, 1870-07-07

Nj, BUCK Introduced bill granting lands to |
The New Orleans i Selma Railroad and Emtgraut
Association. Referred
Ar, FERRY reported the Post Route BILL. !
Passed.
of III ia rran,ina lantis for ra1,road purposes In
Iowa. Referred.
Mr. DAWES {blass}, from the Committee on
Annronriat,one reported the Deficiency bill,
n h1cf Bns made the 6pccia order for to-morTow.
The hi anproprlates xI5e54ss. Including mlli-
iot, for tbs EXPENSE of taxing The census
luton having o5o to fucker for expense IN con-
a frteihirs1s vote was rejected,
On motIon Of Nj. BINGHAM, Friday WIS as-
signcd 10 the business Of the Judiciary Committee.
Hr cFssyA' frnm the Committee on Elections.
made report On TIC Indiana contested election
s;tfrC mem1rr Tas tfuIv electe and ts entitled to
rs,an as sea aaa ~ IosI & eeo saoo
Sr H4EDAfI presented q minority report
.ai,nr sii ta onposise views. '
iii, cessna gave notice that he would call up
the matter f0r action uext Tuesday.
Mr., JULIAN, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported bin repeang the act Of June u,
1855 which cqnrmed the grant Of certain Lands
brief statement Of facts il the case, showing the
claim to be gross 1raad The bill passed without
nj. JULIAN also reported bill defining sws1ups
and oTerooWcd iands.
! Nj. SARGENT offered an amendment providing
TINT the iI]I shall not be construed Is fcpea&lng
nnr nrovsinn nf The nct at Iu;y. 1sGG to anil 1and
titles in CaiIfornta, Of as abfogating any Of the
| Tirhfs confirmed thereby.
| MI JEIIhN explained the necessity Of the bill
and informed the House that the Practice, under
aeies had - W gone to tie clutches Of sate aataofi-
| uCs and been dealt out to spectators Ia great
bodfes Without adhercnce to apv raIe or Jetntlon
ATSansas. Misssssipps. aad Iouisiana mad ihns sot
| 2S,Q0Q coo Of acres mostly dry land. California
| was Ia the same prea.cament. There we're yet
az SWAMP titIes the titles to which still remained
IN the United States and it was the object Of the
IN which The Swamp Land act had been carried
out as huge and fi&htfnl conspiracy against civ
ilizatien and Tie rights et tae psoP1s @ +. -,
| strous ATTEMPT at robbery.
The bill was further opposed by Messra. con-
GER, ROGERS and ALLISON.
On motion Of Nj. JULIAN, the bill was post
1ans. rcnnrtsd a iii to cede to the State Of Ohio
he nnsnia lands In fhc virginia MitaFy District.
| After exn1anatfon bY Messrs WINANS and VIII
! SON. Of bhio. the biiI passed
ro1rsd Iii coa} nno % tnr @ tia IN x aa,r caun.
Il, ~, to certain United States lands therein.
NJ W1y ANs rcnnrtnt1 n hsl1 re,1nouishine IN thp
corno1ation q Fremont. Ohio. 4 certa!n Parcel oj
I rtt,41d In, Efa1r1 p4GEnA
| Ala a hfli anthnrizinr the issuing to St.nheu
Na1sten. Of IIarifnrtl. Conn. natent for ceTtan
la9as z M.Gaigan fasSea; ,,s'; tn tho a-t,-.
nj ar1znna ~ senerate surveying district. mai
ea4ahS,sS fhe nf,1ea nY snTreyo5 GeneSai ffer@r %
- G,,,,n y, Town r.,or.a, ,,,,; IN reco,a the
! EoTt marnffa ~ mtiTarr reserTatinn ~ IN natnss
Passed psAo'' A1A't"'s 1'ee4 '"u'n IL oaA'''A
| The sera.a h,1, m creata n Tnrt of de,,varv a,
nnjnth vas rnorted back bT Ill. FtnEeInhnrr .
ne n !, t , On s,re t
| Si Srns-ior nsfaad ~ Nov, 0reans oni1 nassa(i '->
aTs19unH1aie m the 1 HFIRs nP ~ iSTEST1oR.
or monen Of NJ f6 p " to
re ~ cast. i'm nioST Tas ~ n sr,snension 81 m.
fuics nassed-yeas 1os' nays s. >
| N@@ Cn11rG ATpIRtrs
| Mr. FFHRy frnrn fhe rom1niftee IN Ru1es re
nnr1ed Tesontnn 1,irect5s,T the ieaisatiye vtttnt
spparatus, invented b Y: II. Springer, 70 j.
n cGH1 GntoS hoo 81 ~ ngcSE It WIS
@ rscr,su n.1xs
m eg rs e as1 ee
seis tiiepa1ly sezeti hv IIniiesi States cruiser
Thicf 1asssd - on''>4 ''%''-o "AA'eAa 2
ne seaang Of the 6 n RurLEn s0tc
na1s xxx ishtn ~ ma 1as+ .rsar az Amar,ro
nshinr ressets T hah bcen cantnred hr n,itis6 Tat
Mr caIENs a1sn 'Ieciared hisnise1f nnooset, IN
the en- pa3neaf Of 1hese @ % elaims Until Insenaty % &
yen 15 H. the 5sn bnsn Government 1o1 me damages
Nj i}tWES STATED that the rule which govern,
| ed fhe Committed in these cases Wig TINT fhe
American Government should be right ITSELF aud
| thus be stronger in its demands on other govern,
| ments to ID rioht. De should be soTy to foIloN
@ he example M q q IL Tie Br7,iah Government '''S"
Nj, MAYNARD asked Nj. Dawes whether hi
did not seriously think it pTopcr to let these Claim,
| beJ;eferred. and come in as credit to the layV1
claim Of the Cnlted States against the Br1tisf
| Government,
MI. DAWES replied that he not only did no
think vel Of such q proposition, hut be though
| that. in the face Of the negotiations nut by fht
| Enite0 States Government on the higa ground
justice, it would be suicide, and the height o
f0lly for the United Ssates Government TO ca.
s.N'e will do the same 10 you that you done Il
/ us" He should be ashamed, were he to be ne
| Cotiafpr to be backed up bT retaliation OF tha
| find. il would be unworthy Of a great nation t
| undertake to enforce claim uppn another GOV
| erumeut 1y auy spcn snail method OF retaliation
he also stated that the agg7eqate amount appro
rriutel In these bills was sG6sSs2, with interest
THE PEBLIC pKBT.
| Mr. SCUENCE offered q resolution calling o.
| the Secretary Of the Treasury for a statement a
| TO the publ1c debt since the organization Of tn
BILLS FHoM TIE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
Mr.. SCnENCk, from the Committee Of Way
and Means reported bill relating to moneys palt
| into United States ConrtR Recommittcd. Also
bill authorizing CIV. Dick, Of Butler County, Ohio
| to Import from Scotland free OF duty. commol
road steam locomotive for experimental purposes
| Passed. Also bill to allow the Secretary OF tn
Treasury to increase the nay OF Inspectors Of Gus
| toms. Passed.
| Nj HOOPER. frorn The same committee. re
nored bill to cupstyue the act Of March 81 1856;
| chnnrer ii. 30 Al not to proflIbIt the drayfbac
| provided for by Section 6 Of the act OF July IL
81 ses s1.om eSs co.o