Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06
NEW RfLxs

v nt N fHhctea " fhe Sendfe and House 0C RsDye. gre.s asse6sbied, Thaa the sum of sixty tbo,a,,d 1 lo,i'rs be, aud tbe same is hereby, appr0nrialrd
 "u' of any money in the Treasury nut otir.r,sise appropriated, Tor tbc purpose Of building a line T 'eitgraph from santa Fe, New Mexico. To
 rruc'1h, Arizona Territory, by way Of Fort Cfaig, fort hcltae, Fort Seidcn, Ins Cvuces. Ia MesiIIs iot Bayard, and Fort Bowie; said line to be "llit and said money to bc expended under dIrsc. 'lon 0f the Secretary of War.
 hr Elkins introduced the foregoing. Feb fuMy ?, which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered Pnhted. We hope it will pass.
 Nr Dupncll, from the Committee on Pub hc Lands, reported the following bill:
 Bil to amend the act entitled .'An act to sn. courage thc gToNh of usbcr on western | ptaries."
 ! Be H e'iactei tg ne SsAate aud House of Rcyre. 'h'ia'ise' of he DgHed Saies of Iaaerioo it Con Tes' asse'abied, Thn, the act entitled sAn aet To sArvnrags the growth of timbcF on western Walfles, approved March third, eighteen hun eed aud seventy three, be. aud the same ie here. V' amended SO a. io read as follOws: That any Pefson who is the head of family. or who bs. Wrised at the age Of tweutx-one ypars and is A euzen oi tbe United States. or who shall have Ted be declaration of intention 10 become si,cb. S required by ihe nnturalizatiou laws Of the -ni'ed Stated, who shall plant project and keen h . healthy, growing condition for eight years W'y hcfes oi timber, the trees thereon not beiug more tbaD twelve fert apart each way on sry 9ua7ier-section Of any ef tbe public lands of inc Lhi'sa staies, or twenty acres on any legal sub alvislOt Of eighty acres or tcD acre. on any legal SADdiERi1n oi forty acres, O. one.fourth fart of any Irrational subdivision of Iand less than forty arresi 3ail br entitled Co patent for tbe 9boie ol said quarter-sectiOn, or of such legal kub diYsiot of less than fOrty acres as the ease ma. be, ~ lhe expiration of said eight ycsrs oo a,,t lnZ proof Of such fact by not less than two cred ip'e witnesses Prorided, That lst more than one quaFief Of any section shaii be tlus granted and iAa. Ro person shaIl make Hore than one entry under t'c provisions Of this act unlcss fractional sn'-a Yfi0ns Of irss than forty eeTes are entered ~hieii. in tbe aggregate, shall Bol exceed one qaArssf scetiOn.
 see 2 That the person applying for the bene. " oi tts act shall, upon application 10 Inc rryis Ter of tbe iand d-distrid in wtIish be or sbe 1. about to make such entry, make affidavit before tbt register, Or the receiver or some officer au ihor1ec to administer 0atbs to ihe distrist whes. thr 1rs ,s situated, hO s regnifrd by iaw Co nee RI otieiaI seal. that said euiry is made for Inc cuitivAilOn Of timber, and upon Gjing sajd af.da VI slth add reg ster aud sad receiver. and ,,, pay peGs ct Zen do&rs be Or che shall fhureSffs,u be lrsTnitted bo enter the quantity al laud s,,efi Red and ibe party making entry Of quarter. sctijon nadgf rle provisions of ihAs aSt sbaiI ba
 
