The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-07
LEGISLATIVE.

In the House of Representatives on
Monday, memorial praying Congress
for the establishment of
nARBoR OF REFUGE,
Somewhere between the Straits Of Flu
ca and San Francisco. was passed. This
was very warmly advocated BY Mr..
Warman. of Pacific county. who has
been looking after the subject for some
little time in connection with Council
man Reed, of Pacific. Mr.. Warman
sent TO the desk and had read letter
from an cd navigator,
CAPT. wINANT.
OF San Francisco, urging immediate
action on the subject This certainly,
is ole of the sort of memorials that
Congress should give some atte,tion to,
haaing as much merit as anything on
earth could have-the safety of human
life upon the ocean. The speech of the
gentleman from Pacific was heartily
endorsed by the House, and the memo
rial passed. There has also been passed
by the Council and House the following
important memorial relative to the set
Element on public lands prior to the
survey. IL was presented by the mem
Der from Stevens,
HON. d. F. PERCIvAL.
Who seems to be fully alive TO the best
interests of his constituents. and espec-
tally the people who reside i'll the thin
ly populated counties of our vast Ter
ritorial domain. This memorial will
greatly benefit the pioneer, who has
for years braved the storms and hard
ships Of frontier life, and made his
home on unsurveyed public land. if
Congress will make law applicable
to the case presented for its considera-
tion in this
MEMORIAL
Asking that residence upon ard cult
walton of lands OF the United States
prior to the survey thereof, be made ia
apply on the time of residence and Gull
tivstion required under the Homestead
aud Presumption laws of the United
States:
To the Honorable the Senate and House OF
Representatives. an Congress assembled:
Your memorialists, the Legislative
Assembly of Washington Territory,
would respectfully represent that large
numbers of persona in Washington Ter.
ri.ory have, during the past years, re-
sided upon and are now residing upon
and cultivatiug unsurveyed public lands
of the United States in Washington
Territory: that such persons went npor
such lands in good faith; that they have
continued to reside upon and Gu tivate
the same. to oil intents and purposes q:
if acquiring title to the same, under
the presumption aud homestead acts
That in many instances surveys of such
lands are delayed for years and such
persons prevented from acquiring title
to the same IS otherwise they would do
We would, therefore. respectfully
pray that the presumption and home
stead laws be so amended as that upon
the due proof Of residence and cultiva
ton in good faith, prior to the survey
of such lands, the settler thereon be
entitled to patent therefor, as full tc
all intents and purposes as if such resi-
dence upon and cultivation of said
lands. had been subsequent to the sur.
vey thereof; and rs in duty bound,
your memorialists will ever pray.
DRAWING TO CLOSE.
The Legislative session now drawing
to q close, is composed of a fine body Of
men. Everybody speaks in praise OF
their general good behavior. not one OF
them having been "a little off, during
the entire forty days. Kindness aud
harmony prevailed among them to a
greater degree than we ever witnessed
among members of any Legislature in
the East. Many happy days to them.
J. W. COCHRAN.