New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-19
HOLMAN YIELDS 4 POINT.
FORCED TO GIVE IN OR MEET DEFEAT.
LITTLE MORE FOR PUBLIC LAND SURVEYS
DECISIONS AGAIN:T SILVER AMENDMENIS'
frY 1ELKGRAPm TO ImE ThIDrNF..

TIT TELEGRAPH TO IHE IHb'N'-'
Washington Nav I-.-This a rather bad day
for Holman he was forced to yield point ana ne
groancd in spirit "a he did 50. The item OF the
sundry civil bill under consideration was one ap
proprating 800 600 for Of public lands. rs
readers ~ these dispatches know this Is reuu'u'n
Of 100000 from the appropriation Tor Inc 'urr'n'
year. which Is barely adequate to Keep pace Win SCI
Element Delegate smith. of Arizona. offered an
amendment to increase the Item to siooooo' wIhcl
Is the amount u the estimate. and Is reduction Oh
$3.50 900 from the total Of the estimates Of the survey
ors Cencr, Of the several and Territories The
only men who opposed the Increase were Iipimih anu
his colleague. Mr. sayres. OF Texas Inc latter ''l'
realized that the Appropriations Committee "o'u oe
defeated II the amendment should he pre''e" -
vote and he succeeded in CONVINCING Holman tha' d
compromise was the only TO avert IT, The argument
va, all with the friends Of the am'hd"leh'' M
wilson Of Washington. showed that during the cievc.
land Administrations when meagrc appropriations ana
hostility 10 actual settlers on the public DOMAIN con
stned the publicland p' Hey of the "oVefhme"', INC
pemocac surveyor General Of the Territory OF Wash
,,con WINS milo to survey only 100000 acres OF the
public lands while In tho same pciloh ''"o'o"o a''.
were entered upon and occupied BY actual settlers III
that Territory Holman tried 10 establish the 'ie'
land pocy in part least. by cutting down the APP
n,.,rIa,i,n 10 al insignificant and wholly inadequate
sum The state Of Washington has not yet been aDic
TO select the public lands to which she Is em''en LOT
educational pnrpocs because All the suVeN"" P"o"'
lands are occupied by actual settlers who also occupy
million. OF acres OF the public domain which nave
NOT ": been surveyed. They hold thee lahds b'
souocr titles oniv which liable at any time 10 DC
overturned Tho Democratic chairman OF the committee
on Public Lands Mr. MoHae. OF Arkansas. came TO
tlc aid 81 the friends 81 the amendment ana MS
f,rclbc speech wns followed by vigorous one on the
same side from Mr.. Cnstle OF Minnesota also Demo
crni In fact It was apparent that the western
Democrats generally were opposed t. H'linanS SUM-
moss I'm regard 10 the item under consideration. MS
al, ,rguu,-ut OF excn-c. was that there I, large
area 81 surveyed and which has not yet been occupied
by settlers. lie probably knew that THIS argument
VA. entitled 10 weight whatever, IN" fact' beng
that the surveyed public lands which remain nnoc-
cuplcd are worthless for farming purposes ana that
all Of surveyed lnnd, which are suitable for 'ntva
ton arr occupied
Elective .p'crhes In favor Of Increasing the appro-
prlaton I, s4OOo 900 were made by Mc>>rs. Johnson
Of North Dakota. Picker. Of south Dakota HoW'r'
OF California: Hermann. Of Oregon. aud Others. Iijl
man closed the debate with the declaration that Tioo
900 was all the money that would bc needed ana trn
IN the same breath. he moved to Increase the amount
70 100000 This was accepted By the other SIDE
and the senate Will now find II necessary to add only
500 COO Instead Of sa0oo0O. 70 make the approprin
ton adequate the needs Of the Government ana the
actual settlers on the public domain.
After the land Item, had been i,pl,cd Of. Clarm1n
Lester Of the Committee Of the Whole, announced hi
decision on the point Of order raised by Mr. Ira cy
several DAY, ago against the Item, providing for the
coinage res Ne and run.portaon of minor coins aud
the rccoinaga OF silver coins. lie susaInel the point
of order agnin. the appropriation cf $1,000 to REIN
nurse the Treasury for the loss On r"cnngc OF uncnr
rent minor coins the ground that there was no war
rant Of law therefor and ov,rulcd the point against
II he Item approprlating 100000 Dr rec0nisc OF IN
current fractional silver coins abridcd below the limit
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