Friday, Sept. 21_^,
Senate. —Sen. Stewart inrreauced h bill
regulating the representation of bills and
joint resolutions to the president of the
United S'ates, which was referred to the
committee on rules. Ths bill creating a
department of agriculture, and providing
for a secretary was passed. It provides
that the department of agricnl'ure shall
be an executive department, under the
supervision of a secretary of agriculture,
who shall be appointed by the president
by and with the advise and consent of the
senate. He shall receive the same salary
as is paid to the secretaries of each of
the executive departments. The senate
adjourned until Monday.
House. —To-day the senate bill was
taken up forfeiting a grant of lasds in
Michigan to aid in the construction of a
railroad from Marquette to Ontonagon.
It was passed after having been amended
by striking out a provision limiting the
forft iture of lands along the unconstrain
ed portions of the roed, and applying the
forfeiture also to lands granted to aid
in the construction of a railroad from
Ontonagon to the Wisconsin state line.
