HOUSE PROCEEDINGS LAND-GRANT COLLEGES H.R. 138: A bill donating land for colleges for the benefit of agriculture. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 74). Reported unfavorably (p. 773-May 29, 1862). Committed to Committee of the Whole House. S. 298: See Senate Proceedings. Legislative action: Received bill from Senate (p. 837). Passed House (p. 880). Presented to the President (p. 966). [See Senate for Stat. Citation.] [38TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (DEC. 7, 1863-JULY 4, 1864)] SENATE PROCEEDINGS LAND-GRANT COLLEGES S. 12: A bill to extend the time within which the States and Territories may accept the grant of lands made by the 1862 Morrill Act. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 27). Debated, amended, and passed (p. 118). Sent bill to House (p. 118). [See House Proceedings.] HOUSE PROCEEDINGS S. 12: (See description above). Legislative action: Received from Senate (p. 199). Referred to Committee on Agriculture. Reported without amendment (p. 428Mar. 25, 1864). Passed House (p. 504). Approved by President [13 Stat. 47]. [38TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION (DEC. 5, 1864-MAR. 3, 1865)] SENATE PROCEEDINGS LAND-GRANT COLLEGES S. 483: A bill to amend "an act donating to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts" to extend for two years from the time mentioned in that act the period for the performance of the condition on which the land and land scrip authorized by the act were granted. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Agriculture. Reported (Mar. 1, 1865), debated, and passed (p. 271). Referred to House. [39TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (DEC. 4, 1865–JULY 28, 1866)] SENATE PROCEEDINGS LAND-GRANT COLLEGES H.R. 50: A bill to amend section 5 of July 2, 1862 act, so as to extend the time within which the provisions of said act shall be accepted and such colleges established. Legislative action: (Also see House Proceedings.) Received from House (p. 331). Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 334). Reported with an amendment (p. 626-July 7, 1866). Amended and passed (p. 636). Referred to House (p. 636). HOUSE PROCEEDINGS H.R. 50: (See description above.) Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Agriculture (p. 80). Reported with an amendment (p. 161-Jan. 18, 1866). Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture (p. 260). Reported with an amendment (p. 441-Mar. 21, 1866). Debated and recommitted to Committee on Agriculture (p. 445). Reported with amendment (p. 538-Apr. 10, 1866) and recommitted. Reported with amendment (p. 542Apr. 11, 1866). Amended and passed (p. 543). House concurred with Senate amendments (p. 1044). Approved by President (p. 1088) [14 Stat. 208]. [41ST CONGRESS, 2D SESSION (DEC. 6, 1869–JULY 15, 1870)] SENATE PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION Resolution that the Committee on Education and Labor be instructed to inquire into the expediency of dividing the net proceeds of the sales of the public lands among the several States for educational purposes, and of otherwise so providing by law that all the people of the United States may have the opportunity of acquiring a common-school education. Legislative action: Agreed to (p. 554). HOUSE PROCEEDINGS NATIONAL SYSTEM OF EDUCATION H.R. 1326: A bill to establish a system of national education. (Bill included, among other things, provisions for: President's appointment of State superintendent of national schools for each State; division of each State into districts by State Superintendents; appointment of division inspector of national schools by Secretary of the Interior; affording opportunities to every child to attend school for at least 6 months per year; selection of places for school-houses by local superintendents; prescription of schoolbooks by the superin tendent under the direction of the Commissioner of Education; distribution and cost of books; maintenance of schools; contracting of teachers; accounting procedures; prohibition of sectarian religious instruction; duties of instructors; levying and apportionment of direct Federal tax; etc.) Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported with amendments (p. 546-Mar. 30, 1870). Session.] [See 3d [41ST CONGRESS, 3D SESSION (DEC. 5, 1870-MAR. 3, 1871)] HOUSE PROCEEDINGS NATIONAL SYSTEM OF EDUCATION H.R. 1326: (See 2d Session for description.) [42D CONGRESS, 2D SESSION (DEC. 4, 1871-JUNE 10, 1872)] SENATE PROCEEDINGS LAND-GRANT COLLEGES S. 964: A bill to amend the fifth section of the Land-Grant College Act so as to extend the time within which the provisions of said act shall be accepted and such colleges established. