Mr. HENDRICKS. he Senfrom Mas achusetts will allow me a moment. The Senfrom Kansas is mistaken. This bill allows the scrip that may be issued according to its provisions to be located upon any land of the U.S. subject to private entryat $1 25 peracre. It expressly excludes the location upon any land the nice of which is above $1 25 an acre. Any and s that are of less valtIe than $1 25 an acre may be located with the scrip, and not any above that price. I will read the provision to the Senfrom Kansas so there shall be no question about it: That there be granted to the cities of Washington and Georgetown and the county of Washington, in the DistCol. one million acres of the lands of the U.S. subject to private entry at 81 25peracre, or lessthan that sum. The same provision is carried into the section regulating the location of the scrip, the 2nd section, which I will also read: and then ssignees of such scrip may locate the same upon any unoccupied public land of the U.S. subject to sale at $1 25peracre, or less In the ComPubLands, with a great deal of reluctance I could not agree to favor this bill, but I gave the Senfrom Massachusetts a little assistance in framing it, and I think that if it is the purpose of congress at all to aid the cause of education in this Ilistrict this perhaps is as safe a bill as can be drawn. In drafting the amendment it. was the purpose to avoid the difficulties that have been suggested by Senators. I think no Senator appreciates in a higher degree the inju done to anew country by large quantities olfy the land falling into the and s of non-residents, and I certainly should not, in drafting or aiding to draft any bill, seek to bring about such a result. I would desire to avoid it, and it is avoided by the provisions of this bill, as far as it is possible in the nature of the case. The land itsegf is notgiven to the DistCol; neither of the cities nor the county can locate the land. The SecyInterior issues scrip representing upon its face a million acres, in suitable sizes for location, as is provided in the agricultural college law of 2 or 3 years ago. The SecyInterior will issue to each of these cities scrip, as the population of the city may entitle it to, and the city will then sell the scrip in the market, and the purchaser of the scrip will locate the land in the western States or territories. This does not cause the lands of the western States and Territories to fall into the hands of non-residents toa greater extent than existing laws will allow. Land warrants that have been issued to soldiers are located in the same way. The scrip that is issued by the In terior Dept under the agricultural college law is located precisely in tesame way.