, 1876-12-13
WASHINGTON.
An Important Decision Affecting
Holders Of Public Lands
in Minnesota.
The Bland Silver Bill to Be Voted
On in tho House To-Day.

me Blanu silver Btu 20 Be VOt6u
On in thc Ho,,so To-Dav.
~" AA UA'o AAoo0o
IMPORTANT DECISION
6peeias Dt.pateA to ne Tribune
wAsu1Noror, D. c. Dec. 1a.-The Secretary
"a 'ao iate.,oF t~s "aae q" an''raa uee's'oo
relative 10 the claim OF John himpert of the H.
Cloud District, Mimi, to enter homestead upon
tho lands within the six.milo limits Of the
hans E,sa,s ~ 80. s. ~. .,,. ...,.,s a.
bralha'a braneh. Inc decision IL very lengthy
one, and reviews the entire Legislation on the
subject. The Secretary dectucs that the COM
nanv never cnnnliei with the renurcmcnts of
tba .oc,;on ~ tha,r anat,,i,1 an and tl,o.of,-o
sees.'" y. '"s'' .u@"s ~, Naut
opta1nca no extension Oh time; shat
tho aet wa. never operative Is TO
tho Company, and conferred no rights
,rop fhe aattler. Thu aerrcto.v eor. hod thn
I.r,.nsr, .,Hr,t.a ..;.h 49, t'.,.. ~ -" 49, i.
eolMpa''y o"'npi'eu WIN .nc tef''' VI tnc aes !"
would nave been forfeiture ot auch lanus rs
had been actually settled upon, aud tho rights
uro.s..oT , hnt ths @ ~ ~ navt" .,.ent se
~, ~ .e,a,,..s u.s s.u ,u,,, w. :,,.ss 49,.
eo OF compsiea WIN 1no conoltlons OF INC Aet'
thc secretary Is Of inc opinion mat y la not op-
sTasiys ior az nose ana therefore dsn,ss
tions made under the act Of June 2, 1871. I'LL
further legislation Is had TO declare forfeiture
of the rights Of tic Company to The land IL inelud-
Cd 10 this grant to Tue United states; This de-
The Managers 'Ati oi tic Soldiers Home held
theis seml-annt,al meeting here to-day. Gen,
bs,s.:, bbss a. d,tss s1d e4s stsaaE ts s
Hampshire, presided. Auditing committees
were app ointed to audit md examine the ac-
count 81 the four Homes at Augusta, Nc,
HAMPTON, ya,, Dayton, @, md Milwankee,
auditing commiItes for the Milwaukee branch;
the M Se branches ~" at PRESENT.. ns ' ''' ' ~ AD'
....x. =, ., rAsT MAHs. T.. ..,,, ~, 49,
Pennsylvania Road may 10 restored.
MLlrIRr rnaNsrEna.
Gen. Mcdowell, It is rumored. msy bo ordered
TO Chtcigo, Gen. Sheridan to New York, and
The political excitement has not prevented
tho sIlver-monoy men from rcasscrt!ng thca,-
selves. Bland, The author Of the bin known by
involving Inv incidentally thc existence of Tho joint
rules, rot hts Silver bill before the House as
unfinished business Of tho last session. After
for a vote Tomorrow. The Indications now are
Tint there may be a SQUARE vote, The extreme
hard money nicn fought oil tho last session TO
prevent It from reaching vote. Bland seems
now more likely 10 succeed In receiving yote
than ever before. Hewitt and Cox,ou tho Demo-
au ,ae penta tnr nnaostou
10 sa4 WsItrn dssoeiaifd Rrsas.
WAsnlsGToN, y. c.. Dcc. 1e:-Tha Postal
Appropriation blu, as reported by the House
Committee on Approximations to-day, shows
reduction Of about 81 ,:oQ, geo from tho amount
Of last sessions postal bill, and reduction of
some IS, ,00, e0 from the Department estimates
Of the amount required for the ncxt fiscal year.
i is estimated that the postal rcce!pts during
the sumo period will be $N, ,o45, ,1O5,
and tho hill therefore contcmplates mi
actnnl appropriation Of only s., 333, 400.
The appropriation for mail-dcpredattone
anl Special Agents fs reduced from
Sl5o ooo granted last session to $40 500 for the
sation Of letter-cnr1ters Is reduced from 81, ,N0,
000 to S1,15ODO Inland mail transportation
by stage routes, steamboats,, and i'll other
nlcans Of transportation cIcent railroads, Is re-
road service from 50, 100, 900 to So 900, ,000.
The Bit also provides for reduction IN the
amount Of ea1aytes Of rallway postal-elerks,
and other employees Of that branch OF the scry:.
lee. Tbs appropriation for TRANSPORTATION Of
foreign malls ls Increased from SEQ, 600 10
$G}0,O
ruDI1o LANDS.
The bill introduced by Senator Window for
tho relief Of settlers on public lands authorizes
homestead or presumption settlers on any public
aslas, Or presumption settlers Of Indian feeerya-
ttous, wherv tho crops were destroyed or &C.
vcrely injured by grasshoppers In tho rear 1871,
to ltay1 and be absent from said 1aads unit; tho
1st Of next July, or, II tho graJshoppcrs reap
pear next year. to like destruction or injury Ut
out inpa,fiiuF tl's1 rsats homestead o. pre.
.hat . fs - Th iii ai s.osiv rtni
tic;r fir,c f'r Marine finni nronf sri nnxmnnt
for ono year alter thu expiration OF absence
ahave rNf, tssn p1ntc and f,rthar5nort t,r1vt1p4