The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-03
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anu = aanend me nomes1eaa y! !eW. refer
Hnae 70 the pre-emPu on law the Dill provides
sn ~, ,.,.s S. e 81
iliAN Persona enNuea 70, pre-empt any lant
!nQer exasnng laws, VINO before the law have
~ eood faith tiied their CLAIMS, or, who having
tne legal right to pre.empt, nave located on any
OF the surveyed public lands with the intention
Ct entering the same when surveyed shall have
the right TO complete their entries and receive
patent - though the repeal had not passed
~ Also provides that the repeal Of the timber
culture law shall not prejudice the rights o.
nose who have IN good 1altn :, made entries
under the law and complied with the require
ments thereof. The second, third and fourth
seouons o. the biil provide Ter aMendment.
70 the homestea !ia, :. law. =, The, frs
s sn4endment !, aPpres to cases
GasIe person mas en!eleG upon tand IN gode
Hi e1 ia.a1ong @ hom9steaa Eng perfect M
Z grant previously n1ade by the government d
py me sh1ftlng Of tne enamel or bed Of any
river Whereby his lands may be lost or from
sny cause over whlcn ne mas no control, with:
out Iault on nus parE ne may, Dy making salts
factory proof Of the fact, enter another home.
stead upon any OF the public lands Of the United
States subject to homestead. The third section
provides that every homesteader shall make
dnal proof by two credible witnesses that he
resided upon, cultivated and permanently i'm
proved his or her homestead for four consec-
uhVe years next succeeding such entry. The
required to be filed in the local land Office and
one in the general land office for one year, and
no contest is filed or notice given charging
and specifying fraud in the entry or proof be-
1ore the expiration OF that time, then the patent
shall issue.
:, This, it will be seen, gives the time between
tne hing OF the proof and the issuing of the
patent to detect fraud, If any on the part Of
applicant. The law as it now stands only re-
CURES notice to be published in q newspaper OF
intention to make this proof Section of the
GuDeutute amends secdOn 2;3Ol; to require
tnlrty calendar months, to expire after the
parry hles his pre-empqon claim before he ii
entitled to his patent 1t also requires the
proof Of settlement and cultivation to be filed
~ leastAlx months. This amendment, it is be-
Hexed will tend largely to prevent fraud:
ThSypuse on Tuesday, after protracted dis.
c1ssioh, passed the Eaton substitute for the
eenateblll fixing the day for the meeting of the
electors Of president and vice president, and to
provide for and regulate the counting of the
decision r. nnest;ons ar;s;ng theraon oAA The M
senate Hill nrnvided that The e,ectors of each
state Shall meet and give their votes on the
second Monday in Jannarv newt follou;nc tha;,
appointment at such nlace in each stata "a The
lee1siatnre thereof shall direct The horse
biii fixes the second Monday in December II
is not expected that it will bass the Senata
On Tnesdav the senate cdmcl I ;ts consid.
Grafton of the Mexican pension bill. and II
passed nv a vote Of ~ t. ~ The a. called
Mexican pension bill al originally introduced
early in the session. provided for the nension.
ing Of the surviying officers, soldiers and sail
ora Tor their SURVIVING w;dows, Who ser1ad
fourteen DAVIS IN the varions 1nI;an wara f he
tween 1850 and 1875 in the war If 1919 and I'm IN
the var With Me~3co. and tboeo ~, s s,u -,
thirty davs IN tho GreeL tuor ~ 9ss5 1929. =;
the Florida war Of 1SS5.1Sas: or IN tbe Riac1 X
Hawk var of 1919 Th;s n1eosn - o n nsso1
The hon %a IN The RI ~ areh 1as4 passeo
ste an a1,end,e,t 100 -. ada4a 49, - 40 e9 Of
smbstanca ~ Sons+"r C',iid,s III !no
nens;"ns ~. ;nsoiS t so;d;aoa IL, RaosAolhs
Rsue hoen ~ dsobe roo5 f.o,,a 10 anu sanors wno
If +be h;ted Statas &c. ~ r eno vi navy
IN the NJ the Rehe11;on 90 f w.
and SenenGent arenta ~ M ene
Another amendment which was adopted pro-
xides that no person shall be entitled to more
than one pension at one time under the laws Of
the United States, unless that fact be specially
stated in the law.
