The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-01-28
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CONGRESS.
The Serate Passes the Bill
Allowing Settlement on Rail-
road Lands.
Capture of a Bevy Of Express
Robbers.
Startling Array of Criminal
Items.
Latest News at Home and
\, Abroad.
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washington, Jan. 2I.-SENATE.-A
petition from citizeiis of Minnesota.
asking for an appropriation for the
improvement OF the Red river of the
North. Was referred, and statement
showing the Increase of business on
that river during 1875, was ordered
printed. A petition from Greeks,
Choctaws and Cherokees of the In
dian Nation in reference TO grants
of land in that territory To rail
roads, was referred. A report from
he Treasury department concerning
erroneous practices in accounting in
that department. was ordered printed.
Papers concerning the sale of Pacific
railroad lands which remain in the
hands of the companies three years
after the completion of the roads,
were referred.
After the expiration of the morning
hour the bill to confirm pre-emption
and homestead entries of public lands
within the limits of railroad grapfs in
cases where such entries have been
made under the regulations of the
land department, was called up. Sew
eIal amendments. submitted by Howe
were rejected. Cameron then offered
an amendment, which was agreed to,
and the bill was passed by vote of A
To 8. The bill as passed is MS follows:
:. Be il enacted, by the Senate mud
House of Representatives, in Congress 81
assem- bled, That all pre-emption and
homestead entries. or entries in com
piiance with any law of the United
States, of public lands, made in good
Iaith 10y actual sctIleIs. npull tracts of
land OF not iuore than 160 acres each,
within the limits at atty land grant,
prior to the time when the notice of
The withdrawal of the lands embraced
IN suci, grant was received at the local
land office of tile district In which
such luil,ls are situated, or after their
restoration To market by order Of the
General Land Office. and where the
pre-einpiiun ANA homestead laws have
teen complied with, aud the proper
proofs thereof been made by the
parties holding such tracts or parcels,
they shall lie confirmed, and patents
for the same shall issue to the parties
entitled thereto! That when, at the
time of such Withdrawal as aforesaid,
any valid pre-emption Or homestead
claim existed upon any lands within
the limits of any such grants, which
hfterward were abaDdoned, and nnderl
The decisions and ruling of the land
department., were re-eHtered lpy pre-
eulption or homestead claimants, who
have complied with the laws govern
ing presumption or homestead entries.
or shall make the proper proofs re-
quired under such laws, such entries
shall be deemed valid and patents
-hail issue therefor to persons entitled
tiereto. and that all such pre-emption
aud homestead entries which may
have been made by permission Of the
land department within The limits of
amy land grant at "a time subsequent to
the expiration oI such grant, shall he
deemed valid, and a cornpliancc with
the laws and the making of the proof
required shall entitle the holders of
sueh claims to patents therefor"
On motion of Morrill,. Howe's hill to
provide for the payment of interest on
the .3-65 District OF Columbia bonds,
was taken up. so as to come up as un-
finished business to morrow, aud The
Senate then adjourned. + 3
HoUsE.-A questinn of privilege WINS
raised by Dunnell 10 reference to
remarks made by White. of KY, some
day s. ago, which were considered Of
fensive, but no alteration was made In
the record. 'umepn presented bill
TO amend the law concerning the send
ing OF Ot'scene matter through the
mails so that 1t would apply to news
papers publishing obscene advertise
ments. A long and interesting
discussion to"k place, in which
the Beecher scandal was referred
to. after which the hill was recon-
mitted To the postoffice commit, ee.
Hereford, from the commerce COM
miftee, reported adversely the bill to
establish department ut commerce,
and It wars tabled. The Huuse then
went into committee of the whole on
the military academy appropriation
bill. Another long discussion, par
iicipatt'd in by Banning and Holman.
in favor NJ the passage of the hill,
and DaniOrd and Wilson against, dur
ing which discussion some sharp pas
sages occurred, between Democrats
and Republicans. Without action on
the hill. the committee rose and the
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