, 1890-07-18

WASHINGTON. July 17.-Immediate-
ly after reading the Journal the house
went into committee of the whole on the
land grant forfeiture bill. A short de-
bate ensued, but the heat Of the chamber
was so great that the majority of the
members sought the breezes in the lobby
and little attention vas given to the dis
cussion.
MIR. Anderson OF Kansas offered an
amendment torfeiting railroad lands not
earned at the time limited by the grant
ing acts. Lost-yeas 81. nays So.
Holman OF Indiana offered an amend
ment FORGETTING all land not earned within
the time limited by the granting act.
Lost.
McRae OF Arkansas offered an amend
ment directing the attorney general to
bring suit against persons holding lands
opposite the constructed portion of roads
which was not constructed within the
time specified IN the act. The amend
ment was defeated and the bill reported 10
the house.
Holman moved to recommit it with in
structions to the committee on public
lands to report 1t back with a proviso for
letting all lands not earned within the
time limited In the granting act Lost.
The bill then passed. The bill, which is
a enate bill with a house substitute there
for, forfeits all lands granted to aid in the
construction Of a railroad opposite to and
coterminus with any portion OF any such
railroad not nov completed.
In the course of the debate on the bill
Bynum referred to the colloquy between
Cannon and Houk the other day in which
they referred to each other as nuisances.
This reference was omitted from the rec.
ord, ard Bynum called attention to q
speech by Cannon during the fitieth
congress deprecating the mutilation of the
record.
Cannon said that lie and Houk said
things 10 the neat of debate which they
agreed to after should be left out of the
record. This had been done in personal
matters from time immemorial. Cannon
scored Bynum sharply and expressed the
opinion that he was the only representa-
tiye in the house who had the heart on
one hand, or the m~alignancy on the other
to obtrude himself where, under the par
liamentary usage Of the house. he did not
belong. As to his speech in the fifiieth
congress that had been a controversy be-
tween Bynum and himself. Bynum had
not come to him and agreed to strike out
what had been said, but struck it out
without consultation. Adjourned.
Minnesota Farmers and Labor Men.
ST. PAUL, July l7.-At the Farmers
Alliance and United Labor convention
this morning the first business was the re-
port of the committee on resolutions,
which was adopted. 1t demands that the
war tariff be radically revised, especi
ally denouncing the Mckinley bill as the
Growing iniamy of protection De-
mands government control OF railroads,
favors an increase in the volume of
money, and demands free coinage of sill
yer. The first ballot for a candidate for
governor resulted: Ignatius Donnelly
liz, r. j. Hall ITO, Knute Nelson Sc,
Daniel Buck II, Gen. j. FL. Baker S,
Pinkham and Gamble 3 each, Owen, Ra-
hillv, Harrington and Armstrong l each.
At the afternoon session s.. Nj. Owens,
editor of the Farm, Stock and Home,
was nominated for governor. and the bal
ance of the ticket was completed as fol-
lows: Lieutenant governor. j. o. Barratt
of Browns Valley; secretary of state, M.
Wesenberg of Duluth, Scandinavian;
state auditor, P. II. Rahilly of Wabasha
county; state treasurer, Eric Mattcson
of Laquiparle; attorney general, j. M.
Burlingame of Ottowama.