The Morning herald., 1876-02-16

sippi river and Lake Michigan, along the |
valleY Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
Ordered to b printed, with accompanying
maps, and referred to the Committee on |
Transportation Routes.
Mr.. Clayton called up the bill removing |
restrictions on the ssfs Of the pablo lands |
N -Alabslnx, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkan- |
eas and Florida; the question being on the |
amendment, that from time to time the lands |
shall b offered at public sale; existing laws
shall not be subject to private entry nm
til % offered. The amendment was agreed |
to. Mr.. Boutwell, submitted ~ an amend |
ment In the nature Of substitute to his
bill to repeal the preemption laws and to-l
provide for the sale of timber upon the
public lands Of tho United etates. MIR.
Boutwell, spoke Of the waste, plumber and
robbery Of the public lands. ~. H.. ~.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, from tho Commit
tee Of Conferences on the District 665 bonds
bill, submitted report. He said that the
report limited the amount Of the bonds to
315, ,000, 900; the Board Of Audit to be con-
ttnued until 1t had passed upon all the
elAams for existing contracts OF Until the
amount audited reached tho limit Of $l6,-
100000. Mr.. Thurman moved that the
report be laid over and printed 80 that sena-
tofS could act on It understandtngly. Mr..
Sargent said the report limited the issue OF
bonds to the amount fixed by the House and
the Senate and the limit fixed to the issue OF
certificates was also retained. He had
thought there ought to b further provi-
sion that parties who cannot get bonds -for
their money, and also that provision should
have been made thet the interest be paid
regularly to the amount assessed IN the
District, half Of whatever It was should bs
paid directly into the treasury and the inter.
est paid directly from the treasury 20 that
these bonds should be removed from the 90
main Of speculation, for the reason that this
had not been provided for he had felt some
reluctance in signing the report, but % Con.
gress will bs probably in session for several
months yet there will-bs time to make
these necessary provisions, and he had
therefore signed the, report. The Confer.
ence report was then laid over and ordered
to be printed, Discussion on pending bill
was then resumed. The substitute OF Mr..
Boutwell, was strenuously opposed BY
Messrs, CLAYTON, Winslow and Howe, a.
pecislly that part Of IT. requiring 20 much
Timber to BE- reserved In every $40 acres.
After considerable discussion the substitute
l : =
Mr.. Clayton then moved to strike out the
second section Of the bill, which he eaid Wa
no longer necessary. Adopted: Mr.. IN:
gals moved to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Public Lands, with instruc-
tions to report bill covering the entire SUD
jeet Of tho timber lands OF the country.
The motion to recommit was lost: Inc Dill
was then passsd-ayes Al, nays II:
The Senate then on motion OF Mr.. Gam
eron went into executive session and theu
adjourned. F-.-,
| WASHINGTON, February ID, 1876.
Il appeared from the reading of thu
| Journal of Yesterday that the bills intro
4 duced up to this time number 2,12S, In ad
ditiou to so Joint resolutions, making In th'
aggregate S,1o7 original measures intro
duced at the present session, and referred u
committees.
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, offered reso
T luton reclting that the act Of March 10
1859 ito strengthen the public credit ant
providing for the payment in coin OF TN
interest On the 5-20's), was virtually . vio
, lstion of the various acts under which thes
, honds were issued, and at variance with tn
nlatforms of the Democratic and Republ1
i can parties in 1858 that such act 70
u 1867 was passed without consideration
t And was. therefore, repealable at the Will q
|, anv, subssouent Congress; that It was un
! just, unequal and oppressive Legislation
greatly increasing the amonnt to % paio 2
. The Government and inuring to the bench
! of stockholders. Ia ,
The House passed the Army Appropria
tion bill after some debate.
/ Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia, from the Con
. mittee oa Ways and Means reported oi
! to amend the act relating to the e1ecr
tion of Custom-house bonds 1t provide
i that any such bond may be executed by on
: renoher of A firm and that his signatur
r shall bind all the same as II all nao s'ghe
8 it.. The bill was passed:
D Mr.. Walker, of Virginia, from CommMte
o on Education and Labor, reported oacK Tn
o bill to apply the proceeds OF tne SAFES
t public lands to the education OF the peopie
;, and 1t was referred to the Committee OF u
;, Whole.
!. adjourned. ..--.--
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