The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-11

be contested, so that the purchasers of the
bonds 10 to be issue0lmight not CAIN the
protection accorded innocent purchasers
without notice.
Mr.. Teller, in replyip to Mr.. Van Wyek,
said MIR. President, my experiences in
this body has not been as lengthy as thet of
some that sit before ms, but after something
over eight years that ! have been in the pub
lie service, confess TO considerable sst0ni5h-
ment on picking up the resolution so
a dikcouTteous, so unsenatorial as this to
coordinate branch OF the Government I
suppose it has accom- lished the purpose for
which it was introduced. It has enabled
the mover Of this resolution to appear before
the pablo, not for the first time, no one
first occasion. but as he has on various &C.
cssioDs rs the special cha npion of the labor
ing classes Of a down trodden people OF this
country. and as the special opponent of cor
pOrations. presume the Senator in intro
duciDg the resolution expected nothing
more. He hardly expected that any depart.
ment of the Government would allow itself
to be thus assailed without answering the
resolution. Before this discussion is closed,
and on some ether occasion, 1 shall call
the attention Of this Senate to the remark
abs character CT various resolutions coming
from this same source that have been d.
rected 20 the Executive department of this
Govern mspt within the last three years. l
want 10 give notice here and to every body
that, although the administration has
passed into the hands of political party
with which am affiliated. vet as Senator
having due respect fol the Executive depart
ment Of the Government. L never intend,
without st least protest, that that admin
istration shall be treated by this Senator or
any other Senator, by a resolution, as the
late administration has been treated. Why,
Mr.. President. If you were to believe all
this honorable Senator has said to-day
you would suppose that in issuing this pat
emit ratification Of this land earned by this
compeny-there has been done something
that never has been done before. Every
Secretary that sat in the chair of the De-
partment OF the Interior for the last eight
years has done exactly what has been done
by the Secretary who has Just retired. Dur
ing good portion of thar time the honora-
bic Senator has been a member, either of the
House or this body. He has been
member of the Committee On Public Lands,
and never, either on that committee or in
this body. has he been heard to say q word
on this subject. 1t in the press. it is where
the Senator can get credit for being the
champion OF the down trodden and op.
pressed and opponent OF corporations that
he is heard When legislation can be had and
the interests Of the Government can be pro
teeted, IL desirable 10 protect them, he has
been silent as the grave. There
are on tine records of the Land Office mil
lions of acres OF land issued under exactly
the same situation as that under which this
/ land was issued"
Mr. Teller gave columns of argument as to
/ the law of the csse, but showed no reason
why it deyolved upon him TELLER to rush
/ the matter through and cover himself as il
/ were with glory.
! Mr.. VsnWyck rejoined the question wa
/ not of glory but facts, and the facts wsre a,
! he stated.
Adjourned.