New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-26
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G. W.-The Western Union Telegraph Company
paid dividend of cent on the 10Th OF January,
being the second dividend OF that amount pad
within year
Up O-You can obtain copies of reports Of the
Agricultural Bureau and other public documents
free of cost by applying TO the member VINO repre-
SCENTS your district in Congress- to almost any Con-
EmgrGnt-Hermann Bokum Commissioner of I'm
migration for the State of Tennessee will give you
information about Southern lands Ills address Is
Nashville
~ H. D-THE TRIBUNE never recommended Par
ker Moore & Co.. or any other firm of lottery man
ayers The Endorsement which they pretend TO
quote from our weekly edition is forgery,
Radical -After the assassination OF the late fTeS-
ident Lincoln Congress voted his widow the balance
OF his salary for the year then current ana no more
A STANDARDIZATION. Meade was born IN Spain while
his father was United States Minister nc Madrid;
nevertheless no is in the eve of the law natural
born citizen of the United States" eligible for the
Presidency. The children Of citizens are natural
born citizens within the meaning OF the Constltu-
ton no matter where they may have first seen the
light.
casts as many votes il has Senators and RepreSen-
tatves in Congress- but ~ represented by twice that
nnmberof Delegates so that two Delegates are neces-
sary to east one vote New-1ork, for instance, ha1
6 Delegates Mt the Chicago Convention, ana cast %
votes IL Is Delegates had voted for Grant anu Tor
Butler the result would have been recorded: Grant.
32l Butler, J. This is the explanation OF the half
Frank M Clark-Any person, male OF female, who
is the head of family, 81 years OF age ana
of the United states, or VINO mas
intention of becoming a citizen of the United States
NAV enter land under the Homestead act. The party
APPLYING must 90 to the Register of the Land-Ohce
where the land lies and present his application ana
make oath that he she is 81 years OF pr the head
of family or has performed service IN the army OF
navy of the United States and that he has never borne
arms against the United States, or given ala or COM
fort 10 its enemies and that such application IL maze
for his or her exclusive benefit, and for the
purpose of actual settlement and cultivation ana
not for the benefit, directly or indirectly, of any
other person. The applicant must pay $lO ana Is
then allowed TO enter one-quarter section OF unap
propriated lands which subject to pTeempt0n NJ
III - per acre or so acres of those lands which are
subiect TO preGmption at 81 80 per The lands
must be occupied and if abandoned for the space OF
six months thew revert to tho Government AT the
expiration of five years the settler gets his patent
These are the principal features. You will ind the
act in The Tribune Almanac of 1868.
H. Cdrter-You ask ii the Constitution OF the
United States can be amended without the consent
of ConQressY If two-thirds of the Legislatures OF
all the States apply Congress TO call C0nstitu
tiOpal Convention the Constitution declares that
Congress "shallp call tho Convention, which IN such
ease proposes the amendments Congress, then Is
NOT required TO ratiy or reject the pro
posed lint only TO decide whether they shall DO Iati-
lied bv the Legislatures of the States, or by CohtSn
tions TO be proposed for that purpose In neitnot
case does Congress discuss pass upon tho utIy VI
tho amendments We answer your question: 'loioioio'
in the affirmative. ;r,;ro about 10 co,,
C. H. Slaprinr-The firm you inquire aoqnt Is con-
s;Scraj nerfectiy reliable Write to John Hooper q
Co n Y.