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the Committee on Indian Affairs, and directed 10 be printed.

 feb. l7.-Mr. Ulckfi0e submitted the following resolution, which lies orc day for consideration:

 Resoiced, That the Secretary of fhe treasury he instructed 10 report to fhis 1 iiohse, the amount of money paid to each hegister and Receiver of the Land Dffi- ces, for the last tw eiye months, including tlelr salary-distingnishing for what maid: also, the amount of public moneys receIy- ed at each Land Office, during the same time.

 feb. 2o.--The following resolution submitted hy Mr. SEWER was agreed Ito:

 J.esoired, That the Committee on tie lost 0ilice and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of cstab. fishing tho Post !. E out ss ,s,nciy: rom Helena te St. Francis Court House; ir from lzard Court House, 10 Fayetteyille. aasinngt ton Court House. and from Dyers. uufe, ehnessee, Q Barfeld's Parish, on the West Bank of the Mlssissinpi.

 fe6. 2i.-Mr. Boon, from the Com mittee on the Public Lands, reported q bill 10 reduce and graduate the price of the Public Lands, which was read twice and committed 10 d Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. MT. Uichh6e, from the Committee on the Public Lands, made at unfavorahle report on the memorial of the Lceisla- ture of the Territory of Arkansas, ask> ing for indemnity to certain settlers, be- tween White river and Arkansas river. prior 10 the year 1877; which report was laid on the table.

 te5. 23.-I'lae House being in Com mittee of the Whole on the general ap- propriation bill.

 On motion of Mr. Te,planch, SI ,000 were added for arrears of pay ard mi lcage 10 Members of the Councilin Ar kansas.

 Eb. 24.-On motion of Mir. sIil YER, it was

 ilosoiucd, That Inc Committee on tI1e Public Lands be instructed 10 enquire in- to the cxpediency of establishing two ad- ditionai Land Offices in the Territory of Arkansas.

 The following bill was reported in the House of Representative, on the 2lst inst. hy Mr. Boon, from tho Com mittec on the Public Lands. It vas read twice, and committed 10 a Commit- tee of the Whole on the state of the Union:

 X BILL 10 reduce and graduate the price

 of tho Public Lands.

 Be it enacfed by !he Senate and House ef Representatives oj tlte Lnifed lStaies of .4n,c- siea n Congress assembled, That, from and after the first day of July next, all the public lands of the United States which have been, or may hereafter be offered at public sale to the highest bidder. and shall remain unsold for a period of five years, shall be subject to sale by private entry, at seyenty-fve cents per acre.

 Sec. 2. And de H fartter enaried, That all the public lands of inc United States which have been, or may hereafter be of fered at public sale 10 the highest bidder, and shall rcman unsold for period often years, shall be subject to sale by private entry, at fifty cents per acre.