Daily globe., 1880-02-10

the right of members of the minority to be
recognized.
The Speaker said he had taken that point
into consideration and had now recognized
members the minority side.
Mr.. Wesver-There is another minority here
still smaller.
The speaker-Whenever the gentleman from
Iowa has u motion to submit from a committee
the chair will recognize him first.
Mr.. Gillette want to know how the party
of the centre can represent committee.
The speaker-There is no such committee
known to the House or rules as the committee
of the centre. The chair has no doubt uf the
fairness, equity and propriety of his position
Mr.. Ryan thereupon, from the committee on
pass the bill creating an additional land dis
trict, the southwestern, in Kansas. Agreed to
and the bill passed.
Mr. Thomas, from the committee on revision
of the laws moved to suspend the rules to pass
the bill to regulate the practice in suits brought
to recover damage for infringement Of patents.
Agreed to and bill passed.
HOT SPRINGS.
Mr.. Duun, from the committee on public
lands, moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill TO acquire title to the Hot Springs reserva-
tion, Arkansas. Owing to numerous objections
the motion was modified SO as to only consider
ayes, $50; nays,75. The house thereupOn pro-
ceeded to consideration of the bill. 1t directs
the secretary of the interior within ten days to
transmit to the United States land office at
Little Rock the final report of the Hot Springs
commission showing the award of title to lots
in the Hot Springs awarded, and to cause
patents therefore to be issued. The persons Id
whom titles arc awarded or their heirs or legal
representatives shall have the sole right to en-
fo~ law dc fyyal
months by paying on each GER
tlficate covering lot of acre
or less, $40, covering more than one acre or
not over two acres, $50, between two aud
three acres, $50. and SO on. An appeal to the
United States district court may be made on
account of fraud. gross error or mistake. The
Northwest and Sugar Loaf mountains are re-
served for use as public parks and are to be
known, with the Hot Springs mountains, as a
permanent reservation. The cemetery lot.
when the bodies are decently removed and re-
inferred. is to be used as q city park. Six
lots are 10 he designated as sitts for sch+oi
houses. The streets and 1,l thoroughfares are ar
ed to any claimants are to be sold at auction,
and the proceeds reserved for improvement of
the permanent reservation and for maintenance
Of free baths for invalid poor.
Mr.. Dunn advocated the passage of the bill.
MIR. Mcmahon represented the i'm mportance of
the government 3 keeping enough of the prop
erty as sanitarium for its invalid soldiers.
Ir. Copger objected to the bill as giving
away for mere pittAnce to squatters without
a particle Of legal right, property which if
put up at auction could be sold at from $3.50 20
800 an acre.
MIR. Reed called attention to the fact that the
government, which was only to receive go, ,0C0
for these lands, was responsible for condemned
buildint TO an amount of,$74 ,UU0. He thought
there must be some mistake in the matter.
Mr.. Dunn replied tnat If the government had
adopted TIE extraordinary procedure of sciz-
ing the city of Hot Springs by force, it was not
the fault of the people, and they should not be
made to pay for the blunder or error of the
government.
MIR. White remarked that the bill com mpletely
changed the report Of the commission, and that
its practical effect would be to give the govern
ment 800, 600 for this property instead of $780,
600 or 100000. He was not willing to vote on
such a bill with such a summary discussion.
He thought the bill wonld keep, and therefore
moved an adjournment. Adjourned.