Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-02

and chiefly to the import of the technical phrases trader
engaped in trading, &c. Mr.. Wall being still under
stood TO hold that any who had been engaged
buvinp or selling any thing, might be legally brought
within the scope of these technicalities, though II
might not be so with the popular meaning Of these
phrases.
On motion of Mr.. LUMPKIN, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, .May26, 1910.
Ecentag Session
The bill entitled "An act supplemental to an act en-
titled sAn act granting pre- Exemption ghts to the set
tiers on the public lands, being still under consde
ration-and the question being upon an amendment TO
the bill moved by Mr. Lincoln,
After some debate the motion for the previous ques
ton was seconded, put and carried and the main ques-
ton being the amendment moved by Mr. Lincoln
as substitute for the prescription bl-t was rejected,
yeas So, nays %.
So the amendment was rejected
The question then recurring on ordering the bill TO
its third reading it decided IN the Affirmative Inc
bill was then read third time by its ttle and the ques
ton being on tie passage of the bill
After inquirrg whether the previous question was
moved on the passage Of the BILL MIR. WISE said: MI
Speaker: If thought this bill was to nure to the be-
neft of the poor actual settler of the Western lands,
| would vote for it would vote to gre the public
lands to the poor actual settler sooner than would
sell to the spccatOr at any price, much less the price
of 81 % per acre Sir, there two definitions OF "a
POOR actuai settler in the vocabulary of presumption
bill "Poor actual SETTLER means, generally, "specu-
ator." Sometimes it means, though do not mean TO
make special application to any member OF tins House
or to any member of any other Congress within my
own neutrality-suspicious. "poor actual settler, IN
the dictionary of this bill, means ga mem6r Of Con-
greSS'
4 Mr. CRARY moved the previous question; which
was seconded, put and carried and the main question
beinr on the passage Of the bill, it decided by yeas
and nays as follows: Yeas l20; Nays Ga.
So the bill was passed as it came from the Senate,
and wants but the Presidents signature to become a
law.
And the House adjourned.
! Wednesday, May, 81, 1910
! Mr.. AFFORD, of Georg ia, rose and moved recon
sderaon of the vote by which the House at o'clock
last evening, had passed the presumption bill
! Mr. A. proceeded to support his motion, protesting
himselfa friend to the principle of presumption, II con-
fined to the bona fde settler, done in the early
pre- exemption bills, but bill like that which had so has
tly been carried through the House, he could consider
nothing else than bill to give the public domain TO
the new States II allowed any person, young or old
black white, who the land when the bull
passed, to obtain presumption right So man had
eighteen children (no uncommon number for Western
family he would get Virtually eighteen presumption
rights Mr. A. adverted to the great anxiety which
had been manifested to rush the bill through the House
without explanation attempt to defend 1t, for
as 10 the speech of the gentleman from Alabama (Mr
HuBBARD) it only made confusion worse confounded
and seemed rather disposed to conceal the real merits
of the bill from the House MIR A. considered the pub
steps.
! Mr. Afford then resumed and proceeded to speak
with great against the BILL especially against
giving every settler quarter section OF land
floating claim the quarter section adjoining, the
suit of which would be equivalent 10 giving him both
for the price Of one; because the other would never
SELL if subject to the float 1t also subjected the ho-
nest settler to the fraudulent claims SPECTATORS who
could hire perured witnesses to him out OF his
Improvement Mr.. A. referred to great frauds perpe
Ifrata cd in residence.
his own knowledge.
After some further proceedings, while MIR. AFFORD
was proceeding in his argument the bin was returned
from the Senate with the signature of the Vice Presi
dent, and taken up to the Char TO await the signature
of the Speaker.
Mr. A. now commented with increased severity on
the unprecedented speed with which this bill had got
through both Houses, which he contrasted with the
snailike progress OF many mertorIous private claims
He spoke OF the effect of the bill in covering the 10th
section in every township reserved for purposes of edu
cation and the result in ultimately giving the settler
who happened to have set down on such section float
: to the same amount He appealed, in conclusion, to
Southern gentlemen the effect of having the public
lands thus ched out of the possession of the Govern
ment; it necessarily lead to increase Of the Ia
riff, &c.
MIR. CHAPMAN of Alabama moved the previous
question on The reconsideration.
Mr. CHAPMAN, Of Iowa. 10 order, and took
an appeal from the decision Of the Chair that the
ton to reconsider in ORDER this appeal he wished
to go into course of remark in defence of the bill and
amendments, but finding this would not be in order, he
withdrew his appeal.
Mr. l.. WILLIAMS moved call of the House, and
on that motion demanded the yeas and nays which be-
ing ordered and taken, resulted follows: Yeas 60,
nays l05.
So the House refused the call.
The question then recurring on seconding the de-
mand for the previous question, it decided by yeas
and nays follows: Yecs Us, nays II.
So the demand for the previous question was Sc
conded.
The previous question was then put and garfield
and the main question: viz reconsderlng the pas
sage of the bill, taken by yeas and nays, and de-
cided as follows Yeas &c, nays 103.
So the House refused to reconsider.
The bill was thereupon signed by the Speaker and
Clerk, and sent to the President
The House then passed to the orders of the day.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communi-
cation from the Commissioner Of Pensions; which was
referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Sundry Senate bills on the Speakers table received
their first and second reading and appropriately
referred.
The House then went again into Committee of the
Whole, (Mr. BANKS in the ChairD and resumed the
sUB-TREAsURY BILL
Mr.. CUSHING, who was entitled to the floor from
last week, resumed his speech in opposition to the BILL
and continued to speak until the hour of arrived
without concluding his remarks.
i The House then took a recess.
i Erening Session.
The Committee OF the Whole the state of the
Union (Mr. Banks of Virginia in the Chair,) resumed
the consideration of the bill 'to provide for the collec
tion safe keeping transfer and disbursement Of the pub
lie revenue"
il Mr.. CUSHING resumed his remarks in opposition
to the BILL and concluded al % minutes before o'clock
The CHAIRMAN then gave the floor to MIR. Low
ELL, of Maine who proceeded to address the committee
in favor Of the principles and provisions of the bill
At few minutes past o'clock, Mr.. L. gave way to
Mr.. PARIS, on whose motion the committee rose.
i Mr.. RANDOLPH moved an adjournment on which
motion the yeas and nays ordered, and being Ia.
ken, were: yeas 65, nays SO.
So the House adjourned.
4 Thursday, May %, 1910.
IN SENATE.
SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill 10
establish uniform system of bankruptcy throughout
the U. S. The question being on Mr.. STRANGE'S
first amendment, making Mr. WALLS substitute ex-
!, tend nressly to all classes of nersons-