Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-01
Especial Telegram to the Globe I

oH tAe Olll DeIOre any IuFIner apprOpr1a-
tion bills are taken up. They say that, as
the bill lies on the speakers table, it must
be acted on before more appropriation
bills are reached, if they insist on the reg
ular order, and they will SO insist.
CAN'T GET COMMITTEEMAN.
Speaker Keifer is finding trouble in fill
ing out the committee on conference on
the little revenue bill with the tariff rider
The speaker has gone through the entire
list of Democratic members of the ways
and means committee to find two Demo
Gratis who will consent to serve. Randall
informed the speaker to-day that he would
not consent. and Morrison was substituted
Morrison declined and Randolph Tucker
was appointed. Tucker has also refused,
and the only Democrat left is Speer, of
Georgia, to serve with Carlisle as
the minority representatives On
the committee. If Speer is appointed the
committee will, as far as the house confer
rees go, be composed almost wholly OF
high protectionists. The refusal of all the
leading Democratic members to serve on
the conference committee is regarded as
evidence that the Democrats are disposed
to resist the adoption of the report of the
committee, no matter what it may be.
TIMBER TREsPAsssRs.
The commissioner general of the land
Office has been directed by the secretary of
the interior to give instructions to the
special timber agents who may be called
upon to report cases of trespass upon the
lands within the limits of railroad grants,
not to include cases of alleged trespass
upon odd sections. The secretary says
there is no legal reason why any railro ad
company, when its grant of land. by con
gress is an unearned one, cannot institute
proceedings against trespass on its
lands, since no valid objection
would be raised on the trial of such case
on account of want of title in the compa-
ny, lnasmuch as title to the company can
be Questioned only by the United States
This decision was made in the case of
trespass against Thos. jenkins, of Waseo,
Oregon, for cutting 1000 cords of fre-
wood within the limits of the Northern
Pacific Railway company's grant on an
unearned section.
Secretary Teller has reversed the de-
cision of the commissioner general OF the
land office, who rejected an application to
purchase under the first section of the act
of June Is, 1880, several parcels of land
near Denver, Col. This statute contem-
plates that persons who commit trespass
on the public lands mot minerai) prior to
March l, 1879. may secure themselves
against criminal or civil proceed
ings therefor by pur chase Of
such lands at the government
price. 1t appears that, prior to March 1
1879, the applicants unlawfully cut timber
on the tracks applied for, and civil suits
were commenced against them for sucf
trespass; that they offered certain sum o1
money in satisfaction thereof, which was
accepted by the department, that the
agreed price was paid and the suits with
drawn. Therefore the government had nc
further claim upon them under civil pro
ceedings. Not so, however, as regard!
criminal prosecution for their acts. Tht
secretary says hat,although the three years
Limitation for commencement of crimina
proceedings may have now elapsed, the
question must be considered as of tine date
of their application, and their right de
termined accordingly. The applicants
were subject to criminal prosecution at tina
date, and were then authorized to enter the
: tracts applied for, and their entry allowed
THE UTAH & NORTHERN RAILWAY.
A series of five maps outlining its route
filed by the Utah d Northern RAILWAY
company, has been approved by Secretary
: Teller, subject to any existing rights O
: the Northern Pacific Railroad company
: the line represented by these maps being
within the limits of the withdrawal for tn,
! benefit of that company.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL IN THE SENATE.
4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The sundry civi
1 appropriation bill, as amended by the sen
ate committee on appropriations, was re
/ ported to the senate this morning by MI
Allison and ordered printed. The senat
committee increase the amount of the bill
as it passed the house by S1,418,OOC
. Among the items added by the senat
: | committee are the following: For dr.
9 dock at Mare island, $4,000; life Saving
service and new life saving stations, SIS.
!, 600; marine hospital at Memphis
$4,000; New Orleans custom house
$4,000; furniture, gas fixtures, ETC.
for public buildings 100000; completion
of Washington's monument 100000
: public printing and binding S5OOOOO
new naval observatory 100000, surveying
public lands $4,000; protection O
z public lands from fraudulent entry 100000
d protection and improvement of the Vel
!. lowstone park $25O,0OO; bureau of en-
a craving and printing expenses $4,000
e The committee has stricken out the iten
d of $324,000 for the construction ant
9 repair of military posts, and S2O0,OO
n for the execution of the treaty and agree
f ment with the Sioux Indians. The hous
O provision relative to the Yellowstone parl
: was stricken out and new paragraph in
@ serted, authorizing the secretary of the in
O interior to lease not exceeding eighty acre
t within the park, but not to include tn,
g geysers or other objects of interest; al
n previous contracts or leases to be declare,
g invalid. The committee also strike on
y the section repeating the pre-emption law
n WORK OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.