The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-19
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, July 1S-After uniu
portant business consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
sumed, the pending question being on the
amendment repeating the irrigation pro
vision in the like bill of October, 1883, ex-
ceptlng that reservoir and canal sites here.
tofore located or selected shall remain
segregated and reserved from entry or set
tlement Regain continued his argument
begun yesterday against the amendment
and IN favor of the irrigation scheme in
ltiated by the act of 1883.
Reagan warmly defended Major Powell 4:
he could not be'used byspeculators in pub
lie lands, and for that war had been made
upon him.
Stewart-Does the Senator from Texas
ascribe that motive TO me.
Reag an have not said word about
the Senator from Nevada. nor have I had
him in my mind. | was referring to the gem
eral subject and to the fact that during the
early part OF this Congress representatives
OF syndicates and corporations were here
urging repeal of the law and threatening
to bring their power to bear on members of
Congress.
Stewart-Will the Senator name some
agent of some corporation!
Reagan--I have no doubt the Senator
from Nevada knows as many of them as T
90. have no disposition to engage in D Err
sonai1tles. either with agents or claimants
Or Senators.
Stewart-No representative of anv syn
dlcate or OF any portion interest in land has
mentioned the subject to me this session.
The only thing that has influenced me has
Deen my own observation and protests that
nave come from people against having the
public land withdrawn from the market.
Reagan-These land sharks NAV have
thought me weak less sure, less devoted to
the public interest than the Senator from
Nevada, and may therefore have an
preached me when they did not deem they
dared to approach him. When we talk of
public sentiments we ought to have the
sentiment of cultivators of the soil and not
OF land spectators who combine their in
huence, activity and wealth to make mem
Ders OF Congress believe their own inter
ests and their own follies are those of tina
people.
Allen said that within the country desig-
mated as the arid region there was q poDIl-
latlon OF between two and three millions
Ihese great communities had the guaran-
tees of the laws which had existed ND To
this time, but suddenly and without note
of warning, 0tWo- iifths of the area of the
United States had been reserved from SET
Element. In order to consummate that
policy, state lines and territorial lines
would have to be obliterated and vested
rights absolutely ignored He earnestly
protested against such legislation.
Allison said he desired to put himself on
record against any appropriation being
made in the direction of continuing
the irrigation survey. He was firmly
convinced that an immediate stop
should be put to that survey. The
result of its continuance will be
to involve the government in enormous
expenditures and entanglement. After
further discussion by Plumb, Cockrell.
Teller and Stewart the amendment was
agreed to. CThe items of $4,000 for the ir-
rigation survey, $4,000 for engraving maps
and S1,5O6 for Office rent in Washington
were stricken out and the bill laid aside,
Allison giving notice he would ask the
Senate to remain in session tomorrow I'M
til 1t completed the conference ordered fon
the land forfeiture bill. Adjourned.
Choloro OF