The daily union., 1856-01-18

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selected but not approved on account Of conflicts.
The grant Of land made the State Of Wisconsin, ny the
Of August g. lsa0, amended by the act Of August ~
1854 with explanatory resolution Of March y lsoo As
by the Department Of the INTERIOR gives 70 thai
State ga aG9 acres which there has been selected and
approved 20s a03 leaving 10 be selected albooe 10 a
certificate issued the 2Gth April 1892 excluding
fro location 6s2 OF the alternate sections reserved
the United States for the reason that tey haa hob oes
offered.
The difficulties which have arisen under the operation Of
the graduation act of August 1854 are very numerous
Notwithstanding the issued by this oice for
The direction of the local officers in making safes o and5
under this act many entries have been permitted ~ are
gard Of those instructions and in conflict With the rights OF
others in the adjustment of which large mt Of COR
respondenec has ensned.
The contested cases are principally Of the following
i Where the land entered under settlement a the
date OF the law by party who claims superior right by
q Where The entry was made for the Of adjoining
farm and the land entered does not with the farm form
compact body. s...,.
farm and it is alleged the party owned no such afn,
| aud the entry WAS made in fraud ~
r neIe n tde u s rse j wild unoeeaped lana
and not in fact farm within the contemplation q le
law. I
cultivation and it is alleged the party sold the land soon
after il entered at advanced price and before any
settlement had been made thereon.
6. Where the entry was by q minor.
All such contested tried before the proper local
land officers after due notice to all interested Those oi-
ssr have LOT reaar i ID
each case to be submitted TO this office for revision.
All approved prempon entries under the "a sechon OF
All certificates of purchase for entries for the use OF ad-
Joining farms under the Sd section where the entries are
regular and uncontested, will be patented
All certificates of purchase for entries Tor actual settle
and cultivation under the Sd secon Where satsae-
tory evidence exists that the settlement and CULTIVATION
have been made and the entries are in other respects ea
lar vii he ma tented Is4 s5#
All certificates of purchase for entries for actual settle
and cultivation where there is no evidence peois ING
Office that the settlement has been made withheld IRON
paeung and treated in suspense until further orders
MAJORS UAo are heads Of families, and Others enti.ea %
the benefit of the preemption act of September i5i
aso regarded entitled to the benefit of the provisions
Of this act
It has been proposed modify the circular Of May !
1855 by extending the time from tco to .eeee sonhs
within which the settlement is required TO be made alter
the land has been entered
We must either discard the requirement Of evidence Of
settlement and uncontesed entries OF THIS class INTO
patent fix period within which the settlement snail he
made under the entry, and prescribe measures Tor the pro-
duction of testimony this point that hereafter we may
perfect the title cancel the entry Should it be decided
that the department has the legal ability TO prescribe the
rule and measures suggested cases Of thus eiass w,l -
placed in in OF settlements but If otherwise the interpo
sition OF Congress will be required
BY the of Congress Of May 80 1890 all military war
issued by the United States for revolutionary service
TO the act Of September 6 l6 and subsequent
which merely extensions Of this act now salts
fed by the issue of land scrip thereon such issue being in
the warrantce their heirsataw or deyisses the
rights Of assgxees being regarded The amount Of
scrip issued BY this Office pursuant to the above act from
September 30 1854 September 80, 1885, both dates in
elusive 10 C26& acres.
the of August 1862 by the Issue of scrip thereon in
favor OF the present propretor who considered 10
be the warran,ees ber hes-a,aw dcvisees assgnes
as the case NAV be- This appropriation is general apply
ing warrants parts OF warrants which have been
issued allowed by Virginia. which outstanding and
upsatisfed.
The following have been passcd by Congress ma
king appropriations for the satisfaction OF Virginia milf
tary warrants, via;