Mr. HARRIS. I move to postpone all prior orders and take up Senate hill o. 36. The motion was agreed to; and the bill (S. No.86) quieting doubts in relation to the valid ihtly of certain locations of lands in the State of Missouri, made by virtue of certificates issued under the act of Congress of February 17 1816, was consideredas in ComWhole. The bill contains 2 sections, the 1st of which provides that all locations of lands in the State of Missouri. urporting to have been made by virtue of certi cates issued under the act of Congress, approved February 17, 1815, entitled “An act for the relief of the inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid, in the Missouri Territory, who suffered by earthquakes, ” which are invalid in consequence of having been made or located after the expiration of the time specified by law for making those locations, sha l he as valid and as bindin as if they had been made and fully complete within the time prescribed by law, provided they are according to law in all other respects; but this provision shall not apply to. comprehend, incln e, or extend to any land within township 45, north of the base line, in range 7 east of the 5th principal meridian line, in said State of Missouri. By the 2nd section the U.S. grant relinquish, and convey in fee sim le, and in full property, to James Y. OCarrolla, or his legal representatiVes, all of the right, title, and interest of the U.S. in and to all of the land within survey No. 2498, in township 45, north of the base line in range 7 east of the 5th principal meridian line, in the State of Missouri, being the same land that was located by virtue of the certificate No.150 issued to James Y. OCarroll or his legal representatives, under the act of Congress approved Feb ruary 17, 1816. There is, however, a proviso that nothing in this section shall grant, relinquish, or convey the whole or any part of any lot, tract, iece, or parcel of land in that township which has been heretofore confirmed by the U.S. to any person or persons, or to the legal representatives of any person or persons; and that nothing in this section shall in any manner abridge, ivest, impair, injure, or prejudice any valid adverse right, title, or interest of any person or persons in or to any portion or part of the land which is granted, reinquished, and conveyed by the section.