St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-31

ment. MFR. Nelson. of Minnesota,
argued that the amendment was in con-
PREVENTION of the former practice of
the house. MI. Anderson, of Iowa, adj
vocated the amendment and Mr.. Per-
kins, OF Kansas, opposed it. The amend
ment was then agreed to pro forma,
and it was agreed that vote should be
taken in the house. Mr.. Holman, of
Indiana, offered an amendment pro-
viding that nothing in this act
shall be construed to authorize
the extinguishment of Indian titles
to any of the lands in the Indian terri
tory which, by reason of existing
law, would inure to the benefit of any
railroad corporation; OF the title to
which would rest in any such corpora
ton on the extinguishment Of the In
dian title thereto; but all such lands
shall be held by the Indian tribes, or in
severaIty, or by the United States in
trust for the Indians. The amendment
was agreed to, as was also all amend
menu offered by Mr.. McRae, of Arkan-
sas, FORGETTING all the lands and rights
granted to the Atlantic & Pacific Rail-
road company for the construction OF a
branch road from Canadian river to
Van Buren,, Ark. ION motion of Mr.. Nc
Rae, the clause was eliminated which
subjects the lands to taxation after the
first installment of the purchase money
had been paid. On motion of Mr.. Pay
son, of Illinois, an amendment was
adopted providing that no entry shall be
allowed of any homestead except to act
ual settlers: and no
PREFERRED RIGHT OF ENTRY
shall be given to any person by reason
of claim of occupancy prior to the ap-
plication to enter the land except in
cases of actual occupancy and continu-
Gus residence on the land at the date OF
application. Mr.. Payson then offered
and it was agreed to. Ut authorizes the
secretary of the interior to reserve on
any public lands in the territory, town
sites In areas not exceeding $40 acres in
compact form, and prevents the allow
ance of any application to enter tract
of land until approved by the secretary
of the interior, first. where any exterior
line of the land is within half mile OF
the line of any railroad; second, where
the land at the date of application is a
town OF village settlement. No settle
ment in advance of survey by the
authorities shall give any right as
against the power to reserve town sites.
The secretary is authorized to sell lots
in any site as provided by statute. The
money received from the sale of lots,
less the amounts paid to the Indians,
shall be held by the secretary as
separate school fund for the bene-
fit of the Inhabitants of the town. The
control of sites shall continue with the
secretary until the legal incorporation
of any city, town or village, when the
title to the unsold portion of the site
shall vest in the municipality Mr..
Hooker, of Mississippi, declared that
his objection to the bill was funda-
mental. He believed that the United
States was endeavoring by this bill to
take possession of land to which it had
no right He asserted that to the
Cherokee outlet, the Cherokee Indians
HAD A PERFECT TITLE,
but this bill proposed to take it. Ii the
bill passed, it would not be petty lar
ceny; it would be grand larceny. 1t
was proposition to steal an empire.
Mr.. Warner, of Missouri, said that
would sound better if the talk about
stealing land came in the interest of
actual settlers and not in the interest OF
gigantic monopolies. Pursuant to the
special order the hour of o'clock hay
ing arrived, the committee rose and re-
ported the bill to the house. The first
vote was taken on Mr.. Payson's sol
diers, homestead" amendment, and it
was agreed to-yeas Ia, nays Ill.
Pending further votes the house, at
o'clock, adjourned.