 by tise hfsi year, ten acres ths second rear and tseuty aeTcs the ihlrd year sitef daLe s,f entry and io plant ten acres of timber lls secosa yeNy Zen scres the thlrd gear, and twenty acres tbe tourh year After date of entry. A parts nAskius, ab eutry of eighty acres shah break and plasf ss the ilnes herrinbclore prescribed one-half of ths quantity required of party Wbo eEiera a guArtrr srttiua. and a parry entering g0gty aeres shall hTeak and plant, ai the times beseiubefose pre- sefii'ea. eoc-qHarteT oi Inc gasnssy required oG sstss. tioaaie auAnilsy fer any sfEaIieY frArtlosai s.,t dsFisi'D F'rgrtaed, AeNerer That no final s4r. tiara.e sbai be giNca or pAieEt iksacd faf the Ane e catered aHt the expirktson oi eaxIzs yesra fFota ibe aste of sScb entry. sna, II sg the exps rsiioN os ssrh time, of al any titue waihiu tisszs yeSfs tbcscaftoF. tbe parsOa making saea rniry. or. If he os sha be dead, hia or her heirs or legal representatives sisaii prove, by two credible wIl- rsassos, that he, as she or they have planted and sov not lsss than sight seArs, have cultivated sud protected sach gNAatiSy aud character of klsnbes as aforesaid, they shAll rrceiYe patent for sBch quarter section or legal saisdvsipa of eighty os isry arres of And, or for any fractional quantity of less thaB forty seres, Ss berria provided
 sEc. 2. Thai d at Ary tsrsc after tise allBg of said affidavit, and prior 10 the IssulnR Of The patent Tor sad haBd it shau he proved. ssler due notice to the party making such enfry aud elaiGa. ng to cultivate sucb tIney e The satlsfsesiou of the register and lbs nCsiFrr gf Lbc sAnc-ufge,. sHuIect 70 appeal ts ibe C0mmisaioner 0f the
 
 aoned the land, or failed Co ds tAe hrc4ktAg and planting required by this ast, any part theYeag ss beFelHtetore prescribed of fAsisa t8 eul1lsAss protect, and keep 10 good condition saeh Iinalssr hsn, in tisai event, Ibe entry sbaii bv eancvssd, lnd said land snail revert ta the Iuifes Ssa;rs 'ud DusVBe subject 10 disposal As stber publsc aBds, unless again entered under lhe provisions Si this act Sithia tue period of two years after ,mch cancellation. sEe { That eAeh and svcry parsOn sbe. un- Ter the provisions of tae act eatisled An act to iecure honeateads Co actual ss1tlcsx on the pub- fc domain" approved May tNenGieth, eighteen 1 iundr,ad and siKfyfwo, or any amendment there 4 a. having homestead on said pebile doezAIn. z ho at nay time after tho end Of the third year of | iss or Der fusi5eaee tbercoD, shal ia addition to ae settlement aud improvements nov required 4 ly laSt Lave hsd under cultivation, for two fcars ,ne acre of timber, The trees thereon not being DoFe than tweIve fr~t apaYi each wsy, and in a | good thnfty c0udiiioa, l0s each snd every sixieen cres of said homestead, shall, upon due proof Of pch fact by two credible witnesssss receive his | v her Tatent for ssid hDmr-trzi. Sac. 5 TbAt no land acquired under the pro TissoHs 9f this acs shall 10 any event become a- 'le t0 the satisfaction Of my dcht or debis con rActsd prior 10 the Issuing of certificate therefor sEc. ( That the CommissioneF ot tbe General 4 -aud-Oaire is hereby required to prepare and I s.ne sssh sales =aa grxaIs;isns, consistent siib ths scs. as sbaiI oe necessary aud proper ta arry hs provisions Into effect and shaf fhe rrc. | sters aud the receivers ci fbs several lAud-oices hall each he entitled to receive two dollars at | be time Of entry, and the sagne sum when ihs I aim IS finally established and the final certificate ssued
 SEC. !. That the afth section of the act cEtl. | led [" An Act in addition to an act tO punish I rlmes against the United states, and for other I imposes" approved March third, eighteen hun. | red and fsty.scvrn, shall extend to ali oaths, and siiidavits required authorized y this act
 SEC. $. That the parties who have already l made entries nader the act approved March third, | igbteen hundred and seyenty-shree, of which | his aci Is aInendal0fy shai bc permitted 10 com. lete the same upon full compliance with the | provisions of this act
 Delegate Mccormick informs us that this | 'iIl passed the House February 9th.
 February 9, Mir Mccormick, on leave, in- reduced the following bill;
 BilI granting the right Of way to railroad com pauiea in the Territories Of thc United states.
 Be .t eaaetsd by ate Ssaafe cad Heass of RePre- l es1afires 0f the Uaifed Nates of .imerica 70 Coa- ress asssssbied That to the several Territosies of he Cnited States, excepting the District 0f Co- | uipbia thc right of way across the puhlic lands. | lot exceeding two hundred feet in width and not | af.rDn land foF each miles