Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-23
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
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IRREPRESsIBLE McsARRAHAS.
The Man who has Fought . Losing
Fight for u Quarter OF . Gen.
tury-L Prospect OF Settlement.


WASHINGTON, Jan. ga Following Is
the full text OF the report submitted BY
Senator Garland to-day a. the views Of
the minority OF the Public Lands Com.
mittee concerning the Rancho Psnochs
Grands controversy: "In this invssti.
CATION McGarrahan, through counsel.
~propounded his claim to the land ~
against the United States, but no coun.
sci appeared for the Government. Tho
New Idria Company. claiming the right
to this property. or the most valuable
portion. appeared before the committee
and resisted the claim Of McGarrahau.
but made no proof OF their own claim.
II there were no other proof-and there
ia much other-ths hard contest OF the
parties for this estate 10 enough TO con-
vince US that this property 10 OF great
value. The struggle for Il has vsIed
the departments and courts and lawyers
for almost twenty-five years. The Su-
preme Court has passed upon II In some
Of its aspects Ave different times, and
during all this time the Government has
retained the fec to this property. but has
taken no steps directly to settle the dis.
pute, while the most Of this period the
New Idria Company has enjoyed the
use OF the property and Ia o doing
so. Aside from the principle OF law, as
we'll as the law itself. II Ia for the pub.
lie interest that there shold be an end TO
this litigation ; II is Of great importance
that this contest should terminate In an
early settlement Of the right to this
valuable property. The direct findings
OF the committee Of either House do not
themselves contribute very materially to
this result. This would DO 80 In the
very nature OF things. but the history Of
this case evinces II. The committee
here. for example. find against NECTAR.
rahan. and at ono he proceeds to the
other end OF the Capitol and asks re
lief. There q report adverse TO his
claim may DO made. aud Immediately he
presents his case here. Possibly both
Houses may find against him. but when
another Congress assemblies he Ia there
again asserting his claim. Both Houses
may find for him. and he presents his
Act OF Congress granting relief. aud the
New Idria Company responds that II Ia
unlawful and cannot affect their prior
equities, and to tho courts they will 60
and resist II. For. as 80 many cases In
the courts show, an Act OF Congress
operating In itself as a grant for direct
ing q patent 10 issue cannot escape this
question us against third parties. In
the mean time the New Idria Mining
Company have no grant, and Is profit.
ing largely, and the Government 10
silent. As. In the judgment OF the
minority, litigation TO settle this contro-
versy Is inevitable. q course should be
taken at once to place the whole matter.
with all parties claiming this property,
or any part Of II, and the United States
also, before some tribunal where justice
may be done in one suit. aud the sub
jcct be concluded. Holding this view Of
the question. the minority do not think
II proper 10 express any opinion a. TO
the merits Of McGarrshan's claim. The
minority think tho tribunal TO try this
case should be the Court Of Claims, with
the right Of appeal to the Supreme Court
OF the United States, and for this pur-
pose beg leave to submit the following
bill for adoption :"
The accompanying bill proposes TO au.
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