The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-01-16

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u ths matter II hand woalA require NINE,
pallsAee aad labor but tAey pssssed NE
vosk With coMmeM1 able indHe(fy, md IN
due tme sabmitted comprehensive AaA
luil report ~ eoAtesap plated ~ law. ~ ths
leAt seeeloa o. Congress, upoR The lAiosmA.
Won ~hleA th.s report fss.,sAsd a.d Ne W..
raes ~ Measrs. HILL and Aldvtch, when
dsputsd 70 spsnd . portion Of The winter In
Wishlngton v IN oar delegation N sccurin9
atlentloM 70 thia matter, : blu waa paced
AuthoFi1lne NJ Prssldeot " App0fnt com.
ialaslon 70 10 over the entire -gueitlon Aad
. sss ':g.ss y cGssr.s: rs.s scn ~.
hays snbmiSteA their report. hAvs Ill
deeply interested n The prsgscsa Of this II.
tempt w secnfc Indemnify 10 these est
tiers. Many Of them were my uelghboss,
whom had known from afseAn VI
s::nsy yssss ~, 80 ps..c.cslly soSsissns
invalid. II personal sacriAce or'e6ort would
bring lustlco 70 ths&s people no appeal would
bU made 10 the General Assembly lOr aid n
pushing thia matter 10 On tseue beiOfe Con-
groes. But Tho magnitude 81 tha tnteTsts -
stake. and The unquestlcncd Justice Of tho
. q a sss s q y s ss
And hare II may b. we'll 70 call alton ton
10 the school River I.Ands. These lands were
= portion NJ the bO0,0fW sore grant which
were aelcctcd within the limits u thp dos
Molnes River grant prior 70 ~ bcing reserv~
therc arc one o. two legAl questions rusPeet.
Ing tbs title 10 these lands which wer, not
considered or decided whnn thr titla 10 tho
remainder was determined ~ beinH In tho
hivsr Company. II therefore seems 10 mo
tho state, - u has dlsposed ~ large. por-
tIon Of them to innocent purchasers, should
assume the 0nux and expense III Any failure
litigation that may arise concerning ihom,
and II nnAliy beaten should tnske these titles
gond In ths grantees BY purchasing " the
company. All that now saves these poor
settlers from being sudely elected from isrms
upon which. many Of than hAvn IN good
Nth devoted twsnty yeA.. o. toll, and y Inv
moderate fortune, Il The "oceupylng claim
ant Law u the Code " Iowa Tho present.
owners have generally come Into possession
Ut thasc lands IN virtue OF thetr connection
with the Ues M0lues River Company, and AFe
~ hcAFtlesa end consclsncaIes@ - might 10
expected Of ths heirs Of such > corporation,
ars snraxsd 81 Anything which in.srposss 10
defeat " delay thu purpose 0f their AvAFics.
IL II hoped that ii tho legislature can threw
around ths settler any additional sAfaxuAFds
NJ o. amsadmsnl W our present occnnylng
claimant law, u Will ~ done without heal
:aS Si J. - ~sss assa w
ss.s ia. sn Z - 3. .sssne 81:
prtoe whluh The company Aeks lor ths lands
% which NJ labor hAs kiven 81 M vAlus
thsy have d al, And hs ps0poses - 70 Into
~ couste v escnFs ~. Tor hA l,opsove-
nsnss. asts.psA ass inads. esd w!th TOO
i 4 not di6loait 10 ssslm sts what The vssi
should bs l0r ssw prairie lAsds, which have
been bsoksn. leneud, and cultivated b. 3
settler whose tltle u after wstds declared In
valid ~ The courts; and II h - AhsnSdtly,
whlch VIII " 81 ono. apparent " any ohs
ssS a. ne y: y M = 1sss
I'M. . pss.smptOs " purchaser from = fAvm 10
which BIZ t0il hss giSsn al I'm real value "
pOn9eooUe, evun " NtrNH the word vrnf. III
therefore, ths Legislature can Ansn6 ths
0ocupyln9 claimant law, ny providing that
20 ce.sCt 1or rents should " allowed, max.
u wlll ~ but - ~ u staple justice.
Cnees asv ASiAing every dsv where msu
who hays bought and settled On what The
United otAtee land .Oflcsrs anppOeed 10 BIZ
government lAnd, hAve been reduced " pOv.
NY eltsr epeodtng ysAfs q Toll In bringing
thslr !Arme tnln caltivAtlon,. - thsy ~
xrAnls which shingls lhs Wssts1a slalss Ava
Territories. Would II not ihsrslors b. wsli
" peilti0n our delegation N Congress %
ascwfs Tho pAseAxs Of federal Inv solnAthlng
llks The ons ds6lgnsd VI protect 0ccupyisg
clAlmante In lowaf THE would make Il 81.
plieAbis, without question. u the federal
whols coansry. drAlIsd llii u this char.
Astss lev ysasa 40, which 30 introduced
~ Hon. Chafiss rOmsy0y, And, upon hardly
GAlllnx the Attsntl0n IT our delegation II
VonErsas y W necessity, they AsguscA ~
passage, u Az mot. however, rsaca. tho