Mr. RICE, of Maine, from the ComTerritor, reported back, with an amendment, House JtResolution No. 32, to facilitate communication with certain Territories. The question was on ordering the JtResolution to be engrossed and read the 3rd time. The JtResolution was read at length. It provides that whenever any loyal citizen of the U.S shall make and establish an artesian well on the line of any mail route in NewMexico, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Colorado desert of California, at least ten miles distant from any spring or stream of living water upon such route, and a like distance from any well which may be established thereon by virtue hereof, he shall be entitled to one section of the public land, not including mineral land embracing such well, the same to be marked out and designated in a compact form by such citizen; and upon filing with the surveyor general a sworn notice of the fact that such well has been established, with a particular description of the premises so marked out and designated, the same shall be treated asreserved land, and after the lapse of 3 years from the date of such establishment and upon satisfactory proof made to the said surveyor General of conformity to the foregoing stipulations, and that pure water from such well has been constantly furnished without charge to the public traveling upon such route, 510 inceptive right of the claimant shall be affirmed, and upon the extension of the lines of the public survey, the boundaries of such section shall be adjusted according to the lines thereof. The 2nd section provides that effect shall be given this resolution by the ComrGLO, who shall have full power to revise and finally determine all rights and claims arising under the same, and to furnish evidence of title to such reserves, by pat ent or otherwise, with such conditions incor porated therein as may be necessary to secure and perpetuate the purposes of the grant rovied that no more than 600 an orty acres shall be granted in the case of anyone well; and provided further, that uo grantee or beneficiary under this act shall be allowed to enter any lands under any homestead act of the U.S.