Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-17
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
TO PREVENT FRAUDULENT ENTRIES.

TO PREVENT FRAUDULENT ENTRIES.
The bill introduced to-day by Mr.. McDon-
aid to prevent frauds in the entry of lands,
is designed to guard against such attempts
as were recently made, and nearly proved
successful, in regard to very valuable prop
erty near Chicago. 1t provides that no en-
try shall be made or patent issued for any
land in any State in which a United States
land Office is not maintained, ex-
cept upon compliance with the
following, among other specified conditions
precedent: The applicant must file in the
Office of the clerk of the federal court q
sworn petition setting forth not only the
boundaries of the tract, and the means by
which he proposes to enter. Vt, but also the
names of all occupants of any land within
one mile thereof, and the names of all per.
sons who may appear by the records of
deeds of the county, to be Interested in any
lands situated within said district of the tract.
All these occupants and other parties interest
ed are to be summoned to contest the applica-
ton if they desire to do SO, and no patent
shall be issued by the commissioner of the
land Office until after the receipt of q certified
copy of the final decree in the cause thus
instituted. The bill further provides that
the rights and interests of the owners of lands
bordering on non-navigable lakes or ponds
shall be the same, SO far as Congress has
lower to grant or declare, as those of own
ers of lands bordering on navigable waters.
MORE PETITIONS.
Members Of the House confined filing pc
titions to-day, accompanied by bills of all
descriptions, for the purpose of having them
referred to appropriate committees in order
to secure their consideration during the
present Congress. There were no financial
measures placed in the petition box to-day
THE -FOUR PER CENTS.
If the four per cents are disposed of as
rapidly as desirable upon the new terms,
Secretary Sherman will save in the sale OF
the $3.50, 100000 more than 100000 to
the government, which will largely ccm-
pensate for the double interest which he is
compelled to pay under the law during the
three months which the calls run. Under
the new arrangements the holder
of uncalled O-4Os will receive in exchange
their bonds at par, 4 per cent. bonds al
993S. The ten dollar certificates will still be
sold at par in exchange for lawful money, by
the treasurer and assistant treasurers ano
that purpose, and a commission of one
eighth of one per cent. will be allowed with
out respect to the amount sold in any given
period.
APPOINTMENTS.
The President has nominated Edwin w.
Knightley third auditor of the treasury and
James M. Milton collector of internal rev
enue for the Second district of Tennessee
Knightley was member of the last Congress
from Michigan.
ACCEPTS THE OFFICE.
Professor Cyrus Thomas, State entomolo
gist of Illinois, has accepted the position O
entomologist of the department of agri
culture.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
| The Senate committee on privileges ant
elections to-day commenced hearing the ar
gument in the Spoford- Kellogg case upo1
the question whether or not the action O
the Senate hitherto has made the controvers
res adjat<licatG.