The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-05-24
WAsHINGT0N.

A REPORT was made to the House on the
nth from the Judiciary Committee which is
regarded as very significant, in that It fore
shadows, to great extent, the views Of the
committee in regard to the question of rail-
road land grant forfeiture. The report was
made in regard to certain lands in the State Of
Michigan, occupied by pre-emption settlers,
but claimed by the Ontonagan & Brule River
Railroad Company as belonging to It
under o grant made BY the State of
Michigan out Of lands voted by Con-
gress- Although the railroad company was
chartered MANY years ago nothing was done
towards building the road until within year.
The report submitted discusses at length the
Law and policy Of forfeftures of land grants in
general, and maintains the rights Of the Gov
ernment to the lands where the law has not
been complied with In the present case the
report maintains as valid the act of the United
States land officer in issuing patents to the
settlers snd declares forfeited out Of the grant
to the railroad company, 50 much of the land
as is taken up by pre-emption settlers. The
report is IN favor of the settlers, and against
the claim Of the railroad company to the land,
and IL important, in that It establishes prece-
dent which VIII deprive other larger railroad
companies OF q great deal Of valuable land
claimed as being within their lands, but which
has been occupied By settlers.
TIE President signed the Indian Appropria-
ton bill on the 18th.
SECRETARY LINCOLN has designated Sur
geons Perm, Spencer and Harvey as the army
medical departments delegates to the meeting
Of the American Medical Association at st.
Paul June6.
TIE House Committee on Patents, BY a
vote Of seven TO two, decided on the 18th to
report adversely on the pending bill to grant
an extension of patent for q steam grain
shovel to Nilsson, spendelow & Watson.
IMPORTATION has been received at the State
Department at Washington that President
Barrieos, Of the Republic of Guatemala, win
visit the United States shortly.
TEE general deficiency appropriation bill
will appropriate about s21 0o0, 900, $4,000, 900
of which is to supply the deficiencies in the
appropriations for the payment of pensions
during the fiscal year.
THE War Department at Washington re-
eeiyed the following telegram from General
Pope, dated At Fort Leavenworth, May Is:
1.-THE situation at the Mescalero Agency is
much the same only worse than 1t was with the
Cheyennes- The Mescaleros must be fed or
they viii starve. The Indian Bureau, it ap-
pears, cxnnot feed them The army must
therefore feed them or q heavy military force
must be placed around them to make them
starve peacesbly. There Is time yet to provide
for them; but It cannot safely be postponed.
1t should be attended to at once"
Mr. Hull, of Colorado, introduced bin IN
the Senate on the 18th which provides that
hereafter no bidder for mail service on any
route shall be required to furnish check or
draft with his bid or proposal. The bill is
favored by the Postmaster General. The pres
ent law affords no additional safeguard to the
Government, rs checks are returned as soon
as the service is begun, while on the contrary
It deprived the Government of the competition
of local bidders, who are stopped bidding for
the reason Of not having easy access to banks.
THE bin extending the charter of National
banks passed the House on the 10th. 1t ex-
tends the charters another twenty years, and
provides against q forced contraction of the
currency by compelling the banks to give mo-
tice Of their intention TO withdraw circulation.
The bill has not yet been considered BY the
Senate.