Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-26

CONT1NUED EhOA IAE flhSI
Mr. Rodgers (N.Y., from the committee on
printing, reported joint resolution appro-
prating 5000 900 for printing 400, 900 copies
of the Agricultural Report of 1885. Passed.
THE LAND LAWS.
Mr. Cobb Qnd.) moved to suspend the rules
and take from the Speakers table, for reference
to the committee on public lands, the House
bill repeating the pre-emption, timber culture,
and desert land laws, with Senate amendments
thereto. In supporting the motion, Mr. Cobb said
that no greater evil had been done to the future
of the country than had been done under the
laws which 1t was proposed to repeal, through
Mr. Converse (0hio) asserted that more fraud
had been committed under the homestead
than under the presumption laws, and instanced
the case Of Estes park in Colorado, which had
all been taken up by Lord Dunraven under the
homestead law.
Mr.. Payson Qll) controverted this statement,
and stated that he had the papers in his pos
session showing that Estes park was taken up
under the presumption law.
Mr.. Valentine (Neb.l thought that he voiced
the sentiment of the people of the west in pro
testing against the repeal of these laws. The
demand for the repeal came from two sources;
first from the great railway corporations which
could not raise the price of their lands as long
as the presumption law remained in force; and
second, rom the great cattle kings, who
Wlsned the timber culture act repealed in order
that their herds might roam over the prairies
undsturded by settlers.
MIR. Perkins (Kan.) took the same view Of the
Mr.. Converse opposed the repeal of what he
considered benefcent laws.
Mr.: Maginniss (Mon.) thought that the bill
should be entitled "An act in the interest of the
cattle kings, and to double the price Of railroad
lands"
Mr.. Holman (Ind.) summed up the issue pre-
Sented as being whether the public lands should
De disposed of to actual settlers or to specu.
lators
Mr.. Payson Indignantly denied that the pro-
posed legislation was in the interest of the cat
tie kings.
The motion to suspend the rules and refer the
Dill was lost-yeas 166, nays 93-not the neces.
sary tWo-thirds voting in the affirmative.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Post Office appropriation bill with Senate
amendments was taken from the Speakers
table and referred to the committee on appro
prations.
Mr.. Hancock (Texas), from the committee on
appropriations, reported the fertilization appro
prlation Dill and it was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
MT. Randall Pa.) moved to suspend the rules
SO that the Sundry civil appropriation bill NAV
be considered for four hours, which time shall
De occupied in debate on the clauses relating to
the suspension of silver coinage and the Worlds
Industrial and Cotton exposition, three hours
to be devoted to debate on the first-named item
and one hour on the latter. The bill shall be
subject only to amendments to strike out OF
amend those clauses, after which the previous
question shall be considered as ordered.
Inc House proceeded to vote on the motion.
MI. RandalIs motion to suspend the rules fol
the consideration of the sundry civil bill was
lost-yeas lis, nays 149. The result was re
ceived with applause.
Mr.. Randall then withdrew the silver clause
from the bill entirely.