the territorial government of Oregon," and "An act to establish the territorial government of Minnesota;" which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Territories.

Mr. White, by unanimous consent, and in pursuance of previous notice, introduced a bill (No. 422) "granting the right of way through the public lands to the Buffalo and Mississippi and Northern Indiana Railroad Companies;" which was read a first and second time.

Mr. Sweetser moved that the said bill be referred to the Committee on Public Lands; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Wentworth moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time?

And it was decided in the affirmative.

The said bill not being engrossed, Mr. Haymond objected to its further consideration at this time; and it accordingly lies over.

Mr. Albert G. Brown, by unanimous consent, and in pursuance of previous notice, introduced a bill (No. 423) "granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the States of Louisiana and Mississippi in aid of the construction of a railroad from Madisonville, Louisiana, to Jackson, Mississippi;" which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Public Lands, and ordered to be printed.

Notices were given, under the rule, of motions for leave to introduce bills of the following titles, viz:

By Mr. Fitch: A bill supplementary to the act 24th of May, 1824, providing for the correction of errors in making entries of land at the land offices."

By Mr. Goodenow: A bill appropriating a portion of the public lands to aid in the construction of the "Atlantic and St. Lawrence railroad," in the State of Maine.

By Mr. Marshall: A bill to extend the bounties of the act of September 28, 1850, entitled "An act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States," to the widows and heirs of soldiers who died while in the service, as well as to those who died after receiving an honorable discharge.

By Mr. Nathan Evans: A bill to allow and authorize persons entitled to bounty land under the law of September 28, 1850, to receive treasury scrip in lieu of warrants for such land.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the motion submitted by Mr. George A. Caldwell, on Monday last, and pending when the House adjourned on that day, viz: to suspend the rules, so as to enable him to move for leave to introduce a joint resolution "explanatory of the act approved September 28, 1850, entitled 'An act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States.'"'

It was decided in the affirmative, Nays...

Two-thirds voting in favor thereof.

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. Henry P. Alexander

William J. Alston

George R. Andrews

Mr. William S. Ashe
Thomas H. Averett
Thomas H. Bayly

Mr. Kinsley S. Bingham

Thomas S. Bocock
Walter Booth

On motion of Mr. George A. Caldwell, leave was granted for the introduction of the said joint resolution, (H. R. 29.)

The said joint resolution was accordingly introduced, and read a first and second time.

The question being on its engrossment,

Mr. George A. Caldwell moved the previous question; which was

seconded, and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the said joint resolution be engrossed, and read a third time?

And it was decided in the affirmative.

The said joint resolution being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time.

Mr. Vinton moved that the vote by which it was ordered to be engrossed be reconsidered.

On motion of Mr. George A. Caldwell,

Ordered, That the said motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The question then recurring on its passage,

Mr. George A. Caldwell moved the previous question; which was seconded, and the main question ordered and put, viz: Shall the said joint resolution pass?

And it was decided in the affirmative, Yeas...

Nays...

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are—

Mr. Nathan Evans
Orin Fowler
Edward Gilbert
Willis A. Gorman
Joseph Grinnell
Ransom Halloway
Edward Hammond
Andrew J. Harlan

Andrew K. Hay
William Hebard
William Henry

William F. Hunter

Mr. George W. Julian
John B. Kerr
James G. King
John A. King
Preston King

Orsamus B Matteson
John K. Miller
Daniel F. Miller
John Otis

Lucius B. Peck
Harvey Putnam
Robert R. Reed

So the joint resolution was passed.

Mr. William A. Richardson
Julius Rockwell
Joseph M Root
Robert C. Schenck
John L. Schoolcraft
Charles Sweetser
Jacob Thompson
Amos Tuck
Walter Underhill
Samuel F. Vinton
Hugh White

George W. Wright.

Mr. George A. Caldwell moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said joint resolution.

On motion of Mr. Robert M. McLane, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting the annual report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey be referred to the Committee on Commerce; and that it be referred to the Committee on Printing to inquire into the expediency of printing 6,000 extra copies of the same-1,000 of which to be for the use of the Coast Survey, the residue for the use of the House.

Mr. Featherston (the rules having been suspended for that purpose) introduced the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be requested to inform this House, as soon as practicable, whether one Charles Borland, a citizen of Ohio, has been employed and sent by the government as agent or attorney to collect, by suit or otherwise, the bonds for which the Choctaw orphan reserve lands were sold in Mississippi; and, if so, under what law, or by what authority, and what is to be his compensation, and how paid. Also, to communicate to this House whether said Borland has been instructed to take the collection of said claims from the district attorney of the United States for the northern district of Mississippi; and, if so, for what reason. Also, to inform the House whether the said Borland has been authorized to compromise with said debtors, by receiving less than the sums due by contract; and whether he has been instructed to dispose of a part of said orphan lands by lease, sale, or otherwise; and, if so, under what authority, or by what law, such instructions have been issued.

Mr. Schenck, by unanimous consent, and in pursuance of previous notice, introduced a bill (No. 424) to grant the right of way through the public lands for a line of railroad through the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois; which was read a first and second time.

Mr. McClernand moved to amend the same by striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting the following, viz:

"That the right of way through the public lands be, and the same is hereby, granted to the States of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, respectively, for the construction of a railroad from a point at or near Illinoistown, on the Mississippi river, upon the most direct and eligible route, to the line of the Central railroad, in Illinois; thence by branches, upon the most eligi

ble routes, one to Cincinnati or Sandusky City, or to any point between said cities, the other to New Albany, on the Ohio river-said road and branches to be located by the legislatures of said States, respectively, within the limits of each. And said States are respectively authorized to take necessary materials of earth, stones, timber, &c., for the construction of so much of said road, or either or both of said branches, as may be located within their limits. And a copy of the surveys of said road and branches, made under the direction of the legislatures of said States, respectively, shall be forwarded to the proper local land offices, and to the General Land Office at Washington city, within ninety days after the completion of the same.

"SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, Sc., That there be, and hereby is, granted to the States of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, respectively, every alternate section of public land, designated by odd numbers, within the limits of each of said States, for six miles on each side of said road and branches, for the length thereof: Provided, That the said States, respectively, may supply any deficiency caused by the sale, reservation, or encumbrance by pre-emption of said grant, by taking and substituting any quantity not exceeding the said deficiency, not reserved or encumbered by pre-emption, anywhere exterior to the limits of said grant, and within nine miles of said limits, and nearest the same: Provided further, That the grant to Ohio may be, located anywhere within said State upon any lands not reserved or encumbered by pre-emption.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the governor of each of said States may ascertain and report the lands granted by this act within its limits, by their descriptive numbers, to the proper local land offices, and to the General Land Office at Washington city; but the same shall be done within three months after the location of said road, or both or either of said branches, according to the case, within the State. Said lands may be applied under the direction of the legislatures of said States, respectively, but for no other purpose than the construction of said road and branches, or branch, within the limits of the State, and shall only be applied as the work progresses: Provided, That each of said. States shall refund the proceeds of the sale of said land, or any part thereof, within its limits; and, likewise, any of said lands remaining unsold shall revert to the United States, unless so much of the work as may be located within the State be finished within ten years from this date.

"SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said road and branches shall be and remain a public highway, and the mail of the United States shall always be transported upon the same for such compensation as Congress by law may direct; and any property or troops of the United States shall be transported upon the same free of toll or other charge." After debate,

Mr. Sweetser moved that the said bill and pending amendment be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

After further debate,

Mr. Schenck moved the previous question.

Pending which,

Mr. Potter moved that, when the House adjourn to-day, it adjourn until Thursday next.