The daily union., 1856-12-23
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Making aggregate approved. ............. 5sl 37S55
The lands granted to the State of Wisconsin by the act
OF 18th June 1885, to aid in the construction canal to
connect the waters of Lake Michigan with those of Rock
river amount to acres That work not having been
constructed the lands reverted by the of the act
the nited Sates The State however, had sold 2543l
acres thereof In order to settle the matter the lands thus
cold under the opinion Of the Attorney General Of Gath
july 1882 have been computed at So 80 per acre and
charged 10 the fund Of the State and those remain
ing unSod amounting TO charged to the 500
900 acre grant made by the of 4th September l84l
The selections under the latter have all been since made
and approved except the comparatively small of
2233 in the list of selections bearing 9th Decem
ber 1855 which requires correction offs small This
State was by computation made in August last entitled
to acres under the provisions of the act of I'd March,
sa in lieu OF her swamp lands located by individuals at
the United States land Offices.
The operations under the graduation act of 4h August
1854 have been aborous and embarrassing fruitful OF
and pepexing questions These have been set
tied upon the most liberal principles consistent with the
provisions Of the prescribing and cultivation
condition of the purchases Upon entries under this
law made prior to let June 1885, purchasers are allowed
one year from that period TO make proof Of actual settle
ment &c All purchasers after that period are allowed
one from the date of sale prove up their claims
This ia the extent OF executive discretion in the premises
and Is extremely desirable in order that the matter may
be finally put TO rest that Congress shall either affirm by
law the action OF the department. which has asmiated
this class OF in regard 70 the time wed the
period prescribed in relation lands subject private
entry In the pre-empon act Of 1891, prescribe the
terms on which further proceedings shall be bad by
the Executive In the matter, waive the condition
OF settlement and cultivation altogether IL is
here TO remark that the sales under this law
sary mixed in the daily progress OF sales with those at
the regular minimum, much delay in the reg
ular issue OF patents unless IL shall hereafter be deter
mined to select and exclude the graduation sales and sus
pend the patents for proof for the period allowed for its
presentation, and proceed with the ordinary saes In
that case the effect will be TO break the series of numbers
and lead embarrassment and departure from the reg
ular order ofssue under system.
The accounts Of receivers public moneys and dsbus
ing agents have generally been audited and TO the
end of the third quarter OF the calendar
The act Of Congress approved April 90 1878 Changing
the compensation Of receivers and registers OF the land Off
ces provides chat instead OF the compensation al
lowed by law to the receivers OF public moneys for the
lands OF the United States they shall receive annual
salary OF hye hundred dollars each and commission Of
centum Of the moneys received compensation
for clerk hire, receiving saekeepng and transmitting
such moneys TO the treasury Of the United States prov
ded always that the whole which any receiver OF
public moneys shall receive under the provisions Of this
act shall not exceed for any one year the sum Of three
thousand dollars
Second "Tha instead Of the compensation now allowed
by law TO the registers OF the land Offices they shall receive
annual salary OF five hundred dollars each and
mission Of per cent all the moneys expressed In the
receipts by them filed and entered and Of which they shall
have transmitted account TO the Secretary of the Treas
ury provided always that the whole amount which any
register Of the land Offices shall receive under the provs
ions OF this act shall not exceed for any year. the
Of three thousand dollars"
The rule which adopted by Treasury for the
putaon Of commissions under this rejected by the
Supreme Court in the Of United States Dickson
CIV Peters TO- l4 et seq and decided be contrary
10 the intention Of the act
The court decided that the commission is a compenss-
ton attached TO the particular Office for his yearly service
and not TO the Office itself for fiscal year" And in
ormy with the decision OF the court In the referred
TO- the accountants instructed TO calculate
missions Of receivers Of public moneys the following
manner:
First II, under temporary appointment made by tho
President during the Of the Senate by
receiver Of public moneys shall have amounted S25o
00O and shall have been duly accounted for a the
ury then such receiver will be entitled to his maximum OF
the day preceding the date Of his commission under the
Senate's confirmation Thus, for example:
ws appointed by the President receiver OF public
the LIST November 1855 and gave his bond
took his OATH and reoeped for the books and papers on
the st December 1885, and subsequently appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Senate for tho
term of four years from and after the st January 1855
Now, IL the moneys received prior lst January 1885,
amounted to S2booo0 and duly accounted for such
mum Of commissions Of 81 500 although he had served
but for one month.
Second hunder his confirmed appointment dated jan
nary 1855 the moneys received In the year ending De-
csmber 81 1866 shall amount TO $250000 the receiver
will be entitled 70 bis maximum when such sum shall be
accounted for AT the treasury.
Under this rule should the receivers Office become va
can't and receiver be appointed each quarter each
receiver would be entitled TO the maximum com mission of
Of each should amount to $3.50 In the a-
gregate to the Of $4,000 for the year. which to
to be contrary to the intention Of the act The word
ing OF the act may justify the construction given II by
the courts bat believing the Legislature never intended
that the United States should In any calendar year pay
than per cent upon all moneys received during
that year and that the commission for any year 70
a