The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-06
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letter from the commissioner of the gen.
eral land office, referring to the rights of
certain parties to purchase Kaw lands,
which will explain itself. The depart
ment has prepared bill to remedy the
difficulty arising under the LIST section of
the act of 1876, which has met the an
proval of both the senate and house com
mittees, and | have obtained the consent
rOf the latter to an additional section
which will protect those who, residing
on adjoining tracts, extended their i'm
provements over tracts TO be disposed of
under the I'd section of the act of 1876.
This bill will be approved whenever
the committee shall be called for reports.
and its passage is certain.
Yours very truly,
HOS. RYAN.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. IA, 80.
Hon. THos. RYAN, House OF REPRE-
sENTATIvES:
DEAR SIR:-In reference to the sub
ject of your late oral inquiry IN connec-
ton with the copy which you left in
this office of letter from the commits
sioner of Indian affairs, to. superintend-
ent Hoag, dated August 10, 1872, regard
ing the Kansas trust and diminished re-
serve lands, which is returned herewith,
l have the honor to state that the act of
congress of May 8, 1872, statutes, vol II,
page IS, provided for the sale of said
lauds, for the benefit of the Indians.
without other reference to settlements
thereon than that contained in its sec
Ond section, which provided that leach
bona fde settler at the time occupying
any portion of the trust lands, and hav-
ing made valuable improvements there
on, or the heir at law Of such, who is Il
citizen of the United States, or who has
declared ms intention to become such,
shall be entitled at any time within one
year from the approval of that appraise-
ment TO purchase the land so occupied
and improved by him, not to exceed one
hundred and sixty acres in each case, at
the re-appraisedvalu thereof" etc. The
said act OF 1872 was superseded by the
act of June %, 1874, statutes, vol IS,
page 212, and this in turn was suppressed
ed by the act of July 3, 1876, statute, vol
10, page IL
The last mentioned act in its first sec
tion refers to certain settlers on the trust
lands reported as such by the commits
sloners, who, under the direction of the
Indian office, made the original appraise-
ment, and to certain others recommended
as such by Andrew G. Williams, acting
under the authority of that office, and
provides that such settlers shall be per-
mitted to make payment for the tracts
respectively awarded to them. The par
ties entitled under this section of the act
and the tracts to which their rights at
tach, are ascertained and determined by
the reports made under the authority of
the Indian office which are therein;r re-
fered to. But the secretary of the inte-
rior has directed that entries of the
tracts provided for in the first section of
the act shall not be allowed until furth-
er legislation, for which the department
Will ask congress.
The remainder of the said lands are to
be sold under the second section of the
act of 1876, ''only to actual settlers" as
therein prescribed. This office holds
that to entitle party to enter Hereunder
rs an actual settler he must be in actual
possession of the tract, and have improv-
ed the same for the purpose of making
his home thereon; that parties owning
and residing on adjoining land, with i'm
proyements extending over these Indian
lands, cannot enter the latter as actual
settlers thereon because of such improve
ments, the act of July ), 1876, contain
ing no provisions for "adjolning farm"
entries. This ruling does not affect
claims to the awarded tracts which are
specifically recognized and provided for
in the first section of the act, but only
claims of actual settlers under the second
section thereof. l must adhere to this
construction of the statutes, but on any
actual case arising, the point may be
taken on appeal to the secretary of the
interior for his decision.
Very respectfully your obedient SER
want, J. NJ. ARMSTRONG,
Acting Commissioner
Rev. F. ID. Logs meetings have been
discontinued. Many regrets were ex-
pressed. Rev. F. d. and wife will hold
their silver wedding on Saturday even
ing, February 18th, at Tressler's hall.
Don't all bring casters. K.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. f.
j. w. 10y went down to Parsons yes
terday as delegate from Americas lodge |
No. %, A. o. U. W., to the grand lodge |
of the state'Of Kansas.
You can save 90 per cent. on your in
vestment by Paying as you CO." and |
giving us your patronage. We can and |
will sell goods very low. j. d. GIBSON.
Andy Yetman has concluded to sell at
auction, on Saturday, February 18th, a
large amount of stock and farming uten-
sils, when six months credit will he
given.
The election yesterday drew out a
much larger vote than was expected, PA
votes being polled against 323 at last
election. J. L. Butler was reelected for
trustee; A. g. Edmiston, treasurer: DR..
I. Arthur Wright, clerk. There were
eight candidates for justice Of the peace,
with the following result: Geo. Miller,
1856; Storey Sargent, 20; Van Varis, 90;
C. Grinnell, As; s. NJ. Bell, Z; A. Aston,
Il; Than Wise, 1tG.
Buy your furniture at NJ. w. Gibson's.
We will duplicate prices of any house
in the county on furniture.
II. w. GIBSON
z. S. Adair and J. w Floyd were
elected constables.
MaRRIED.-On Wright's creek, on
January 22d, at the residence of the bride,
by the Rev. W. w. Irwin, Rev Marion
Bell and Mrs. Harriet Robinson. All
IF Lyon county.
When in need of glassware or queens
ware call on NJ. W. GIBsoN.
Peter Rush laid his pocket book down
IN his anvil yesterday while he turned
ais back minute. When he again be-
held that pocket book he was $3.50 poor
sr in Greenbacks, some person having
lifted out that amount Two boys are
lnder arrest but have not had a hearing
yet. KENO.