The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-04
HOUSE.

HOUSE. .
Mr.. Slater, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill granting
the right Of way through public lands
for a railroad from Great Salt Lake
City to Portland, Oregon. The bill was
passed
Mr.. Ketchum, from the same com
mittee, reported q bill conferring to the
Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad
Company. as the successor Of the Ala
bama and Tennessee Railroad Comps
nv, the certificates Of land issued 10
Alabama tor the latter company. The
bill was passed.
Mr.. Durrell, from the same commit.
Tee, reported bill to incorporate the
Great Salt Lake and Colorado River
Railroad Company and to grant the
right OF way through public lands
After some opposition, the bill was
postponed till Tuesday.
Mr. Hawley, from the same commit
tee, reported bill to secure the public
lands to actual settlers, providing that
all public lands, except mineral lands
and timber lands unfit for cultivation,
shall be only disposed Of under the
homestead act of the Goth Of May,
1862, and repeating all laws inconsist'
ent Herewith; except that it shall not
interfere with any grants, reservations,
obligations, pledges or promises hereto.
fore made or incurred by the United
States under existing laws. or with the
granting OF lands in limited quantities
for educational purposes or works Of
internal improvement; and that lands
shall be held only to actual settlers, in
quantity not exceeding l60 acres TO any
one person, and for prices 40: exceed
ing $3.50 per acre.
An effort was made to pass the bill
under the previous question, but it
failed, and the bill went over TIL to-
morrow.
Mr.. Haldeman Introduced bill to
encourage the planting of trees for the
preservation Of woods on the public
domain. Referred.
Mr.. Wheeler introduced a bill to
promote the purity of elections in Utah.
Referred
The House then, at 2 clock. resumed
the consideration of the steamboat bill.
A number Of amendments to the
steamboat bill, mostly OF an unimport.
ant character, we're adopted.
Mr.. Kerr, of Indiana. offered as an
amendment six additional sections as
substitute for the 43d section, extending
the act OF March 3, 1851, to all vessels
required to be inspected by this act,
which proyiso had been stricken out.
Mr.. Townsend, of New York, offered
as an amendment the original section,
which had been stricken out, as a sub
stitute for Mr.. Kerr amendment.
Mr.. Ferry, Of Ohio, moved as an
amendment to Mr.. Townsend's amend
ment 10 strike out the last clause, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Holman moved as a further
amendment to insert the words except
the third section of the act OF 1861"
which was also agreed to.
The question then recurred on the
adoption OF the substitute for Mr..
Kerr amendment to the bill, on which
the yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr. Eldridge, OF Wisconsin, moved
that the House adjourn.
Mr.. Swami, Of Maryland, presented
the petition OF Mrs. D. Hoffman, Of
Alleg county, Maryland, praying
that her name may be placed on the
pension roll. Referred TO the Commit
tee on Revolutionary Pensions and the
War Of 1912.
Without taking a vote on the pro-
posed amendment to the amendment,
the House at 430 P. NJ. adjourned.