The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-15
Mr.. PLUMB.S BIG BLUFF
usow msns~us ef Aorcs 81 Publte Land
Nave E3sea Gobbled Up ny Cor
psrasseas Usdcr the swamp
Land Act.

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the calendar in The senate to-day were
the following: To declare unlawful trusts
and combinations I'm restraint Of trade
and production (Sherman's bill /; author
the purchase of n site for q building
for tho supreme court. Mr.. George OF
fered n resolution which was referred. in-
the committee on finance to In
quire into the propriety Of reducing penal
bonds required of manufacturers of liq-
uors iu nll cascs, or at least where manu-
facture In carried on ny manual labor of
the manufacturer.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Call i'm relation to claims i'm Florida
under the swampsl land grant and In rela-
ton tn alleged unlawful selections of land
in Florida were taken and Mr.. Call adj
dressed tho senate. The burden of his re-
marks WAS that lands which were not
swamp and overfiowed hut which were ft
for cultivation had been selected under
the swamp land act, To the injury of the
peoples rights. He asserted that TO-
OOO.OOu acres had been selected and ap-
flowed lands, while everybody knew no
such extent Of territory-as large AS Eur
rope-existed. OF 16,OO0yOO0 acres which
swamp and overfiowed land act, he
asserted that IL ,OOO,0OO were high and dry.
AO,Ooo,OOO acres aud more than, ONE half
states to the state for various purposes.
been placed under the control of the leg
islatirc of Florida. Some sixteen or
eighteen million acres had been granted
as swamp and overfiowed lands. Senator
Call had just told the senate that most of
IL WAS NOT swamp but arabic land: So
senators from that state, il IL had betrayed
its trust. For himself, he would resign
his seat IL he were to bring " such
ing 90 cowardiy TO proclaim the
on 70 .az that Hir; Can had. :ome
man Of the committee ON public lands, 20
report n hill 70 ratify. and confirm the title
sSas ali alleged fraud. said Mr.. Plumb
stances, but we're never 70 he condoned In
ways been in she hsbis OF imp1sinR. sena-
tor: ~covertiy or openly, and he lPiumbl
hood.
Mr.; Call replied 10 Mr.. Plumb. He said:
this extraordinary example Of the senator
from Kansas to follow his had man.
ners, nor his contemptible methods. He
1 have OF the senator from Kansas. /
have not been I'm the habit OF violating
dscorum. but II the senator thinks by IN.
spoilation of the public domain, i'm the
interest of those who have profltcd by IL,
ing the rights Of the people of my state,
that he deserves. My position is we'll
in the state OF Florida. The DIN.
Gals OF that state are as honor
nb.. and H. ,Sls ma as the p. senator or. fr n;,
senator in relation TO their violation OF
man of the cammi,tee on public lands,
which has Jurisdiction over the matter, he
should he ashamed not To- he better in
II is disreputable OF the senate that II
should have as chairman OF that commit
s.s a senator Who n1s oni, Hs.e'ha s me In.
ance of the subject specially committed ia
him.. All the senator has said about the
untrn. n,,d has been said for the purpose
of making an attack against mo-"
Having made q statement as To grants
der tho swamp land law, Mr.. Call pro
ceci.si: IF the things he says were true
and IL ! were as bad n man as he is, a.
weak - man as lac Is, rs vain n man as lie
81. even il L were all he il himself and AL
he says ! am, still IL would remain true
deprived Sf their rights To these lands"
hr. Doiph, as a member of the commit
tee on public lands, made AN explanation
nittec i'm the last congress i'm respect to q
resolution of Mr.. Calls on the same sub
iect. and Mr.. Call disclaimed having
made or attempted to make the slightes
~imputation On that committee. withou
action on the resolution. the senate. aftel
IN executive session. adjourned.
sa tho House.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 14.-In the house to.
day Mr.. Mckinley from the committee oi
ways and means reported hack n bill Il
simplify the laws relating tn the collection
of revenue II was ord cred printed and re
committed. Mr.. Perkins of Kansai
moved that the house go into committe'
OF the whole for tbs consideration Of tn,
bill ~ provide town site entry lands In
Oklahoma. This WAS a~nta1onised b,
Adams Of Illinois who wished the house
90 consider the Silcott matter ant
the motion WAS defeated Is to ~
Mr.. Bland demanded tellers. The friend,
of the Oklahoma bill were again defeated
= 20 los, and Mr.. Adams called up tn,
Silcott report accompanied by q bill ap
propriatiug S15 GOO to reimburse
Mr.. Adams argued i'm favor of the bill
holding the scrgeant-At-arnis to be n pub
lie officer. Mr.. Hemphill of South Car
olina. advocated tho adoption of his bill
permitting memberst to bring suit in thu
court Of claims for the recovery Of thei
salaries and opposed the bin Of TIN
maiGvity, because he could nnd no status
declaring the ssrgeant-at-arnls q disburs
ing officer. He Thought he house shouls
not Appropriate public money or pm.
dcbus. Mr.. Holman commended that tn
fund remaining i'm the office. of the ser
Rcont-At-Arms-S S3.OU0-should he divides
e,ro rata avnOnR the mclnker who wcr