, 1886-07-20
House PROCEEDINGS.

WASHINGTON, July l9.-lmmediatcl,
after the reading of the journal, thu
house resumed consideration of the forti
f~ication appropriation bill, the pendin,
amendment being That offered by Mr.
Randall, Of Pennsylvania, reducing from
$500, 600 to $780, COZ the appropriation
! for the armament OF seacoast defenses
Mr.. Randall Withdrew his amendment
and offered another, which Was adopted
by unanimous consent, providing tina
guns, piojectlles, ETC., purchased shall be
of American manufacture. The bill was
then passed.
The next business for consideration was
the senate concurrent resolution for print
ing of &c, 900 copies OF the third annual
report of the civil service commission
agreed to, ayes 1888, nays 46. Mr.. Cobb.
OF Indiana, from the conference commits
sion, on the bill repeating pre-emption,
timber culture and desert land laws, re.
ported complete disagreement
MIR. Payson ran over the points ofdiffer-
ence between the two houses and was
severe in his condemnation Of the senate
amendment, which provides hat after
final proof of claimant (under the home
stead or presumption laws) and issuance
of duplicates of receivers certificate, if
it shall be proved to the satisfaction of
the commissioner that fraud has entered
into the title Of so acquired land by
the claimant, unless it shall appear that
the land has been sold or conveyed to a
bona ide purchaser tor a valuable consid-
GRAFTON, the commissioner shall suspend
the issuing of the patent for same. This
nrnvtcinn ha aaa rlal No ~ .,A1,,o -
fraud, as it required the commissioner to
issue a patent, If land had been sold to
a bona ide purchaser. even though the
original title had been acquired by fraud.
He hoped that the house would by unani.
nous vote insist upon its disagreement to
this amendment.
Mr.. Clifford, Of Dakota, charged that in
the management of the land bureau, there
was an absence of any discrimination be-
tween cases of honest and dishonest set
tiers, and asserted that it was the purpose
of the senate amendment to put an end
to senselcss litigation.
MIR. Laird. OF Nebraska, in approving
provisions OF the senate amend
ments, denied the charges made by the
land bureau Of immense faauds existing
in the West in relation to entry of public
lands. and that in Arkansas there were
double the number of frauds existing
that were charged against Nebraska, and
in louisiana an equal number.
Mr.. Carey. of Wyoming, favored so
much of the senate amendment as
amends instead of repeating the desert
land law The repeal of that law would
postpone settlement and reclamation of
he arid region of country for a long time,
md would place the land under control of
'attlemen who would like to see every
and law repealed. in order hat they
night have an open, free and unfenced
Mr.. Perkins moved that the house re.
EIDE from its disagreement to the senate
amendment: lost-20 to l42.
The house then insisted upon its dis
agreement, and further conference was
ordered.
MIR. Morrison, of Illinois. offered a con-
current resolution for final adjournment
If congress at 3 o'clock on July 2Sth.
Referred to committee on ways and
means. The house then took a recess
Until s o'clock, the evening session to be
or the consideration of business from the
ommittee on post office and posi- roads.