The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-19

stewart and Reagan Have - Hot Debate
In the senate.

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-After unimport-
ant business the consideration of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was resumed.
the pending question being on the amend
ment to the irrigation provision i'm like
bill of October, 1883, excepting that the
reservoir and canal sites heretofore lo-
Gated or selected shall remain segregated
and reserved from entry or settlement.
Reagan continued his argument begun
yesterday against the amendment and in
favor of the irrigation scheme initiated by
the act OF 1898.
Reagan warmly defended Major Powell
who could not be used by spectators in
public lands and war had been made upon
him.
Stewart asked: Does the senator from
Texas ascribe that motive to me?
Reagan-I have not said word about
the senator from Nevada, nor have had
him on my mind. i was referring TO the
general subject and to the fact that dur
ing the early part OF this congress repre-
sentatives OF syndicates and corporations
were here urging the repeal of this law
and threatening to bring their power to
bear on the members of congress,
Stewart-Will the senator name some
agent OF some syndicate?
Reagan-I have no doubt the senator
from Nevada knows as many of them as
do. l have no disposition TO engage in
personalities, either with the agents or the
claimants, or the senators.
Stewart-No representative of any SYN
dictate or of any person interested In the
land has mentioned the subject to me this
session. The only thing that has inilu-
enced me has been my own observation
and the protests that have come from the
people against having public lands with
drawn from the market.
Reagan: "These land sharks may have
thought me weaker, less pure, less de
voted to the public interests than the
senator from Nevada, and may therefore
have approached me when they did not
deem they dared 10 approach him. When
we talk of public sentiment we ought to
have the sentiment of the cultivators OF the
soil and not of land speculators.who COM
bine their influence, activity and wealth
to make members of congress believe
their own interests and their own feelings
are those of the people,"
Allen said within the country designated
as the arid region there was a population
Of between two and three millions. Great
communities have. guarantees OF laws
| which had existed up to this time, but
suddenly and without note of warning
| two-flfths of the area of the United States
| had been reserved from settlement. In
order to consummate that policy state
| lines and territorial lines would have To
be obliterated and vested rights absolutely
iguortu. ne ehruesuy proesteu ASaiust
such legislation.
Allison said he desired to put himself
on record against any appropriation be-
| ing made i'm the direction of continuing
| the irrigation survey. He was firmly
| convinced that an immediate stop should
he put to that survey. The result of its
| continuance will be TO involve the gov
| ernment i'm an enormous expenditure and
ENHANCEMENT.
After further discussion by Plumb
Cockerell, Teller and Stewart, the amend
| ment was agreed to.
An item OF $130O0O for the irrigation
survey, $4,000 for engraving maps and
| $500 for office rent i'm Washington were
stricken out, and the bill laid aside.
Allison gave notice that he would ask
| the senate To remain i'm session to-mor.
row until il completed the conference
ordered on the land forfeiture bill, and
the senate adjourned.
| By the fire the commercial exchanges
were completely cut off from all tele
| graphic connections. The cotton, coffee
and produce exchanges depend on th,
Western Union company to distribute
| their quotations over the tickers. This
| caused a complete suspension of the ser
vice and brought business almost to @
standstill in the exchanges. In addition
| all outside cities were cut of, and th,
public grain and cotton cables were ais,
lost through the cutting off of the wires
| Suspension of the telegraph facilities hat
| ha tl, A. ls,xs. ..f Isks