It forfeited somewhere between seven
and ten million acres. It continued not a
single acre to any railroad company and
did not disturb the status of any acre
grant tv 1 io the railroad companies, except
by terminating the right of companies to
build any more of their roads, and by for
feiting grams opposite to uncompleted por
tions,
A vole was then taken and the confer
ence report was agreed to -yeas ;k); nays.
Id (strict party vote).
the house at.ti lottery bill was then on
motion of Mr. Sawyer, taken from the
calendar and passed w ithout a word of
discussion.
On motion of Mr. Plumb the senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of the home
bill to repeal theti über culture laws.
Mr. Plumb moved an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.
Mr. Manderson moved an amendment
providing for more than 640 instead of ISO
acc shall be embraced in one town site
only Agreed to.
Mr. Plumb also moved to add to the sub
stitute anew section, restricting the res
ervoir sites to so much land only as is ac
tually necessary for the construction and
muinteiianance of reservoirs. Agreed to.
Mr. fuller also offered an amend limit
(which was agreed to) giving the r ght of
way through the public lands to the canal
or ditch companies formed for the purpose
of irrigation.
