The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-08
who may desire to do so.

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| Mr. Maddox-Very well; 1 will include
all of those who desire to do so.
The Chairman-The chair understands
| that general request of this kind can
not be entertained in committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Maddox-Then, Mr.. Chairman, 1
make this special request for the gentle
man from Oklahoma.
| The Chairman-Without objection, the
| gentleman will have that privilege.
There was no objection.
| CMr. Maddox then addressed the com
mittee)
Mr.. Eddy-I yield seven minutes to the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. BartletD.
Mr.. Bartlett-Mr. Chairman, 1 want to
ask thesgentleman in charge Of this bill
| or the gentleman from Oklahoma ques-
! ton. l see that this bill provides in the
eighth and following lines on page =
THAT in the event that the proceeds
of the annual sale of public lands shall
not be sufficient to meet the payments
heretofore provided for agricultural col
leges and experimental stations, such de
fciency shall be paid by the United
States
is offered by the gentleman from Min
nesota which strikes out the words "ag-
ricultural colleges and experimental sta
tons" and inserts: THAT by an act of
congress approved August 80, 1890, for the
more complete endowment and support Of
the colleges for the benefit of agricultural
and mechanical arts established under the
provisions of an act Of congress approved
July 2. 1862"
Now, I am not familiar. and do not pre-
tend to be, withthelegslau on that refers
to public lands or free homesteads or the
allotment and settlement Of lands That
is a matter which members from other
states are more familiar with than /
Georgia has no public lands in her Dor
ders; the vast domain owned by her, com
prising Alabama and Mississippi. was by
that state ceded 10 the general govern
ment soon after the organization of the
general government under the constitu-
ton under which We live.
We gave to the government the great
tracts of land in a large part OF NIssis-
sippi and Alabama, so that Georgia has
no public land no United States land.
and has not had any since she made that
cession in the latter part of the eigh-
teenth century or early in the nineteenth
century. But under the act of 1S62 and
the supplemental act Of 1896 the govern
ment. recognizing that it did owe 10 the
states that had ceded to the government
these large and valuable tracts OF land,
authorized Us under certain conditions u
receive at the hands Of the government
from the sale Of public land a certain
amount for the purpose Of advancing the
interests OF agricultural colleges and ex-
2erimental stations
Now I do not propose 10 enter into the
wisdom, pr0priety or justice Of this bin.
/ leave that 70 gentlemen more familiar
with It. I confess l am inclined 20 vote
for it Il II can De properly and justly
done. one OF the main reasons : that
the platform OF the democratic party
commits that party 70 II, but I am 70.
disposed to- nor can J. in justice = the
people Of my state. nor IN justice 10 the
agricultural college o, ny state. no- IL
in justice 10 the experimental station SIT
uated in NY district. vote - deprive the
agricultural college and experimental sta
ton q any money that would come 20
them by reason Of previous legislation
Now. K seems 70 be the purpose OF this
amendment to provide ihat L from the
sale % he public lands there shall not
BE- sufficient money 70 pay the amount
now paid 10 the various sts<es f5r the
purpose Of encouraging the agricultural
colleges and TIE nasatenance r TIE ex-
Pertmental stations. the deficiency s1zu
oe paid cut q the genera treasury Vow
~ propose change from Ehat ass here
,ofc-e sxlster with reference 10 this rat
ter. u tais enl IS passed. what s. u IRE
vene another c3ngress-wnat -IesEe o. as-
slraEce nave We who are Interested IT,
This matter, wbo are interested II ire
s-a;u Qzo and sae appropriations IT the
various agricultural colleges aad expert
mental stations. 1hst WhzR 90 have got
VIA; yoa desire IN this nlE- whea 5hs
has been om9Iisaes5-whzt assurance
have We ira, we stat have any fu--ha-
means - su99ly the deaeieneyg
Inc apr p-latl5nz committee IN some
congress xaIcG MAJ zlses hereafter Kay
1er 8na - appropriate oEt q ihs general
.Gnas 10 zEeef lae aeEsza5s - saese ag--
cultural colleges and expsrs1e atzi aer-ee.-
iaval stations xa!ch hsve been % ssseh
c0auzuea oa Eaxata taSs