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Show School Land Grant Bill Psss;s House Washington The school land bill, giving to tho states all school s actions, mineral as well as nunmincral, unexpectedly unex-pectedly passed the house of representatives represen-tatives recently under unanimous consent in exactly Ihi form in which it was reported by the public lands committee less than a week ago and in identically the form in which it was redrafted aud approved by Secretary Work. That a measure which has been a bone of contention, very bitter contention, for years should finally go through ths honse by unanimous consent con-sent was more than its most ardent supporters ever 2 oped for, but that very thing happened. And all the bill now needs is formal concurrence of the senate and presi lential approval, j |