The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-31
Mr.. BROWNING S ORDER.

lsrfet Interior OF
nert Affecting IN. title 70 he tract OF land above
b SS hs ss f Sssn nen pending Con-
10 difference TO thn resolution Instructions were
land once 20 NE local land once. 70 suspend action
,6o,. mentioned, witch instructions were subsequent
y repeated aud the suspension OF action still con
A The Las, session Of Congress the House Of Repre-.
sentative, after an elaborate examination and Discus
ishan uron condition that he should. within Twelve
eWgry Of the ed STATE Inc sum Of Is psS acre p
M oeS xs s ' o ~. n,e ie+ o inns
ly l,at body.
WHAT CONGRESS THOUGHT oF IT.
The passage Of the abovementlone OH by tn, Ho1se
Of Hspie.on'ave'. after mi and careful 60 isider,
ton oi al the Lets and circumstances 4 "a H.. .r
hcGntrahans calm clearly indicate Their opinion Ut
nde he az s I5ta , T9ud Tn lqe
should t, had in this 81 arGeSt ii.cta. tie Tide
pedH Sn 10 coSsfs hail hye Yea d,posc Of HON
,cs w iHSeei 10 &c u. .ss SIa a 'peiG 10 ne
within the survey until Inrther orders
rafnt pdfps's accompanying your ''''e' are herewith
am 'lr very respectfully y9GI o&sSlsn! servant.
Commissioner General Land once
On Nyc's tricks being exposed to tue Senate BY
s ustots Morton and Fessenden. that body prompt.
y reversed its action ana restored the bill " the
eaeudir hut the time lost In doing prevented the
bls cling reached and It fell through for the SOS.
SION, a. before stated.
on the assembling Of the FortyA Are, Congress.
winch met immediately on the dissolution OF the
foIueth, the case was revived and sent back to tue
Julici.ry Committee Of the House, which, on the
81 of Marcn, 1853, through its Chairman, the Hon.
John A. Bingham, addressed tie following commu.
ui,auon to Con. Cox. Secretary OF the Interior:
foSry;rISsT y6 coXaEE,. USirs r IS STATES,
~ "a, K.n Secretaly u ns IHsrior;
Of IepIe.cntatves before whom tie memorial OF Vii
ban NcEdrrahan, relative to MS ute 10 the tact OF
haEcho" now PENDING, have directed me to request
MAJ you vii stu further direct that Al proceedings
your Department IN any manner affecting safe 10
ne land ~ controversy hall be snsper59d ~ + ne
your oriSon necessary that YOU vii csls W To- be- n
NIut'ya We ana Hlcc!s ?, Visaa s1d A san Fran.
Is.Is Of c-r5fhI$ @ ihi' uect y, " - ''' ~ - wv
iou'' pJS0CnNf. pfxGHAy
Chairman Judiciary Committee.
House ul Representative.
IT,, next DAY March "a, the Committee received
he foloSng
REPLY FROM GIN. cox:
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
W'snlNo1uN. u. c., March - 1879.
'T c Il N,ne Gi !he AZ ni ~ ,h IT,
sT. .. not,, 10 ,,a's i.a, ilf c9mm,ssane
a. mi NATION otuem1 'er n, Cca.r-.s
I""' sir' very respectfully, your otell, syrvt.,
Th' lloH. JAo. :, nlyeuAM. .-,....
House q! Il, plusenta.yts.
1liny- i,mairtj IN this condition until after The
sJ,u men ct tDlrg p, when eN.AIornc Gen.
E,art. ana SetJtur Syr counsel Tor the NcW lana
C,mpan>. appeared be- TIE Interior De; ar,meut, aud
hsdC applic4 ion o. Secretary COX ior Vatent for
u.v property In question. uader the mining lty o!
1876 On he G,h Of the following June, Secretary
Coz eflclally notified Earts tiat ne could not en-
terrain bic application IN count Of his peIge to
ue Judiciary Committee McGarrahAn, hearns @,
" efforts being m De b, Eyarls. called on Cox, in
Leaf what was going on, aud what Cox proposed
d. lng. Cox os,urcl Them That he had determined 70