The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-07

sisting may change their filings and
entry to a homestead to be considered
under that law. The right Of location
OF soldiers certificates is left as under
the existing law. The report was
agreed to, yeas 243, nays z.
The Des Moines river lands bill was
then taken up for consideration.
Holmes asked unanimous consent to
limit the debate to one hour, but Park
ers of New York, objected. stating that
the opponents Of the bill desired to
speak for two hours and a half.
Holmes gave notice that he would de-
mand the previous question at the end
| of an bOur, and Parker gave counter
| notice that he would avail himself of
every means accorded to him by the
rules to prevent a vote being taken at
| that time.
Holmes urged the passage of the bill,
| the presidents veto to the contrary
Notwithstanding. The bill sought only
| to allow the settlers to 90 into court
and inquire whether the Des Moines
Navigation company had complied with
the terms of the grant.
White, OF New York, said that the
/ argument that the bill was intended
| only to quiet titles was specious. The
measure was legislative decree defy
ing the decisions of the United States
supreme court for the past twenty
1
that the title to the lands had passed
entirely from the United States, and
yet the first phrase of the bill was one
declaring the land to be public land.
Wheeler, of Alabama, opposed the
bill and cited decisions of the supreme
court to show that the United States
had no title to the lands.
PaySon. of Illinois, sent to the clerks
\ desk and had read telegram which
has been published in7the papers stat
ing that 200 evictions are threatened
in three counties in Iowa. He spoke,
he said, in behalf of men
whose property was being taken
from them by legislative robbery.
Who spoke for the millionaire for the
men holding the navigation company's
title? The attorneys and lobbyists OF
the navigation company had been heard
around this hall ever since the PEN
dancy of the legislation. The gentle
man from Alabama Wheeler) had said
that so far as he knew he bad never
seen lobbyist against the bill. The
gentleman knew and he (Paysonl knew
that ex-members of congress
with money of the naviga.
violation of their privileges as ex-mem-
bers, came on the floor to stitie legis-
latiOn and had conferred with the gen.
tleman at this session to his (Payson's
knowledge. If the gentleman wanted
him to name the men who bad been
violating their privileges it would at
ford him pleasure to name them here
, and now: (Applausel. The very bill
which the gentleman from Alabama
says should have passed was drafted
by an ex-member of congress and pre-
scented to him as | know and as he
knows that know.
Wheeler-YOu say that an attorney
gave me that bill?
Payson-Egbert Viele wrote that bill
and gave it TO you. He told me anC
: you told me. Do you deny that, tina
: you know Viele? You have shown mt
telegram after telegram you have re
!. ceived from Viele, formerly member
of the house and now an attorney TO
the navigation company. The house
refused to pass the bill over the presi
dents vetO-yeas 147, nays 103, not the
requisite tWO-thirds in the affirmative