, 1870-02-20
FoRTY-FlRST CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Feh, ~.
sESATE.
The VICE pREsi6ESr si Submitted resoluuops
Of The TtIX pta Legislature for the removal Of
rolt1cal disxpillea !Lcutted q the peopte Of
a 3o!nt Tesolpt.on for the return Of certatn pn-
yase papers o. Tno,uas Jefferson 10 tho executors
THE cAnE7su1r BROKERAGE
Tho House bill to drttay the expenses Of wit
nessea IN tnt intcstgsuun Of the sails Of ca1r1-
ships "as paeeed. -,,,.x-
III. MORRILL, me introduced blu providing
that bAlatced OF uns1ptndtd appropriations ahsu
he coveted into the lIeAsuty as the end oG two
YearA from the time The uEg.nAl appropriation
ia made. and that It the hsgfn u1ng Of each dsca1
year sueh portions OF the uhe1rroded oalaucel
I've beadg Of dspsItrrn.s shall esytafy Aye not r.
Qul1ed tor u.e duf'ug sxld Jear.
A1IIrAkT kEsfRyAf10NE.
Mr. WILSON Iuf1uauced = niil authorizing the
Secretary Of War 70 u2e3tes to tue Secretary Of
tue 1nteTor, for dlrposlslon according TO exls1rx
t,oEs Il Fora Lane and NslIace. Oregon: Fort
zeaEah. KaEsss; Camp Acaasr5. NesAda; Eots
Brldge1 Ecse1TAtiob. N3om;r1.
RESOLUTION W ikQCtBY.
Nj. THURMAN offered . resolution calling
st1ee1, eon,1ar, 70 Ine teesry w,sh tne Ceelotte
hsisop, h&s eufotrct tAzcs upon Ills products
manufactured the1en md sold N1tsln sas Indian
Te1titorJ. Adopted.
The xnrus1 Post Route lii WAS amended and
pai6ed.
TIE L1aoR QUESTION:
Mr. S?EECEN aosuc.t-; he claims upoo tie
Eorcyntaenr Of thr lsnusilR c.asses IN govern
Ing nlli upon the sutjtc1 <,tnoot amendments
Kx-LAhA7fJk.
sram 10 Mr. Sumter ifom tpe Goyeruor Of sc.
nsssEs: :g ges.etd.,, sonoane,hs s9s I.tlacstlon oi
tucntAfJ Courtesy rtqoudd that Bucu Intelligence
should be c0tunnttcsteu D1 oue Of the Senators
representing Lhe SiAlet he inquired Of hl4 co,
lenzne whether be had tecciveu any OFFICIAL tntoE.
III. THAYER ssid be had received from The
GoyefLo1 despatch similar 70 the one read 1t tho
desifed tne reading Of any telegram from MIN be
lIhaJef3 thought the senator 1rom Sebrnsks
LAND GRANT nILI-
ME. WILLIAMS called up the bill gfantiuR 1and1
10 aid the con11rpctiop pf RAILROAD t1d Telegraph
i!nes from PoEtiand 70 Altor:a and McAtuAyllte,
M: IhuKAAS spoke against sna Land srsnt
conIatned IN the bill The government had gwen
Fscnc Railrosd: 1,eorooa q co., ,Seo mose to IL
Central lacuc: 9'.to1uu0 70 tae Northern ra-
Stas: I'D snd tasfe = ss.e 1o.a dozen o,us pending
ratlsoada funnitg u ese11 direction. which woald
GtsM from the pubEc oons,n an aadluo2a leo,-
osoNo- r. hel,e.ed shs conn!Ey'. great source
Of prosperity MAS ii her cheap Lands, Aid tnAt In
ptopcEti1n u lands Nete E1sen away to corpora
%aa: ate eae iot eepe saaT+ noss
for then 6efFEa Ut tne,t chitIen. In doubling the
pEce Of 1an1 through the medium OF land EEAntA,
The gprfrn1leLt, .1AR tAta SHARK. aoRg1t 10 take
Adyan'tRc Of the necessltita Of The people
Hs, STEWART said be nAd Aupp0sed ihe ho2Es
ot the American people IVES tbs degree Of pro-
Rreks vita which the Western country n4s been
dcFtlored- lie Gid not Propose to leave oai
public doUain heritage for future generations,
bat wpnid have tue Present age realize the great
ness and grandeur 81 the country. He ocurTtd
the policy OF Distributing the public lapda IN Nd
pf railroads WAs the resI rrat could be dertked.
n 1rHf1 Ia 1trk mn fCF.1 yRS
dlsrose Of The iands, which, under the blll. were
to be sold 10 actual aettlctr. The country de-
Menhed an opportunity for expansion ~caswA1d
Railroads we're the moat efficient ntdlatus Of de-
xe:opueut. and therefore be wanted mona tau.
Tao dis:asslo "a. continued b3 81; nAAL1S.
In fkyor o! TIE DILL And Nit. CASSERLl, ID de{er,
mlsed ppnoAluon TO distributing tne puol1c do
nAn tn parcels bJ land graa1s 10 Iall1oadk. TIA,
T11tcAd8 h&d c8ttI1euteu to dcEe1Gp the l13tey1N
Ncalth Of The couttr5, taia Nr. CakseilJ, VAS 60
snfnctcpt aTEut ent 10 tnlttle them 10 tElt th
country. IN reply 70 the SepHtoS IRON Nevada. b
CLAIMED thAs the lpsernnent Of The Dn1te1 sac
held these 1AEds IN ttus. not for the pte6ent gen
cr4uont but for the n! lions 10 co Ee after l1
the motion to indefinitely pos;poLc Was r.
The motion to str.ke out all psos.a:ons sp2rc
pttet;eg l.tds ~ ds;eatHd-.e.as ID, = Ea!s ;:
At. Thuttuau sbsent-pAlfeI on.
The bill WAS then yaRtously amended A prpy.
Son wa4 adopted prohibiting The company ffou
taking pp anf land coltlioiug t1p0 or gold. I'd
bill then rtbAed.
cn1ok11 a41xR's F1GNI FIFTH TUE INDIANS
4 mefa1Ye Was rrcrsft t1pn the pTrs.de1
fe!AE1ve 10 the recent co. fsct between Cplppt
BAktF ard tho lcd.asA
Adjourned.