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported (p. 541-Apr. 12, 1872. Passed (p. 636). [See 3d Session also.] S. 693: A bill to provide for the further endowment and support of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts, and the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life, as established under "an Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862," by appropriating to each State in which such colleges have been established, or in which such colleges may hereafter be established, one million acres of public lands, on such conditions as to use, application, and management of the sale and proceeds of such lands as are prescribed.. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 275). Reported with an amendment (p. 353—Mar. 11, 1872). [See 3d Session.] HOUSE PROCEEDINGS LAND-GRANT COLLEGES S. 964: (See Senate Proceedings for description.) Legislative action: Received from Senate (p. 778). Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 1026). [See 3d Session.] PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION H.R. 1043: A bill to establish an educational fund, and to apply the proceeds of the public lands to the education of the people. [It might be noted also that this bill contained a provision (Sec. 6) that a certain percentage of the funds might: "... be applied, at the discretion of the legislature thereof, to the maintenance of one or more schools for the instruction of teachers of common schools; said sum, after the first year, to be appropriated wholly to the payment of teachers of such school."] Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported (Jan. 15, 1872) and recommitted (p. 159). Reported with amendments (p. 206-Jan. 23, 1872). Debated (pp. 206, 210, 215, 261, 284, 287). Amended (p. 287). Passed House (p. 307). [42D CONGRESS, 3D SESSION (DEC. 2, 1872-MAR. 3, 1873)] EDUCATION IN THE SOUTHERN STATES S. 1459: A bill for the promotion of education in the Southern States. Legislative action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor (p. 219). Reported with an amendment (p. 395-Feb. 18, 1873). LAND-GRANT COLLEGES S. 693: (See 2d Session for description.) Legislative action: (continued). Debated (pp. 30, 140). Reported with amendment by Committee on Education and Labor (p. 140Jan. 13, 1873). Amended (by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting other matter) (p. 140). Debated and passed as amended (p. 146). Sent to House (p. 147). Debated (pp. 444, 446). Senate conferees appointed (p. 464). [See House Proceedings.] PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION H.R. 1043: (See House, 2d Session, for description.) Legislative action: Reported with amendments from Committee on Education and Labor (p. 218-Jan. 27, 1873). HOUSE PROCEEDINGS LAND-GRANT COLLEGES S. 964: (See Senate, 2d Session, for description.) Legislative action: Reported from Committee on Education and Labor without amendment (Jan. 16, 1873) and passed (p. 182). Approved by President (p. 182) [17 Stat. 416, 417]. S. 693: (See Senate, 2d and 3d Sessions.) Legislative action: Amended (p. 425). Passed, as amended (p. 426). Motion to suspend the rules and ask for a conference with the Senate defeated (p. 526). NATIONAL UNIVERSITY H.R. 2839: A bill to establish a National University. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported favorably (p. 551) (H. Rept. 90). Recommitted to Committee on Education and Labor. [43D CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (DEC. 1, 1873-JUNE 23, 1874)] HOUSE PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION H.R. 477: A bill to establish an educational fund and to apply the proceeds of the public lands to the education of the people. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported (Dec. 9, 1873) and recommitted to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 96). Reported without amendment (p. 96Dec. 11, 1873). Debated (pp. 195, 200). [44TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (DEC. 6, 1875-AUG. 15, 1876)] EDUCATION FUND, PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS, AND S. 334: A bill to establish an educational fund, and apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to public education, and to provide for the more complete endowment and support of national colleges for the advancement of scientific and industrial education. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 136). Reported with amendments (p. 208-Feb. 17, 1876). Debated (p. 462). HOUSE PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION H.R. 748: A bill to apply the proceeds of public lands to the education of the people. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 148). Reported with an amendment (p. 404-Feb. 15, 1876). |