, 1879-04-24
CALUMET LAKE.

who, with sir. j. l., High, Inns been interested
IN The sumcwllas noted case growing out Ut tho
application OF A. II. Mclean, Henry 1nmnr,
WIlitan Marshall, n.i,l Andrew Combs, 10 rlltcr
thu hct of Lake Calumet rs Governlncnt fAllas,
returned from Washington, Whcrc lle has boon
for ill,sllbcr Of s1nya In tho interests Of hts
clients, r. Kellogg beach, u. n. Pullman, c. u.
llUsmer, 1.ueius B. Otis, >anl several Others
WIN opposc1 the measure, last Tuesday night.
lie was Rcen by reporter ut hs Office Yesterday
nftert,oo,,, md gavo oil tho Information III Ills
pusAeHslo1t.
Ii will 10 remembered ttat m order 1as been
Issued from tile 1.lnl C0nt,lissLomer ut WISH
tn4tor 1ur new surrey tU bu nlalc OF Lake
Calumet and Its surroundings, with view OF
anccrtalnlnE its actual condition mil the rlpa-
rian rights Of the parties owning property bor-
From Washington dss.alcllcs to TME thin.
gNE tic reader has already lcarhnl that Atr.
Bunncy Inns drawn up u bill for tho consider
ntl0n Ut Congress AM! tf 2cnatc, with retercnce
To !hcau fraudulent applications for entry, With
n vlew Ut sottlinE the matter for thu f,itlre.
This action Afr. bonncy las lAken principalr III
tle interests of tho Commonwealth. The fol-
lown. Is tIlu full text Of the bill, entitled
\ nIiL Poll AN ACT TO PREVENT FRAUDS IN
THE ENTITY or LAMBS.
SEC. /. That nu entry shall DO made nor any
patent eauc,t for any tan.f In which land. office Is
int malntasnca. Except nEun cpmpltanen VIII, tho
following conditions rreccdent t'lcrsto fho arpIt.
cnit tonrt Ut tl,e United stntcs for the dtatrict
within which lhe AAtlH lie pruposss to enter atc
locAtcd, In which petition hs shal, specifically DO.
an, circumstances Of tle'case. nnd the means BY
whch t!a proboacsto cnterth shnc: and snail nl#o
yet forth tho nanses q ~ ursons oGcupyinH AnI
i1rh Within Tho distance Of ono mile from that
rrpposed 10 ho entered; and also tho namcs ut all
i,eraoas who, shall appear from the records
q ,s deo%s Of ,ae !s. sosnty to b' !ntss
ente! u. an se paion Se sefeG ffas by s
Ut lnteres;et ahsll 10 snmnoned Or not.ted 10 ap.
peae hnd defend AZ IN uthet chses In cGulty: and
tho cause shall he brought 10 Issue. ncaEtnx md
curt, With tho rluhs ot ppeal ~ IN other cases.
This final tccren In Tho .ca,lae shall be certtaed BY
ts Gssk n so Gos't =, ~ o.
p!icant the lands nlay 1esntcFea' oad ratent Es.
crt Of lanAs lordoring non- -nayieal,le lakes OF
rotds ehlll he tho na1,H, 10 far aa Congress has
power to enact and tcclHfs, as those Of tho own.
ers Of lands bordering upon naryable waters.
dition to What has alrea.1y Appeared III print,
concerning tlIss bill, upto the time Of It's pre-
scntation TO the Committee. the next step IN
the proceedings heingL ti!o introduction Of the
lil! by Senator. sfcpWald. 'ihc al1ccs Of the
us thosc ATTEMPTED bytlle Valentine scrtp.llold-
crs, a,nt III tile rlsu Of Lake Calumet The
principle oG this hill isGsat, where public lands
have been 80 lar cnterqtl TINT tho Government
has Withdrawn It's p.l.Olliccs, tie ordinary
method OF procedure elkll be reversed, nnI III
stcali Df afl0wing pateAts to tssuu on a prirla
facie cnse made BIZ the applicant, nnl leaving
pastics already Interested to contest the satia
II tho Courts,-n0t tantry uf mud as
public land shall bc allowed, except after pub
liz proceeding tn Un(tad States Court, to es,
tsG!s ~ ,r Sa 'Sns Q, t .np9fn T. To- make dss s
rs lat.d ofllcc Is naintatled IN Stnte, It may
bu presumed that partfus Interested Will obtnii,
llutlcr nnl tako steps to pro,evt their rights
but when tho land otEqc Is discontinued and
proceedings arc conducted III the land office at
Washington. there Is practically little or no up-
poftunttY for such notlfea and protection.
1.-THE Senate LantGpmmtttec received the
proposed measure with favor,n continued air.
somo moro complete or perfect one,
will, It Is probablrd, bo passe1 wttIsUnt
unnecessary delay. Thu proposal to declare, sc
fur rs Congress ias authority to do TO, tlut tlle
rights OF riparan owlter* on t0ta.l!avgabl9 l1kcs
atl ponds shall be TIM hamc us tlIuse on nAyi.
/ gab)a waters, may uamlt Ut some discussion;
hut 1t seelns most fafn to the people Ut every
locality that t!ley should have Il common prlyf
lego III thu wnteFs Of ouch lakes a1al pouds,
subject only 10 the established rules goyeEnl.;
tho rights Ut rlpursan pwners Oil the shores oi
| the greater lnkcs.h "a