The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-11
AT WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Van Wyck, the Irrecoscl'able r..
publican High Kicker.
Abont the Great Debate on the Tariff
Bill.
Other Events at tho yaiiOn's Capital.

wAsnmarow, Nav 0-fCorfespondonce.
Tho Bceue a. the house 81 representative
to-dpy ives one rarely presented there. IN
creut debate on the tariff hill was 20 hi
closed by sucn man as Randall, 1ouih'n
Kass0n aud Bl sckburne, ana ihf gfrAt US
vote was TO ba taken, by no0h oVury gal
lery wan crowded and standing room IA tA'
gallery aisles was not % be had. many
eager TO hear, or catch gilmpse' vven' .
the scnne OF the floor, STOOD on the Goa
and wood boxes IN the corridors, aud posrsd
through the glass panel. IL vas asto lish
Ing To ri le the iuteresb that tho agitation
ofthis measure had aroused.
The debate WAS far weaker than on
many other days OF The two weeks
discussion Just passed, but ths lou,
and were therefore listened 70 a''
tentively. A man will be ls,onsd to IN the
house II ha 10 we'll .known or OF commanding
ability, otherwise not. Hundred3oi ladies',
young and old, cat through the entlre ses-
sion with apparent enthusiasm. Wnor
the roll was being called on the proposition
TO strike ou the eneciing claues, tho house
and galleries were as quiet and orderly as q
church congregation. but tremendous
burst OF applause from the republican slde
and In many portions OF tho galleries, Win
q hearty yoll or two, greeted the announce.
ment that the clause was stricken out
Mr.. Randall looked pleased. lie even
went so far gs 10 Indulge in Misunderstanding
with many OF bis followers end ono or Two
republicans. H. isn't ouen thst
this etern faced metta'.oI.iaot "fri-
bune OF the people" INDUCES ID
demonstrations of any kinu, bul q
man would have 10 bs more than human 10
keen emile of satisfaction from his coun-
tennnce. when one OF the strongest bar
riere standing between him and presidan-
tial nomiustiun was stricken down.
II isn't y mat er Tor tho party 10 laugh
ever however. IL 10 3 slap in the face oy
staali minority. II Ia victory oy cnmbina-
tion with the enemy'e forces. IL 10 the
square sitting down" upon tins only live
and vital isaue ot polibicJ today, and l
heard the question asked twenty ilniea -.
dny, "wha. will be ,he controlling issue OF
the campaign nos?I IL Is doubtful II Mr..
Randalrs bnom Is 5Irengthened sulicientsY
to be At par bg tais defeat OF he morrison
bill, as IL viii render the Carlisle- MorrisoLs
wing only tho moro strongly gntagonistic
to him, tue chief cause OF thoir great dio.
Comtiturp, but that IL Is atrspGthenec
greatly none can deny.
Now that the tariff is disposed OF for the
session, business will undoubtedly DC
pushed forward TO secure IN early ADJOURN
ment. Some Of The more important mean
ures Sill recsivs Il pited attention, hu, the
appropriation biila are about the only
measures that will hold the two houses
here. look for an adjournment now ABOUT
the latte. part OF june, though an ADJOURN
mont then will necessarily leave about haii
the business OF the Session uuHui9hea,
almost untouched.
A LAgDEp AEIsToCRAcY.
The senste, as y on will have noticed, from
the papers, IL getting Interested III tno mat
ter OF tho. purchase OF the public lands by
foreigner, dukse, lords and eynoicates,
and Mr.. Van Wyck has bsen receiving
encouragement from evory direction for h'D
efforts Ia The premises. IL is getting
to be momentous question,
and ~ while the democratic houae
has contented itself with adopting the Hol.
man resolution declaring that tho public
lands should only bs disposed OF 20 actual
settlers, the republican senate az usual is
likely TO enact some measure looking 10
carrying such C policy into effect. Toe dem
ocrats are eternaIly suggesting. popular
ideas TO their Opponents aud permitting tae
latter to stpal their thunder. md tue
following table giyins the great lauded e.
tates Of fo.eiansss IL this country. The
owners have psrhsps never sst 1905 on our
soil, vat they may have hundreds OF cur
poor a. their mercy for want OF governments
Solicitude for It's own citizens. IL VOID NOT
be alarming that Foreigners buy and own |
our lands 10 small tracts, bat when largo |
territories are purchased /, 10 time TO think |
and stop II We eau. For instance, the fol-
lowing purchases OF lands in this country |
have been N ide by foreigners not cluzsnd |
Acres, |
English syndicste No. I'm Texssl.... $500, 900
Eurlish evndidate No 3 lin Texls) -. 5000, 900 |
Sir Edward Reid, X c. Is lin Flprida) 2,0lg,00O
Rnoph syndic 10 hsd'd by s. Philpotts l,s00.t0J
onis Of TweedaIe. l75oooo
Phillips, Marshall & Co., OF London. L3lO,lu
German syndicate. ..............:..... 100000
Mt Redgers' Ioadon .'....,..-...... 10000 !
An English company (ln MississippD.. NUOOJ
Duke OF sutherland -................. $500 |
British Land and Mortgage company $4,000 !
Captain whallcy, NJ. p, fer Peiefsboro, $4,000
Missouri Land company, Edinburgh, ...
Hon Robert Tenant of London 49,: 10000
Scotch Land company, Dundee, Sc'tlnd 2i7c65 |
Lord Dunmore observation-disclosures. 10000
Benjsmin Newgas, Liverpool, England 100000 /
I,ord Hon hi ton Observation-Disclosures. 60OO0 |
Lord Du mr. ven ...,..................... 5000
English Land Company In Florida)... $1,000
English Land company. represented by ,o..
An EuslisE Capitalist lin Xrk:susasj..,. 5000
Albert Feel. X. p. Ieisostersbirs. Eng. ,"o.,
Oh John Lester Kaye. Yorkshire. Eng.
aeorse Grant. Of london, ia Kansasj. 100000
An English syndicate represented b.
Close Broll in Wisconsin ........., 10000
Scotch company lin California)...... 10000
west Virrinjaj 800 Vs. 600 900
4 Scotch syndicate Tin Fiorida). ...... 100000
4. Boysen, Danish consul at Milw'keo TOGO
bursh. scotland ............."........ 10000
English syndicate I'm Flortda) ........ 50 900 |
Total acres. ....................... 209af, CG6 |
THE HKALERs AND THE rREE PLANrERs.
Gould old Escula plus look down on the |
medical congress In session here now, he |
would hardly believe that he had set in mo-
lion ball that had grown 90 large with the
advancing years. lift were not for the fine
looks Of the $50 delegates In attendance, 1t
would almost make fellow eick to see so
many healers around him. They are to be
koaaied and treafod In ffuc stvle by the local |