, 1876-02-11
NOTES AND NEWS.
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sn,eto! fn.polth IN Tst Chleaoo 1ytbnnr.
WAH,tr1oros, D. e., Feb. 10.--Thc House
Committee on Public Lands ngrecd to report n
bill making tho lands donated 10 tho Pacific
Railroad Companies liao!3 to local taxation from
tho tmo such lau,ls a.n earned by tho COM
rautes. These landB are not npart for tho use
Of the railroad companion upon tho completion
or acceptance Of cnch section Of their respective
roads. The practice Of tho companies hereto
foro las beon to permit The lands
to stand without taking out patents
until sales lnyo been effected, when
tho purchasers bav" taken out tho patents, and
beco1ne Immediately liable to loca! taxation.
Under this practice millions Of acres to-day arc
owned by thcso railroad companies upon which
no local taxcH aro paid, nhiIs prlvato part!es
who purchase lands from tho United States aro
subject 10 local taxation ftom tho sa'o OF thoir
purchase. The bill which the House Committee
on Public Lands agreed to-day 10 report will
ren,lire tic railroad companies to paw NIL local
In full from the time Tho 1auda are net hpaFt for
the!r uac. . .-. .--..,...a
TuH BLACK HILIE COMMISSION.
Tho House has received a Communication from The
Secretary Of tho Interior aHER 70. an arropsation
Q! uuo for the expenses OF sac sioux connhsion
Secretary Chandler in doing this, Ia obliged to mako
lie sayn that when tho Conlnason was orXanizcsl that
tue eIpenscs could b. nad ous 9! money afe:ay ap
te Interior Lad already paid s5ocO for tho ,aaucy
Geological sufses. coxe,,,o
There ia great ,1eat moro In tile ConklnG move
ment than llaa believed. lila friends have made
kceness and most act.vo tho Republican party.
Thcy claim New York solid In ths co,,yca'!on and arc
nucleus. Ths batio ground juat noWts ptnnsy,ana.
The Blaino men certain or It. Tho ConklInE men
sre confident they VII ct H. H. Meanxnils ~ ,ns Simon
| IxTHuDHRa.
hr. Mamlin, In executive Of The Acnasc yes
@ 9a ss osps y asf
| Oh the door Of tho acnate, md making o lo9nsn.s
p.se for oafsEs ony eass14 b he noase os spEo q
rs,nedy, au Ss"u md % thst tho fault was n Ferry
non aisesne IT, cosantso o. n1ss 10 ,nsa,
regulations rsgaran& sIe 5cndtng n o. eafs 4
cou-tcsans aud !aceseekcrs seset them from nossl
Ing I'LL night. They prsyet for protection to the con-
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The Ronate to-day passed the bill extendlng u
ttn.o for tho completion OF tho 1Iatn li1le Gf III
by vote of .l5 to 49, Tho bl requires the Company t.
| recognizes prescription homestead caiias entered be
foro The Lon{s wcra withdrawn. 1u case tho brnncl
from Lake Pend d0rellle scr0sa tbs Caacads Nout!
tsns 70 aEet Bound L. not S 1 t,t ,ts nt1 t'o II =
is to bo declared furfeh and 10 revert to the Govern
1ncnt. Unless Tho Northern raclao Cetn5sny formal!
accents the proyihona Of this act within six ontaa
loses s right to do 60. Ths bill is not what tho Cou
pany des!rsd, but is, On ihe who1e, acceptable.
| ELECTION GAZE.
Arguments In the cate Of IcAtpsuc s9ainst FarWe
will be hcarl by tho lic:t!eas Committed. Die
Merritt Is Farwcll's counsel.
: CHICAuO CEST0N-IfouhE.
8ecreary Drtssow, nf,cr further sth:areb hns NJ
tccn auo to giye tle Committee on Public l'nilli'l
nny Information st rs they i.stru atou tho Ch!caa
Customs House construction. Th, COMMITTEE srEea
10 waus somebody TO furnish 1o<rfe proof of rffrn
| ttou npd tho pFonfa not forif.> oulA8a
AplUlST:fLHl
Morgan l.. Raws. who formI1iy Represented +!
Hcyrnth cprll Dist.Ie& In tls House Of lteprereut
| ttyes van toot,ay appointed tn take charRe Of \
Document Room On the noor OF the House. slea 1oi
| u, Clark, 1r.t removed.