27TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (MAY 31, 1841-SEPT. 13, 1841) SENATE PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION S. 2: A bill to appropriate, for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States, and for granting lands to certain States. [Sec. 2, lines 10-18, among other purposes, provided that: of all the public lands of the United States, wherever situated, which shall have been, or may be sold subsequent to the said 31 days of December, shall be divided among the 26 States of the Union, according to their respective federal representative population, as ascertained by the last census, to be applied to the Legislatures of the said States to education, colonization, internal improvements, or the reimbursement of debt created for internal improvements."] Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 42). Reported with amendments (p. 61) (S. Doc. 46). [Reported bill omitted phrase: "to be applied by the Legislatures of the said States to education, colonization, internal improvements, or the reimbursement of debt created for internal improvements." Therefore, no further action is recorded here.] HOUSE PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION H.R. 4: A bill to appropriate, for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States, and for granting land to certain States. [Sec. 2, lines 10-122: . of all the public lands of the United States, wherever situated, which shall have been or may be sold subsequent to the said thirty-first day of December, shall be divided among the twenty-six States of the Union and the District of Columbia, according to their respective federal representative population, as ascertained by the last census, to be applied by the Legislatures of the said States to education, internal improvements, the reimbursement of debt created for internal improvements, or such purposes as the said Legislatures may direct: Provided, that the distributive share to which the District of Columbia shall be entitled, shall be applied to free schools, or education in some other form, as Congress may direct. ..."] Legislative action: Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Reported and committed to the Committee of the Whole (p. 175) (June 22, 1841). Recommitted to Committee on the Public Lands (p. 183). Amendatory bill, excluding a specific provision for general education, [i.e., in addition to D.C.] reported and committed to Committee of the Whole (p. 188). [Since the bill, as amended, omits the provision for education other than for District of Columbia schools, Senate action on the bill is not included here.] 32D CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (DEC. 1, 1851–AUG. 31, 1852) SENATE PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION S. 1: A bill to grant the right of way and making a grant of land to the State of Iowa, in aid of construction of certain railroads in said State [See action for amendment pertaining to education.] Legislative action: Referred to the Committee of the Whole. Reported (Mar. 16, 1852) with an amendment to provide for the following, among other things: To grant to the States named in this section, for purposes of education and of internal improvement, so much of the public domain as is specified for each (of the 17 States mentioned). [Sec. 8: No portion of said lands shall be sold at less than $1.25 per acre, until otherwise authorized by a law of the United States, and the net proceeds of the sales of said lands shall be faithfully applied to objects of internal improvement, or to purposes of education, or both, as the legislatures of the States respectively owning the lands granted may direct. .J Amendment defeated (p. 281). S. 28: A bill granting to the State of Michigan the right of way and a donation of public land for the construction of a ship canal around the falls of St. Mary. Legislative action: Considered in the Committee of the Whole (p. 606). Motion to amend (by providing that the States, Territories, and District "are severally authorized to apply the proceeds of the lands hereby severally granted to each of said States, Territories and District, to the support of schools and for other useful public purposes .") defeated (p. 610). 33D CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (DEC. 5, 1853–AUG. 7, 1854) HOUSE PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION H.R. 102: A bill granting lands equally to the several States, to aid in the construction of railroads and for the support of schools. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 154). Reported unfavorably without amendment (p. 601) (April 4, 1854). Debated (pp. 692, 696, 926, 1025, 1092, 1123). [Also see 2d Session.] 33D CONGRESS, 2D SESSION (DEC. 4, 1854-MAR. 3, 1855) HOUSE PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC LAND PROCEEDS FOR EDUCATION H.R. 102: (See 1st Session for description.) Legislative action: Debated (pp. 382, 418-19). 35TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (DEC. 7, 1857-JUNE 14, 1858) LAND-GRANT COLLEGES H.R. 2: An act donating public lands to the several States which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts. Legislative action: (See House Proceedings.) Received from House (p. 371). Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 376). Reported without amendment (p. 422) (May 6, 1858). Debated (p. 483). [Also see 2d Session action for both Houses.] HOUSE PROCEEDINGS H.R. 2: (Description above). Legislative action: Amended (p. 73). Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 77). Reported without amendment accompanied by an adverse report (p. 629) (H. Rept. 261). Debated (pp. 653, 654, 667). Amended and passed (p. 669). Title amended (p. 672). Referred to Senate (p. 672). [See 2d Session]. 35TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION (DEC. 6, 1858-MAR. 3, 1859) LAND-GRANT COLLEGES H.R. 2: (Introduced in 1st Session). Legislative action: Debated (pp. 244, 246, 251). Recommitted to Committee on Public Lands (p. 251). Amended (p. 260). Debated and passed (p. 278). House concurs in Senate amendments (p. 326). Presented to the President (p. 332). [See House Proceedings.] HOUSE PROCEEDINGS H.R. 2: (Continued). Legislative action: House agrees to Senate amendments (p. 428). Presented to the President (p. 437). Vetoed by President (message, p. 501). House voted not to reconsider and pass the bill (p. 509). 36TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (DEC. 5, 1859–JUNE 25, 1860) LAND-GRANT COLLEGES H.R. 6: A bill donating public lands to the several States which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 291). Reported unfavorably (p. 467-March 7, 1860). 37TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION (DEC. 2, 1861-JULY 17, 1862) LAND-GRANT COLLEGES S. 298: A bill donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts. Legislative action: Referred to Committee on Public Lands (p. 444). Reported with an amendment (p. 496-May 16, 1862). Debated and amended (pp. 504, 516). Debated (pp. 521, 526, 531, 537, 545, 625). Amended (pp. 625-627), passed, and referred to House (p. 628). Approved by President (p. 743) [12 Stat. 503] [First Morrill Act]. [See House Proceedings.] 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) 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 Senate Proceedings). 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]. 68649-61- 4 38TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION (DEC. 5, 1864-MAR. 3, 1865) 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 script 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) 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 |