The New York herald., 1870-04-30

system OF medieval Europe by bestowng vast tracts
or land on individuals instead OF keeping the public
land for hoin,s eaGls for INDUS poor menY lie
| ho ell the House would not any on er encourage
that pocy Sin o he estab ms irnent OF the govern
ment there hal cen g en- away for purI oses OF iu
cation 49, 900 ac es OF land an Is5 900 900 to
Duld ~ The ortunes Of crafty ana unscrupnous
men. NO less than 10000 900 acres mad ncen
IL nat policy were con nned II ia not De long
Lii there would be no puDi; lands lett Tor home-
ten million O. acres had been Ca en- last wear he
sen. 20 @ lie Clerks desk and nal read remon-
stfance from the Wor Singmen of New York aga nst
aIurher absorp ION o. TIE public lands by railroad
| Mr.. HOLMAN had relh by the ERIK letter ron
] Amos Sano a. pres dent OF the STA Q Labor In on
OF kansas, nanking him or h ac on IN hehaf OF
the settlers; ana JOINT resoluti IN of The OHIO Legis
iatnre, insiructng its senators and Representatives
10 voLe against further grants OF land 10 ralroad
MIR. Roors rep) OF Ark, rema ked that that was
the LEGISLATURE which mad rejected the nteenth
Mr.. HOLMAN retorted that the gentleman from
Arkansa was intere ted IN the bil and wanted
ever. thing free eNcep, the lands ana the people Of
| Mr. WOOD, tdeml or N. ", corroborated the
statement OF Mr.: Holman, and SAID tnat when Ia
Europe last year he found, In Frankfort Paris ana
London representatives OF American railroad CO.
Porations borrowing money on the security of the
lands granted TO them by Congress, showing en-
elusive tnat those lands formed their only capita.
Mr HoLhAN con inaed his argument, ana quoted
artlc es from republican newspapers IN condemna
ton OF Ian grants. HIS point against this particular
bill was tn u 1t was the first bil OF a series which
proposed to gran hindreds OF millions OF acres. l.
was sougnt 81 be forced upon the house by a comb
naton, not in the public interest," but In the
o. prvaiei. He p. Otes ed against u In the ime OF
every American in he name OF every laboring man
| who came here rom abroad, in the name Of the
future IN the name OF the common Father OF al,
ana ery ARE OF rs OF png 10
lands and IN condemn ng countless thousands to
poverty wret ,hedness, and misery. He protested
against 1t III the name OF humani anu Of the right
| OF man to labor.
| AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Holman's speech Mr..
Nnt tn
| Tariff bill.
| Mr. FITCH hoped that the Chairman of the Com
mttee Oh ways ana Means would permit the spe ch
| OF the gentleman from Indiana, twice made, 10 be
replied to by Western men, that they m ght give to
the country an exposition OF their ileas in regard
to that policy, which was now for the first time in
| ten years seriously az acked by g ther party.
Mr. ScHENcK agreed to w.tinoli ms motion with
| the understanding that there would be al evening
| session for the tirn
Mr.. SARGENT rep.) of CAL, replied for i've minutes
| to Mr.. Humans argument stating that opposition
| to railroad land grauts should not have come from
representatives Of states that had mad their internal
lnprove eme1ts built up Nv such means.
| Mr.. FIrCH also replied TO Mr.. Holman He de-
| cared that the policy OF the railroad land grants
but few abuses. H. was not the homestead seeker
nor the man who proposed In good laith to become
| apre-emption settler who helped 10 swell the new
| Do!n clAmOr against rail- Oad land grants. The
farmer who erected his household gods In the Will
derness would never complain II Congress gave
| door. The man VINO proposed 10 obtain home
stead would never huid ms cabin outside the limits
|
limits. The voice that made itself heard now crying
| aloud against the development OF the country by
pioHeer it Was The Voice Of political parsans who 'n
| saw Signs OF the tempest on the horizon, and were
casting a19ut for blanks win which to strengthen
rallroad. he said that i iSsse iSnds were. 10
i''gf sA s ssap 'sss sd apd ps Ss fs
PUBIC lands Sy Hey must inss make "Sna masset S roS
fhDfn nv nlaE lnsr than n.ath1 IN
| have railroads, either the government must build
them or offer inqucemells TO private capital. II by
giving up haf the land they could sell the other half
ana settle commun ties on all it seemed to him that
they would benefit the Treasury. benefit The people
and benefit the saters :, A. to interfering with the
| had shown that the indians could not be domest-
Gated it was time 10 demon trate the idea thaqt was
necessary TO continue their useless existence any
longer. He was In favor or let ing the dirty Indian
! the human wild belst--be banislled from Eas ern
literature and Western frontier, and having orier
harves In his place. The monopoly of the railroad
was better than the monopoly OF the indian. 1t
sell the lands to actual settlers ut two dollars and
| ffy cents an acre rather than 10 the specu-
| that the passage OF the hi would be advantageous
| to persons around the lobby who would invest no
| money in the enterprise. But there were beasts OF
burden as well as beasts OF prey and it would be
small stuesmenship That would refuse proper leg
might thereby secure some ducats. they could not
refuse just claim because some brazen rascal
might Swndle the Claimant ana they should not re-
fuse railroad land grant because h might be sus-
pected that some persons had an interest In he
franchise who desired TO sell that interest. II the
land grant policy were continued the pioneer would
erect his cabin and construct his fences; civilization
would advance IN force. desolatIon wOud be con-
quered; the Indians would vanish; property would
be created the wilderness would blossom; towns
would spring up: cities would arise, ana agricul-
ture, manufactures and commerce would thrive.
But II they assumed the other course II they refused
TO grant LANDS for these purposes: il, like the slOth-
ul servant, they wrapped heir talent in napkin;
II they adopted pocy OF inertia and re PROGRESSION;
gress, they would build IN vain for the tide would
not be stayed. The people would vacate their sea s
| and fill them with hers who would have wisdom
enough 10 comprehend the true policy OF develop
Inent and courage enough to follow their consclen
| tlous c0nvic ions.
| Mr. MCCORMICK. (dem.) OF Nd, spoke briefly IL
favor Of the policy OF railroad land grants
| Mr. SMITH, (demj Of oregon, argued in support q
the bill as belng IN the interest OF settlers pros
aud thirty miles long. For live miles OF that ds stanct
the country was settled For the rest OF the distance
the country was not settled and could net he settled
| without The AID OF railroads. The question was
whether the country should he open to settlements
| under the bill or whether IL would continue to be the
home OF the elk and the BEAR No settlers wen
there. Even the Indians had never occupied II. Il
was forest-an Oregon forest The grant
| limited one barely sufficient for the purpose
! After nrther III cussiOn Mr.. HOLMAN moved to re-
fer the bill to the Committee Public Lands. Mega
| uved-yeaS T5 nays 80.
| The bill was then pass ed-ycas az nays 69-as fo.
| lows
| Yeas-91.
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