The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-05

Ireucu ~prevgoa. rrcorasnrEss tsous :pr the
Z repeal Gf ihe PFC empf.or las. In my last
nnrua. reror } poirt.; ont The ab.cnc" %
any B0ltE q; the rrf-%u Ffiun sTzFT TO- q
.lrgtfaHaGte appropriation ~ ioe pubic An3s
Is actual settler. AZ the borne-tsad Ffs;E1
contains. = sufficient pre- cnpt3o8 fea:urr,
Erd q 5oubir ss.t~rn il not required Econ
oG3v 90 administration alone suggests such
r"IraL. Wnii" The great abuse tp~lnS IRON
80 illegal acquisition 81 and Title. ~ Esf~
t.gEs rrsEsBp+tGa el-rf'-- and the sEArtoDs
made uusln bona DID, -rtiirr.. Nhp zr" DfTru
Obliged - buy 81 such ciEirra In srls- %
set Access 20 public lauds. render ths appeal.
iH ny judgment. a matter o! public n"~e-
-ify-
Presumption claims are risi vhnn ~ ia.Sa-
tsuftBu % persrCflEg rstrlss 'rtst. but ne
. alleged claim - hsl3 for speculation. yr n I
3 cover for Sru1slag and az IT. tirnt.r Tho
average proportion 81 entire. to aUug- T. ls~-
than our-hs.f. IL Gao at entries actually
T made. u j. found that ID" most va.ua'ir u-
her ami. and Ear-. area - E~-rCufura. and
grazing .a'sa- ar "Hi"r-i ~ hcuitoH- Eaf3'.
or hY prfrHU- employed 90 -" VurIg~". md
f me ia~r- thu pas into speculative holCi.g..
or holding ia isrEr quaH'lI"- Tor permanent
control Coz! laui.. the Government price
81 which - 30 .Ii So pr acr". are ILLEGALLY
I oltt"f4 ia iGr zane f~aAu"! n 'he minimum
price -: uDEIgIa"rsl lands. The t.oEcrn.
n.Ut !Ds'- IN" difference" iu price. While .ns-
10 The general t.giGC Ar- IN tn" iHcr"a-sd
price ~ the coal product IN ~cou-sFucuc. q
the control 90 TIE Goa. ncld~. -atch In th..
way Is acquired and held With q coTrrsu-
faHfaF una 'AHtNN 20 'AftAll- 4HF ff@H#at -
cg4aiis true "a - Umtcr .aui-. E~HT-rssu,r
ba- Demonstrated that an effective r-ru.siy
for 'a'sr cs.t- can Ur.y to found Iu sac r.
pea 81 80 l1-v- u.trr - Itch they r-..-. The
dliC. sv 90 protecting the pubic i..f~ from
fr.udu en- "n'rir~ under IN" y~r-.Gpiou
iIw csn Dc readily uaifr-tpD: lF The STATE
w"It ~ the 'omini--..urr. concerning tho
work of III" -I'cln! agents. twenty-five IN
UgUf"r. IMPORTED for the protection 81 the
public lrnl from fraudulent cufri'- All d.
legal appropriation. Iao 'oIUuts-lpn.r say
IA p" F-rrs- humid rcd and FhfgFF-.ps L. 1.1r-ys-F
fraudulent eniTl", Of public IarG-. cInhrtc-
ing an area o. SrsB acres. have been iryr--
tyatr-i and reported. principally IN 1ni.for-
ma 'ulDT ado. DAKOTA. Minnesota ard scs
Mexico. ErI Is lcs a. HuInh'r ~ all Other pub
lie land S;uir- and Territories: G-I entries
Eugc been cancelled on auA. proceedings. -
hcla for cancellation. and hearings have been
ordered ia ~ eases. .Auout 5us .aITtr.
haze been -u-pcnicd, awaiting inv"-fl.d-
ton. No decreased appropriation having
been mad" by i~CGETc~s :uT IA" current f-cIi
year. I was CuEftpaipa AZ ;hr outset with tn.
necessity Df either withdrawing special
agents from !Uyc-' cations Ia the iuid or 81
abandoning Dr ~sU-prudlEg further action
uppn nyr~'i-g'ion> thar had already beer.
had. Gri - - result. a.! which hearings had
been ordered in several hundred cases. ~
Wa found impossible "a carry on both. -
she rN.ru~" Of each singly would exhaust
the appropriation. Hearings could not D."
