The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-11
CatrOn's Alien Land Bill Knocked
Out After D:blte.
A WHACK AT THE POPULlSTS
The Bill to Prohibit the Sale
of lntoxicants on the Capital
Grounds passed-Other Mea-
sures Under Discussion.

whose seat was declared vacant at the
last session ard who was reelected AT
a special election, was sworn in imme-
diately after the reading of the jour
nal.
Scranton. republican of Pcnnsyl-
Vania, from the committee on terri
tories, then called up the hill To- attend
the act forbdding alien ownership of
lands In the territories. The hill sought
to enable aliens To acquire titles to real
property under mortgage foreclosure
hut by the terms OF the bill they must
dispose of such title with In 10 years.
Hepburn caused something OF furry
by undertaking to arraign the support
Crs or the bill on the ground that they
proposed In 20 back on the platform
plank against alien ownership. His
remarks We're particularly directed
against the populists who, he said. after
dcclaiming against alien ownership,
were now in favor OF allowing aliens To-
acquire all they had heretofore de-
clared should belong only to American
citizens. Catron of New Mexico. the
sponsor for the bill. declared that the
hill did not permit alien ownership. IL
only permitted aliens In certain contin-
gencies To hold real property for 10
years. It's purpose he said. was To en-
able the people of the territories TO
get some of the benefits of foreign cap
ital. Capital was needed Ia develop
the resources of the territory. and un-
der the present law no alien could own
a dollars worth Of real property and
no capital could he invested. lie ad-
mitted that combination Of
Eopulists and democrats had car
ried New Mexico AT the late elec-
tion. Hepburn declared that If that
We're the case, the people OF New Mex
leo should have an object lesson. They
should be taught tn understand that
their territory cannot grow under pop
ulist doctrine.
Bell of Colorado made a defense of
populism and declared that unless by
the terms of the bill il was restricted to
the protection Of foreign investments
In mining claims which could not he
developed by private capital. he would
oppose it.
Murphy, delegate from Arizona, said
that no great national question was in
volved in the bill. Aliens could not ac-
quire permanent ownership under H.
II was simply a question OF whether
the territories should lac enabled To
invite foreign capital To develop their
resources. II would he hut simple JUS
tice To give the people of the terri
tcries this opportunity TO obtain the
capital needed.
Flynn. delegate from oklahoma, said
that although the bill would not af-
feet oklahoma, he submitted that
there was 10 reason why the same
laws as To ownership of lands should
rot be given both teri tories and states.
The delegate driftcd into a rather
amusing discussion of pupulsm. Flynn
characterized the populist as an lsh-
maelite, y man who could not thrive
save on fair and despair.
stone of Pennsylvania asked II pop
ulism did not mean different thing Ia
every state and congressional district.
He had watched the controversy be-
tween two leading popuists. he said.
hut had not been able To secure any
! light on the actual definition of a gem
uine populist
Flynn replied that in his country
populism meant anything to win. llc
| then sent Ia the clerks desk and had
| read a circular purporting To he the
| notice OF "A populist rally AT Baxter
| Springs. Kan. at which Thomas T..
! Watson was billed To arrive on n Pull
man palace car with "A glee club band.
! There was a good deal nf laughter over
/ the reading. when Mr.. Hell, republican
/ Of Colorado, asked II those circulars
| had not been published under the di-
! fttilbn III iaui NHnu'TNN'ils WIN " az
| In the employ of the republican party.
| MIR. Flynn replied that they were not.
| After some further good-naturcd ban
I tering The bill was defeated. 60 to -,
Morse of Massachusetts then called
| up n bill To prohibit the sale of intox-
| ioating drinks on the capitol grounds.
4 Morse said he did not care To make any
elaborate remarks on the bill hut H.
! declared that the sale Of intoxicants
in the national capitol was scandal
| and a disgrace. No one opposed the
measure. and IL was passed, 10; To .
| Messrs. Adams. republican uf Pcnnsyi-
| Vania. McClelland, democrat of New
| York: Erdman. democrat Of Pcnnsyl-
| vania. Richardson. democrat of Ten
| pessee. and Foote. democrat Of New
I York, voted against the hill
! Powers of Vermont, called up the hill
| TO define the rights OF purchasers un-
! der mortgages on the Atlantic and Pa
! cifc railroads. Powers said the pur-
| pose Of the bill was To permit Tho
! mortgages to exercise. under the reuT-
4 Eani2atlon, the rights OF a corporation
| NcHae of Arkansas denounced the land
grants To the Atlantic and Pacific a.
, the most corrupt OF any In the lunE
list Of land grants. The rued had not
CARED the land. he asserted. and the
Z rights under the grantg deserved 10 die
IS forfeiture. After somr discussion n
was decided To postpone the further
/ consideration uf the hill until Tuesday
FROM the committee on patents
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senate I'LL to prevent the piFating oi
! copyrighted dramas or musical cpmpo-
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