The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-12

back to the House and have a very favorable
consideration. do you think IL will pass, Mr..
McKiuley2' your correspondent asked. "Yes,
hink Very likely 1t will" "How about the
senate and the President, will 10 get past
thtnk 1t doubtful"
| WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The woman suffr gsts have got black eye,
neiaphoIicslly speaking, By the recent trans
fers OF the chairmanships ia the Senate. Lap
nam, of New York, while not a very vigorous
supporter Of the cause, was recognized by Miss
Anthony and her co-laborers as inclined to be
friendly to the proposition for universal suf.
trage. On the other hand, Senator Cockrell,
who is now made chairman of the Committee,
is outspoken against it. He has no hesitancy
when inquired of upon the subject, in saying
| that he opposed female suffrage. With the
chairman and the large percentage Of
the committee of the Senate opposed
10 any action in behalf of the movement, and
with a House that would not even grant it the
small boon OF a committee 10 consider iis sn9-
gestioDs. IL Is very evident that won-an suf-
ffage need not hops for anything from this
Congress. Yet, these patient, hopeful aBd un-
c0nqueTabie women will come up again this
year as they have annually for he last six-
cen years, and resolve and petition for, aud
demand suffr ,ge, and some day they will get IL
perhaps not they, but If not, their successors
will
FoRFEIrJRE oE LAND GRANTS.
The determination of Congress TO forfeit any
aud all railroad lands not earned by the CON.
panies to which they have been granted, leads
to some inquiries as to the location OF the lands
in question. Great difficulty ia found In learn
Jog, either from the Interior Department or
from the best posted members OF Congress. AZ
10 the precise location OF these lands and the
quantity yst unearned By each road SO far as
can be learned, however, by q careful study of
lhe records Of land likely to be- returned to the
public DOMAIN, in case the proposed bills be.
come laws, and IN case the laws are enforced
will be as follows: Iu three-quarters OF a mil
lion acres, of which three hundred and f,ftv
thousand are Mobile and Girard railroad land
grant, 10000 the SELMA Rome & Dalton. 144.
OOO Coosa q Chattanooga, 1900 The Coosa a
tennessee, $1,000 The Gulf & Ship Island. In
Tennessee, $4,000 acres granted to the Califor-
MIA, Louisians & Tex IS road; ia Florida, $780,
)OO acres granted to the Atlantic & West India
Transit, aud 1876, 900 TO the Florida, Atlantic &
california Central railroad; in Arkansas IS.
IOO acres granted to the Little Rock & Fort
smith railroad: 10 Mississippi 100000 eranred
tne Iron Mountain road Ia Michigan 325.-
w granted to the Detroit &c Milwsukee road.
0,OOO TO ihe Port Huron g. Milwaukee: 300.
W ~ 70 me jackson, Ltnstng & Saginaw Com.
'auy; 10000 tn the Ms,qnette & o ,otonooon
oad, aud 80 OOO TO the Oaol ogon q Bruie River
company, -Naking over a million acres in MICH
gan; ln Iowa there are $4,000 acres granted To
ne sioux Olty q ST. Paul road, -uoDosrd to be
et nnearned. Iu Wisconsin, 45O 600 acres
ranied % tho West Wsconsion road. $50 0ns
; tne N rth Wisconsin, (uow Chicago Ne
'aul & nntapolis) and zoo 600 10 the wis.
onslu G+nsrsl. La Minnesota 800 600 acres
ra9'ea 9 oa i, tno St. Paul, Minnesota q VI sni'oba
,sn' zzOOn To the Western railroad a d 1 300
W the Northern MInnesotl, !, ami $50 COO TO
10 hastlngs q Dakota railroad, a d l25,0pto
a. Lake Super or & Mssi sibpI r .iiru4d 90.
INC he aonVe grants were made TO States for
no oenent OF the roads mentioned. La addi-
on 10 tbs there are The following granted di.
'ct 10 tne railroad companies as yet unpaten.
% ana 10 most cases it Is alleged une armed.
! " isconsin w OOO ares granted TO the
orthern Pacific. In Minnesota about ia 0O0
the 1900 miles of the Northern Pc -fic road
ere co,np efsd &C the tune specified, yet there
main 100000 acres OF its lands not Dateutad
the roa probably by reason OF the GONNA
. =, Neglect TO apply for such patents by which
80 80 eHe payment of taxes upon tine lands il
,oiues. II ID .kota 8, ,4S2 900 acres wera oran
,OOoH the Northern Pacific ROAD and ahont
hn1ah tlnv h1ee,ars so earned at expiration of the
housn none of>he completion of the road
This would leave sboGs D'eu PaSontea
aud forfeited in Dakota. Ih-aoo -
Northern Pacific grant was ovet scres ot
cres none of which wEs earned at the e2fkne
tion Of the time fixed for completion OF the
Dad aud al of which will probably be de-
sared forfeited In Idaho. 100000 acres are
orfeitable In Oregon 2,575.0O0 acres granted
% the Northern Pacific are iorfeitable. 7U0,-
100 acres granted TO the Oregon Central. now
he Oregon and California, of which 100000
re forfeitsbe. 1,130,0O0 acres gr nted TO the
oregon Central Of NS6ies Insl
pie maksg s5aS 99 1Guss wsrs ~ ugssrnsd
1D California, about 800 900 scres granted to
he Csliforna and Oregon company all were
inearned OF the 6855O0O acres granted to
he Atlantic and Pacific road, All appears TO
rave been forfeited. OF the 100000 granted
% the Southern Pacific about 900 are forfeit
.ole, and of the 1,315 600 acres granted the
Texas Pacific all will probably be- forfeited.
1D Missouri, 600,0 900 acres Of the Atlantic
md Pacific grant are, supposed to be forfeita-
'le which in addition to the Iron Mountain
ract. ment onsd above will throw 1,200 000
'cres of pablo lands into the market.
Iu the Indan Territory he grant 90 the At
ante and Pacific was Il, ,5OO,O 600 acres of which
little " any appears to have been earned.
Iu New Mekicn, the Atlantic aud Pacfno
grant was 10000, 900 acres, all OF which will
probably be declared forfeited. Should the
Texas Pacific grant be declared forfeited By
the House, $500 600 acres in New Mexico.
IL Arizona, tue Atlantic aud Pacific grants
amount to 9,0OO, 600 acres and the Texas Pa
citic grant t. 9,00O,00 both of which will prob
ably De decared forfeited.
OF the 35000,0 900 acres granted to States Tor
the benefit OF ilrOads within their borders,
about % 00O, 600 acres have been earned and
600 0OO forfeited, and of the 145 900 00 grant
5d direct to railroads about 6O,OOO,OO0 have
been earned aud %, 100000 forfeited.