Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-14
congress iOnal Proceedings,
Washington, d. c., Jan. !.
SENATE.

Mr.. Sawyer introduced bill to incorporate
the Eastern & Western Railroad and Trans
portation Company, with power TO construct
and maintain railroad from Port ROYAL
South Carolina, to Leavenworth Kansas, re-
terred to the Committee on Seaboard trans
portation.
Mr.. Chandler introduced a bill eXemptiag
the mineral lands of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, IRON the operations If the mining
act of May 10th, 1872.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced a bill to prevent
and punish attractions of the rights of fore
ign Consular officers in the United States.
Mr.. Ramsey gave notice that he will on
Monday move to proceed with the Postal
| Telegraph Bill.
MIR. Morrill, of VT, called up the bill for
further endowment and support of agricul-
! tural colleges. He offered substitute pro-
vldidg that the proceeds of sales OF half
million acres Of public lands, at SIPS per
acre, shall be appropriated to each State and
Territory having such a college, as contenl-
plated by bill.
Mr.. Window offered an amendment that
the bill be not construed to change or limit
the operations of the homestead or prc-emp-
ton laws.
Mr.. Sherman said that the bill would give
away over $4,000, 900, and expressed doubts
of its constitutionaity. 1t would give States
and Territories with small populations as
much as great States, and besides the finan-
clal condition OF the country was not such as
that it could give away in chimerical projects
the whole proceeds of the public lands for
the next ten years.
Mr.. Thurman opposed the bill on similar
grounds, and besides had little confidence in
agricultural colleges, which were not as sue
CeSSful as their friends rpDrpsppt
Messrs. Patterson and Flanagan advocated
the bill, because the Institutions aided were
not for the benefit of any section, hut for the
whole country.
Mr.. Sherman said that better use for the
money would be the support OF common
schools, especially in the Southern States.
Mr.. Sherman moved to amend the bill to
appropriate the proceeds of public lands TO
the support of common schools.
Mr.. buckingham said that there had been
nothing done during thirty years, which had
done SO much to elevate the standard OF edu-
cation in common schools. as the high school
or college established under the &C, of 1852
and expressed the opinion that the effect of
| this bill, if passed, would be beneficial to
common schools everywhere.
Mr.. Shermans amendment was lost--ytas
8; nays, 81.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment permit
ting Nevada TO establish u mining school in
stead of an agricultural college.
Mr.. Thurman moved to refer the bill II the
Committee On Public Ladds.
The motion was lost,-ll to %
Pending further action, the ,ch4te went
into executive session and soon ajlpr adjourn
ed.
liUusE.
On motion OF SIR. Kelley OF Penn. a rrsu-
lotion was adopted for inquiring ly the Jadt
ciaFy Committee into the conduct at ,i1.u-,
Durrell, and whether he usurptd HE lug.tiir-
tioa hot vested in his court and providing toi
his impeachment in the eycnt, The com
mittee to have power to send tor persons ard
papers
Mr. Hubbard, of n. H., submitted and
moved the previous question thereon. on a
bill repeating the section OF the army appro-
priation bill of March Sd, 1871, requiring the
payment to the Pacific railroads of half OF the
charges for transportation of the mails and
government supplies, instead of allowing
deduction to meet the payment OF interest on
their bonds.
Mr.. Sargent of CAL, moved to table the
bill. Negatived II to 1863, and the bill at the
expiration of the morning hour went over to
next Monday
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard of y. H., the
rules were suspended, so as to allow his pro-
position in reference to th( Pacific railroads,
TO he in order as an amendment to the lc2iS.
latve appropriation bill
Mr.. Sargent of Cal, moved IL suspension
OF the rules to enable him to offer an amend
ment to the same bill, proposition directing
the Attorney General to institute in equity
against the Pacific railroad Cos, to ascertain
whether they are in default to the govern
mGnt.
Without a vote the House adjourned
Attempt to Burn a Building.
| Roston, 10. A dastardly attemp. was
! made this evening to burn building known