The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-08
N TBE PASSING OF /
There Was a Bit of WarmWork
for the Free Homes Bill.
DETAILS OF THE DEBATE
Agricultural College Interests
as a Factor.

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the Importance of the free homes meas
IRE to the people Of Oklahoma IS the in
terest in the proceedings of congress look
ing TO this end Particulars OF the de-
bate last Thursday preceding the passage
of the bill in the house, taken from the
Congressional Record. will be read with
interest by essry citizen Of Oklahoma
Following is the t.tl portion of the de-
bate in detail:
The Speaker-In pursuance Of the action
CT the house this day is set apart for a
special order-yhe consideration of the bill
(H. r. 1865 KIN swn as the free homestead
bill, which the clerk will now report.
Mr. Eddy-Alr. Speaker, 1 ask unani-
nous consent. before that, that the con-
sheraton Of the bill be in the house as
in committee of the whole.
The Soeaher-Is there objection TO the
request Of the gentleman from Mime
sofa?
Mr.. De Armond-Ar Speaker, I think
this bill had better be considered in com
raIttee Of the whole.
The SDeaker-Objection is made. The
clerk viii report the title Of the bill.
The clerk then read as follows: "A bill
III r. 1856 providing FOR free homesteads
on the public and for actual and bona
tide settlers, and reservinG the public
lands for that purpose"
Mr. Cann0n-Air. Speaker, may I be in
dulged for a moment for the purpose of
addressing a suggestion to the gentleman
from Missouri CAlr. De Armond)?
am quite aware Of the fact that this
IS one Of The most important bills 10 he
considered, and certainly l have no de-
sire 10 antag0nize it in any manner or
ooner any material eudmsnts to il.
But if the house could succ ed IN passing
the sundry civil appropriation bill during
the present week, one Of the most i'm
portaDt Of the appropriation bills on the
calendar, il viii save a week, IN my juds
3nsnt in the length Of the session of this
congress. 1t is, as L have suggested, one
Of the most important Of the bills that
comes before Us, and usually takes a very
considerable time for its cons.dsra ion
Now, # by any means. We can hasten the
consideration Of this bill. which has been
made special order for today, then I
shall hope to be able to pass the sundry
civu appropriation bill before the ad-
j)urnment Of the house. on Satur- a..
pext.
1 only suggest this, Mr.. Speaker, to
the gentleman from Missouri as it may
possibly affect MS judgment as TO the
consideration Of this bill in the manner
proposed by the gentleman from Mime
s Ia.
Mr. Underwood-Mr. Speaker, ask
unanimous consent that the debate On
this bill be limited to two hours, and thai
tnat debate take place in committee Of
Inc whole, one-haf of the time TO be
controlled On this side Of The house b.
tae gentleman from Minnesota (AIr. Ed
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The SDeIksr-The chair will submit the
re quest of the gentleman from Alabama
that the general debate
Mr. Underwood-All debate.
The Sgeaker-.That all debate on the
pending bill be limited to Two hours. to
be controlled one-half on each side
Mr. Maddox CnterruptngJ-Before that
Is submitted I want to know how this
time t. lie heard 1 want to be heard
myself in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Cnderwood-My suggestion was
that one-haH is TO be controlled by the
gentleman from Minnesota CMr Eddy
and the other half. if the gentleman from
Georgia desires t. to be controlled by
himself l have no objection to that
Mr.. Maddox only want thirty min
utaS
Mr. Flyun-Take it all and divide it up |
Mr. MaddoN-Very Well: ! will agree 10 |
do lhat il it Is satisfactory to the house |
/ viii use about that length Of time my |
self and yield the remainder OF the time /
10 other genLemen
The Speaker-The gentleman from Ala |
aama asks unanimous consent that all de- /
bake upon the pending bill be limited to /
.wo hours one-ha.f 10 be controlled by /
he gentleman from Minnesota Cdr Ed /
ly1 ana one-ha6 by the gentleman from /
Georgia lMr. MADDOX. Is there objec-
lion:
AIr. Lacey-Mr Speaker. before that |