Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-18

and said that all irrigation schemes on e
larpe scale that had been successful mad
been established by governmenE, re;
peal of the irrigation law would, mr. IAN
said. omen that vast area OF arid lands.
I 900 200 SQUARE milcs---to the operations OF
foreign synd,cstes who would seize much
of IL under the desers-land and tim Der
land laws. and the people would DO ue-
prived Of their use and occupation.
A SOUTH pAxoTIAS arrAEs.
Mr.. MOODY argued in favor Of the amend
ment, and spoke OF its transcendent impDT-
lance TO the people Of south DAKOTA re
ridiculed the pretensions OF Major fowen,
and spoke OF him az tycoon o, many
tail" who knew ~ T1uch ABOUT tne at.u a
lands OF the West az he did about the
mountains OF the moon, and not one wnlt
more. The region in which lie tMoouy)
lived. and for hundreds OF miles west OF u;
which Major Powell had designated as ard
land. was as fine an agricultural country as
the sun ever slone on. There was not an
acre OF desert land IN It. IL was as wen
watered as any part of New England or the
the State of New York.
nH. MORGAN or THE SUBJECT.
Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate. He
said that the senator's who had spoken "a
10 the magnitude and importance OF tnc
subject had not moderated II. ne spoke
If the irrigation provisions conlalneu IN
the sundry civil appropriation hii Oh 1883
~ ill-cOnsidered, aud "a the most meagre,
uncertain. aud unsatisfactory system Tor
the disposal Of public lands that any
body could ever have conceived OF.
AVID AND NEEDLESS ACT.
He argued that continuation OF the ap,,
propriatiOn for irrigation surveys wouid
be wild and needless act and would
make the subject harder TO handle every
year. Every appropriation for the pun
pose would only entangle the subject more
and make il moro troublesome to get iid
Of.
Mr.. Reagan replied to Mr.. Morgan's ar
gument and spoke in opposition TO me
amendment and in favor of continuing the
irrigation survey.
After a short executive session the Sem
ate, at 6:l5. adjourned TIL tomorrow al IL
House of Representatives.
Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal the House went into Committee
of the Whole lMr. Peters, of Kansas. IN the
chair on the lands grant forfeiture bill,
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas. offered an
amendment FORGETTING railroad lands not
earned Of the time limited by the granting
acts. Lost-yeas, 81 nays, 50.
TN motion OF Mf. ilflh'Il. VI MA
an amendment was adopted providing
that all cash entries heretofore permitted
10 be made within the limits Of the grant
to aid in the construction OF the Alabama
and Florida or Mobile and Girard railroads
be validated and patents issuedto the pur-
chasers thereof, providing that the Gov
eminent retains the purchase-money. >.
Mr. McRae offered al amendment d.
rectiug the Attorney-General 10 institute
l. 4 Inn al ..FtYag q 1 -
the constructed portions of railroads
which were not constructed within the
time specified in the granting act
Nr. McRae's amendment was lost-I2 TO
93-and the bill was reported 10 the House
and passed. 80, -,
The bill. which is the Senate bill with
the House substitute therefor. forfelts all
lands granted to aid in the construction OF
any railroad opposite to ana co-terhinous
with any portion of such railroad not now
completed.
Adjourned.