The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
WASHINGTON.

tinued at 81 per cent. from July,
1861, issued recently:
"By virtue of the authority con-
ferred by law upon the secretary of
the treasury, notice is hereby given
that the principal and accrued in
terest of bonds herein below desig-
mated, will be paid at the treasury
of the United States, in the city of
Washington, on the 18th of March,
1882, and that the interest on said
bonds ceases Oh that day, viz:
| unregistered bonds, acts of July IL
and August >, 1861, continued during
the pleasure of the government un-
der the terms of circular No. 40,
dated April'1l, 1881, TO bear interest
at the rate Of 81 per cent. per an
mum, from July /, 1881, ms follows:
Fifty dollars, Nos. 1851 TO 1850,
both inclusive; S400, Nos. 1901 to
1000, both inclusive; $1,000. Nos.
47,00l to 4S.900, both inclusive, aud
$4,000, Nos. 30,1l0 to 32,550, both
inclusive; total, S20,000,000.
"Many OF the bonds originally in
Guided in the above numbers have
been transferred and cancelled,
leaving outstanding the amount
| above stated.
Bonds forwarded for redemption
should be addressed to secretary of
the treasury, bond division, Wash
ingtOn, ID. c. and all bonds called
| by the circular should be assigned
TO secretary OF the treasury-ior re-
demption.' Where checks in pay
ment are desired in favor of auy one
but the payee, the bonds should be
assigned TO secretary of the treas
ury, for redemption, for account of
There insert name of person or per-
SONS to whose order the check should
be made made payable.l
CHAs. j. FoLGER, Secretary.
WAsHINGToN.-The adoption in
the senate yesterday of Mr.. Teller's
resolution, calling upon the interior
department, and also, as amended,
upon the department of justice, for
information regarding the Northern
Pacific land grants, promises TO lead
to long and interesting discussion.
Certain conditions limiting the
time for the construction of the
various roads included in the grants
were not met by the companies. The
suspension of work for three years
upon the roads in consequence of
the panic of 1873 was put forth as q
justification and excuse when n re-
version Of the lands to the public
domain was demanded as just con-
sequence of the failure of the COM
pany to meet the time conditions.
The case was referred to Land Com
missioner Williamson, who rendered
a decision that the company had
forfeited the unearned lands, and
this decIson reached congress in re-
sponse to resolutions OF inquiry. A
bill was introduced January IA, 1878.
by Mr.. Fuller, of Indiana, (house bill
No. 232O, declaring the forfeiture,
but it went to the committee on pub
lie lands and was never reported
back to the house, or at least was
never acted upon in open session.
AT about this time the managers of
the Northern Pacific appealed to
the interior department., then under
Mr.. SchurZ. to exercise its assumed
Jurisdiction, and decide whether the
failure of the company TO earn the
lands according to contract, would
of itself, work forfeiture. or whether
the company was entitled to posses
sion by default in the absence of
affirmative legislation. 1t was rep
resented that the work of construc-
ton had been vigorously pushed
since the panic suspension, and that
the company were in good faith en-
deavorin9 TO make up for lost time
to the limit of their ability. Mr.. Viii
ard brought the case in reason to the
attention of Mr.. Schurz. Mr.. Schurz
eflffd,1Aie1res.i.,i8stsfalf9Ht, Is mi AsgI,-
terwards paid counseI OF inc IvoI SIr---
ern Pacific company, and i'll due
course Mr.. SchurZ decided the title
OF the company 10 the lands to be
valid because of the omission by
congress to demand their forfeiture.
This decision was simply III tact
declaration that a default at that
time existed by reason OF the failure
of congress TO act, q fact patent
without the secretary's help. 10
could carry with il no special bind
ing force, for an executive officer
cannot trench upon the domain OF
| legislation. Mr.. Teller's position Is
that the failure of congress to de-
mand a reversion Of lands promptly
upon their technical forfeiture can
not affect the right of congress TO
enforce actual forfeiture at any
time. Even if the company's techni-
cal title to the land ia the absence
of legislation be conceded, their
ownership is held to amount now
only to possession, the power resid-
ing in congress to enforce forfeiture.
Hundreds OF thousands; yes, mill
lions of acres of valuable lands are
involved in this matter, and when IL
comes up for discussion n good deal
of dynamite will be exploded.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The house
went into committee of the whole
on the private calendar and passed
the bill to relieve from the charge Of
desertion two soldiers who had
been uniustly tried, convicted and
imprisoned, and to restore their
! rights to bounty, but not to pay.
| WAsHINGToN.-A. Il. Mullett,
former supervising architect of the
treasury, is here trying TO get his
. hooks in again on the public build
ings.
is here, and predicts that Tammany
is on the downroad.
The house committee on appro-
priations has agreed to make an ap-
/ preparation of $4,000 to aid in the
Q propagation of white fish.
Friends of ex- Congressman Stone,
i. of Michigan, are feeling confident
j, of his early appointment as commits
t sioner of potents, to succeed Mar
s Bile. The president expressed his
| appreciation OF Stones ability, and
l has intimated all intention to ap'
: point him.
T Governor Overton, of the Chicka-
, saw delegation, called upon the
G secretary of the interior and urged
e him to take further measures to pro
e fect the Indian Territory from in
r yasIon by white settlers.
: The total values OF exports fol
r twelve months, ending Decembel
c 81. 1881, were 1922, ,118,560.
e United States bonds redeemed
O under the one hundred and sixth
e call, $1dN4I, 90.
It Senator Beck, in his speech in be
d half of the arrears OF the pension acl
said his object was the repeal OF thi
i law, which, by the admission Of th
= former commissioner of pensions
IS opened the way TO fraud, and enac
q in its stead one that would preyen
If fraud and that would not tax tn
n country so heavily to comply wit
II It's provisions. He declared his viii