use of the same for postal. military
and other purposes was taken from Nh,
Speakers table and read three times anf
referred to Post Office Committee.
Mr. Rice, of Maine, introduced a hill
for the establishment and maintenanc,
| of public park-iH the District of Co