The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-26
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! enator Calls Position with Respec.
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TO ThRn.
Tn the SAVANNA NEFs of June 1 a cor
respondent from Tallahassee stated that
Senator Call had cost the state 81 900 in
thu time occupied in peaking before the
..ate legislature This statement was en-
tireIv incorrect, aid calculated to injure
Senator Call and the people of the state,
nine-tenths of whom hartily indorss and
approve his conduct as a public man, and
an able and faithful fiiend of the people
and defender of their lights. Tnis state
ment of the NEWS has been copied into
several newspapers in the state and care
fully circulated by the Ind grant lobby.
Mr.. Mcneil of Holnles offered a reSolu-
ton in the House, being substantially the
same as that passed separately by both
houses of the Fiftieth congress. relating to
the land grant under tie act of congress of
lime II, 1856, estimated to be ], Isl 900
acres. for the Pensacola and Gulf Railroad
Company, and l, 100, 0Q0 acres for the road
from Ferpandina 70 Tampa and Cedar
Keys, and about 2.375,000 acres altogether.
This resolution requested congress to de-
clare this grant forfeited, and to confirm
and patent to all actual settlers and bona
f61e purchasers, and the owners of lots. IN
town sites, 160 acres of land and their lots,
and to open the remainder to homestead
entry and settlement.
The. House passed it unanimously without
discussion, Baltyell, Farmer and Shine
against it, but voting for 1t, as was sup
posed, to move its reconsideration. The
House refused to reconsider, and the resolu-
ton went to the Senate which adopted a
resolution requesting Mr.. Call to address
the Senate on the subject, and Judge White.
Mr. Chipley'S attorney, TO defend his
clients interest. Mr. Call spoke altogether
about one hour and a half, and Judge
White about two hours. The resolution
was amended by its friends by leaving out
so much as requested the unqualified for
fixture of the entire grant and retaining SO
much as requested a patent to all
actual settlers, and the confirmation of the
titles of all Bona tide purchases as free
gift from che United States. The
resolution is one of great benefit and
necessity to the people Of the state, it
settles the titles to great part of the land
in Columbia, Sewannee, Bradford, Marion
\Sumpter, fernando, Polk and Hillsboro
counties, and to the lots in Lake City and
\ther towns The Florida Railway and
Navigation Railroad Company, and the
Rasacola and Atlantic Railroad Company
an Col Chipally in West Florida, the
LATER of which railroad companies
NAMELY the Pensacola and At
lantc has a grant of 10000
acreAto the mile outside of this claim are
the oily railroad companies that have even
an APPARENT interest against the resolution,
and Unreal interest of these companies
was MOTTO have allowed their representa-
tives to lave made a claim so entirely with
out justic. to the injury of the people of
the state. The resolution is evidently right,
the people areaImost unanimously in favor
of it. Mr. Call has added to
the confideice and love which
the people of tie state have for him, by his
defense of theirright to the homes of them
selves and their children on the public land
given to them by the United States. His
enemies are tie enemies of the people,
and they will seethat he is reelected with
out even serious opposition. have notes
of the debate in the Florida Senate on this
resolution, and it may be that will print
among the people. ***