New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-14
WASHINGTON.
AGRICULTURAL ENDOWMENT OF COLLEGES.
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WAsUrNGTON Monday Tan r. 1ST3

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WASHINGTON, Monday Jan. I3, 1873.
The votes in the Senate to-day. Senator Morris
bill to provide for the further endowment Of Colleges
for the benefit OF agriculture and the mechanic arts in
dicated that the Vermont Senator had not over-esma
ted the situation in his statement that threeourhs OF
this body in favor of the Before the dis
cussion Of the merits OF the bill entered upon, Mr.
Morrill, himself reported substitute which dheIs from
the original bill in several particulars frst the ubst
tute approprates TO each state and Territory, where
these colleges may be put in actual operation five years
the passage Of the act the proceeds Of the sale Of
100000 public land, estimated at 81 25 per
whereas the gnal bill simply apprOpTates
OF land in each State TO such purposes second the duty
imposed upon the Secretary OF the Treasury TO aeer
tain the amount of sales OF the public lands for
same i'm ,recistered bonds or az his discretion
may such bonds 90 such colleges retaining the
money therefor In the United States Treasury instead
OF causing the Secretary OF the Interior to issue land
warrants where applications were made, as had been
previously provided. The objections 10 the bill came
from Senators Sherman, Thurman and Hamilton OF
Maryland. The former thought that the mode OF dis
tbution provided wotked great injustice TO the larger
smaller ones. His amendment to include common
schools among the benefciares OF he grant was lost by
the decisive vote OF 81 10 o. subsequent motion TO
fer the bill TO the Committee on Pubnc Lands was also
voted down by &c to IL. Pending amendment offered
by Senator stewart the effect that Nevada be allowed
establish mining schools and thus TO obtain the bene
fits OF the bill, which resisted on the ground that
this class Of colleges already contemplated the Sen
ate adjoued The bill will come up after the morning
hour tomorrow, when it will undoubtedly pass.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
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WASHINGTON, Monday, jan IS, 1873.
The Union Pacific question up again in the House
to-day Mr. Hibbard tried to pass in the morning hour
bin repeating the ninth section OF the Army Appropria
ton bill of March 1871. which directs the Secretary OF
the Treasury pay the company onehaf OF the amount
annually earned for the transportation OF mails troops
and supplies but Mr. Sargent managed to exhaust the
hour by rollcall which threw the bill over ell Monday
Inc hafnr
moved TO suspend the rules so to make order 10
offer amendment to the pending Legislative Appro
pration BILL providing that all earned by the road
shall be retained and applied on Its indebtedness TO the
Government. This motion was agreed 70; MT sargen,
amendment directing the Attorney General TO institute
In Equity 70 deeE M 5ne b
the House adjourned without voting on the notion
The Senate to-day adopted resolution introduced by
Senator Pratt calling upon the Secretary OF the Interior
to furnish information to the number Of lakes other
bodies Of water designated the township fats in the
public surveys in the several States respectively
known public land States, the beds of which have not
been surveyed; also, an estimate Of the Quantities OF
yeys also the authority exercised the same by the
agents OF the United states to prevent eneroaehIen s
ice other material therefrom Also whether appnoa
tons are made 10 purchase the beds OF such lakes Of
the same aud Of ceding any right which the United
NAV possess therein to the States In which they
respectively lie.
Mr. Monroe's bill TO furnish s25,0O0,O00 OF addtiona,
currency the West and South will be further discussed
and acted upon future meeting OF the Committee on
Banking and Currency when all the members OF the
Committee present. Mr.. Merram's bill for free
banking which has many friends In the House, has not
yet been considered by the COMMITTEES
B. Il. Bonner, President Of the st. Louis Board OF
Trade arrived here to-day with the adopted by the Ma
tional Commercial Convention relative TO the reorgaa
ization Of the Indian Territory. The memorial VIII be
presented in both houses tomorrow
bill TO repeal the oath Of Office known the iron
clad OATH introduced lin the House by Mr. Beck to-day
lacked few votes OF the twothrds necessary for ts
passage. There 123 Yeas ~ &C Nays