New-York tribune., 1870-04-30
Tho Senate bill legalIzng certain locations OF sgricsi
tural scrip in Wisconsin was passed.
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Mr.. HOLMAN (Dem., Ind said that ibis bill sppropr
ate 10000 Of the public land lie had stated
former occasion that there weie 10 bills pending appro
since learned that that was far below the reality
and that the number OF bills pending was over 40. APP
Mr.. VAN yYCK Gep, y. " suggested that a. this
important bill, and would gave rise To consider
able discussion 1t be allowed to 80 that the House
should proceed to other business.
Mr.. FITCH dep, New objected TO that. and ssld tho
| Mr.. HOLMAN proceeded with bis argument against
the BILL and reminded The Housc Of the resolution adopt
declaring that the system Of granting public lands 70
Was The Hoase TO go back on that so,rn resolution
at the .nt demand OF lobbyists, and mOnOpOsts,
and .pecuatorsi Was the country 10 initiate the feuda
system med eya Europe by bes0wing tracts "
land on individuals, instead Of keeping the pJc land
for hOmestcads iudusrous poor lie hoped The
| House would not any longer encourage tiat
policy Since the establishment Of tho Government
there had been gwen away for ruI oos Of education,
1900 900 OF ~ pnhlc lands and is5OoO0 Ia build
up the fortunes Of crafty and INSCRIPTIONS men. No
tons within the ast years. II the policy we're
nued, IL would not he long TIL there would be no public
lands left home adj aud prcemptiOn purpOsc for
which over iCOo0OO a,ie- had been taEon last year Ho
sent TO the Clerks de.k aud Lad rad remon ran,e
sOrption " the pIbc lands by railroad corpc itoEs.
Mr. MAYNARD rep, Tenn asked where that paper
Ir HOLMAN said it came rom New York right under
the shadow OF the prncely palaces of e men who were
Mr. SARGENT Rep CaIJ-Wbat prevents thesa men
OF Newf2rk from gong out to the West and occupying
Mr hoLMAN-Are thov not going at the rate Of mil.
Mr. sARGEST-They only 20 whore the railroads have
Mr. HOLMAN proceeded with his argument. and had
read by the Clerk letter from Amos Sanford President
of the State Labor Union Kansas, thanking him has
the Ohio Legslature, in,trucng senators and Repre-
sentatiyes to vote against fun toT grants o Land rail
Mr. Roofs Giep., ,-SJ remarked thas that was the
Legislature which Ia fyoCca ne Fifteenth Amend
Mr. HOLMAN retorted 'rf. 20 t'oman from Arkan.
sas 0Ir Roots was iu ,ne bill, and wanted
everything free, except 30 lid md the people Of the
United states
MI WOOD Dem, y. y c0rr. borlted the staemcnto u
Mr.. Holman aud said that WI IN Europe last year, be
found in Frankfort Paris, and London, representatives
the security Of the lands granted to them by Congress
showing concusiVely that those lands formed tAer only
Mr. HOLMAN continued his argument ard quoted ar
tcles from Republican newspapers ID coldf nnaion Of
that it was tie first bill Of series which
proposed TO grant hundreds OF millions Of acres.
