, 1876-01-27
~s.E CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY e. 1876

voDeurers, HetkleFH who flhvs improved land in
advance OF civilization, and wlo have taken tho
tries. aro constantly thrown OF thsir lands by
railroad oompsniea. who claim that thu pre-
enIptad lands hE4e been allotted 10 tho railroad.
II IL 10 protect such sotters that Ingatla ha1 In.
troduced hft bill. It Ia quite holly contested.
AN fnREFAnAbLE LnTB.
Tha Democrats sre in great conaleEnatfon To-
night Al tia resignation II Barclay, tlls veteran
parliams sntartAt, aud odtor OF tic UigeA, who
ia. been journal Clcsk for tvensy.nine years.
This dopriToa Bpea*er Kerr OF tho aid OF ssuHie
clerk who IN Experienced ~ 4 rarlilmen!nrian.
Bpeskor Blaine ptedcte unspsakablo confusion
In consequence OF tho retirement Of this or
perienced person. II leaves tho Democratic ma
1orlty, That IL 80 ignorant Of parliamentary lag,
It ID = fitting comm entary on DomucrAtio Pre-
tebsions 10 Civil Bervtco reform.
rHAr nkttAsLE ooAAEsposDExr AGAIN.
Maj. Wilson, Solicitor OF the Treasury, do
clares thHt 4 stato1lont tn the Washington din
pbtca Of Chicago newspaper. thst "Geu.
Logan will figure discse<llssbiy. II not worse IN
tho impending investigation Of tho Pas!smau Il
BROOKS cotton claim" is : Fratuitous and
ncet.on With .hs parkman L Brooke caro- than
babe anbofn. In 1900, before be was member
OF CouErcsa. and whom te wAs practicing Law,
Con. Logan was tho attorney Of tue Shophord cot
ton Claim for $1G5, 900. That claim WAS examined
and pronounced honest and valid by Secretary
Mccullough, whose honesty Was never impuRned,
and By him ordered Paid. TIN claim waa tao.t
fully sotsfed, and Logan's connection with It ~
alawyor GUIDED nine years ngo. That claim had
no possible connection With the secout ftaudu-
lent payment III tho parknan. Brooks claim. aud
tho TreaRtsy oflcisl who knows most about tue
Case dacIatoa II malicious libel.
A wuND rEox blaine.
Dafns says that be Is not tho autlnr Of tho
letter recontlf published In these dispatches
whicl, reviewed Tho Democratic situation With
respect TO : Presidential candidate.
NIT KNorT'H.
Tho bill tcofgauizing the Judiciary. reported
tioman. i. ID tho work II AcCreory, Of Iowa, a
member Of tho Judiciary Com,nitteot who had
spent much LABOR on It during the recoas, and
had consulted about Il with many Of thu leading
JudRes OF tho country. Tlis ia afr. Kuost'a
latest Joke. .
THE PRESENTATION or TIMBER
WAstltSdroN, q. O., ,lan. 23,-Tho House COM
miLten OIL Public Lands llaYo before them the
bill Of Representative Dunnell for tho appoint-
nsnt Of q Commissioner for inquiry into tho
necessary for tho preservation Of timber. II
bcug aaacstod that tho supply Of timber With
III tae United States Is rapidly diminishing,
and tlat great tublic injury must reAuft from
aro takeu for its prescr7aaon md produce
of approved sttalnmen,s. who is prsctic-
al'y. .cl acquainted with the methods of
Statistical inquiry, aud WHO llhs aviuced m
intimate acquaintance with questions relating 10
tho national wants In regard to timber, and with
tho measures that may ho beHt calculated to
moot ttloao @as1ts as they arrive, to 10 Commits
Honer OF Forestry. It is made tho ilnty Of the
Commissioner, under tho direction Of the sec1e-
tnry Of tho interior. to prosecute Investigations
and inquiries viii, tho view OF asocrtaipiuR ts,o
nnhual amount Of consumption. unportssiop, and
oxportntton of timber mud other fores! producta,
tho probable supply for fntnto wants, the uaenna
boat ldaptod for sho!r preservation and renewal
tho influences Of forests upon tIs climate, and
piled IN foreign countries or that 1aay DO doom.
cd applicable In this country for tho preseeya.
tlou and restoration or tho planting OF forests,
and to report upon tho same 10 ti,o Secretary Of
tho Interior, to be by lin transmitted to Cou.
gteRj.