, 1874-06-06

maritime juracsion Of tho United sa.ca 10 extended
e1ta, ana c4tag.lGI 4 oysr @ sad c9na! to tle anmo
United statea connected tloroly. Tllo Secretary Of
War slaa hayo power to establish FL nccdfuI rules
| United Bates, concerning tho uso and navigation
e o. derk Of the Gntod statos District Court Tor ho
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board Of all canal aud ryor towboata aa we'll aa II, tic
nn a Hsw 6reans e,s u proyc o iasL
th1t Congress may at my o rovlae abro9ato such
seo. 8. That no expenditure shall ho made or a.1-
thorzed for tho trictlon Of nald Fort st. Phillip
cana unti valid s!tlo to tho lnls for tle se and
1000 yaris on ouch ais ot sal canal ad also ali
o unts satos sa 10 yestod IN ho Tnod ITsaa sates
a'sd until tho State Of 1o,,isanA ahal1 colo iii
jurisietion oyor SID anas for the construction Of
to the unttcd Btates tllo right to or in uny wny
asaesa aaid lands or t1e property Of c unitcl a!atos
shall bo or ron'an owner thorcof.
sEo That M tho tota! Gust Of said sanal shalt not
liability crre' by tbs Uned sates M ior 'ti, ths con-
utrust!on until tae ortirc work put under control in
Of not more tan 0oo, 900, mud the sn necessary to
complete said canal, not exceeding said sum uf IS
81 Se ~ IN y Of no
sEc. That the sccrcary Of Wur shnll roceirt o.
tAc survey anu report htoteRAu, nnu Without nnlttcs
sary do'nr, asertiao for bs to construct said ranu
tor a!ch tne aud M such ncwhpapors 10 may think
sufficient nnd 10 shall award tin contract o tlo low
tioB to the satisfaction OF said Socrcary TINT tic work
0hall bo dono according to thu stluiations Of ouch
copt tho samo Is accompanied wi.h tie nu. Of ss.o
which aan anll 10 forfeited to tho United gtaes, and
for porio Of thirty uys after uotIco tat liz It'd hss
with tho torns Of his Did, and give security 81 required
M f}~tJA that }}+n
contractors ahall perform their work according 10 tho
plana and upecttcslous Of tho Englnoors department
ther that said canal sha 10 fully completed for ,,so
within tho rerfod Of throc yeara from Tho commence
% nent thereof an1 that ss entire cost Of such cana
sEo: g. Tint tho United States rcaorvo tho right to
modify tho conditions and ora Of the Of aad
nal or to amend, Htor repeat this act II public in-
terea. shall hereafter require 1t.
The House then took T. rocoHa till 1880, tbs
] evening session to be for business OF tho Com
mtttoo OH Public Lands.
EVENING SESSION,
| Coats1rrEE rEponTs.
| Mr.. TOWNSEND, from tho Committee on
| Public Lands reported billR to ascertain tho
| possessory rights Of the Hudson Buy Company
ind other BritHh subjects within tho llusitH
which were subject Of tho award Of the EN-
| peror of Germany under tho Troaty Of Washing
I ton. PaHaed.
| puD1.Io LANDS At THE sourH
Mr.. MoREY. from tho Same Committee. re-
ported bill to repeal tho first section Of tho
act Of Juno 81. 1856, for tho disposal OF public
lands for homostoads to actual settlements in
| Aabama, Miaaissippi Louisiana, Florida, aud
Arkansae Tho bill Was discussed at consdefa-
bio length. Tho object OF tho bill ia to allow
public lands IN tho sonth which wcre, utter tho
| War reserved for settlement by frootlmcn, to bo
sold aa tloy aro in other sectons Of the country.
| L waa gtronnouply opposed by Mossrs. CON
GER, WILLARD (Vt.), HAWLEY (Coun.) aud
| HOLMAN.
| Mr.. TOWNSEND, Chairman Of tho Committee.
| said that tho object Of tho bill wee 10 put tho
people Of tho South IN tho samo position in re-
gard to public laudB aa tho people Of the North.
| Finally tho bill was rccommlttel, which is
| tantamount at this period OF the session to Its
| rejection.
KAEsAH INDIAN IANp8.
blr. PHILLIPS. from tho Same Committee,
reported = bill for tho sale Of tho Kansas In
| dian landa in Kanaas, to actual settlers. Aftor
| discussion, tho bill was ordered to q third read
ing.
"A vote MAS then takon on tho passage Of tho
proaout aud tho House adjourned,