Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-01

8 CSE-.-.--.--W WAsHINToS, February %.
ne bill giving extension of time to
tie State of Wisconsin for the compile
ton of the railroad from Lake st.
CrOix to Lake Superior was taken up,
the question being On ordering it to q
third reading.
Mr.. Holman asked the unanimous
consent to have the bill debated for
tbree hours.
Mr.. Peters objected.
Mr.. Stevenson asked to have read a
letter from the commissioners on pub.
lie lands.
Mr.. Schofeld objected to anything
Ia the nature of debate or fllibuster-
ing.
Mr.. Cox said they would not fill
buster if Mr.. HOlman's amendment
were allowed to be offered.
Mr.. Holman asked to have read a
communication from the labOring
men.
Mr.. Scofeld objected.
Mr., Hanks moved to reconsider the
vote by which the main question was
ordered.
On a motion to table the motion to
reconsider was rejected-yeas 81,
nays 81.
The vote ordering the main ques
ton was then reconsidered. Yeas
100, nays 68.
Mr.. Holman moved to refer the bill
to the committee on public lands,
with instructions to amend il so as to
grant to. Wisconsin all the lands spe-
cited, which would insure to the
Northern Pacific railroad company
under existing laws, If the grant were
not renewed.
Mr.. Stevenson spoke of creating
monopolies by giving away timber
land which were said to be OF no value
and then creating new mOnopOlie5 by
putting a tariff on lumber so as to
make these timber lands valuable,
and said that If congress did not stop
this policy of land grants in obedience
to the people, he believed and trusted
that the people st the next Oppor-
tunity would make congress stop it.
Mr.. Hay agreed with Mr.. Steven
son that it was the duty of every re-
preventative to signaliZs his Opposi-
ton, in the most emphatic manner,
to the robbery OF the national do
main, and to let every member record
his vote, ''aye" or "no," whether the
railroad land grant policy should
cease or not.
Mr.. Speer, of Pennsylvania, took
the ground that the public domain
should be kept for the poor people
and for the soldiers v no had fought
for and maintained the government.
Mr.. Holman declared that this bill,
which affected three and a quarter
million of acres, worth from fifteen
| to twenty dollars an acre, was move
ment in favor of the Northern Pacific
railroad. He referred to the demor.
alizing influence of these land grants
citing on that point the case of Kan
sas senators buying their seat
through the means Of such grants, anG
said that in order to test the sense o
the house he should now move Il
Law the bill ON the table.
The motion to lay on the table was
reiscted-yeas 81, nays 80.
| Mr. Beck then took the floor and de
Tended his position in supporting tht
bill, his principal reason being tha
people had settled along the line o.
the road, paying the government 81 81
an acre for il on the faith of the grant
He would say to the gentleman WHIT
had threatened the house with the
condemnation of the people that ns
labor convention, no intelligent labor
ing man, no man who had the interes
of the country st heart, would say tina
this land should not be reserved 70
the people of Wisconsin instead OF be
mo Given to the Northern Pacific rail
road.
i After further discussion tnvolvinl
the question whether Colonel Scott
nresident Of the Southern Pacific an
Pennsyivania Central railroads, we
OF not opposina this bill and on whic