Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-23

kills with the senate amendments were
received from the senate and d,referred.
Ryan submitted conferences report
on the Indian appropriation bill which
was agreed to. Burrows submitted .
conference report on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill. Agreed
to. The house then went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the sundry
civil bills. r.t..I rl
On motion of Mr. Regan the amend
ment was adopted authorizing surveys
which may be required for the identi-
fication of land for the purpose of evi-
dence In any suit or proceeding In be-
half Of the United States. RI
After dlscursion the par agraph max.
Ing an appropriation fJr the survey Of
private land claims In New Mexico
and Arizona was amended no az to
prohibit any of the appropriation be.
Ing used for preliminary surveys of
private land claims.
Mr.. Pound offered an amendment
repealirg the pre.emption laws, to.
gether with all laws authorizing the
filing of declaratory statements for the
entry of public lands by attorneys or
agents.
Mr.. Washburne advocated the
amendment, oontending that pre- emp
tion of land should be repealed.
The amendment was adopted, and
Is as follows: provided, that the
presumption laws, with all other laws
authorizing the fling of declaratory
statements by agents or attorneys be,
and the same are, hereby repealed;
provided further, that this repeal
hall not affect the disposal of lands
under treaty stipulations with Indian
tribes, nor be deemed to impair any
legal rights heretofore acquired under
laws hereby repealed, but all existing
entries, settlements or filings may be
perfected on proper proof of the law
full and bona fide character of said
claims and ot due compliance with the
provisions and requirements of the
laws under which such entries were
made; provided further, that any per-
son who has heretofore made, or may
hereafter make bona fde entry Of
public lands under the homestea i'd
laws, shall have the privilege
Of paying the minimum price
for the quantity of land 80 en-
tered at any time before F4sthe
exploration Of five years from date of
entry, and after actual residence, I'm
provement and cultivation hiss been
maintained for period not less than
two and one-half years OF entry, and
it shall be the duty Of the commits
sioner Of the general land office to re.
quiro evidence Of actual compliance
with the requirements of tho law In
respect to settlement, residence, Ina
provement and cultivation In all cases
In which title now Is, or may be here.
after claimed under the homestead or
other settlement or Improvements laws
Of the United States; Provided
further, any person applying for
the benefits Of the timber culture laws
shall make his entry In person at the
proper local land ffi,e, shall make
affidavit that he Ia an actual resident
| Of the country and state or territory In
(which the land II situated, that he has
I not entered In any contrast or agree.
ment to relinquish the entry he may
make and that he his no present or
prospective purpose Of making any
such relinquishment and Offering for
sale - a matter OF traffic. Speculation
In relinquishment entries made under
theprovsions, I hetimber culture la1r
shall be deemed prima facia evidence
that such entry was made for speou-
lstion purposes, and not In good faith,
as required by law, and such entries
shall thereupon be liable to cancella-
tion by the commissioner Of the gen.
eral land Office; land covered thereby
shall be deemed subject to entry by
the first legal applicant. The first
SEQ ion of the act of May IA, 1880,
author zing lands covered by relin-
qulshed claims be held as open to set
tlement and entry without further
acti n by the commissioner of the
general lard offi;e, and all other
acts or parts Of acts inconsis.ent
herewith are hereby repealed. Pro.
vided further, that when the timber
culture entry rhall have once been
mado on tract Of public land subject
to nuch entry and the same shall be-
oancelled or reiirqnished. Land COW
cred hereby shall thereafter be sub
ject to entry only u, der timber cul-
ture laws, and no patent shall. be Is
aued for such lands till the require
ments of the laws have been fally
complied with "
The committoa roaa and kho hcu.A
adjourned.