Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-04

An Important Measure.

II StN ~ StAi-t,'S i--N-s $50
rran.el 10 the Stale II Nesada, in 1854,
I great sre.. OF public E,nis known rs
the Sixteenth and Trinity Sixth sections
Of tie National Domain. The aggregate
sam Of these lands approximate : five
millions 81 acres. Their i::i:scIIIaiEate
selection. however. lenders the larger
proportion thereof, comparatively worth
less. Much Of the same is isreciaimable
desert. Any general grant 81 million
Of N-yaI. acres Is Ike TO r. yalgeless
mountains and n~hy l'iains. The CHAR
actar indicated i, III ;Ls prevailing
sense. the night estimate to place upon
TIE Aforesaid FIVE mil! 'eE>. >,un.!ns,ls
the l-stowlaaat = rliua,!E- A'taaily
:l- sill Is nas Gse-,,citll.,. l Safe, il
ut - ia,.iyii,:al, hay lock 4 Iii. !-a;s@
ia t. la5.,l!'.. The :'ngpoit Il ;. l-c:s.oE-
al passed at IL i7s: session 81 The Legs
ltture :. y th.- G.:i,..ti Government :
10 gire rs s0me;hins with si-w % l.
raozi1; I gift ef intrinsic value. L: Il
:.Iael;i IL present and s'Nc - I.,;si,t,.i.a
f4r unmarked lands TIL said ~
mortal haSin., been ss:lt ii, to c5ils'"sS,
iir. L. %, sentative Kendall. acting con
formally to tte sane, has introduced
the following III .;.:o lie .ty':sl g: RI
resent .tlrys:
\ ELL.
In fc'..i,.r 10 public i,.n,l- IA .l,1 S::..e
nj Nevada.
VIII, rs tl:e legislature If the Safe "f
N,y..,!... l. j,.n; resolution pass, J
February SIKH. Eighteen I5iudI-i ;ani
seve:fr-;hrec. asked that the act @.
Congress donating tie sixteenth ami
;li.ty-sixth sections Of public lands to
the State Of Nevada lie repealed 50 far
IS the uusOld portion 81 sal. grant Is
concerned a;i that Congress PISS az
&c: granting; 10 the STATE II Nevada il.
leu thereof one million acres II the
public land. Coz the support Of public
schools. 10 be self ctei Is ether grants
heretofore made - tie State ii NJ
y2i.; Thsr,fo:o,
Bel ess4zi,,l . - s. re 4ai II .,,.sr -
Representatives Fl The IHited >slt.S Il
Ii:,eris.. ii te.lsfsss -isNsLabis.f, That tn
seventh section o. al act entitled "An
sc. to enable tie people @. NeE2 IL to
fern q constitution aud State govern
Iucflt, ami for the a.i:e.ssion If sToA
State into the t's.;ou "a an equal iU5ill.--,,
with ;Ea original St,tes.. appEaT.-i
Mgrch t7,anty-fi-st, eighteen EH,lsirc3
mi sixty fa;!-, l.. and he s2lua = here
IT,. TrTrs-li,si: P.oti.!..i. i-assFss', It.,,t
this repeal sA=H ii - - impair or
III ct tn ;isl.s Il puFyh3s - vl-s', ~
to tEe date q the approval !scEcG., ii-'s
Il-.-cil IS / from t,la St4t--f Eeyass. :ss'r-
ii0rs II s. c.ira nunher siEt5- :, Or thirty
sx. al cl IsIs!s $ iact.d IN l.aa t-,fs-i-
80. = IEat it shall - IL Guy 4
tn. o,erlsaE e the STATE g.! Nevada,
within. che y,a- from the date Of the ap
prevail ell! ti4ls act, - forward 10 tsie
Commissioner IF the GeI.tr,.I Land
Ollice = d;:'y authenticated list o2EiI Il
Iu. the ra-s., II; uf the sections numbers
sixteen and Clirty-six which have io-n
sold III sQol faith by the sail State Fiior
to TIL date Of the approval hereof. or
fo- which Indemnity ms n en- selected
Upon receipt Of such list it shall ie the
duty of the Commissioner Of the Gen
ezal l. 1nd-0 Office to cause the same To he
properly entered upon tic Iec5iJs q Ll|
pats G: sections numbered sixteen ami
tlirty-six. Which are not exhibited ii
said list as having been sold or disposed
uf liz said STATE. shall be Le.i rs subject
TO sale and disposal in the same :uanher
Is other portions Of the public domain
SIC. B. That III lieu Of the sections
nu-abered sixteen ard th:Fty-siZ. granted
II the said StIte Of Nevada for the snip
port of common schools, ana which sad
grant is hereby repealed, there shall! b.
ami hereby is. granite. to lie said State
If Nevada one million acres of tie l':ib-
lie l1nds III said State, TO be iectc,! "
the said State in tie same manner, under
the same conditions, AID Of the sane
character of lands IS are now 10y law
provided for selections i'll satisfaction ii
other grants hcretoior made To SaIt
State: Ire,'idcti h0,rerer, That the said
quantity Of one million acres hereby
granted shall be taken and accepted 10y
sad State iii full satisfaction OF the re-i-
due Of the sections numbered sixteen
and thirty-six remaining ursoii 10y saia
State z: the date Of tie approval Of this
act
SEC. 4. That in satisfaction Of the
above grant, or of any and all OF the
grants heretofore made to the State OF
Nevada, the said State Is hereby author
Ize.. 10 select any lands within said State
containing deposits of salt, boraz, or
soda. which said lands are hereby made