The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
wAsnINGToN, Feb. 90, 1872.

Mr. HOLMAN, (dem) of Ind asked unanimous to
have the bill debated for hour.
Mr.. PETERS, rep OF Me-, objected.
Mr. STEVENSON, rep )of Ohio, asked to have read let
ter from the Commissioner of Public Lands
Mr.. SooFIELD rep) of Pa, objected to anything In the
of debate II members going to hlibuster all day
they might As well begin NJ once 70
Mr.: holmans amendment allowed to be offered.
large number Of iaborinr
Mr.. SCOrIEIp objected.
BY which the main - wa. , mo9n a WAS
ian aas ray
The Mr. desired to have read was
Ke.chsm Chairman Of the Committee on Public Land: sa
pany entitled receive indemnify Inc lands
BY s Of a "n that the st. Be-
ana and that II uSh EN- ~ NOT
con.n the Noaern r.cas compsoy you'd ne entitled to
vote ordering the main queSton then reconsdsred
Mr. HOLMAN moved to refer the bill to the Committee on
Public Lands with 70 amend 50 as 10 grant 70
Northern Pacific Railroad Company under existing laws
M Cox argued in favor of Mr. Holman. motion. He
ferre to the constant growth OF public opinion against rail
political parties in California, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia
who to the pubic on this
point would not only hear from the pubic In general but
To- their he
waste Of the patmony OF the people in the interest of d-
CONTEMPLATING MoNoroLIEs.
view Of the exclusion Of all debate the biz he also cited
further spoSson Of the public and be his
pride in having taken part in yesterdays hhbustering
srEvENsos Clerks desk and had the
before cited, said That most extraordinary that
s c H o of
svns away were be no
on IS TO make timber valuable. The
pubic doman He e1hoss large map The
IN
pocS in obedience to the people he believed and trusted
step IT, There were now pending In both houses bills
Two nTsDnEp MILLION ACRES OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
an area equal to the States Of Kentucky OHIO Indiana MI
bess and Dssesed by attorneys these grants and
OF 1sarns a
their grants for the making of grants
inc
Of the National . felt .ns certain
that this was the only H, of the kind e
70 il. but mad been credby informed that there
give away pubic could
Wisconsin had received land for railroads than
question would come up squarely and let every
cord his vote or whether the railroad land
pG%G srHE te Of Pa took the same ground tina. the
Who FOUGHT tis. s
o III o az:
Northern iacihc Railroads. sail that he hal examined the
lands railroads should Be asson!naed that resolution,
the House as general proDos.ion He sad the great
and he recognized that repuOcans
inr Mr. Hay, Of Illinois, had also done The policy Of
Nv 'o''" CLEARLY seI pErfsrp IN CONDENSATION
Of the Northern Facinc Railroad
citing on that point kansas Senators buying their
order to test the sense Of the House be should now to
Mr. ELDRipaE odem) of Wis, appealed Mr.. Holman to
withdraw that motion, which Is not debaabe in order
lie hoped be would not app The poisoned c5ace to "e,r
own ps' Of which he mr. Aoman mad complained yesier.
Mr. Cox-You had an hour yesterday.
ELDnIDGE remarked angriy that showed Mr. Homans
%oon sy or tho table was o. nays
BECK tdem Of Ky then took the aoor and defen ded
position Dill HI; ~. in pa . being
@ u % an Acre or # .no the q
ths grant All the tax shout rIs.sr'ins the land.
would pass into the hands OF SPECTATORS While he
II this country desired maintain It's to help
enterprises could not do 80 in any better way than
sell actual settlers
Company that company was no, rs,'riced BY sucl
held nigh rates referred 70 the fact that Colonel
Company. which owned the sOaihsrn Pacific Raj
WAS s I
W. ~ was que..on wnesuei "9so an1s Hnvi ~ 9yo
snoue De Ieservca W .ne peopiS VI .o ne ouu
% of os Ss 1e 1s Ct z's
s ss s WITH 70 s s .
peopie 'nas no auo Hv ne,gcn' apolIns
man no man VINO naa tne @ OF .ne County AZ near
woa lay na' rs ana 10 s h o. U S ue Pcpe
vi 'nsea ooing s"on W '"o 'oi'ne'n r~chc
ha'roae, ne snareu ~ Ana. ,..no,.xrs
.. q, to 5000 nj 90 as, h,sh.s
~. ~ "as not asarss sS 40 "ara son
tr"ns cornoIatops md that 40 far from To
% ~ ~ o., 90 ,,s ~, -. ,horr
.ne GO. VI .no anu W con,r n ny
@ anu aes,gneu .mu u.n ope'"'' " anu WI
error oonel scott had told him Yesterday that ne was
hiiy % nj aIsei,ev rGerent In the aue,n
"Huy an, @ w sa.d iSat bis beicf va. TINT
ns s, hd p,ade neSsons snpeas To- members OF the
1oione Soo na aau IT, .,ed Tho, nm hs hono s
tav msmber " Of the House e''' ' '"'- ''' 80
" stated on hs veracitv that Colonel Scott had
sta,ad 10 rim vcserav Afternoon that he was utterly and