, 1879-07-14

!iescd thsso Wns cone!uGfan'e amoa9t mo- fa.sea IN
f"s "s s,aI,sticof nntnn.cs ~ ''o 0eF~'1''"'
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pURLJu JAND9.
coptr,cAr1on or THE LAWS.
rp<efoi fhspatch to ne ntetus.
WAsu1yoros, D, C., july t3-Thc Commits
sion To cpIfy Tie publ!a Land laws. and to
recommend a systcru OF classification and dIy1s-
ton Of thc nublic lands for aale. hoa divided f.
self fnto two eut,-commltteca. cach of which
will 1evota II, attention n ono nj the aubfec,s
na,nod Tie duty osstenct1 To tho Commission
I, IN t,ncr,,rc. .rhc pn,,,,c Land laws conn p,;so
ncarty nm scctfons of t,e l,rv,setl atat1tes, and
mort of t),c,e hive becn n,ado the su1yiect of
n,nr, ~ less n,,n,or,,a nm, ct.horatc eYrcntivc
and fudfcta1 rultura and divisions, Beside. tticso
]aws. too. there orc probably as ma,,y more en-
actmcnts. general and specjs,. relating 10 The
puu,tc lands. which. having hccon,o obsolete,
aro no. Inctuded In nf,o rcy!,Iun OF tho
..a.r,.. 49,, ~. ... -. t...,,,,,,,- ,.I.,
.s,a.a us,.s.:. ~ -. .,.s :. .e.ass, !, ,rio.
"he'e se'e'c'ee ~ tn'tc - "eeEs6att, ~ o.oc'
to determine some question Of the title. Pcr-
haps
rur voer run,.-v ouuar,oy
A.. ,.s.'...s..s -. t,,...,Gs..,'.,, n,.,,
'le o4o- -s"!''"'i9!ee OH c1oa"'ncatlo'' a''. n"r~
solyu is that relating to the manner Of dis
ros,ny of mineral 1,rIa 1ho Ia,va NJ In.
IInI,a5 stotca rno, tl,ts ,rh,oct b.rs tsrucIv
|' on"su asuse' apoa III" suolees ""'1 '.1s.',
grown ip out o1 loeas mlhl'lE-c'a1m la~s anu
regulations. The extensive litigation which has
sprung up under the operation OF these Laws,
mi vht,,t IA ,on.t.r,,, hoc,,,i,,o ,noro ~.
aMi Na!cn ~ cu"staat.Y uetosnluH tnots cAs
tenst'e: ls q heaVS eul4ei9 70 n'nnE lnaesIfses'
at,a. the commission snaii sueeeea III ~, oG,
sI% vss ON ys 1or nf the ~ !utuTS wo "g ,s T ~
counted most valuable. a mcmhcr OF the Conl-
Mlas1o'1 SAID yesterday that, while there fau 10
yet been NJ discussion OF the details OF elassla-
cation, he thought that there WINS
SUBSTANTIAL AonREMEHT.
omonp the members of the sub.t ommfttec IN
] tic wencrn] m suect' and he Indicated lie o,,es.
tion az revision Ut tbe mauncr Of classtfytnr
md dividing tic mineral lands 81 bcing proba-
mission viii have 10 deai. Tic euG.comu,ittec
nu f,iuasiiicatiun cnnsists ofs ntrertfr C!arrnrr
1Snr. nf the Gcolnrtrai Snrycy: Prof. i. ".
ToWc1l, OF the sane survey; and Gen, William
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TIE MlsoAs5tiA ~ hlt'
GAIT. cowDoH's PROPHECY rEnrrlEn-TnH
LEVER Jous-wur CAPT. cowDoN wAs NOT
ALLOWED PLACE uroN 1r.
From Our o1rn Corry,rondtnk
WAsu1soros. D. C., july t0,-Capt, Cowdou,
H.. s.s........ =, 49,. ...,, .t'a,, 80. 81.
Luz u'eeoSetcs " ''.c o"'Y pFaeLcao,o pta" 1or
tho I'M prorement OF tic Hllsslsslppi Niscr, In q
talk last winter, said to nc:
..rhcse ncon1o wll, fall tn mana ttc,r hill an-
,x,a,i,.;,r ,,tiIfo,, ~ ,h., tar... 49,, t..,.ns
p'optmt''E ,ui'''''"e !of ."s 'ctees "no !eLt'cs'
bat l3ey "ll' suecceu Ill their al1sslss1pps !aVcf
Commission scheme, md With that Commission
they will ultimately succeed in getting NIL they
u,nt rho tovoc o,,1 ,,ttv uno ,r,, ao,tu,o ~.
"4"s' 49,. ~. ., tsss' tt' W. , nAp1u,o wv
Cohmlss!o"' 4nat Commission VIII maze 1c-
ports In favor Of the most c1tcns'ye s5stem Of
improvements on tho basis Of the present sys-
trm. II viii recommend so much Ia etnrt The
,sa.,r, I'D .no ,,o.,. Iii 10 st.r."1 w., -.
"osA' ana uH WIN "'t. W .e"' W epo ~ u.
tt'ho t!1at no one can liz, ahta to cost m'll!ons
that nobody eau now pretend to count. poor
mas, who has nothfug to promise 10 contractors,
,,n,,n, In ,n,,c ,1airst = rreot acI,omo ~ t,,fs
kiHd."
There WAS sadness In thc old mans voice,
which regent events hare rcca1lcd md emn}ln-
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