Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-06
EVENING STAR
core RESsTOr..
ss u, All our repOrt closed

ShSAI AFTER our repOrt clo-ed
r", ess. s"m tne Committee on Appronris-
ton : ItPoated, Will Amendments, the iosi 90
tee A. o5ss .ceoh Dr. ana said he would cali Il
Psi The an >ndments proposed provide TIA, Do,,-
ages on Gil \ 'silsole matter shall hereafter be
prepaid NJ the time Of mailing restricts he re-
delivery system % cities having q pOpul atm
not lees than thirty thousand (tnstesi OF twentx
thousand, ~ fixed by the House,, provides thst
routes In Virginia and MARYLAND nav be adver-
tised in District OF Columbia newspapers; ana
s,rlkes out House provision that the Depart
ment OF Agriculture reports shall pas free
Mr.. Pratt introdaoed bin TO provide rey,,ue
rom the sale Of public lands. Referred % the
Committee on Public Lands.
~ proposes 10 require every person OF corpo-
IA ton claiming mining locations upon onsrt,
lodes which shalt have produced minerals OF a
gro.s value OF 5000 % hle application for pa
Of this bill, and In case no adverse claim Ia
died the nnal proof must be made and tina
land be paid for 81 the rate OF as per acre,
ed that all applications heretofore made wits-
out appearance OF an advance Claimant a.
be comPleted, and the land paid for NJ IS per
acre, within six months from enactment OF ters
bill; and In al csses where adverse claims ave
been or may be nled. the fling tor patent aud
payment sf a rate Of as per acre shall he ma ie
within six months from rendition OF hnsl iudg
mentl
On motion OF MT. Anthony, the Committee
on the Judiciary we're instructed q examine
"a
fishing and distributing the United States stat
utes ~ large.
Mr.. SPrsgue, from the Committee on Pab',e
Ltnoss reported bill 20 secure hOmestes "a
10 actual settlers on the public domain.
Also, bill 70 amend an act an relation % the
survey OF certain lands granted tie Union
fsclne railroad. Passed. 10 proposes 90 release
SAID company from the requirement thaf N
shall paw The oosi Of surveying and conveying
ssid lands
The Senate agreed 20 the request OF che House
Tor committee OF conference on the army
appropriation hill, and MerTe. West, Logan
and Stevenson we're appointed a. the committee
on the part OF the Senste.
Mr.. Anthony called mp the bin 20 provide ~
the sale Of extra copies OF public documsnrs
snd for the distribution OF the regular ofRciai
editions thereof, upon which considerable de-
cnsion ensued. arious amendments were
offered and adopted.
ON motion Of Mr.. Anthony, the nfth and sixth
sections OF the bin we're struck out.
MI. Stephenson offered an amendment % pro-
vide for the printing Of 100000 copies of the
for the use OF the House, 5000 for the use of
the Senate, and q, Ooe for the Commissioner.
Agreed to-yeas "a, nays Is.
Pending discussion, the Senate, at G O'Clock,
Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
Mr.. McCrary's substitute for the bill % i'm
prove the mouth Of the Mississippi, known As
the canal plan, was psssed-yeas 40, nays 50.
Bill for the relief Of Edward II. Calvert, OF
the District Of Columbia, for the Use and oc-
site OK Tort, was passed.
At the evening session, Mr.. Townsend from,
The Committee on Public Lands 20 which ana
evening session had been assigned reported I
bill 70 provide for the settlement of the rights
OF occupants OF land on the north western hOun-
dairy. in accordance with the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain OF ISL.
Passed, -