New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-18
THE LAND GRANT FORFEITURE BILL.
PASSED BY THE HoUsE-MR. BYNUM sNUDDEp
FOR INTERFERING IN THE CANNON:
HoUK CONTROVERSY.

HoUK CONTROVERSY
Washington, July 17.-Immediatey after the read
ing OF the journal the House went into Committee
:. po Whole MIR Peters of Kansas, In the chair on
the Land Grant Forfeiture bill. A short DEBATE
narticipated I'm by Mr.. McRae, OF Arkansas MI
Cobb of Alabama, and Dir. Psyson, OF liilnos' ioi-
lowed but the heat of the Chamber was 30 sie"'
that most of the members sought the breezes 10 DC
found in the lobby and little attention was gwen "
the discussion. .
ON motion of Mr. Herbert, of Alabama. an amend
uept was adopted providing that all cash entries
heretofore permitted to be made within the limits OF
the grant TO aid in the construction OF the Alabama
and Florida or the Mobile and Girard RAILROADS DC
validated and patents issued TO purchasers thereoi'
provided the Government retains the purchase moneys
Mr. McRae of Arkansas, offered an amendment III
recting the Attorney General to institute sun eaS.
persons holding lands opposite to the constructor
portion Of railroads which was not constructed "l'n
the time specified in the granting act
Referring 10 remark made by MT. Payson' OF
Illinois u, the effect that the Senate would not agree
10 the McRae amendment, Mr.. Rogers OF Arkansas
suggested that the gentleman from New-fork tNlr'
Belden) shoud issue another bulletin to instruct tho
senate what 10 do.
Mr. Bynum, of Indiana, in the course OF some oriel
remarks read from the manuscript Of the Official re-
porters of The Record" the report OF the recent COZ
Ioquy between Mr. Cannon and Mr.. HouR, III "no"
they referred 10 each other as Dusances' lhs ioi'
spce was omitted from The Record" and In anuolhs
10 the omission Mr.. Bynum quoted from speech
made by Mr. Cannon during the LIN congress- uopi'
eating mutilatien Of The Record"
Mr. Cannon said that during the colloquy re-
serred TO- in the heat Of debate, ne WI
Cannon) and the gentleman from tennessee t"r.
Houk) had said things which they Wouiu nv,
have said in a cooler moment. But that cohoqu' ""1
been personal 10 themselves, and from tlhe lii"eio
that Kind AL
agreement between the gentlemen, left out OF ING
record - The gentlemen from Tennessee ana MIN
solf had met as gentlemen should meet aftcr ther
blood had cooled a little. They had agreei thac IL
was due 20 themselves and TO the esteem WHICH eie'
entertained for each otIer 10 leave out Oh i"o
Record the purely personal matter Ims hau peeh
dome a thousand times. 1t had remained for the
gentleman from Indiana TO rise In MS place anu
nut in The Record" what had been stricken there
from, Inv agreement between the two gentlemen con-
cerncd In justification for this, the gentleman
turned back 10 "The Record" OF the last congress
and read where he (Mr. Cannon) protested asaihs'
a mutilation Of The Record" Mr.. cannon reooi-
Iected the Circumstance well, IT was controversy
between the gentleman from Indiana (1r. Byhuhp
ard himself. rhe gentleman had not come 10 MN
and agreed to strike ont what had been SAID, but
had struck it out without consultation Mr.. cannon
was gratifed to believe that there was no hepie-
sentative on either side of the House. save aiohe
The gentleman from Indiana, who mad tne .eIl
ON the one hand. or the malignancy on me o.hgr'
IN seek 10 obtIude himself where, under Tie pdiiiF
mcnfary usage of the House, he did not DcOhS tap
plause on the Republican side.l. ,,,.or IN,
MIR Bvnum said that the gentleman was mistanoI ~ ~ -.
regard 10 the controversy between them NJ INC HS.
Congress lie CNr ByDum) had not kept any ti' h
ont Of The Record but had mace one Va III,
statements more specific 50 far a. the eenutnl1d" >
dcnunciation was concerned, tho gentlepan nae d
Dorect privilege and right TO utter IL heIc-Heic'
Hr Cannon deprecatingly-I beg the s Idn ~
Gentleman from Indiana not to hurt me outsiue vi
Mr. H0uk said that both the gentleman rom rom
Illinois aud himself had felt that they iSd p eeH
mtv of an improperly in their remarKs. lhei MA m
believed that with proprety the remarks snOuu
he eliminated from "The Record" and by c9hpnSvi'
consent certain things which had appeared IN r rSs
newsnancr had not appeared in " The RECON- Inc
eertIenian from Indiana had now dug up IRON
Some source what had passed between the gehtieha
from Illinois and himself Mr Houk), III tlus W. ~
any consolation TO the gentleman, ne hopeu ! u,'
the gentleman would sleep better, ana eat Deuer.
amd scnd The Record TO his constituents 70 shoM
then, upon what their Caesar fed. tL3nEhterI, ~
seemed 10 be palaable dict 10 the gentleman H tu
Indiana and he could feed upon II I'll he wS lll.
Il anGhter1 Naturalsts asserted that the auigato,
oIaccd himself in the sunshine, opened ms JAWS, aiI
Waited for the flies and worms TO Walk ~ WhEn .s
tncfed them down. II there was any meu'p 3i
who took pleasure In feeding on that sort OF 1T'' e'
him take il to lis hearts content Ihit-lTS1n'! .rd
| THE McRae amendment was lost-f2 10 30 aH'
| ,ho lin was rerorte ed 10 the House, and passed