Mr. STEWART. I am instructed by the ComPubLands, to whom was recommitted the bill (S.No.215) concerning certain lands granted to the State of Nevada, to report it back with amendments. I ask for the present consideration of the bill; it is a short one, and is aproved by the committee and by the General fiand Office. B unanimous consent, the bill was considere as in ComWhole. The 1st amendment reported by the comPubLands was so to amend the 1st section as to make it read as follows: That the appropriation by the constitution of the State of Nevada to educational purposesof the 500,000 acresof land granted to suid State by the law of September 4. 1841.for purposesof internalimprovementis herebyapproved and confirmed. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in the 3rd line of the 2nd section to insert the word “hereby” before “granted;” so as to make the section read: SEC. 2. Abife:.That land equal in amount to 72 entire sections. for the establishment and maintenance of a university in said State is herebygrantedto the State of Nevada. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to strike out the words“ anno domini" in the 2nd line of the 3rd section, so as to make that section read as follows: $20.3.Abife: That the atmade by law of the 2dday of July. 1862, to sac State of land equal to 30,000 acres for each of its Sens&Reps in Cougress extended to the State of Nevada: and the diversion of the proceedsof these lands in Nevada from the teaching of agriculture and mechanic arts to that of the theory and practiccofminingisallowed and authorisedwithout causing a forfeiture of said grant. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to strike out the 4th section of the bill, and in lieu of it to insert the followmg: Sec. 4. Abife: That the POTUS by and with the adviceand consent of the Senate shall be and he is hereby.authorized to appoint a surveyor general for Nevada, who shall IOCLHOTHoSliiceat such place as the SecyInterior shall from time to time direc whose compensation shall be $3,00operaunpm. an whose duties. powers obligations.responsibilitiesand allow anecs r clerk hire, officerent. fuel and incidental expenses shall be the sameas those of the surveyor general of Oregon.under the direction of the SecyInterior and such instructions as he may from time to time deemit adVisabloto give him. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to strike out the 5th section, and in lieu of it to insert the following: $50. 5. Abife: That in extending the surveysof the public lands in the State of No vada, the SecyInterior may.in his discretion. VHI? the lines of the subdivisions from a rect angular orin. To suit the circumstunces of the country; butin allcaseslands valuable for minesofgoldmilver. Quick silver or coppershall be reserved from sale. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to add the following as a new section: SEC. 6. Abife:.That.until theState of Nevada shall have received herfull quota of lands namedin the 1st. 2nd and 3rd sectionsof this act. the public lands in that Stateshall not be to entry. sale or location under any law Sulaccl of the U.S or any scrip or warrants issued in pursuance of any such law except the homestead act of May 20.1862 and acts amendatory thereto but shall be reservedexclusively for entry and sale by the said State for the period of 2 years after such survey shall have beenmade. The amendment was agreed to.