Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-22

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Ma has bsn said durine he pro-
suf canvass u ,. n. ArmssronR's fl
nous opinion IN regard 10 iapsed land
grants 10 railroads, rendered In answer
10 resolution Of inquiry passed b The
senate vhils be vns AsfinR Commis-
sionsr Of the 0snsrsI Land Omss- 30
far ~ ~ know. however, The full tsxt
Of the opinion and the correspondence
pertaining 70 IL have not hsretofore
been made psbiie. u il I'll contained
in senate Doeunsnt No. LIZ. which. re-
prodncsd verbatim. = - folIcvs
sxxars pooUxzxr no. ls2-
Lefser from the Secretary Of the Int
nor, transmitting. in Response 70 Senate
resolution Of 18th instant, copy OF re-
port Of the Commissioners OF the General
Land OfI1ce relstiye to land grants 70
aid IN construction OF railroads
DxrAEr16Kxr or THE lxrxnzoE,
WAsHrN0Tox. May 10, 1850
SIN: The Senate resolution Of the 18th
instant, calling for information concern
ing land grants 10 aid in construction Of
railroads, Was received and referred 20
the Commissioners Of the General Land
Office. I have tbs honor 10 transmit
herewith COPY of his report on the sub
ject Of this date, and 70 add that fully
concur in his opinion that 20 make an
sver in detail 70 the call Of the resoln-
ton ID as thfe time entirely impractaca-
BILE. Very respectfully,
q. srHunz, Secretary.
The honorable the President Of the
senate.
DxrAxrrrueT on raE InTxkroR.
GKxERAL LAND OFFTcE.
WAsHnoroN. ID. G., May u, 1850.
SrR: am in receipt. By rsference from
the department, on the 18th instant, for
report, Of Senate resolution passed th6
13th instant, as follows:
Rssoig<d. That the Secretary of the
Iptsrior b., and he In hereby, directed
70 furnish the Senate the names OF all
the railroad corporations In the United
States 10 WHOM grants OF land nave
beeu made BY Congress, and who have
not earned such lands By compliance
with the terms Of the grants within the
time specified therein; also the number
Of acres Of unearned land claimed BY
each Of said railroad corporations, and
the period Of time when their rights 70
them expired under the limitations con-
tanned IN said granta.
To answer the calls Of the resolution
In full With any degree OF accuracy
would require the entire time Tor sew.
erai months of all the clerical force Of
| the division Of this Office charged with
the adjustment of grants 20 railroads,
involving, a. 1t weuld, detailed ex'
animation, tract by tract, Of all the
lands lying within the limits OF any
and ell grants where the terms OF the
granting acts have not been fully met
10 the exciosion Of every pressing, 90
cumulatsd, current and constantly In
crsasing work.
With every disposition to furnish K
| the utmost all the information possible
| in the premises, ! should not deem
myself justified in undertaking thu
taak, 20 the extent indicated, at thil
time and with the clerical force at m,
command.
| The general information called To-
ID contained in my report addressed t
you the 18th February last, upon ,
resolution of the Senate passed Januar.
~, BY you communicated to the Senst'
February IS, aud printed at length h
senate Ex. Doc. No. 50, Forty-sixtl
Congress, second session. A copy o
the said executive document il here
/ with incIosed. The report includes thu
status Of all the grants the bene1ciarie
of which had failed 10 comply with Law
40 far as was known to this office. o.
page Z of the report. "a printed, Is ,
table showing the grants incomplete b,
reason of the failure Of the grantees I.
build the road. The names of the road
are given, the States in which located
the acts making the grants, with dates
volumes, and pages of statutes, to whom
the grant ran, granted and indemnit,
limits, dates when grants expired, ant
dates Of acts, with volumes and pages
extending certain of the grants. o.
page 8 the table. continued, shows tn
expiration of grants by extending acts
estimated quantity Of lands granted
length of roads reported constructed
estimated length of roads as located
and the points from and to which tn
roads were located. The information
contained in the document 10 as full an.
complete as oan be given within an.
reasonable time, without great incon
venience to all having business befor
the railroad division of this Office.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedien
servant,
J. A. WILLIAMSON, Commissioned.
Hon. q. SoHuRz, Secretary Of the In
terror.