The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-01

WAsIiiNUruN, Jan. 81, Mr.. Springer,
Of Illinois, called M IA the special order
the Oklahoma hill. The hill having been
taken up, Mr.. Nolcr, OF Ohio, moved to
reconsider the vote 10y which the House
yesterday agreed to the Payson "SoldicB
Homestead amendment
Mr.. Payson moved to lay the motion on
the table. Lost yeas no, nays 49,.
The motion tn reconsider was agreed TO
yeas l3j, nays III.
The question recurring on the amend.
mcnt, Mr. Kerr. Of Iowa. made the point
OF Order that the proposition WIS diNisiblr.
The Speaker sustained the point, aud tho
question was put upon the first clause Of
the amendment ~ follows
ut Is expressly provided that the rights
oi honombly discharged Union soldiers IN
the late civil war 10 make homes ON the
| public lands under the existing homestead
laws shall not la any degree be- impaired
by tho passage Of this BILL II was agreed
| 90.
Tho question then REQUIRED on the sec.
und clause, which provides that The right
oi such honombly discharged Union SOLE
dicrs aud sailors Ia make hom stead entry
and perfect the same by occupancy under
the existing homestead Law shall vNivnl
tO any unl 80 lands which shall Boz opened
to any settlement 10y the provisions vi this
bill.
Mr. rays1n spoke in favor NJ tie amend.
moul NJ. RYAN aud Mr. slrublc opposed
H.
Mt Warner, Of Missouri said that the
mon who were most active IN pressing the
amendment were the men who had fought
thc bill from the beginning Tho gentle
mln from Ohio Mr.. tmsyrnOrl. who had
said yesterday that II llic amendment
we're adopted he would vote i1r the bill,
WIS tho gentleman Who today raised the
question u order 10 prevent iis consIdcm.
ton.
Mr. GroNcnor defended himself against
the chnrg, 81 insnccrly, and said lac
knew Who had been here In the galleries
and Ia the city. lie knew that the gen
tluman from Missouri would prss the
matter ~ ho had pressed H.
Mt Warner said that the gentleman
made two changes first. that ho knew
Who WIS in tie galleries, and therefore
/ knew that be- lMr Wuuurl would prfe
/ the matter ns be- had done, 1nl, second,
/ that bis future connection with Oklahoma
! would show the reason iDr bic zeal IN all
yuratius the Dill. Lot him say 10 the
| gentleman that be- WIS reckless in tho
statement that ho Mr. Wancrl knew
Who wore In the galleries yesterday.
| NJ. GrpNpn1f / said knew.
Me- Warner replied that the direct h..
ference wa made not possibly ~ boldly
| ns some men would make ID, bat co,puly,
a. some men liked 10 make charges that
be- had been consulting with gentlemen In
! the galleries or possibly women, The guu-
lIcmau hnd not stated which. lie would
say 10 ihu gentleman that hudid not know
NJ anyone in ihr galleries until be- went
! home. when bis wiis told lin she bad
brpn there. She had brought mo- undue
! influence 10 boar upon MIN. s. 60 bis
| future connection with Oklahoma hc did
! not know with What gilt OF prophecy lhc
! gentleman Nis endowed. The gentleman
must lbps through g,asbdUkwaTlaul see
WI'. ilo csc ui lIitl things that never bed
| occurred AID mover would occur n tlr
% Ui'oman by bis remarks meant io init.
| mrir ihBi b. Mr. WHu,rl had ever
Thought VI going To oklahoma, that Doe had
q relative ~ friend whom hc bad over OH.
ysri 90 a5 ihHru, that DC over expected,
directly Or Indirectly, ! cent IT pocuniafy
bonght that BE- ever expected pp'i.icll
llNUTt iNnl NW over thpttlNl n social tuufa
bay iUr bis action on this bill,
tho gentleman spoke Of that Of
| which hr knew nothing III, hal this
Interest In Oklahoma, be- knew that a
1itlu syndicate kept O.OuO,OOO acres oi
land, anil WIS keeping thos, lands 10 the
exclusion Ui tho men Who wished io sut.
tlc on ihyn. Ills city ws Interested ~ %
city 90, boz Oklahoma. as Oklahoma. but
iu building up ilc West II Was inter.
esioI in making that land iho home oi the
homeless instead of allowing ID 10 rmin
"a blot urUn thD map ui the United States
Instead 90. having land occupied hy irrs-
pnssrfs. h,.i.bvcds. blnnkoiod Indians,
who bad neither thu energy Of the Chase
nor thv genius u tlc fisherman, Dec would
have it open 10 iho heads oi lum..ios that
they might make IL bud aud blossom like
the rHn.
The a.cond clause d Mr. rayson's
amendment was rejected yeas no, nays
|lll
81 raysUn's clown site amendment
vBa Agreed 90 without division.
Mr. Olcrmll, Of Virginia, moved a ~.
cons ,lpuiiDn. aud Mr. springer moved "a
table iual notion. pending ~hich the
House lIj ,urnod