The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23

he landtQ be surveyed before IT could be entered
70 the general Government Mr.. Morrill, Of
Vermont wanted some provision inserted
along stream to monopoiize the water priv.
ilcgcs,, This Sargent Thought unnecessary. but
Morrill, insisted. Oglesby of Illinois came TO
ms support. aud finally moved an amendment
to provide against such contingency. which was
NJ. ingalls,. in support of this amendment
said:
delusSe. and does grsat Injustice to tc section q"
uNt the rc.onin iie interior country inclusive Of
Mhelsd nnd, ani MIN RAJ ,anis wh WI nj WIN,
become II 1t Is not already The most valuable pornonol
chemical constituents NECESSARY To- produce vegetation.
eanu", he prGIcry oSc dc,ert land and believe Il i:
WecNnoIcu q The ,naliants oi ths NV states OF Tue
c"unirv which have heretofore been regarded us desert
the most valuable portions III the public domain.
Mr. Wright Of Iowa pointed out another de-
feet Of the blll-that II did not require the appl-
before he could complete his title. All he was
required 10 do was tu record his intention to
conduct water upon it within three yours This.
too. Sargent Thought unnecessary. The settler.
he said could not 70 on the lnnd--cOuld not live
thcre-till the water NnS brought ON IT, This
was n bona-ndr law in favor Of the settlers and
After various amendments had been offered
and discussed. Senator Chulr"e said i was evil
senate. and therefore II ought to be sent back TO
the committee for reconsideration he moved
that II be postponed till the first Monday
in December ncxt.. Kelly. II Oregon aud
Sargent opposed this, and the latter made
a most Vigorous fight TO get i through
without further amendment. Chaiiec in
sisted on his motion To pnstpone. and II
was iost-l2 yeas TO 80 nays The bill was then
further amended SO rs 10 require the land 10 be
entered IN compact bodies. If not more than one
section. and To require proof ot the land being
desert land by two or moro credible Witnesses.
la g.lti Afu of hA r.,slu
nation OF the land to the Register and Receiver
before patents Should issue The bill passed.
and went TO the House the next day On motion
Of Lut,rll the amendments OF The Senate wore
hon-c"ncurred IN and committees OF confer
consisted ~ Luttrell Lane, and Croun-r on the
part 81 the House, and senators Sargent.
Oglcsly and Kelly. Tho conference commit
tee agreed IN amendments essentially different
from Those agreed To- IN the Senate. hut covering
TIA" same points, and disagreed ~ eight amend
mrnts which the Senate thought important.
Sargent mule this report 10 the Senate ut Il late
hour on March .. senator Blaine, who had
charge ~ Tho Army APPROPRIATION hill. giving
ia hN the senate and tho House. and the bill
thus l"caInr u law lust rs III" Forty-fourth Con-
grr~s "Nrired and Grants Administration went
The very moment the signature Of the Presi,
dent Wa ,hianed To- the law It was tclcgraphod
~ full t. ". u. Carr, who Immediately went 10
Nisaiia! wher" .he Land Uncc IL located and
wanted the Register and Receiver to allow him
L. make entries under 1t. That officer knew
nothing of the passage 81 the law. and more
over h. could legally take no notice OF il hi il
was communicated to him with instructions by
tn" Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
But Carr and his coadJuior- had made every
l,repnrni ion- They had repaired blank forms II
declaration and affidavit. To- be- signed and sworn
I" under the law. The Collector Of the Port ~
sAh fanc-eo aud ne Superintendent 81 The
dihWi'~ wlim we're 70 nci as ne tools OF III" lah,t
srabhgrs. The clerk OF the United States Circuit
Court had been approached aud asked To- make
lump Job 81 the swearing; hut It seems that
he would not forcgo any Of his pcrlui-ltes. aud
insisted upon the payment OF the regular lee.
All the Irrlimiuaries being arranged, seventy
Fix persons, including Carr. Hoggin. Lloyd
TcyiS and his three brothers. together with
shannon, Collector q Customs LaGrange. SUI
rerini"ndent oi The Mint.and thirty-nve OF their
EMPLOYEES. went before the Clerk OF the court
and swor" 10 the necessary papers. Then Carr
appeared again Of tho Land Oflicc AZ Ni-alia
aud induced the Register and Receivorto allow
him 60 hay" the names Of the seventy six appl-
the books. Thus ~ Go acres would be secured
tu IN" Ring INST NJ soon n the instruct .on- Of
tlr Commissioner should u" rec"ived by the
Register and Receiver. Tn. oiye 4 OF ia" Ring
Was o. prevent any outsiders from getting
ahead ~ them and entering any Of the even
number sections lying between their odd
1t appears, ai-o that there was some one al
this 'nd Of III. line e. hurry mp tl,e Commits
-lnner Of The General Land OnicH. His in~truc-
n'hs 20 registers ana hHHNers bar dni" 81
March II INST eight days after the bill was
signed by thc Pr.rident. In that time the ert
hai 10 20 H. N, state DeparmsnL aud cerii-
il'i copy 81 IL 10 b. furnished To- the Interior
D"rarlment In III" rognla. course of thing.
this would have required weeks n not months.
But n was ali done IN eight days. and tho in
WHO must have received them hy the 93d II
March nj tho lcfa-f Tho Sunluv before the
Iurd ON - ~ Ni-nlin began 10 receive applicp-
ti1ns under M, desert land net WIS eniloyr,l
hv arr mud his a,,. nj In ro.tina, nU thnir IN
uics d. the Land Onl." completed. So that vhci
al,psnrsd that ihn Hing Ind grabbed about
- 900 acre.. ~ ~ o. Oh uie.a, lands
Further than His there is / roof Of other col
F ms,.u baiw.n,, IN Ring IN San Fran ,isrn aud
fhn nnd tinis., h,r, u- Wtrll M, Il, NIsnlia Tho
inVn.firntiuu 81 mo fraud. uortnirntei hv
4 n'h'!iu" u ihl', nus Hhu hr'uSilt Vut u,
many II them In locating desert land Tn,