Zee had without the pr"~"nC" Of special
agents. who are material witnesses. ard the
payment al their expense would leave rn
means TO dcfray other costs. II was there
for" determined. a. III. only available course
10 con:inu" in the field such number q: Spa-
ciul agents ~ tine appropriation permits. and
10 suspend all hearings ordered on their re-
ports. The result j. that fiIal action cIln not
Gr taken for the cancellation Of entries cE-
amincd and reported fraudulent unless Con
CrcSS shall make provision Tor the expenses
of formal hearings. or ohyiIt" IN" necessity
ofthcm hy clearly Investing IN. Executive DE
partmsni with power To SUMMARY cancel
entries found fraudulent upon special exam
nation. For "A similar reason OF the made
qugCy of the appropriation to "a" needs ot
tine service. | Have been compelled 10 re-
move general suspension of entries IN locaii-
Ties i'm which fraudulent appropriations have
been reported a. prevalent. and Ia permit en-
tries ~ go to patent without the inV"StigI-
tiOn necessary to determine the bona fidc or
fraudulent character of any Of them. IL -
obvious that some decisive action lay Con
grcS- i called Tor u" every consideration of
public policy and administrative tx pf-Iicncy. |
II ~ l. the legislative purpose To adhcr" IN
the policy of prc-cryiSg the remaining pub
lie lands fer actual settlers, ana To prevent
the acquisition of groa; bodies of land in
fraud Of lew by single individuals AMI corpo- |
ration>. American or foreign. sufficient
means should bc placed AT the disposal Of the |
Land Department TO prevent the vast and
widespread violation Of law which have been
brought tn the ~owla Of this department
and the notice of Congress. |
TAXATION or RAILROAD LAWS |
I again call attention to the necessity |
for some legislation tn compel fhc
railroad companies having earned the
land granted tn them 10 take 10 patent
therefor. 50 that the states or territories in
which such lands lie may have the benefits
derived from taxing the lands within their
boundaries. BY the failure Of the company /
Ia pay such costs and apply for patents. a
large amount of lands granted "a .nG held
10y railroad companies undcr the rulings and
decisions of the supreme Court. as e1Iurci- 1
atci III Kansas Pacific Railway Company W.
Prescott. ID Wall. f1r;t and Railway Company
81. McShane -, AL. 49,. are substantially
relieved from state taxation, and contribute
nothing to the fair support of the burden
AMI revenge Of the local governments. and
ar the sainc time deny ~ The general govern
reut the due compensation provided hy law
for the surveys already extended over a pOr-
ton OF rhe lands. and the benefit OF the en-
luryed appropriations intended to secure
further surveys along fire line of the roads.
Experience has shown rhat. instead Of aiding
the Government and facilitating the survey
and sale of the public lands along the rDustes,
aId the consequent settlement of the coun-
try. the provision has operated To retard
sucn iaudahlc results. AID also has served
III" companies to obtain such valuable par
GELS of land rs they may find speedy
profit in selling, thus imposing the
full burden of TAXATION upon their
grantees and other settlers who purchase
lanIs in the same ncighhorhoOi. while rrfus-
ingt To take the patent for the larger body Of
less valuable lands upon which such burden
world fall in the hands of the companies
themselves. 1t Is earnestly To be- desired
some means OF adjustment OF these
grants. as a whole. ne provided. or some
devised which shall. under cover Of
legislative alltnOrlfN. MOI OElN rt'f'elt the
evil suggested. but enable the Department to
reach Il itnality as to- the titles 10 bc conveyed
70 these corporations If the earliest practical
bic moment. and thus relieve an anxious and
excited public feeling. already sufficiently
aroused upon the various dfHcuft and
complicated questions connected with
the administration Of this ur0EnentOus
and important branch of public affairs. To
this end | most urgently recommend that the
prompt and serious attentiod OF Congress be
invited tn the foregoing suggestions. and that 8
the several companies be compelled ~ take
patents for the lands earned, and tO pay for
the surveys made in accordance with the
provisions of the statutes heretofore cited.
| append a table "a table of thc number Of
acres of lard. and the number for which
patents have issued showing the numher of
acres for which no patents have issued. ALSO
the amount due the Government on such
surveys. :
Statement OF the estimated number "
acres of hand granted to- railroad companies
hy the acts OF July 1. i've IL stat. 49, and
July !. l$A. f3 stat. 3ts: the number OF acres
on which the cost of surveying has been
paid to November IL. lSS4: the estimated cost
OF the survey of the remainder of the grants,
and the number OF acres patented 20 the
companies name up to June ~. 1>4. =
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