il was sought to be forced upon the House by
batOn not i'm the public interest but Ia the Interest OF
uIiyaes. He protested against t IN the name C every
American, in the name Oi every abOrng man who came
here from abroad In the name O the tuture III te name
OF the common Father OF all whose Justice ana mercy
outraged in giving TO those aed0y rich million, Of
of the public lands ana IN condelhhg countless
thousands to poverty, ~retchedness and misery. lie
protested against in the name OF humanity and Of the
right of man To labor
sCHENCK (Rep., Onio) rose to move to 80 Into Com
Mr. FITCH d:ep, Nev) hoped that the Chairman Of
the Committee Ways and Means would permit the
speech OF the gentle man rom INDIANA lWee aNe 70 pe
aPfg acRny 10 an ~ %a dss % s lat
pSs WaGh %es ny se4 Gr party qf INST e III
Mr. sCHENCK agreed To withhold his motion, with the
understanding that there would be an evening session
Mr SARGENT Rep., CALI replied for five minutes TO
road land grants should not have from epresena-
OF that had their internal improvements bus
Mr. FITCH also replied to Mr. Holman. He declared
that the policy Of the raroad land grants had been
1t not the hOmest al seeker nor the man VINO pro
posed in good faith to become Ireempuoh settler VINO
helped ~ swell tho newborn clamor against railroad
land grants The farmer VINO erected Ills household gOds
on the wilderness would never complain Congress gave
adjacent lands to company that built road TO is door
the man who proposed to obtain homestead would
If he could tnd lands within those limits he voice tat
made itself heard now crying aloud against tho
railroad grants was not the Voice OF tho
pioneer II the voice OF political partans who
for panks with which to strengthen their rival cookie
%s We're 70 70 he be srid the settlers @ & furnished
with cheap ana rapid communication with tde-water
II they would sell the public lands they must make
market for them by making them accessible. IL they
would have railroads, either the Government must build
them offer Inducements u private capital 4 by CIV
tie communities all 10 seemed 10 him that they would
benefit the Treasury, benefit the people, and benefit tho
thought that the experience of centuries had shown
that the Indians could not Dc doue7tcated, II time
to demonstrate the Id that II was not necessary 10 con-
time their useless existence any longer He was In favor
of having the dirty Ihdiau-tnt human wild beast
banished from Eastern Literature and Western fronter
and having Order aud peace, and progress ana and on
homes and haryests IN his place. Ine MONOPOLY OF tie
railroad better than the monopoly Of the Indian IL
would be 10 the nteree. o the railroad company to -e
the lands TO actual settlers at - % an acre rather 1
that the Passage OF the bill would be adyautageou, TO
persons around the lobby. who would invest 40 money
Ia the enterprise. But there beasts OF burden
well beasts Of prey and would be small tesmanshP
that would reIse proper cgsatUn because some Dugad
Dalgetty of the LOBBY ght therefore secure some duca
They could not refuse just claim because some bazen
rascal might swnde the claimant, and they should nos
refuse Railroad land grant because II might De sus
who desired to sell that Interest II the and grant policy
contnuedhe pioneer would erect his cabin ana con-
struct his fences; civilization would advance IN force,
desOlaOn would be conquered the Indian, would van
isb, property would be crcatedthe wilderness would boe
sOm,tOwns woulds spring upctes would arise and aSrlcu
tuIe manufactures aud commerce would thrive But
II they assumed the other c0urse they refused 10 rnt
lands for these purP0sesf Ike the slotf1 servant,
they wrapped their talent In napktnit they adopted
policy Of inertia and retrOgrrasiOu-f they built
braakwater AGAINST The t,de OF prgress they would
build III VAIN for the tide would not be stayed People
would vacate their seats and III them with others wHo
would have wisdom enough 10 comprehend tie true O-
icy OF development and courage enough 20 follow inelr
conscientious convictions.
Mr.. MCCORMICK (Dcm., Mo- spoke briefly IN fiNor OF
the policy OF railroad land grants. 80 ~
MIR. SMITH (Dem, Orgon argued In support of the ou
as being Ia the interest Of settlers OF prospective Setefs
The road would De JO miles long fOI IHc mlcs oi tas
distance the country settled tJr t-e rest ol tho
distance, the country not settled and could mol DC
settled without the aid Of railroads The question wts
whether country should De- open to settlements under
this BILL whether IL would continue "a bc the nome OF
the elk and the bear settlers went there even the
Oregon forest. tn, grant was hlhted ohe' Oaiov
Aftpr fnriher dicis,on Mr. HOLMAN moved TO refer
the bill Ia the Committee Public Lands Aegat'od-
Yeas, 75; Nays, -. - -, -. ,.r,u..
The bin was then passed-Yeas 81, Nays Gas follows
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