The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-10

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shall I've construed to mean both skilled
and unskilled laborers and Chinese en-
ployed in mining.
THE LAPsBD LAND GRANT.
The House Judiciary Committee have
at last decided to report upon Mr..
Cobb's Lapsed Land Grant bill. They
will recommend tho forfeiture Of lands
upon which railroad grantees have
failed to cause work to be dome by way
Of construction, and will ask the per
mission Of the House to make separate
supplemental reports with reference to
other land grant roads. The lands REQ.
commended for immediate forfeiture
comprise the grants to seven Southern
roads. First on the l lot 10 the Gulf and
and Ship Island road. Six sections Of
land per mile were granted by act Of
August II, 1856, for . road from Bran
don, Miss, to the Gulf Of Mexico at
Ship Island. The map Of location was
filed November q, 1880. No lands have
been approved to the State for said
road, and no portion Of the road has
been constructed. The reservation Of
lands for the road ceased on August IL,
1855. The Tuscaloosa and Mobile road
IL the second on the list. This road and
the ether five were given grants under
acts similar to that for the Gulf and
Ship Island road aud in no case has any
portion Of any Of the roads been con-
structed. The remaining roads are the
Mobile and New Orleans, Coose and
Tennessee, Elyton and Boards Bluff,
In Alabama, and the Iron Mountain
road, Of Arkansas. The number of
roads to which lands have been granted
10 thirty-nine, Of which the seven In the
list are the only ones with regard to
which there are no legal complications.
The committee have discussed at some
length-but without coming to . defi-
mite conclus ion-how they had better
deal with the subject matter before
them.
1t was 1t first proposed to submit ev-
to the House in one report
framed in such way - virtually to put
upon the House the task Of disposing of
the questions attached to the varying
cases. Then It was proposed on the 9TH
er side to submit each class Of cases for
separate action, grouping under one
head, ~ has been done those roads upon
which construction has never been At
tempted, under another head those that
we're begun but never completed, and 10
IN, 20 ~ to present one set Of legal ques-
ions at a time. The general purpose
aimed at In this proposition will proba-
ply be served by separate reports, al |
though possibly the same questions may |
Dc prevented for determination more
han once. The committees line Of lol-
~ will depend much upon the disposi-
aon OF the House. The presentation of |
large number Of cases in one report |
would tempt combinations, and thus
'ndsnger the chances of cases concern
NJ which, ii presented separately, the
House might sustain the committee.
There is risk, on the other hand, Of Gre
'ting revulston in the House by drsw-
NJ cases out to IN excessive length.
The judiciary Committee, it IL stated.
loes not seem yet to know how
DON the more important cases which
hey have under advisement may be Ne
'orted. A lobby in the interest
4 some Of the larger Fundamentally the
Northern Pacific-has been in WASH
Dston during all the session, and it IL
tated no report will be made upon that
oad - long ~ the lobby can prevent it.
he committee is still undecided con-
erning the disposition to be made of the
money which would be acquired from
be sales Of land under the forfeiture
Ct. SO between the Hobbies in the in
'rests OF the several larger roads and
ne quandary it 10 In with 20 m.nv
'ads on Its hands, the chances are that
tile of nothing will be done toward ,
sitting this vexed lapsed land grant
lsstion during the present session of
Ongress. i
BR0oKHAvEN, Mass, May S.-The :
ounty jail was destroyed by fire last !,
Ight, burning to death three e,olorefi
rlsoness. Its believed they fred the !.
aiding for the purpose Of escaping.