Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-30

! Washington, Dec 90 The Secretary
of the Interior has ordered that the Cit,
Rock Mining Company's application 70,
| il Utah shall be suspended until the con
troversy now pending het~een the par
ties in Utah is finally adjndicated by the
Courts Secretary Chandler, il making
this order. lays down the following i'm
portsrt general principles: "First-Tha;
| It is the duty of the department when an
adverse claim is presented for considera
ton. to examine it and determine wheth.
| er the claimant has substantially set forth
under oath, its nature, boundaries and
extent; but. secondly. If compliance
With the law is shown in these pariicu-
lars, and suit has been instituted 10
determine the right OF parties. the de-
partment can proceed no further With
The Investigation. but must avail. the de-
termination Of all other questions in re-
gard to the controversy by the courts"
This order is OF great importance to mine
owners, az it completely reyerses the past
practice Of the department, which has
been TO decide mining contests and Issue
patents while suits relating to them we're
still pending in the courts.
Tallahassee. Dec. 2S.-Tbe return OF
the majority Of the Canvassiog Boari in
answer to the writ OF the Supreme
Court was filed at P. NJ. to day. Il
gives the same figures that were iels-
graphed last night. The board arrived
at the result by throwing out Clay
comfy end the returns in Baker county.
The Supreme Court did not meet to-
day. Two Of the Justices reside in Jack
souville. and Ex.Attorney General Viii
Iiams and General Waltz went to see
Justice Wescott this afternoon TO get
hic1 10 request the attendance of the Ab-
sent Justices. They will most probably
consen. and court will be held in a day
or two to &c: on the return Of the board.
Attorney General Cooke fled pro.
test to-day against the action Of the ma
iority of the board IN regard to Clay and
and Baker counties. Everything indi-
ates q speedy solution of the difficulties
here. The court will either accept the
present return or require the two coun-
lies to be recanvassed, which will only
require few moments.
Washington. Dec. 2S.--The Repnbli
cans are in high spirits over yeterday's !
declaration of the Florida Canvassing !
Board regarding the vote for Presidential
Electors. II is generally conceded that +!
their shrewd bnt evidently unsuitable ap-
piica,i,n TO Electors Of the principle |
laid down by The Supreme Court order
10, their guidance in recanvassin2 thu |
euberua,orinl vote places the result OF |
of the Pre- siden'ial election in Florida (
beyond all question or further contrO |
versy. especially 10 view OF the fact that
when the returns were first brought be |
fore the hoard that the Hayes and |
Wheeler Electors were found to have !
m"jorities from 80 to 43. respectively. or
tho face OF the retDTDs. The contest IS
now considered practically narrowed !
down to Louisiana and Oregon.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-The reports in
he case of the admission of Bedford from
Colorado as member OF the House ore
nearly ready to come from the Judiciary
Hurd has written a minority
report which is expected to lie signed 10y
Asbe. Hnn,or, and possibly though no
;. rtai1ly Lynd4. besides the writer of it,
Hurd. The report will take the ground
hat The admission Of the State is legis-
alive act, aud that Congress cant dele
gate to any other department the anthor.
~ to make the declaration that the State
oas been added to the Union. The report
rea's the proclamation Of The President
IS OF no value, and regards The law under
y hich be issued it az imperative. The
'eport il accompanied by q bill declaring
hat Colorado having complied with the
provisions of the enabling Act, is admit
I'd into the Union as a State. Some in.
,uiry is likely to be made as to what shall
70 done with Nevada, which was admit
ed in precisely the same manner az Col
,rado, and which according to Hurd's
heory 10 not yet State.
Washington. Dec. 29.-In the Senate
p-day the Chair presented telegram