St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-30
NEW LAND LAW.
Bill Proposing Important Amend
ments of the Homestead
Act,
And Repeating Wholly the Pre-Emp-
ton and Timber Culture
Acts.
Contractor Price Furnishes Pretty Strong
Evidence Against William Pitts
Kellogg.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Secretary Chand-
Ter has received a telegram from Commodore
S. B. Luce, stating that the Portsmouth had
arrived at Newport with yellow fever on
board. The disease is not serious, however,
as all the patients are convalescing.
PROPOSED NEW LAND LAW.
The house committee on public lands have
agreed upon bill to repeal the presumption
and timber culture acts, and amend the
homestead laws. The amendment, as deter
mined upon, provides that every homestead
applicant shall make final proof, by two cred
| ible witnesses, of continuous residence upon
and cultivation or permanent improvement
of his claim for seven consecutive years next
succeeding its entry. The proof shall be in
duplicate, one set TO be filed in the local land
Office, and the other to be forwarded to the
general land office. If within one year after
| the presentation of such proof no contest be
! filed, and no notice given, supported by atfi-
davit made before some officer authorized to
administer the oath, charging and specifyin g
fraud, either in the original entry or in the
proofs, the secretary of the interior shall cause
! patents to be issued on the entry. But II a
contest be fled or affidavits made or if there
be from any cause reasonable ground to sus-
pect fraud in that case, the secretary shall di-
rect the commissioner general of the land Of
| fee to institute an investigation thereof.
The act of March 3, 1879, requiring
the publication of intention to make
final proofs six weeks in advance of the
event is repealed. Representative Cobb was
directed to report the BILL and authorized to
ask its passage under suspension of the rules
at the earliest opportunity.
The president sent to the senate to-day the
name of H. II. Glinn, Rochelle, ILL.,, for
postmaster at that place, instead of Mrs.
Elizabeth L. Otis, whose name is withdrawn.
1t is explained that since Mrs. Otis was nom
mated, the citizens of Rochelle held an cleo
ton for postmaster and selected Glinn.
SHIPPING FEES REDUCED.
Representative Davis Willis was instructed
by the house committee on commerce to re-
port bill amending the revised statutes rel
alive to the fees levied and collected from
the owners and masters of vessels naYigat-
along the sea coast. The amendments pro-
vide that ten cents shall be collected for GER
tifying the manifest, including the master
OATH and granting permit for any vessel to
go from district to district, and that similar
sums be collected for receiving the manifest,
including the masters oath, on the arrival
of any vessel from one collection district to
| Of
mediate ports or not.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The estimates of the army appropriation
bill for the ensuing year were $26, $50, 109,
the amount appropriated $24, $50, 450 which
is 1922, 500 less than the last appropriation.
The house subcommittee on postofiices and
postroads, considering the contract system
of telegraphy, ha. decided to make 25c the
maximum price for 20 words throughout the
United States. The bill prepared by the
committee makes the timeCfor the existence
of the proposed contract seven years There
| is no provision like that in the senate bill,
on the same subject, for the construction of
government line in case no contract is
made. The full committee will consider the
measure tomorrow, when final action win be
| taken.
Representatives Davis, Illinois, Woodward
and Boyle, of the committee on commerce
were appointed a subcommittee to consider
Representative Hopkins resolution, provid-
ing for the transportation of livestock.
| Ex-senator Dorsey was subpenaed to APP
pear before Springer's committee, but did
not come.
George c. Wing, chief of the diplomatic
bureau in the state department, has resigned
and w. H Edwards, recently associate coun-
sci for the United States before the French
and American claims commission, is ap-
pointed to the vacancy.