New-York tribune., 1870-05-26

statements he rested his opposition TO the bill As 70 the
subsidy feature OF the bill Odous 10 the American
mind. Under these circumstances, he tbOugnt nat 'o
bill and amendments ought TO DO aid Oh 'he Oio VI w
The morning hour expired and the bin went over until
In the substitute offered by Mr.. LYNCH the preamble
is the in the original BILL Ihe hrst SOULFUL II
That upon ali imported umte timber hemp manila. and Icr iron and
h Usv nj woprb mn into The construction Of sal
built in tho United States and I'm he'd at he 20 & ~
9gss e .s n be- i srd%e3 5 sad Psd S q h .aI
s@e sUG @ Sa, a s1 p & o1 saS ,es
rial used in The c9p'nOR m q sDS p as aforesaid an amount equa
imposed similar articles Of foreign manufacture when
e second section allowing ships and coal he taken and
sume duty, sns in the original bill The remaining sec
''"' y TIE SoRTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr.. WHEELER REP, n. ", from the Pacific Railroad
Committee reported back without amendment, the
Senate joint resolution authorizing the Northern Pacific
Railroad Co. Ia issue its bonds for the construction OF It's
to the by mortgage, and for other
purposes. He remarked that when the bill COM
proposed that debate limited to hour to let
those amendments be briefly explained. -,
Mr. SARGENT rep, Call remarked that that would
leave q minutes for each amendment.
The debate went on without limitation. and
Mr.. HAWLEY Rep., H. addressed the House In sup
port OF his amendment, which forbds the company to
sells its lands TO other than actual settlers in lots Of 1GO
the report OF the Committee that the land grant
would 100000 acres which at an average OF so
per including town and city lots, would amount to
A79,OOO,OOO, but as the Company had II in its
power 10 lengthen the branch road the land
grant might really be extended so to cover 100000
acres He hoped that the resolution would be defeated
unless his amendment were adopted, and he though5
that IL for the interest of the country that III sn0u
be defeated in any event The grant was too arge Wen
it was made If the Company did not choose to take % ,e
grant subject to the restrictions of his amendment ne
grant should be allowed olapse and atuture SUBSIDY ~
we're be granted, it should he not in lands but III
mOneythe proceeds of the lands as sold by the uo'ef
mont. ,., Az, o,o,dnort
of MIR Hawiev though he thought 1t did not go far
enough He thought that Congress ought TO pr3Sino m
that until the lands surveyed the setter shouu o
considered to be in possession under the Presumption law
no matter when the grant was made 10 tiie hairo"u
Amendments were offered by Mr.. SARGENT and by
Mr. WELKER (lep, Ohio, to protect the rlgnts ana III
Penn to exclude the conclusion OF guarantee by the
United states Government of the bonds OF the COMPANY
Mr.. CLARKE REP, Kansas complained tnst there were
persons within the hall who were not entitled 10 the PRIV
T6e SPEAKER said IL was the duty of the doorkeeper
TO exclude all such persons and asked Mr. Clarke to point
out any person whom he desired to have excluded. a.,
Mr.. CLARKE remarked that he supposed 1t to be the
duty Of the officers of the House to enforce its rules ME
The SPEAKER replied that was the duty of the door
keeper, not OF the Chair, TO clear the hoor , -
Mr.. CLARKE then proceeded to address the House IN
amendment protective of the interests OF actual
Mr. COBURN Rep.. INDY offered an amendment TO
limit the length Of the branch road to 800 miles and to
strike out the words and 10 secure the same by mort
Kinds and descriptions real personal and mixed, inclu
ding it's franchise as corporation, and insert instead
gage on the tracks, depos rolling stock and other per-
sonal rights alone so that the Company should not mort
gage its lands franchise, but only its personal prop
Mf. LAWRENCE Rep, Ohio offered an amendment
providing that in of sale Of lands under the mort
gage they shall be bought subject to the right OF pur
chase by actual settlers in quantities not over l6O acres
and at prices not exceeding 81 80 an acre.
Mr.. Ella Rep N H. opposed the bill, and warned the
Republican party it wished to retain its ascendency
rich those corporations He offered an amendment re-
serving the right of across the lands of the Northern
Pacific Company for any nterseetlng ROAD 10 Do heie-
after built. ,.- ~
| BLAIR Rep., Mch) who contended that the Govern
ment lost nothing in granting bonds TO railroads, as the
alternate sections were doubled III price, ano coud id
then be disposed Of while without railroads they could
not be. He had favored the preemptOn policy, but con-
fessed as its friends did that it failure AS to the
proposition TO restrict the sale or land to actual settlers
fouIis6ed on humbug The effect Of it would Gre
ate System Of land bummers who would select the Dest
organize land bummers Of their own to hold possession OF
The debate Closed at 81 o'clock and the previous ques-
tion seconded92 to 49, The main question was then
Mr.. WHEELER Rep., N " being entitled to the floor
for hour having reported the bill expressed his as
ton TO the bi and to the argument of Mr.
Clarke OF Kansas he TO the Clerks desk and had read
port of another biii-the Denver Railroad bill
Mr. CLARKE said he entertained the same ideas today
conflict with the ideas which Mr. Clarke had expressed
to-day. He went on in general defense and advocacy
Mr.. CONNER Dem, Texas), having two minutes
allowed him, nmated his intention TO vote for the bill
Mr.. WOODWARD Dem., PENN, having two minutes
allowed him, remarked that the provisions OF the bill
extremely obscure and so far as he could under
stand the resolution IL for the building OF new
road not previously authorized from Portland to Puget
Sound.
Mr. FITCH Hep., Nev) having u minutes allowed him,
advocated the bill and opposed all amendments, even
verbal ones endangering the passage OF the bill at
this session He particularly opposed the restriction as
to the price of the land calculated to tie up the hands
OF the COmpanys agents In negotiating oans thus dc
priving the grant Of its value.
Mr. POLAND Rep. VT sustained the bill. He repu-
dated utterly false from beginning to end the idea
that this bill sustained by lobbying; the contrary
the friends Of the bill had undertaken the hazardous
enterprise OF ignoring the lobby altogether. He knew
that members the lobby had To friends Of the
bin and represented the necessity of an arrangement
with certain gentlemen who lad since been very noisy
in opposition 10 it, $500 ~ .
ir. Poand had any allusiOn To him, he authorized him
to give the of any friend pretended friend OF his
who had done He had had no communication with
anybody on the subject.
Mr.. POLAND-I do not charge that the gentleman had
do not profess TO have any acquaintance with the gen
teman's friends.
Mr.. Ella Rep., n H. asked Mr.. Poland whether he
did the friends of the bill had been sending
in for members, and urging them TO vote for it,
Mr.. POLAND-They certainly have not sent 1Or me;
and If they have sent for my friend Ella, 1t is certainly
beyond my knowledge. lLaughterI
The House then proceeded to vote on the several
amendments.
Mr.. Hawey's amendment was reJected-Yeas, 70 {;
Nays, 1O8.
The next vote Mr. sargents amendment, sub
ectng the lands granted to the operation of the Pre-
emptOn and Homestead laws at " 80 an acre. 1t was
rejected-Yeas, 70; Nays, 105.
The House then at o'clock without disposng OF any
other amendments, adjourned
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