The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-14

Mr. QHANIER tdem.) or NJ T., onered an amend
ment that It made the duty OF the Legisatnre -
soon - practicable TO COLOMBO portion OF sag
ritory by transporting thither from the United
all persons convicted In any State or Territory OF
crime and condemned to hard LABOR ior 'erin "
On motion Of Mr.. wAsHBuRNE, Of NJ, the bill was
laid on the table-yeas o5, nays %
The bin to provide for ship canal around the ias
OF Niagara was taken up as the special order: M
that the subject be passed over until tomorrow
when he will speak in favor Of the proposition.
! Tne House went into COMMITTEES Of tho Whole on
/! the state OF the Union Mr. Cullom In the cnalr,
when Mr. CLARKE, Of Kansas, made speech againss
the Senate policy OF bartering vast tracts 2! tne
public domain to monopolists under the operation Of
the treaty making power He said where tne pcople
overcome internal dissensions. Land MONOPOLY Y
the Nemesis which pursuee and VIII ovsrtake ~
governments and people VINO nuia mus ss sn Ia
system o the United States he said the Pre-emphon
act OF ls4l laid bonds on the future: Inc acts 9!
Corrected S abuses Since the war closed Congress
has placed nifty million acres Of public lan9 ~
So uadr have
SAND farms Of one hundred and sixty acres.
two years, two hundred ana twenty-five thousand
eight hundred and forty acres have been disposed Of
tares Of that system Mr. Clarke SAID that thirty nil
lion acres of the public domain are still in the hands
Of SPECTATORS N addition government has donated
msn aesss; ''Is states and sssd
sc acres nine million 'a. six hundred Thousand
acres have been granted the States for agricultural
thus pass into The hands 81 specuIators An enor
nous aggregate Of at least two hundred and twenty
nve million acres il In the hands OF railroads and
yield one million seven hundred and iity thousand
farms OF one hundred and sixty acres The public
We %y e i
despoled. Mr.. Clarke denounced the prac
tee Of bsrterlne away BY the Senate: un,
treaty-makina power. Of vast tracts Of land occu-
pied by Indians ana said 1t had been done in respect
tive action at the other END Of the capital. the
control Of the public lands Is delegated to Congress
~ provision Of s Of
s.saiis sa are raseS OnsSn 'ne ne s.ats
have thus Sesn granssa to few indivd
uais, three Of whom obtained apQt 100000
acres. &c presented authentic ta6lesSnowing the
confirmed By the state 500, 2o2 acres-enough to
tain population Of 1000, 0o0-win be swallowed no
BY monopoly. He alluded to the injustice thus
meditated against Kansas and declared that this
already consummated, would wrest from the settlers
977455o acres Of land in desirable portions OF the
less than $50, 600 600 Though comparatively unde-
veloped to-day, greedy specuators. watching
the secret sessions Of the Senate, see in the vast
natural rcsources1of Kansas colossal fortunes easily
secured through the corrupt chicanery OF the treaty
system. Mr.. Clarke referred to resolution adopted
asking that these lands be opened to actual settle
ment, and to his own denomination and reelection
upon this, among other issues, by majority OF over
sist any encroachment upon the principle Of free
homesteads-the preservation OF the public domain
for the occupation OF actual settlers.
The committee rose and the House at halfpast
four O'Clock adjourned.