The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-09
HOUSE.

made report on the Pennsylvania con-
tested election case of Cessna against B.
T. Myers. Cessna is entitled to the
seat, and Myers, tie sitting member, Is
not. Ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. Brooks, OF New York, presented
the petition OF Frank Leslie, showing
tariff Of Is per cent against artists,
engravers and printers on sized paper,
and alleged 1t to be unjust to American
art, authorship and literature.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes, the Senate
bill for the refunding Of the two and
one-half per cent dividend tax Of banks,
trust companies, insurance, railroad
and canal companies for the last five
months of 1870, on the ground that
they paid five per cent for the first ssven
months OF 1870, was laid on the table on
account of the constitutional question
involved in the Senate originating such
a measure, and an original bill to the
same effect was introduced by Mr..
Dawes and referred 10 the committee on
WAYS and Means.
The House then resumed the consid-
Grafton Of the educational bill, the
question being a reconsideration Of
the vote OF yesterday, whereby Mr..
Burchard's substitute was rejected.
After several votes the motion to recon-
slider the vote rejecting Mr.. Burchards
substitute, was laid on the table-G eas,
III; nays, 96. All other pending sub
stitutes were rejected, and the bill as
amended was passed-G eas, 10; nays,
80. The Republicans voting in the
negative were Messrs Beatty, Bingham,
Clarke, of Nav York, Cotton, Dickey,
Houghton, Killinger, L. Myers, Negley,
Orr. Packer, Of Pennsylvania, Peck,
Sargent, Stoughton, Waldron, and
Wilson, Of Ohio-l6. The Democrats
voting for the bill were Messrs. Kerr,
Patten, Slocum, Storms and Town
send, OF New York
The following is text Of the bill as
it passel:
To establish an educational fmd, and
apply the proceeds Of the pDJHc lands
to the education Of tie people,
Be il enacted, That the net proceeds
OF the public lands are hereby forever
consecrated and set apart for the educa-
ton of the people; provided, that
nothing contained in this section shall
be held to limit or abridge the power OF
Congress over the public domain, or
interfere with the granting OF bounty
lands to the soldiers and sailors OF our
late war; and provided further, that
this act shall not have any effect to
repeal, impair or suspend any law now
authorizing the pre-emption OF public
lands in the entry Of public lands for
homesteads, nor as limiting in any
manner the power Of Congress to alter
or extend the right OF homcstead8 upon
such lands.
SEC. ,. That the Secretary of the
Interior shall cause an account to be
taken upon the close Of each fiscal
year and ascertain the total receipts
from the sale or other disposition OF the
public lands OF the United States
including all fees and receipts at the
general and district land offices during
such year and the amount of expendl-
lures incurred or occasiOncd by the
survey, sale, location, entry or other
disposition Of such lands, including ap-
propriations for the expenses Of the said
officers for said year, and shall certify
TO the Secretary of the Treasury the
amount OF the net cash proceeds from
the sale, entry, location, or other dspo-
sition OF such lands, as aforesaid, after
deducting such expenses and expendi-
lures.
Sec. 3. That upon the receipt OF such
certificates, the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall cause one-half the amount so
certified to be invested in bonds OF the
United States, bearing interest at the
rate Of five per cent per annum, which
said amount so invested in the Treasury
Of the United States, is to he known as
the National Educational Fund. The
Secretary OF the Treasury, on or before
the 3lst of July Of each year, shall GER
tfy to the Secretary Of the Interior and
Commissioner OF Education the amount
so paid into the Treasury to the credit
OF said educational fund, the amount Of
said educational fund, and the amount
Of interest due thereon at the close Of
Of the year last preceding such certiii'
cate.
SEC. I. That upon the receipt Of the
certificate Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, az provided by section 3 OF this act,
the Commissioner OF Education, under
direction OF the Secretary Of the lnte-
rior, shall proceed to appOrtion TO the
several States and Territories and TO
the District Of Columbia, on the basis
OF the population of said States and
Territories between the ages Of four and
twenty-one years, one halt OF the net
proceeds OF the public lands for the
previous year, together with the whole
amount Of the said educational fund SO
certified, such apportionment to be
according to the last preceding general
census Of the United States Provided,
however, that for the first ten years
distribution Of said fund 10 the several
States and Territories, including the
District Of Columbia, shall be made
according to the rate OF illiteracy Of
their respective population as shown
from time to time by the last preceding
published census Of the United States.
SEC 5. That each State and Territory
aud District shall be entitled 10 receive
its share OF the first distribution under
such apportionment, which shall, be.
fore the lst OF January, 1873. or within
two months of the first meeting Of its
legislature thereafter, have by its Leg
islature engaged that it will provide by
law for the free education Of all its
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