Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04

they shall Ia sent to the reservation,
and upon their arrival shall lay out
city and begin the erection Of quarters
for permanent settlement, preparing
ground for agricultural purposes and
developing the mineral resources of the
country. Such corps is to be furnished
by the government with seeds, stock,
farming implements and tools. Nolun-
teers are to receive the same paw as
regular soldiers and every person en-
/ listed shall, upon honorable discharge.
be entitled to patent for 100 acres Of
land rs now provided 10y the homestead
act, OF to one lot within the limits of the
city rs he may elect every alternate lot
to be reserved to the United States.
CAN'T ENTERTAIN THE PROPOSITION.
Coy. Hampton having requested that
the STATE authorities be allowed to col
/ lect the United States internal revenue
! tax III that state on account of the great
difficulties experienced by the revenue
officers i'll the performances of that duty
Commissioner Raunl, to whom the mat
ter was referred, replies that the propo-
sition cannot be entertained.
Tile HOMESTEAD Lam.
Gen. James A. Garfield, III response
to Il telegram from some gentleman in
this city interested in the matter, sends
the following rs his construction Of the
homestead law: persons entering Il
homestead after they have ceased to be
soldiers get n patent after one years
residence. Persons actual soldiers ut
the date Of entry, or who have be-
come SO afterwards, If they served
five years require no residence, the
commissioners decision is right. did
not frame the law, but concur with
Judge Lawrence who did.
Signed ]. A. GARFIELD"
FIFTEEN HUNDRED For TIE CONSCIENCE
FUND.
The secretary ofthe treasury Sept 9th
received an anonymous communication
from Boston, enclosing fifteen hundred
dollars, to be placed to the credit Of the
conscience fund.
POLAR EXPEDITION.
Information has been received by
captain Howgate, ut the signal office,
that captain Tyson, of the schooner
Florence, of the Howgate Polar expedi-
ton, reached st. Johns, N. f., yester-
day. He has been absent four months.
All well.
THE POSSE CoMITATUS CLAUSE.
Among the emDarrassments growing
out of the posse c0mitdtus clause III the
army appropriation bill, discussed in
the cabinet Sept 9th, i'll addition
TO the Pacific railroad matter
were the cases which have recently oc-
Cured, one i'll Arkansas and the other
i'll Texas. In Arkansas the Y. ). mar
shall appealed 10 the commanding oili-
Ger ut Fort Concho for military escort
to protect him in the arrest of an al
legged murderer, who had taken refuge
in the Indian territory. the request
was referred to Gen. Ord, who declined
to furnish the troops, and il turn re-
ferred the request to Washington for
specific instructions.
The other case was the application Of
the United Stat j marshal. of Texas, to
Col. Shafter, for troops to assist him III
the arrest Of parties charged with or
ganizing an expedition to invade Next
co. This request was also declined and
referred to Washington.
Cases we're also mentioned i'll which
the authorities might be unable to en-
force the neutrality laws. The subject
was not finally disposed of, but it is
probable that instructions will be issued
TO military commanders, authorizing
them to act without previous authority
from Washington, and upon their own
responsibility, when they may be in
possession Of evidence that the neutrali-
ty laws are TO be violated.
MORE AID NEEDED.
The secretary Of war, on Sept. Goth,
sent Gov. Shepherd, chairman of the
yellow fever national relief committee,
the following telegram, received by him
from Mayor Langdon, of Detroit
lis there any truth il the published
statement that they need no more
funds and tnaL you have ordered an in
vestigation in regard to the fever fund
in the hands Of the Towards Of New
Orleans? Can you give me the cities
where funds are needed, or much need
ed"
To this the secretary replied as fol-
lows
am advised that the Howard assoc
citation have on hand unexpended, n
balance probably sufficient for their
wants at New Orleans and Memphis. /
think the association perfectly reliable
and have ordered no investigation. At
all afflicted points save New Orleans
and Memphis, suffering and want are
great and ! think increasing, and even
in those cities more help may be re-
quired IN the near future. You can
scarcely go amiss in sending aid.
Signed o. w. McCRARY,
Secretary OF War.
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