, 1873-05-17
4 NEW RAILROAD IMBR0GL!0.;
qho milwaukee, 6 st. Paul Railroad Re'
fuss the St. creix Land'orant' ...
Official Letter Of the Company to
.S::Gov.: .Washburn. !


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Extra Session OF the Legislature
=. - Demanded. i
.r.e1ra 1hs afadi.o, TITS, Josr''dl,' Nay 10:
" Tho fo]losiuE copy Of q communication fo'
coivod at tho Executive office to-dHy has oeon
furnished us:
s'-': MILWAUKEE, nfny ~, le73,J
- n. Eset'.ney. c. C. 'Fa'"'ar'" oe'e''r a' '''-
s: The act Of tho Legislature Of Wisconsin Of 17tt
n March. 1878. comforting tho eo-cnllod 81 oroix
y ., Directors aras,d Il ts''a 70 Iaor@
your Exeeoucy that thoy canaos ssce, tne gsams
apon tho terms proposed, for tho foo"ins' an'onS
~; ~ tse oeag1sss
SsSs s %sssss" 1s s:'
MYor Or Lako to Lake Superior It ls pTovod tna et
III said roads not completed within ton yoaid1s yoid .n III
ny tne fth nootion anoheE act of ns srano
he ;aat rSas mn ~
Tho statn q wisconsin, lroXlsa ti ~ s.,d roads In
aSs e. Il m Is s sa md. A9 r sss s
hereby extcndod to tho pprioa ai pss ssN'' 80"
1Sr no pasaago ony aes Of congresa having reference
Theee ars w. na wrh iho ast Of tho It'll Of March
proposes to confer aon eoyo S nuutci tho road not
terms q @ sno Tho l,s lsave reverted to the
1aF!E8 net. IoH!'' ~
ruo tbs tho Circuit Court Of tho United states
for .he STATE u Mnneaoa, IN June as In the cesss Of
Hsrriman aa1 ons ~ cmSraccd In to
fs1a Ws il ho ssso Of Wisconsin, nni ohe
wise determined thsr ova decree q tho Court, or BY
geas pss Il he @
United States ut W'asl'ingtlon ii =. =.
orned e ta of e ,Is ssto Would undoubtoly to
perfoct, but otherwise nc. Of Congress- would DO
when mgn 10 tn 10 ., fnrSep
lenI.ersns by, Congress, It ia scl known that two
attempts have already been maao t, cx-
tend tho tins tor the CONFUSING o. ~. foaa, ~
tn ,r e ~ san,o y, accras
promo Court or m Sot bo passed by ConRrcss fu,her
extending tho t1no for tho completion Of tho road
great doubt will rcas upon tho title TINT tho Directors
as y s rna 10 00'' TUG 10
,,nateta', 3hct nShcr IN srcrcary f In Intcrior
noS .ha aitnrnav11anera, aurco viii The Circuit Oour
but both hold at tho ttlo to tic lands sin tho United
Btatea, and not in tho State Of WISCONSIN. and TINT
10th these oeEra VII oe ~ ~ Tier ta Tew o.
tne n"' unt'' o'neR"ao o''e'nnn'o ~ tn'
s,,ovs that tno en.rtnont Of tho 1ntsr,or rs
orty {ra a' to rsont ont Of
lay 10 t Circuit Court over which tho trial OF thu
cases referred to- QUO Of tho Justicea of The su
pre.ne en- Court @ @presstMletl e M ,a,ou,o. -, .>,.
o, hs & @ o. G & snd ,nd
oe tsSen H. tcsn r,ana sro ut kno ~" Hill nfer
the adjournment Vi lilo Legislature.
We regret TINT We cannot accept tho grant, for
which no labored In good faith, md hoped, until re-
Gently, that We Woalu iee warranted IN accepting.
Y a. aes n i n ~ ~ H.
q .s inc shon a eonoa we wn b
s,1jtua 10 accept tho grant, reasonable timo being
allowed to colnrle:ea tho road. Very rcapeefully
your Bbcaient servant, ALEX; Mfrc"ELL,
Tho document contains goodly number 81
words, but very little substance It. may De very
briefly Humnlod up, as follows: lilo timo pro-
acribed In the acts of Congress granting lands
seAA~o - @ $500 ~ :, ~ ~ -.
River to Laho Superior has expired: Congress
h1s declined to renew the grant nnI o1tcud clio
time the decision Of Justice Miller, in tho
United Btatoa Circuit Court for Minnesota, III
tho ground On which tho State baees its ttlo to
lilo landa In question; that decision has boon
appealed from to the United strtea supreme
Secretary of tho Interior and Attorney ,aenorsl
have different opinion Oh tho ttle to tho lands
from Judge Miller; the stato's tito to tho landa
beng thus oloudod, tho Company do not regard
upon.
All these things vera "a truo whom tho Com
panT made such desperate efforts to secure the
rra1t from tho last Legislature, az they are now.
Ihe in.no exoasc for 30 earnestly asking that, q
few weeks ago, tho. acceptance OF which Ia do
cl;uel ia irnoranoo lint m appeal had been
taken from the decision of tho Circuit Court to
TIN IJnitod Stntes Supreme Court md TINT the
United StatoB land nud }aw onicers questioned
the validity of tho Statos titlo. That is alto.
gatEor . too thin un oxcuso. Gov. Washburn,
fl lis apuuni 1uoDaaEe, in referring to this sub
joct, roferred to tho decision Of Judge Miller,
and snid:
The cases wero appealed to the Supreme Court oi
the United stateH and 1t ia hoped TINT nai taoihioE
n,ny 10 roached at an carly day. In TUG neanEmet
similar question haa been Ieelsd oy tnat no"Ts
Iscently nvoYng tne fgn, ~ ss on forFced
10 % scsn , seeue to aatle tho nueation o lie ST
GroI / Iako Superior grant in favor Of tho State
anI should no decision in 30 obtained betor
your adjournment, ti1ink tlat II WI 10 eai9 to a.
a1ue that Tue ianda neong 10 tno nuiV s nar a." ~
suen n.aposti,!'on a ~ seaafa ~ 'A'' 10 "A''
o"uu'"s ~ s -. 49,, ,.o1 ,~os ,,orfoct,v wal
INC 1acs u .ni1 ntpUa, 1"n n.6Mo VIII ho1
known 70 ~ VA n lin ot
tornoya OF the MilWanxee q ~. iau4 ~ t.Ainou'
Company did not call the attention OF l'a Ll',l
agors to 1t, they wefo dofc1ct III tAelr o"Sy v
their employers. 80,
As to the opinions OF tho aocTotary ol tuo -
torior and tho Attornoy.ttonefal u Was ah uasy "
ascertain them during tue weeks tis lna.tor W W
pending boforo THO Last Leglatnron 81 US how; e am
VIC donot bolioVo tue milwaukee, u ~. fnu! co!
pany have any feliaho Information on tho SUI II
3ect rDw. Tho Attorney GaEl1rAl 4lStiuEti