New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18

,r,, AMENDMENT TO THE BILL AS TO
RAILROAD STATIONS AT TowNsITEs
~ oKLAHoMA-EULOGIEs PRO-
NOUNCED on GENERAL
LILLY.
v.sbinstoi Feb. l7.-The week has passed, and
a., BLAND has not yet succeeded in securing the
so,ce OF a quorum in the House 10 support his
ir 20 coin TIE segniorage OF silver bullion IN the
.,oasr-v There were 235 members present to-day,
h.t only 100 nineteen short of quorum responded
- .Se,r names upon the 10 close debate on the
sr, IN thirty minutes. At O'Clock the House pro-
- ,ed 20 a consideration of the resolutions OF re
80, over the death Of General William Lilly late
ewe,,her-at Large from the State Of Pennsylvania.
,sd-esses were made by Representatives. Nc
,ouep WOcncr. C. W Stone. Hicks. Wright and
wangcr. of Pennsylvania, and Bynunl, Of Indiana,
flor which the House adjourned until Monday.
In the morning hour the House voted TO nom
c,nc,r in the Senate amendmen; to the Dill TO re-
r,-o railroads to stop their trains at such town
sites in oklahoma fixed by the Interior De
,.rt,nent This action taken after an exciting
c,lloquia debate in which Representatives. Wheeler
Dem AIaD Warner dem, y. W, McRae dem
Aa). Simpson pop. Kan) Gear rep, lowa and
wilson rep, WashD took part.
Mr. Wheeler in moving that the House non-con-
,- in the Senate amendments TO the bill explained
Eva. there were two of these towns. one of which
had a population Of 500. at which the railroad re-
,,.sl 10 stop trains for the he SAID,
ma, for speculative reasons officials of the railroad
had n,rchascd land near by ana desired 10 build
nm towns thereon The amendment made by the
senate provided for elections by the people OF OK
lahoma for the choice Of county seats.
Mr. Gear and several other members asked Mr.
Wheeler various questions. to which he responded
mat the matter was a conspiracy by officers. di-
rectors and stockholders of a railroad corporation
=, crush out 5000 people who had gone into the
Territory and invested their money in the town
sAs fixed by the Department of the INTERIOR at the
invitation of the Government. under an act OF Con-
gress.
co-r,ora ton question in which Mr.. Wheeler de-
cared to MIR. Gear and other Republicans. amid ap-
plause and laughter. that the Republican party
was a corporation party and was always found sup
porting corporations in their contests with the
people
M Wilson (l2ep. WashD asked If ii were not
true that the Senate which had made the objec-
tonable amendment to the bill against wh'h MI
Wheeler was protesting. was not Democratic
body and its presiding officer, the \ice-freSue'''
a Democrat.
Mr. Wheeler answered that the amendment was
advocated by Republicans and put on by their
votes. In answer to questions by Mr. nan ,'''n''
Mo- and Mr. Warner dem. ~ - M IT.; Mn iefh}
OF ten or dozen railroad lawyers; and that 1t hal
been said that the @ naa nSs the rail-
roads to win in their night aGa,ns, rne u ,be hill
lie charged that the contest was really one Pc
tween the Government ana me ra id abe railroad
ffnrht' occ into his district in 1892 defeat him
and Would vote ;hcm favor Of the railroad towns
MIR. clark Dem Mo- said the question oN was
2 simple one II was whether or not the Govern era
cnt Of the United States had the dspostl%th es
Or allow the Rock Island Railroad Gompany am ~
three land s ,ow iD sN axcd by the
Interior Department located at the Iahu ~,
Gs ara Tp9n has has bce sta,d Upon faith of
these locations. 10000 people had gone ~ states
government ought to keep faith with + fhe ,bs peope
NJ Aiken Eep 10 N 1Hle upon. " under Senate
aendmen? Es i to b onG0yS ha sie the ROCK
Ir A,ken-We that is the case Ia DON'T nit, see ef
/ow one railroad company can override 'he Will -
Mt; and Two or three land companies in FOL.
Tics you might know something ABOUT """' NV
can ar 90 cannon an s SAID that Whenever the people OF
any State or Territory had the oppori us1' ~ IN tb
80 .heir 10, al questions. was PROVIDED lor IN ny
senate arr sndmen; it dd not lie in the NOUN nov, OF
any pers~n to say they should not nave '"'' ~
The motion nVaconcur in the senate re ansn
rnent and ask a Conference was agreed 10 "''"ou'
s& Ss eS Mss e'S4 a5T%'Sn 10
Mich) in speech on Ne arn qseI ,s1T speech
f s the 'dI a N Congress and had printed IT. He
said the speech IN question xsrp in connection
N NTiGr the Procpsdnss and SPessed the hGpe
Mr German would correct his si4t S,ae !" re'e'
after vain search by himself and the Iouse IL
Srsrian Of the index Of THE Record for refer
enGe 70 Rd . Soto voce,-whch shows VOW safe
place Tn Resord j., S,i put aer mig i9 cSrrec the
statement referring 10 Mr. BURROWS ana the ;a t.,
IL ega ht The sa saa yq S 6uaa e'oa
speakeT Crisp annoaneel Kepresem,,aIgss
Wheeler Klgore and Avery as House cohierieea
hon
sent MT for consderstlon Of b to pay An4T rI
militia in the War Of lSl2 pension OF ~ "'oi'"
Mr.. Bland himself Immediately asked the same
thing. in order TO dispense with the can o. ro,
mittees. but Mr.. Reed thought the regular of'er
had better be observed. 49,, ,oor
When the call Of committees for reports haa nGe
finished Mr.. Bland moved that The iousc IesotEe
Itself into Committee Of the Whole ioI me consra
demanded the previous question. Mr.. Tracey maze
were p ordered upon the request OF MIR Bland The
resulted: Yeas ~ nays $-no &noru UNI 9I.i
closed the presence Of Zg5 members. and the hour
Of 2 o'clock having arrived further proceedings
CUINCY'S FRIEND LENTHIER REJECTED
Washington. Feb 17.--Benjamn Lentber. OF
Massachusetts,. nominated to be Consul at Sher-
brooke Canada. enjoys the distinction OF being
officially announced in THE Congressional Record
as having been confirmed 70 that position, when
the fact Is that he rejected February "a by
practically = unanimous vote. The appontee was
among the first consular selections made when Nj.
Cleveland came into office. The Senate falling to
act on his nomination at the extra session as soon
as It adjourned Mr. Lenthier recommssioned
His rejection now Of course terminal his con-
sular career at Sherbrooke The CHIEF complaints
urged against Mr. I.enthier that his political
career had been Of a somewhat uncertain char-
scter and charges were also made concerning the
financial relations existing between him and josiah
Quincy ex-Assistant Secretary OF State In con-