N the seno+o o, on,ona,,on+ ,r,a ao.,4oa
that rnorts i've +,a comnraas;ema, R no adoPte1
he an acc1rata 4ranscgnt nf ~ necoau Sna
and debates Of congress- and that no speeeb
Ha on ue n9 .nerem waicn was sPoke9
81 tbnS au4 sISn sPGGcnes sna DC prlnIe9
correc+;o m1 noaJa 10y 1't except vefoa
ana by no other person; and that when speeches
they be to the OF h
ee ~ NV I u no oaey were aeyefea WYNN one me
wgeK, ana n II 1 1ot 30 aenvered, they shall be
plln.e .i ~ Inc congressional RECORD from notes
ioR8l.1 I
,;ii 10 10 aoas? ~ aarge ma9oIiEy ae1eated the
Baton Ronre ~ en wb Mgw q oIl ea
- ~ epso,.h ~ saTAepGls, or wnat IL KNOWN
%;u 'n 1n.s d;ao,,ss5 tanloaa company. me
To,,s;sna wbo fo1o ro ~ 2 hewi nf u
~. ~ y. TI,;S ~ Mn' ayson VI LIZ
and sanarai ,,thnr u,erohans WHO GpRossa
Conc n1;na;nIa ;,,.1oI1,aI Is|1 We
the ssBackbone Ra;1rosd co~nonn no IL e a1sn;
vo1vo5 IN tho oro14 ~ ~ - a1so u
comnan1 Tbo Nort w %o MGath ;1i iacl1c
;na pnj ;r,dai,o, fua,s, H. t IL pend
p ~au ato .H9 action VI tne mousse
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The following nominations were sent to the
Senate on friday: .:.s5 s:s. E
kota; John 4. Kinkesd Of NeYada, governor
of Alaska Andrew Robson Of Ninnesots. re-
ceiver of NJ public moneys, Redwood Falls
MINI. Jalhes Armstrong ;ok Washington
Territory, ~ Uf f6e Land a ica, 6pokane
Fallss Wash WifhereH Nevada,
vada; Card m A Belknap, Cd fOrnia, agent
for Indiana u Tulle sirer Agency. Cal John
F. Kinney, Nebraska, agent for Indians at The
Yankton Agency:
Postmasters-E O. Brauns, Tracy, MINI. {;
Henry 0. Basford, Austin, MINI. Jacob Ry-
Onawa, Iowa; W: F. Scott, Mapleton, Iowa; E:
nap gaI,A' lar vJnn r. vaMesi Golu11oM Ia
Weston Riunt DaL Gr;7,1,a, "1 Ti!,o ~ n
DE- Honru P;s;,c ~ padGa19 9pnGn' niinoan
Moood 9y,,d;,,a l Mn5; A'0oAoAo' DaA' O"'lu
~ G 49, ton ra,e,t "1nt H. -,
nenson and arm, hs Were gr u to- 'e
9'o1pI WIS laue 70 co4suer NJ Sne
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Sesert;on and fnr the rei;ef ~ % NJ ra ~
Ga;noa ,ea and LUZ 'ne renel u myra olarA
aa ; DG moa; 10 fend seMe eap4gn .a1k
s We ,naIu III, ti1enus It nosan ~ tne sen-
h I've anu mouse, anu 4t Logan mmse IN me I9i1nep
~" ~ s,tao slle odnnN cauuiuase
a. charged in recent "o nnb1 liz idn
NJ Ha~1ev ballad tho o++oni;nn n ~ seno4a
to statement q i the Record TIT Senator L.
ant ho sa;J nt % ho hs soa
i Ter 70 's oaly owner OF Inc land On Wdch
itt,a =, his o an stat W W. nn aI 1,n "u "a
the same rnattar NJ Tnoo,, Soid Tbe ate ,o
ment is utterly false: 10 not propose to give
scheduie OF my property to anybody ,y put
properly 90 OWLS IN tne state OF 1nnols: g., lao
Owl some tw9 or three tracts OF land, o9t all put
eoge!ner 4 wou!d nov o, make one-hundredtn part
Oh what tney charge.
The conference report on the Indian appro-
priation bill was on Monday taken ND and dis
posed of by the house. The principal point of
disagreement was the house provision to abol-
five army officers to act as indian inspectors.
Inc seaa serach OUT TINS Rrovlsio4l ana sae
Feeding from its disagreement to the senate
amendment This action was taken in the in