Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-26

ingt0n, not reserved, and valuable
chiefly for timber, but unfit for cul-
tivation and which have not beeil
offered for sale, may be sold in
quantities not exceeding 100 acres
to any one person or association at
the minimum price of SO so per
acre, and that lands chiefly valua-
BILE for stone may be sold In the
act is to impair any bona fide
claim under any United States law
or authorize the sale of any mining
claim or mineral lands, or interfere
with the rights of ditch owners.
Any person desiring to buy such
lands is to make very much such
an application and proof as to the
character of the lands and its being
vacant, etc., as in the case of min
ing land purchased. He is required
to subscribe stringent oath that
he buys for his own use and not for
any other person. A provision is
made for hearing all adverse
claimants. Other sections of the
bill make it unlawful to cut or de-
stroy tim Der on the public lands
with the intention to export or dis
pose of it, under penalty of a fine Of
not less than 500 or more than
s 1000, but permission is given for
any miner or agriculturist to take
such timber as is necessary in the
ordinary working of his mining
claim or preparing his land
for tillage or in support
of his Improvements. The
parties now being prosecuted
in California, Oregon and Wash
ington, excepting such as have cut
timber for export, are to be releas-
ed on payment of 50 so per acre
for all lands from which they have
taken timber. They are not, how
ever, to acquire title to the land by
payment of the penalty, but will
have the same right as other per-
sons to purchase under the provis.
ions af this bill. The speedy pass
age of the bill and especially of this
last section, without opposition, was
surprising, but is accounted for by
the fullness Of Sargent's explana-
ton for the need of it when pre-
senting the California memorial
on the subject.
Mitchel's bill to amend section
2403 of the revised statutes, which
passed the Senate yesterday, pro-
vides that settlers deposits for sur
veys shall be reckoned in the first
payment for their land situated in
townships, the surveying of which
is paid for out of such deposits may
be assigned by endorsement and be
received in payment for any pub
lie lands entered by settlers under
the preemption and homestead
law.
A petition addressed to the Post.
office Department is being signed
by the Pacific Coast delegation,
asking for the increase of ocean
mail service between San Francis
co and Portland to six trips per
month.
The deficiency appropriation bill
was finally passed by the adoption
of the Conference Committees re-
port in both Houses to-day. 1t
contains the following items for
the Pacific Coast: To continue
work on the San Francisco APP
praisers' building during the next
two months, $4,000; to replenish
the Contingent fund of the San
Francisco Mint, $4,000; for Coast
Survey triangulations eastward,
etc., $4,000.
STOCK POiistes &" be ls,ned.
NEW YORK, April 25tIi.-The Ma
tional Board of Fire Underwriters
to-day took action looking toward
the establishment of stock policies
or an adequate tariff of rates.
Shot for Improper Advances.
DEADwooD, April 25th.-This
evening VIM. Gay, Of Gayviile,
shot and seriously wound Floyd w.
Forbes, of the same place. The az,
legged cause of the shooting was the
latters improper advances to Gays
wife. Gay surrendered himself to
the Sheriff.