Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-25
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Bill Regusssiaw AsaesNi L~Dds Oh
Mextcaa assaSs.

Bitl neg usssiaw AsaesNl LnDds on
Mexsess 0ssass.
WASHINGTON, Jan. The
10 the full text Of the
mineral land provision finally
agreed upon In the bill which
passed the Senate last Thursday,
providing for the adjudication OF
Mexican land claims In Nevada,
Wyoming, New Mexico,
Arizona and Utah: "No allowance
or confirmation Of any claim shall
confer any right or title to any
gold, silver or quicksilver mines or
minerals Of the same, unless the
grant claimed is affected by the
donation or sale Of such mines or
minerals to the grantee, or unless
such grantee has become otherwise
entitled thereto In law or In equity,
and such mines and minerals shall
remain the property Of the United
States, with the right Of working
the same, which fact shall be stat
ed In any patents Issued under this
Act. But nothing in this Act
shall authorize the working of
any mines therein by any per.
son, the confirmee or his as.
signs, until Congress shall provide
by law therefor" This clause 10
based upon the Spanish and Mexi.
can ordinances, which provided
that the precious minerals should
be reserved to the crown unless spe-
cially included In the grants. A mo.
ton submitted by Senator Teller to
strike out the whole clause as orig
inalIy framed by the Private Land
Claims Committee, was defeated,
ayes IL; noes SO, but the amenda.
tory provisions, beginning with
the words SUNLESS and" but, ~
above given, were accepted at Tel.
ler's instance aud IL is believed
will protect all existing mineral
rights. The other principal condi.
lions precedent to combinations
under this bill, are a. follows: "No
claim shall be allowed for any land
the right to which has hitherto
been lawfully acted upon and de-
cided by Congress, or under its au.
no proceeding, decree, or
act under this act shall conclude or
Affect the private rights Of persons
as between each other, all Of which
rights shall be reserved and saved
to the same effect 40 II this act bad
not been passed; but the proceed
Ings, DEGREES and acts herein pro.
vidsd for shall be conclusive Of all
lights a. between the United
states and oil persons claiming
my interest or right / q such lands"
The bill also provides that all
claims not presented by pretltion
% the proper United States District
Court within three years from the
late Of Ito enactment shall be for
'ver barred.
shsekssg Railroad Accident.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24th.-On the
abroad, near Elmirs, Saturday
light, the express train was ditch.
ID. The postal and express cara
aught fire and four clerks and the
'xpress man were burned to death.
Confess fer shs O'LeaSy Dsss.
NEW YORK.. Jan. 24th.-A large
rowd Of sporting mon and others |
Isssm blsd ut the American Instl.
ute building to witness tho start |
a the pedestrian contest for tho
)'LeAry belt. Prizes In the pres.
mt contest can only be won BY
hose covering 480 miles. The rates
re graded according to the mum.
yer Of men covering that distance.
should four be successful In the
contest, the man covering the
Ireatest number of miles will re-
Ielvs forty per cent. of the sweep.
takes and gate money; the next
hirty per cent, the next twenty
,er cent. and the next ton Der
ent. Every man covarlnR 40O
niles will receive back his on.
rance fec Of 500. Thirty contest.
'nts started.
rae Waukssss.
New Y6RK, Jan. 2lth.-Psdss. |
riana ~ = Albert, Of Pbiladolphia, |
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