Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-09-28


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tain Sses, 10 b. paid b. the holdsEs Of
Land warrants thai these fses are nos
paid out Of the pablo treasury, bat By
Third peEsonss fos special services per-
formed Ter shsis hsaesA. That shars il
anthing ethics inkhlE sixth essEson eg any
other aeE Of Congress, rsgRiring che land
0slesEs to pay assg part of he fass 10 re-
ceivsd into ths pahlEo Treasury. That,
On tbs coatraxy, ID swas the manifest IN
seation Of Congress shas the Tess 10 Qnes-
kion should be appropriated BY The otA-
GERS 10 meet TIE extraordinary expenses,
ard Compensate thsm FOR the heavy la.
Der and responsibilities incurred by req
son Of the gFsat pressure upen, tAe lead
ehess, - the tina Of ne passage % she
Aes.
Secondly: Thas ID hes aEwsys been the
pehey Of 0ongressionsl Legislation 70
limit the szaeans az csannensa&ioH h he
reserved by the land eesceFs, whsa that
eompsnsatian IL paid cat of the pablle
treasury as sppsArs elsarly By the acts
Hok lsis-lSS2, and the GradamEaon aes Of
Marsh Sd, 1855; husshae where ices hare
been psqplred . be paid By third pastisa
FOR special services, policy whoily dif-
feeent has prevailed In theee cases the
e&sers have almaya bean allowea DO Fa~
sain the fees 40 psxs Ok thsiE aompsH-
sasien, even sheugh the amount shna re-
soeised, when added 10 thar salaries, en-
eesd ths anAxiEnafn AIRED By the aes Of
1885, and IthiA heeaasa these teaE ara
paid By third parsons, for particular and
special services, without eaY charge upon
| fhe treasury This Ia fainAtgased By the
asss 81 SepAemh4f Ash, 1851, aIiowiag
tesa tar taking pEs.smp etoRa~ the act Of
May 24th, 1874, giving tees for ths COR
| reesioa az erroneous antrfsa--by the act
of 1S4S, prescribing fees Tor locating war
uanss under the act Of 1S&7, snd various
ieAhsg Aeks. Un<er thsss aaks the fess
have alWays hesn aupsg~added ~ the
| salaries Of the ofkeeTss and ii has always
seen conceded that they belong 70 tie Of
&esss, although ia many cases, they have
amoaAtad to hMHE1reda of dollAEs ger @zi-
aam. Is has nsEer, GheEsfags, been the
intention Of Congress to fx the compsn-
saaon Of the land offsara At the maxi
mum prescribed in the act Of 1873, under
all circumstances and wishoaa Tsfersuea
| 10 duties Imposed upon thsms wholly
different from the duties prescribed BY
that act. The act Of 1918, IL 70 be re-
ferred 10, il constructing the 6th secsion
Of ths act Of 1855, net fos the parp0ss
Of axiag tbs nAxiuum compensation 10
the oekeers, bas for the puTpoSa emily Of
asesrtaining ths per eenlage or rate %
fees, which the land oficeFs are ausSorA
ICED to charge aud receive .a41-
The sst pt 1853 referred 10 has no sp-
plieation 70 this controversy, beng son~
fined IN lite operation by its own express
terms 70 the ses OF 1852. II eaonot be
extended to tbs act under which ttsfs
controversy has arisen, passed 3 years
Afterwards. Judgement tor defendants.