, 1890-09-17
ASHAM AND A PRETEkSE
The Land Forfeiture Bill Passed
by the Senate.
Anti-Lottery Measure Adopted
Without Discussion.
representatives Wrangle Over
Kennedy's Speech.

WASHINGTON, Sept. I6.-VIcc Presi-
dent Morton presided in the senate today.
The following bills were passed: Senate
bill authorizing the librarian of congress to
purchase, at not exceeding $50, 900, Town.
sends library Of national, state and
individual records concerning the origin,
progress and consequences of the late civil
war.
Senate bill to grant right of way through
public lands for irrigation purposes.
The conference report o1 the railway
land forfeiture bill was resumed and
Morgan continued his argument against
1t. He spoke Of the first section of the
bill as unconstitutional and said the bill was
merely a sham aud a pretense as a for
fixture bill. 1t was nothing but a mere
political performance.
Bate also opposed the conference report
and asked where, under the bill, forfeiture
came in.
Plumb said it forfeited all lands which,
under the decision of the supreme court,
could be forfeited. 1t forfeited somewhere
between 1000. 900 and 10, 900. 900 acres.
Ii confirmed not a single acre to any rail-
way COMPANY and did not disturb the status
OF any acre granted to railway companies
except by terminating the right OF the
companies to build any more OF their roads
and BY forfening the grants opposite 10
uncompleted portions.
A vote was then taken and the con
ference report agreed to--yeas 80,
nays ia strict party vote.
The house anti-lottery bill was then. on
motion of Sawyer, taken from the calen-
dar aud passed without a word OF
discussion.
On motion of Plumb the senate pro-
ceeded 10 the consideration Of the house
bill to repeal the timber culture laws.
Plumb moved an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.
Henderson moved an amendment pro
viding that no more than $40 (instead OF
l60) acres shall be embraced in one
townsite entry. Agreed to.
Plumb also moved TO add to the sub
stitute a new section restricting reservoir
sites to 50 much land only as is actually
necessary for the construction aud main
tenance ct reservoirs. Agreed 10.
Teller also offered an amendment, which
was agreed to, giving night of way through
public lands TO canal or ditch companies
formed Tor the purpose OF irrigation.
Sanders offered an amendment providing
that in the gold and silver mining regions
Of the state of Nevada and those states
and territories in which there are public
lands containing the timber and where
there is no United States law authorizing
the sale Of such timber lands, residents
OF those states or territories, II prosecuted
for cutting timber, may plead that 1t was
cut for agricultural or mining purposes.
After some modification this was agreed
q.
Mlndcrsnn mnvcd 10 add TO the new
section setting apart the Annette islands
in Alexandra archipelago, in South
eastern Alaska rs a reservation for the
use of the Ma;lnkahlla Indians recently
emierated from British Columbia TO
Alaska aud such other Alaskan uatiyes
AS may iuin them. Agreed to.
The substitute WAS then agreed to and
the bill passed.
The sensie I'LL n establish a United
States land court was laid aside until to-
morrow and the senate adjourned