, 1880-02-11

Special Dfspateh to The Chteaeo Tribune
WASHINGTON, j. C., Feb. 10.-Thc Senate
to-day commenced the discussion Of the bill
which authorizes the Secretary of the In
terEor to ascertain and certify the amount of
land locatetl with military warrants In the
States Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
brasaa, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiann, Ala
batna, Mississippi, Florida. Oregon, Nevada,
and Colorado, whose enabling acts of atl.nis-
sion Into the Union contain II stipulation for
tic payment of s per cclitum on tho sales of
the public lant1s therein. 1t Is not known
how many million dollars this bill would
take from the Treasury, but the Repre-
sentatiyes OF the several States named say
they will not demand III money the S., ,0oo, 900
or 81, ooo 600 which they think each State Is
entitled to receive, but will be content with
debt certificates to run twonty years, and to
bear one cent per dny interest on each 500.
Senator Mcdonald Is engineering tho bill, and
Il admirably adapted for the task. M l1c Is
rctfcent ard conccntratiye, never falling into
lmpnlsiye errors. and always displaying great
l'ortunity to describe the bill to-day, how
ever, rs Senator Etlmunt1s moved 10 lay
so,nc amendments reported from the COM
nittee oil tho table, aud then attacked the
weak points Of the bill. He was interrupt
cd by Senators from seven or eight OF tho
States Interested, and he replied to each one,
seriatinl, until tho hour for adjournment nr-
rived. lie will conclude his remarks to-
morrow, unless the day Is occupied III dc
bntlhE tue lnteroceanic Canal Commission.
The Committee reporting tho bill arrived Mt
TIE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS:
The ooyo1nmcnt of tho United statcs In re-
the unlon stipulated IN thoIr several acts Of uu
'nlssit,n tn p4y them per cent rnn TUG salcs nf
q satl siate:; that + 70 say. Ohio aid iHd!anH
u,aiu exempt frotn all ,nx whatever for tho
ter term Of dve years from tiato of salo. Iowa in
ss ss no arafss fos w hpfs sSc 4aa q aa
s?S'S ~ 'hs he sS g Gs shet ts tss
thsn tho resident: and ii Tint !anls granted Tor
military services In the war Of lBl. TINT may bo
located thercn *tnll mt be tn1cd forthree years
tho thiri an. fourth stipantion 'V of t tho % iowa Owl
sotnpact,, Alabama ami mississippi sumo us
os o io% sr na sss a. aao ana ~
Guiding TINT Of lowa. Michigan Atli Arkansas
saino as Iowa. Florl.'A
SANE As TIE F1nsr
.,M! second stipnlatlons of Iowa. Wisconsin,
M!nncsnta, a1l1 Oregon antle ~ tho first thrco
tirst nnH s~rnt,t NJ Tovn In,,isnr" % tho 80 sa,n" ~"
IA f}hin md fu,,innns ""' A''"'7"''A 'A' '"'"o
1'hcs" s1inuntins,s ,ycro ,ronosna IN N, ,,cnro
of I'm scrnr"i stntns ~ chnTrcsa 40 i'm t.nn,tt.
tion Of unini. ft,r their frt i,t.rrptn,nn nr ~:
lection; anl, ii accepted, wpro to bo obligatory
On both pnrt!es thofctn., They wero duly aG-
observed thots,. The hn,li,g effect Of thoso
cotnpntts il specifically recognized md aet forth
tn nl opinion rendered by tho Hon. II. +.
Rntler, ihGn Attur,ley. General Of the United
States, tlatrd March d. 1870. IN pRxsinH upon tu
lcgul effect OF thu net fur tho admission OF Aln
lAll,,n tnto tho tjntp.l, as follows:
t'Tl,IS proposition having been accepted by
tho convcntt'u hccamc and Is obligatory m tho
t1ntoh Suites; that IA to any. tk,t, faltii of tho
Nulou IL pledged 10 execute tlitaruy, provided
of "e''"''e' ''su s,se. n'5 ~ ~ uu nu,ss,,. s