Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-21

troduc.d were : to re-establish the ranking
privilege to reduce and re- organize the navy;
for commission on the locust plague. Mr..
Banning moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution calling for Gen. Sheridan's
report on the removal ut Gov. Wells of Lou
to the action of Judge Bond failed for want
OF a two-thirds vote. A resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary committee to report an
amendment to the constitution torbidding
the payment OF war claims to disioyal persons
was adopted-veas $50; nays 6a.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
4 Decision Important for settlcrs-Relicf
for Grasshopper Sufferers.
The Secretary of the Interior has
made an adverse decision relative to
the claim of John Kimper, Of the St.
Cloud District, Minn., to enter home.
stead upon the lands within tho six
mile limits Of the grant for the St.
Paul 4 Pacific railroad, Braincrd
branch. The decision is very
lengthy one, and reviews the entire
legislation OH the subject. The Secre.
tary decides that the company never
complied with the requirements OF the
section Of their enabling act, and,
therefore, obtained no extension OF
time that the act was never opera.
tive as to the company, and conferred
no rights upon the settlers. The Sec.
retary says had the company complied
with the terms of the act it would
have been u forfeiture Of such lands
as had been actually settled upon, and
the rights Of their settlers and gram
tees could have been protected, but
the company not having accepted OF
complied with the conditions Of the
act, the Secretary is OF the opinion
that it is not operative for any pur.
pose, and therefore denies Kimper' s
applications and all similar applica-
tions made under the act of June %,
1874, till further legislation is had to
declare forfeiture of the rights Of the
company to the land included in this
grant to the United States. This de.
cision covers very large interests in
Minnesota.
The bill introduced by Senator Win.
dom for the relief Of settlers on public
lands authorizes homestead or pre-
emption settlers on any public lands, or
pre.emption settlers OF Indian reserva'
tions, where the crops were destroyed
or severely injured by grassEoppers in
the year 1876, to leave and be absent
from said lands until the lst of next
July, 1875, without impairing their
rights, homestead or pre-emption, IT
they afterwards resume and perfect
their settlement. The bill also express
ly extends their time for making final
proof, and payment for one year after
the expiration of absence above con-
templated, and further more provides
that all the proposed rights and prlVl.
leges above stated shall apply to and
include settlers under tbs Timber
Culture act of March, 1873.
Representative Strait has introduced
4 similar bill as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That it shall be
lawful for homestead and presumption
settlers on the public lands, or pre-
cmption settlers on Indian reserva-
tions, where crops were destroyed or
seriously injured by grasshoppers IN
the year eighteen hundred and seven
ty.six, to leave and to he absent from
said lands until the first day of July,
eighteen hundred and seventy-seven,
under such rules and regulations as to
proof of the Same as the Commissioner
of the General Land Office shall pre-
scribe Sand where such grasshop'
pers shall re-appear in eighteen hund'
red and seventy.seVen. to the ike
destruction or injury Of the crops, the
right to leave and be absent is afore'
said shall continue to July first,
eighteen hundred and seventy'elght
and during such absence no adverse
right shall attach to said lands, such
settlers being allowed to resume and
perfect their settlement as though nc
such absence had occurred.
Sec. 2. That the time for making
final proof and payment by pre-emp
tors, where crops have been destroy
ed or injured as aforesaid,is hereby ex
tend for one year after the expira
ton of the term Of absence provided
for in the first section of this act; ant
all the rights and privileges extended
by this act to homestead gahd pre'emp
ton settlers shall apply to and Include
the settlers under an act entitled "Al
act to encourage the growth Of tim
ber on western prairies," approved
March third, eighteen hundred ant
seventy.three, and acts amendator.
thereof.
The Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. II
ceived from London, few days since
a single order for 250 of their Organs
| which are becoming nearly rs cele
brated in Europe as they are in Amer
ica. They have just completed to OF
der an organ for the celebrated D1
Franz Liszt, Pesth, Hungary, for us
n his ccncerts.-N. Y. Phil. journal
SINGS LIKE A B1RD.-The delight
full affects fthis new peinciple, d.
J. II. McLean's Cough and Lung Hea
ing Globules. As the saliva i'll tn
mouth acts on the Globnle a gas is gel
Grated which soothes and heals irr
tation of the throat and lungs. make
the voice clear as a bid, cures Hoars'
ness, Coughs, Colds, and Consumption
Trial Boxes, by mail, 25cts. DR.. i.
H. Mclean, 314 Chestnut, St. Louis.
| Whether for use on man or beas
| Melcha1t's Gargling Oil will be foun
an invaluable liniment, and worthy
use by every resident in the land. W
know of no proprietary medicine or a
ticle now used in the United State
} which shares the good will of the PEI
pie to a greater degree than this. Ye
low wrapper for animal, and white Il
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