, 1879-05-03
NEBRASKA.
The Union Pacific Lsnd-Grant, and the Late
Decision Of tho United States Supreme
F0nrt

sr,,n vrnfo, o.nsAnr.,ar.n+ ,a a..
Are m't. Jn"" 'o 4, 49,, e., anu sne Ias<
Court
TO the Editor o} The Tribune.
GALEsBURa, Ill.,, April 30.-The writer having
been for many years intimately acouafnted y,tt
Tho .et.,a1,o,, Sn5 ar,,,,h - Nah-.sna a,,6
s asn. .,.sA,S-e. I1>' o"sn =. 'a.' ~
naVinR iaeety returned from Journey tnfougf
that splendid young State, thought 1t might be
of interest to TEE TRIBUNE readers to learn
something IN regard tn tbe effect in Nebraska ri
~. 1ota 5ao;c;on ~ +ha c,nr.,,a ca,,r. ~ +,,<
1rs 4a.e aes!u ~. .ns ou,1 y. u,'
United states confirming the title Of the lands
Of the Onion Pacific Railroad. It is we'll te
premise by briefly stat;nu The case Tor the infor
,notion of thoep :rbo have mt fo11owad # c1cee,
=, ~ ,a.t;o, .-,.a 49, ~ 49, .;es,t ,>f ,s.e
~ tn0 4oes'Aoa asose as w.. tHe ''sat -. pse
to the Union Pacific Railroad. The act grant.
ing these lands crcteined a clause which per
,,itt.d ,,,+;,, ~ snch of thosa 1,nds a.
..leseu ~ - ~, .n,.h;. &c
we're y not sota u a'soSeo 81 N1t'un tnlee years
after the road was accepted BY the Government
time ernired IN the fall # 1871. some ten
-...s 49, r1s.,,.. ,aa,so p.n...d Ta.,a- ~.
5saie as.o tae ou4o. aeIle .NS>A4'~0u - oe"pau'
placed these lands IN the dands ol trustees, III
trust. to secure bonded loan Of SO, COO, COO to
be used ip construction OF the road, empowering
~ r-.,.too. ~ >7a,,, a.,,, troot. eotd .r1 ,,,19
the trustees to aeea any tracts @ sou, ana appls m
t s..s Rs!S ;ee.'a5 a.5 tbe .,on.1ent ~ wh1cn
~ to1ds 49, haiS n +rnst srha ouest;cn
e..e ,h;s ..nsaator' csra 9v;th;n ~
atose ~ . tS ta;sasa ~ ,,aaa -, the
:nngs o. Ee 1e TSa ffata5 ststos T Tan5
o..s,,,;es,o.ar Ia",ae rhst 1ha transfar IT ti,a
M ueetue1 1or .nA. 1eit5 d sh,t ~ the
a1t W r4hnsa 40 ~ ,"snsa th;s n,n,er vouI
taents o. :aose nto toaneb h,d ~ m w.. "oe
oe prelodlceo tae 3anes ne1o ~ tne tsussees s
Tor their 0eoeht snou'G e., oe 80 summary o,s-
poseu o., Dy Tu.nna.t3 slss el1Ta 49," a"s ~
nfe-emptors. 1he oe'as'o.l " 'lae guitet osa.ss
Lnnu cen!nlss,onef sesmsu t.1nensy ~ 5"s11 -
ana pas nnal'{ neea srnu'Iateu r1:l " uetsuu y.
Vexed question whcn 1oVolseo lar gseater IN,
te!ests taah appea1s On Ie suIlase' Sa1l
schnrz, the frusaan member oI tne nases
Caoluet, suatcneo tns uuesot a,o4l ~ ptnusi p.
oepartment % Tue oa'tsu otases au ia.nt;n T2u
mlsslonefs oHce, anu N.La 3.nper'a! oletas.os, ue
anE nopn 1nefeog ~ peas t,r =, 1,,.e
element OF Lne eounalY " % ose.s'a.nR a., - of!ee
the rights both d tlie ra,I'oad ana tue TO-
nocent noloeIs tne oou1s' % moss VI "nUu Mu
resided ~ Eostau ano ~. ue'nay' ,h;s -,th. ~,
Schurz little ln91Rht hat ta.s IuIn- .1!1c
less etTose moula ~ .ne saSse s.ot tsf
inJure 'ilousands y te sSts'Gts ~ ~.
the uFeat iiaste sac5, wy n. Luz h"nes ~ th.
ianas o. %ue acae tea. ,. s,,.1,, f.n,,rs na-
Squnso'e ,!sssn ~ &c sn, h f,ecrra ~ he
senurz ~ XIV a'H my t;s n'est;nn ~
nlgnest .souna: ~ 'us ~t;s, t' - ,n ;n1,+ s+,1a
te eltle 70 s teussd @ ~ - h. ana;,,
o. aeo1asAa ~ - seS ff.';o 1s pacfan ronnanv now
a1stuTpsu te un.ua -. ~, .I,,.tr nnr7c,t.
nave bnieu PLIES na r,..s 80 ~ ~ ,hc raiItv ~
nti tatI ~ ru n tnc t;te Of tht SELLERS as
1asL It1et y " ~. ~ te ". Th;s dsc;e;on vii
pnsehasea o. t nc ;t1t Nv ytnoneands of neonlc
oe teeets1 , ~ wy 1ehTa.ta bnt by their friends
aoL on,9 ~ thn .o,,nsrv Far i is am{,ted f,r
~ ;,G,ss wio hace aver examined the
al eapao'e }uId9 III hnr1srt1;', the Pla1te River
ficn tIact u 1st LILLY nor1nn of The whnIe West
mat II - nie :n,n,| nnG ,xhen I.onnsrsd w,tI,
aos easep1 W,ss,,ri ' ~ Kansas lnf,s there Is M
.ompstison soe'p 20 be made. All Ills rich belt Of
anu twenty ms'es ~ eaSn e,"e a. M t,.a .It's
k,se - nu~ =, ng1I 'z hs,t Government Ia:js
oahS 'b;art ~ h' 'stead au we're lug AGO taken
'ooJsct - s.1',, ,t,t | nnder imo,n1emrnt
, acatai ~ ; a IN this rcat tract
80 la1 raa7 IN an old settled county, and there
l1e lea1J J4:,a.,oriy - au oI st,ract;vs 10 nav
orc, pas'';a.naa Ra1ata 4t.. cne.tion nf
ttte arnxc tnousanJ Of farmers hnd also pur
.s rsi;raaa Ian. IN this hslt from The Union
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