Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-03
FIFTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-.
Washington, May 8.
SENATE.


Mr.. Hale, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported the naval Al.
preparation bill.
Mr.. Teller requested that his Boer
resolution, offered yesterday, lie over
until tomorrow.
At the close of routine business Mr..
Hoar moved to take up the case Of
Senator Clark, of Moutsna.
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Hoar then moved that consdets.
ton OF the resolution be postponed I'm.
til one week from today at the close of
routine business.
A discussion followed.
Mr. Chandler referred to a statement
made by Mr.. Stewart to the effect that
II sufficient time was not given for read.
ing the testimony outside the Senate be
would insist on it being read in the
Senate. Mr.. Chandler pronounced this
statement threat to delay the case
Mr.. Stewart resented what he
thought was lecture on the part
of Mr.. Chandler. The latter said he
would lecture the Nevada Senator
whenever be reflected on toe commit.
tee or upon himself.
sand I'll lecture you,n fercely ex.
claimed Mr.. Stewart.
Finally 1t was agreed that the Clark
case should come upa week from tomor.
row for consideration.
Consideration of the army sppropxis-
ton bill was resumed and Mr.. Petit.
grew renewed his attack upon the ad
ministration and the military policy in
the Philippines. He read a number of
the comments made by South Dakota
soldiers after their return from Manila.
The administration policy, he declared.
was not endorsed by the soldiers.
Mr.. Chandler offered amendments 10
the rules tending to reduce the size of
the Congressional Record. He contend =
cd that the "leave to print" is being
grossly abused in both branches of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas, introduced
o resolution. which was agreed to, d.
recting the Civil Service Commission to
transmit to the Senate all the informa-
ton 10 it's possession relative to any
Senator or Representative, or any Off
Ger or employee of either of said
houses. soliciting assessments for polit-
cal purposes from officers or employees
of the United States.
HOUSE.
The House proceeded, Immediately
after assembling, to consider the free
homestead bill.
The bill extends the ordinary home
stesd laws to the lands acquired from
the various Iodisn tribes except those
upon which the United States govern
ment has made valuable improvements
or which have been sold at public auc-
ton.
These lands cost: the government
about $35, 800, 600 and heretofore have
been sold to settlers at price OF from
81. 25 to 90 per acre. It's now proposed
to make the lands free to settlers on
payment of the usual fee for making
homestead entry of 100 acres.
Messrs. Eddy and Flynn supported
the bill.
Mr.. Maddox protested that the rat
ification of the treaties with the indians
by which their lands were purchased
had been obtained on the promise that
the money would be reimbursed to the
governmt through the sale of the
lsn1s. He had read letter from the
Secretary of the Interior opposing the
bill.
Mr.. Grow, the author of the original
homestead law, was greeted with sp-
plsuse when he arose to support this
extension OF the act which, he said,
signed by President Lincoln, has built
up the west. He said in 1852 when he
made bis first speech on the subject he
was the youngest man 10 the House;
now he was the Oldest in years, yet he
believed the reasons for the homestead
law we're as we'll presented then as he
could present them now. Applause. J
The House gave consent to allow Mr.
Grow to print, az an appendix to bis
remarks, the speech made by him for
ty-eight years ago.