The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-11
NoMOREFREE HoMESTEADS
THE house. ToTEs 20 TO fs6 NOR TO
REVIVE THAT POBIoH.
Ths senate Anerdusent 70 the 1ndian Appre-
priation Hsti ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grow.
tho Father OF tho Free Houne Law OF

The Senate Amendment 70 the lndian Appre-
p~riation usti Reieeted-RH-spsaker Grow.
tho Father OF the Free Hsme law OF
1897. warmly Advocated tho Amendment.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-Tho Senate amend
mcnt to the Indian Appropriation bill, r~eviving
the free homestead policy In relation to lands
Mt present under the control Of Congress, was
defeated In the Houss to-day after q long and
vigorous debate by q vote of 90 to 1886. 1t was
warmly supported by ex.Speaker Grow, the
father Of tho Free Home law Of 1862. and Mr..
Morris of Minnesota, and opposed by Messrs.
Dalzcl, Payne, and Dinrley. the Republican
leaders. All the other Senate amendmentsiwero
rejected, and the bill sent to conference.
Tho principal speech was made by Mr.. Nor
rs REP. Mimi, tho Representative of tho
Duluth district. who defeated Towne, tho IA
nous silver apostle. lilo based his argument
upon the plank in the st. Louis platform advo-
eating a return to the Republican policy Of
free homesteads." He said In part:
1T Is idle for our friends from tho East TO
say. oh, that got into the platform like u great
many other things. II wo had known 1t was
there, wo would not have adopted it, You
were very particular to know what was In the
platform to foster and protect your great manu-
featuring industries, and you held us to tho
strict lotter OF this part of the platform. and we
gladly stood by the strict letter because It was
just and right. You were very particular TO
know what was in the platform guarding your
vested interests and your accumulated wealth.
and you held us to the strict letter OF this part
Of the platform. and we gladly stood by the
strict letter because It was just and right and
honorable. 1t will not do now for you To tell
these plain, truthful men Of the frontier that
you did not know this was in the platform. If
you did not know 1t, you ought to have known
1t. 1t is the pride and boast of the Republican
party that 1t keeps its Pledges. We have kept
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the former on the ground that the condition Of
tho Treasury would not permit the revival of
tho free homestead system ut this time, and
laration:waslimitod and restricted by the exist
ing circumstances to a condition that did not
extend beyond the period of the Presidential
Mr.. BaileytDem. Tex.) announced that he would
support the Senate amendment because he he.
upon the Chicago platform were. committed
thereby to vote for i: Az an ORIGINAL PROPOSE
ing that men should secure them as they secure
other property. by their own industry and fru.
gality.. n he might bc:perinitted. he would
from n party whose platform his conscience and
Judgment would not allow him to carry into
effect, ought to resign that nomination to one
who:was in sympathy. with it.
Mir. johnson OF North Dakota created n laugh
by reading frOm1 IrcSldent Buchanan \ veto or
the first free homestead law" to show that its
sentiments and language had been drawn upon
by Secretary Bliss in tho letter in which he OPP
posed the adoption Of the Senate amendment.
Mcssrs. Dalzcl and Dingley opposed the
amendment. They argued that the lands now
proposed to be opened up to free settlement
twelve years. upon the plea that they could
oe sold to settlers for Il price equal to that which
the Government had paid. Mr.. Dinghy said
that II Tho amendment were agreed to he
should insist that The Government buy the un-
occupied lands in his own State and IN other
States and give them to the landlcss. The
amendment he characterized as n piece of bad
faith.
Mr.. Grow tRep., Pa, known as the father of
the Free Homestead law. closed the discussion
in favor OF the Senate amendment.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Handy Dem,
Dell providing that the appropriations to agri-
cultural COLLEGES and experiment stations
should not suffer by reason Of the enactment of
tho amendment was ruled out on n point OF
order.
Mr.. Lacey's amendment to except tho Indian
trust lands from tue operations OF the amend
ment was dcfeatcd-lO to 1913.
The committee then refused to concur In the
Senate amendment 90 to 1876.
Tho House Committees amendment, adding
to the Senate amendment ratifying the Semi
mole treaty q ratification of the treaty with the
kiowa. CoInanchc. and Apache Indians. WINS
ruled out of order, and the Senate amendment
was non-concurred in.
The conference asked by the Senate was then
agreed to, and Messrs. sherman, Curtis of
Kansas, and Little OF Arkansas were appointed
managers.