The herald., 1897-01-15

great farming community. There were
too many men In the mills and the rae
tories. The idea of our forefathers that
fhe peopie of the nation should not be
crowded into shops was being forgot
ten.
Mr.. Teller then referred to the free
homestead blanks in the various ma
t!onal platforms and criticised the
course of senator's in opposing this prin-
clpfe Of their platforms when tney pro-
: fessed to accept.
Platt. Republican, of Connecticut said
the logical result of this bill was that the
United States should embark on Inc
policy of giving lands to the landless
ard homes to the homeless not only
through the beneficent terms or tne
homestead law, but by buying lands
and then giving them away. Mr. Platt
declared that the policy of the east
against the west was involved
Allison said the bill appeared TO De 100
sweeping and too general 1t hadi come
from the house relating to lands IN OK
lahoma and was now broadeneo 20 COW:
ali lands thus far acquired from the In :
dians. He did not believe in going into
this wholesale manner of dealing with
these lands, some of them near towns
and worth up to $50 and possibly Souo
per acre He might vote for the Dill,
but it should be limited TO those agflcul-
ttlraI lanQtS dcUudIy Htit1 oy sSNliSi - -A''.
not those valuable lands near towns
held by spectators.
Mr.. Allison moved an amenGment mn
iting the operation of the bill TO lands
acquired from Indians prior to the pass
age of this act.
After further debate Messrs Stewart
Of Nevada, Allen of Nebraska. Carter OF
Montana and Pettigrew of South Da-
kota speaking for the bill. final vote
was taken The committee amend
ment extending the bill to all lanGs ac-
uuired from Indians, and also obligatlng
the United States to pay the Indians the
sum of money released by the chanso
from existing law were agreed to. The
amendment of Allison limiting the Dill
to lands acquired prior to the passage
of this act was agreed to.
The bill as amended, was then passed,
yeas 35, nays II. Those voting against
the bill were Bate. Berry Brice, Cock
rell. Faulkner. Gray, Hill, Vest, Was
Walthall, Democrats, 10. Platt, he
publican, l. Total IL.
In favor of the bill: Republicans
Allison, Baker, Brown, Carter, Clark,
Cullom Davis, Frye, Gear McBride,
Mcmillan, Nelson, Perkins, Quay Sher-
man, Shoup, Thurston, Wetmore ana
Wilson. 10. Democrats-Bacon, Black
burn, Call Gordon, Morgan Murphy,
Pugh, Smith. White, Q. Populists-A!-
len sPeffer Stewart, g. independents
C&1inon. Pettigrew, Mantle. Teller, i.
Total 35.
The bill as passed is as follows;
That all settlers under the homestead
laws of the United States upon the pub
lie lands acquired prior to the passage -
this act. by treaty or agreement from
the various Irnian' tribes. who have or
who shall hereafter reside upon the
tracts entered in good faith for the
period required by existing law, small be
entitled to patent for the land so en-
tered upon the payment to the local
land officers of the usual and customary
fees. and no further charge of any Kind
shall be required from such settler 10
entitle him to patent for the land COW
cred by his entry so provides that Inc
right to commute any such entry ana
pay for said lands. in the option of any
such settler. ard in the time ana at IN?
prices now fixed by existing laws, snail
remain in full force and effect
Provided. however. that all the sums
of money SO released, which If not re-
leased would belong to any Indian tribe
shall be paid to such Indian tribe by the
United States.
Morgan of Alabama at once moved to
take up the Nicaragua canal bill. the
purpose being to get this measure in the
favorable parliamentary status of UNI
finished business. Mr.. Morgan's mo
tion which was indirectly a test on the
canal bill. was yeas 80, nays 8. less than
a quorum. GIr. Morgan was about to
ask for a call of the senate. but yielded
to Mr. Hills motion to adjourn.
The vote op the Morgan motionwas a
follows: Those voting against taking
up the bill were: Democrats-Berry,
Blackburn, Chiffon, Cockrell, Gray, >.
Observation-Disclosures. l. Total g.
Mr.. Cullom Republican. of Illinois Sc
cured the adoption OF resolution call
ing on the civil service commission tCr
information as to whether it hadl sub
lnitted an annual report for 1895 and for
1896. in accordance with law, and if no.,
to give the reasons for such failure and
neglect.
At 4:55 p. m. the senate adjourned un-
til Monday.