Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-20

was In the same direction. The object of
Government should be TO give every man
A portion of the sofia home OF his own.
Mr. G.. referred in strong terms to the
baleful effects of railroad monopolies.
Mr.DICKEY offered an amendment to
the effect that the grants of public lands
TO corporations ought to be dii continued,
and the whole OF such lands be held as a
sacred trust to furnish homes tor actual
settlers, and for no other purpose.
The amendment was agreed TO, and the
question being on the adoption of the res
olutions as amended,
Mr.. KEIFER objected to the resolutions,
es being too broad in opposing all grants
of public lands to railroads and other cor
porations. He was in favor of prudent
grants OF the public lands to these corpora
tions.
Mr. KEIFER concluded by offering an
amendment, providing in substance that
no grants of public lands should be made
to eorporators unless for charitable or be-
nevolent purposes, or to furnish access
to the public domain.
Mr.. GRISWOLD opposed the amend
ment.
Mr.. DANGLER could not vote for the
resolutions. even If amended rs Mr.. Kei-
fer proposed. He would vote for reso-
luton condemning the abuse of grants OF
public lands to corporations, but not for
one condemning all such grants. He moved
reference of the resolutions to the COM
mittee on Federal relations.
Mr.. BERRY thought the Senate might
as well dispose of the resolutions now as
+ at any other time. He spoke at length
I against the policy of donating the public
lands to railroad corporations. He was
1 opposed to Mr.. Keifer's amendment
Mr. EVERETT was opposed to the pro.
posed reference of the resolutions. There
should be clear expression OF opinion by
this Legislature on the subject OF grant.
/, of the public domain. Mr.. E. was opposed
to the pending amendment and the pro-
posed reference. @
The Senate refused to refer the resolu-
ti)ns to the committee on Federal .Rela.
tions.
The question being on agreeing to Mr.
Keifer's motion to amend,
Mr.. KEIFER made an argument in favor
Of his amendmenr
Mr.. GOLDEN proposed to amend the
amendment by striking out all that related
to access to the public domain and support
ed his proposition in some brief remarks
He was in favor of the original resolutions
Mr.. MAY was also in favor of the orig
iDal resolutions, and made an argument in
their report.
Mr.. YEOMAN spoke at some length
against the resolutions.
Mr.. GRISWOLD replied to objections
made to the resolutions.
Mr.. GOLDEN'S motion to amend Mr.
Krifer's amendment was put and lost.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Keifer's
amendment with the following result:
YEAs-Messrs. Biggs, Burrows, Camp
bell, Dangler, Keifer, King, Kramer, Linn
Stedman, Terrence and Yeoman-11.
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Brooks, Carter,
Dickey, Evans, Everett, Godfrey, Golden,
Griswold, Hutcheson, Jamison, May, On
derdonk, Scribner, Simmons and Winner
16.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
The question being on the adoption oi
the resolutions as amended on motion c!
Mr.. Dickey,9
MIR. BURROWS argued against the res
olutions.
After remarks by Mr.. MAY, the vote on
the resolutions as amended was taken, with
the following result:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Campbell, Carter,
Dickey, Dowdney, Evans, Everett, God
frey, Golden, Griswold, Hutcheson, Jami-
son, Nay, Onderdonk, Scribner, Simmons
and Winner-17. s: rttff
NAYs-Messrs. Biggs. Brooks, Burrows,
Dangler, Keifer, King, Kramer. Linn, Sted-
man, Terrence and Yeoman-ll. -
So the resolutions were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. DICKEY, the Senate
adjourned. h i7t -,