New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-20

Porc,Op Airs cxplaned the object the bill and the
fact that recommended oy ,ns 5 at riatv
was fet by public officers and agents OF the nntsd
states Pebina in reference TO the tb ~.
collisions that might take place at any lne "ho 'no
boundary line unsettled and IN aDey s nee ci,too
MT DAWES Rep Mass CHAIRMAN t he IMPORTANCE Of
the work predicted that more than $1,000 wo ~ ,h
expended on IT, lie wished 70 IL proposed to arrest the
free and unlimited disposition To nppoPh a" recofn
The largest possible scale for everything a was Ieyoi
Wv -, IIe aid moi desire 10 be continually complain
ing of estimates hut ne thought that hs Iilenus Nouu
not like very aHon well to the :" close Of this
session The Committee when ne repi ,,m ,f
md omitted nothing i'm Its power 10 cut down me est
mate hut II tle House desired after ALL To go 20 ln
country AZ the close Of this session WIN 9P go
savO ,otn fbe. responsbillty Of it, he had nothing
further 10 say, except that he ana the vi i
propratons had done all In their power w 'P u'""
Mr. MAYNARD Rep Tenn remarked that Congress y 3,
had been approprating $4,000 year 'o' 'i'' "'' "
Mr. DAWES repeated the remark and said that now u
ti n had been discovered that the engineers had
made misgo and that the "hoic "oiA "'' ~ " nm
Mr. TANKS Rcp. Mass.l. Chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, stated the Necessity I0r tio t
As to prevent future collisions on thar supect
american citizens and the subjects Of Great BHtain.
Even II should $2OOOOO, would the hoaS on ,
account refuse TO run such boundary nv - TAM ~
10 - cot s5o 0n0 OO or SCOWOOOO the work would nave
to he done No such consideration could De Justly rge
RI TIr DawcsI had stated. The President had in,
formed the House that the expenditure Wond nor eAcci
500 400 and the hill only Appropriated siOOVV 10 co-
mencc the work II a single dollar were expended more
than was absolutely necessary the respoIsip,,9 Wol
five i'm the performance Of hs duty would eApend no
more money than necessary to carry ot G "o'a
After some further discussion me committee o ~ 9 XII
fine two bills the Army Appropriation bil ana tht Dill
for running the Northwestern boundry bne' were re-
ported 20 the House.
The Army Appropriation bill was then passed. ,,-
The bill for running the North western n0Vuis'S LIZ
went over as the unfinished business MI 10 )" 10 ~
ingtO make some further remarks
THE MGARRAHAS CLAIM ,,.
Tho ITouse proceedrd 125 o'clock to the consldera-
Hop Of the report OF the Judiciary Committee on the
McGarrahan claim. The Committee recommends g tne
passage OF Joint resolution declaring tnat n!tit ~
McGarahan is not entitled TO the relief PRAYED Tor IN
his petition and that the Committee be discharged from
a further consideration of the same -. ,,.,.
Mr. BINGHAM rep, Ohio), Chairman OF tne COMMIT i
s,inton directing Tho Secretary Of the Interior to issue
To william McGarTahan duplicate OF patent TOT inc
tract OF land. IL being held that patent wac SEho ny
President Lincoln and recorded in the Land Office, which
was improperly erased or nutlated' , ,-,..
Mr. PETERS Rep Me-, who made the majority re-
mort made an argument its support, going over tue
whole history of the case which he characterized as
romance of rascality. 800 ,.,
Mr. COCK 0lcp. iL) another member of the Judiciary
Committee, gave his views OF the case Inc adopo Vl
the NewIdTia Mining Company, and he believed That u
could be demonstrated to certainty that that company
was not entitled to IT, as It had gone on properly 10
Which il knew that there adverse clam Of tue
but the act allowing mining claims TO be located
expressly excepted such land as there was any cOhtlO-
versy about any adverse claim SCI up TO- Inc COu-
pauy was therefore mere tresspasser on lands belong
1
President of the United States should take possession OI
the property and put it up for public sale, either as
whole in such quantities he might deem best ana
that the proceeds shall DO paid into tine Treasury.
Mr. BUTLER rep, Massl. also member OF the Judl-
ciaty Committee explained hi, views OF the question:
He said that both NcCarTahan and the ldrla Mining
Company each other OF fraud ana ne DcleEel
10th of Them uAughter lie did not think that either
Of them had good tide He was IN favor OF icStOi S
Tho ,iIated record i'm the Land Office containing the
natent 10 McGarrahan because he did not believe IN
cheating q cheat. He thought the Government Should
sell the property put the proceeds in the Treasury
Mr. PETERS (2cp, Me- offered, as an amendment 10
Mr. Cooks proposition, proyso that It shall not inter
rrr with the rights Of settlers or Miners or thcr sue
ces-ors who any rights under the statutes oil te
United States. -. ~,
Peters had make a. 1t % GYt thc property u
Inc NewIdria Mining Company, for that would be TIE
effect OF his amendment.
Mr. PETERS replied that he only wished to recognize
the CompaIy's rights, If 10 had rights.
The previous question was moved ana secoAucu anu
| the House then, at s:l5 o'clock, adjourned.