The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15

lens from any Of the settlers OF enc Ea~
dim reservations for the passala u as
bill.
Mr.. Pettigrew said there we've gos
ions for it, with eco, 600 signntrl5s, or
the files of the House. Fourteen million
voters at the last election voted favor
OF the homestead bill.
Yes Mr.. Platt said, disdsiafullgs
fourteen millions voted thar there
should be a dele gate in Congress @eou
Alaska. The delegate from Ohisbnm4
was earnest and active in securiDg sse
passage of this bill by the Houss hs
became candidate for reelection, mar.
of Oklahoma, and the people voted hig1
down. Mr.. Platt went on to say thaH
be too. was fer free land to settlers
when the government had lane to slSs
away, but he WAS not in favor of btgiag
land from the Indians and then glFipS
1t away. He did not know WHY geTs
eminent prices should he given back e
settlers who could sell land thus az
quired by them, at from SIS to Fag 70
acre.
Mr.. Allison, Republican Of Iow@s
thought the bill tho general in It's eaars
aoter AS it passed the Honse it aE'psiass
only to Oklahoma. Now it has heaA
acquired from the Indians. He thenghs
it ought to be limited so as to applg ex
clus1veiy to those agriculturists wise
mad gone 10 Oklahoma, and attenUsed
to make their homes and were uBsaas se
nay for them.
He would not have it apply Sc bhoss
who had speculated In those LANDS & l6lii1
mile or two OF prosperous towns sgaS
cities aud were worth $50 or PERHAPS
$500 an acre. He would like to havs sbe
bill amended to retric6 it a. Least $
lands already ACQUIRED from the Indi#fss
n. .,p
argued that the bill was IaFEsfso1
of the principles of the Homestead las
The amendments reported by aae aaa-
mittes were agreed to and the amends
ment offered by Mr.. Allison to ineszs
the words "prior to the passage Of Fa;a
act," after the words pubic iahQa
acquired" and the bill passed, sas IS.
Yeas-Messrs. Allen. Allison, safof
Baker, Blackburn, Brown, Cell, siass
non, Carter, CLARK, Cullom, Davis, Ffgs
Gear, Gordon. Mcbride, Mcmillan, Nlsa
tie, Morgan, Murphy, Nelson, tetsH
Perkins, Pettigrew, Pueh, Quay, AeEk
man shouP, Smith; rb Stewart ar sg,i Iels
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Brice, Cook
rell. Faulkner. Gray, Hill, Plas5s Neaas
Villas and Walthall.
The bill provides that all settlers an
der the homestead laws upon pabl5sF
lands acquired prior to the Taasags =
this act from the Indian tribes who haxs
resided, or who shall hereafter rgssS
upon the tract. entering in good Ialtss
for the period required by law. sial. ss
entitled to patent for the isnas us
on payment to the local land Office q sae
customary fees and that no ath4F
charge shall be required from saolt seas
tiers. The right to commute So ssssIs
entry and pay for side lands II tiia en-
tion of any such settlers ard IL ss
| time and at the prices now fixea ~ Aass
existing laws, shall remain ia full
force. All sums of money sc rsleasse
which If not released, would belong
any Indian tribe, shall be peia e tls
such Indian tribe by the United STATES.
| Mr. Morgan, Democrat of AsAbapsa
moved to proceed to the consideration
the Senate bill to amend the $50 60 ln
corporate the Maritime Canal .spmpsns
of Nicaragua. The nyoteswas, yeas g,
nays 6, no quorum. The negative gafes
were cast by Messrs. Berry, blackburn.
| Chiffon. Cockrell. Gray and Teller
| Mr., Morgan moved call Of the sen
ate, and MIR Hill, Democrat of New
| York, moved adjournment Mr.. Hills
motion was agreed to and the Senate ad-
iourned till Monday.