National Republican., 1884-01-18
ON TIE AVENUE.
small Talk About Men and Meas

Sergeant at Arms Beedom stands III tho posi-
tion of an Ohio fate, and upon his appoint
ment Of an assistant grave consequences do
hang That the feeling Of the Ohio delega.
tion is not altogether harmonious may be
Judged from the remarks of two of its
members. Said Mr.. Murray yesterday: 81
think there can be no doubt about the
appointment of Capt. J. II. Ensign to the
position of assistant sergeant.at-arms The
petition for his appointment is signed by
thousands from the soldiers home in the
third district and by large number of
citizens of Montgomery county. As ho is
eminently fitted for the place, and as
there is no appointment from that
section of Ohio, such petition
will not be ignored by Mr.. Lcsdom"
Said Mr.. Geddes: "The Ohio delegation is
practically unit for tho appointment of Mr..
Isaac Hill. No one questions his fitness, aud
but one or possibly two Ohio members pre-
/ fer another man. Mr.. Leedom will, Of course,
be guided by the wishes of the delegation
and will undoubtedly appoint Mr.. HILL"
why has he not already appointed him,
then ~ as the Avenue Man.
That's where you have the advantage of
me-" replied Mr.. Geddes. II don't know.
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time, but think he will appoint Mr.. Hill in
u day or two"
| IF ho does not appoint him do you intend
to introduce resolution in the house to
make the assistants office an elective one
aud take it away from Mr.. Leedom alto.
getherY
II have not said or thought that l should
do such thing / have heard the PROPOSE
ton mentioned, but don't think there will
be any necessity for such q course. 1 think
Mr.. Hill will be appointed in day or tyo.'
a@a
~ have read" said the ex.commissioner
"the order in which the house committee on
public lands proposes to consider the railroad
land grants, and would like to know what
induced the committee to adopt that particu-
lar order. There are some queer things about
it when you examine the list. This is the
order adopted by the committee, together
with the amount of grant, miles Of road con-
structed within the time specified in the
granting act, portion of grant earned by such
construction, and amount forfcitable.
"Texas Pacific grant, IA, ,3O9, ,760 acres; miles
Of road built, none; land earned none; for
feitable, oil.
miles of road built, 1877; land earned, 100000
acres; forfeitablo, 1,901,70O acres.
"Ontonogan and State line. grant, 1920
acres miles of road constructed, none; land
earned, none; forfeitable. all.
California and Oregon and Oregon and
California; grant, 2,126,526 acres; miles of
road constructed, 1877; land earned, 1,45i,600
acres; forfeitable, 661, ,S26 acres.
Northern Pacific: grant. 4S, ,215,040 acres
miles of road constructed, ut 90 sections per
mile, 22S; at 40 sections per mile, 1877 miles
land earned 10,675,20O acres; forfeitable,
1883, $40 acres.
Atlantic and Pacific: grant, 10000. $50
acres miles of road constructed, at 20 sec
tions per mile, S9 at 40 sections, 80 miles
land earned, 1850, 800; forteitable, 3S,020, 760
acres.
Southern Pacific, of California: grant
5,511, 1854 acres; miles of road constructed,
232; land earned, 2,449,450 acres; forfeitable,
2O61,sl
New Orleans Pacific: grant reported at
903,21S acres but found to contain about
100000 acres; miles of road constructed,
none land earned, none; forfeitable, all.
Atlantic. Gulf and West India Transit
grant. 1,171 200 acrss; naiioo Of road oon-
II structed, 155; land earned, 100000 acres
4 forfeitable, 81, 200 acres.
Pensacola and Georgia: grant, LIE, $50
acres; no road constructed no lands earned
all forfeited
FLORIDA, Atlantic and Gulf Central
grant, 226,560; no road constructed no
lands earned; all forfeited.
"Mobile and Girard: grant, S5s644 acres
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feited.
} "Selma, Rome and Dalton grant, GAL 2Sl
acres; miles of road constructed, 100; land
! earned, 100000 acres; forfeitable, PAL ,2Sl
acres
"Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas grant
725 760 acres; miles of road constructed, 04
land earned, 100000 acres; forfeitable, 365,
760 acres
Sioux City and st. Paul: grant, 457,24O
acres; miles of road constructed, 56 land
earned, 3l6,700 acresj forfeitable, 170,54C
acres.
There are 121 100000 acres Of lanC
, granted-21, 10000 acres earned and 100, 900,
600 forfeitable. OF this lO0,00OOOO acres o.
land 90o00,000 acres are claimed by thre,
, corporations, two of which are in posses,
sion OF and selling and mortgaginl
their lands The committee has spent tn,
first six weeks of the session OIL
even little corporations which never received
a grant from the general government ant
the whole amount of whose lands, as reported
. set aside by Mr.. Kirkwood, In executive doc
ument 144, is 792,s00 acres. 1t has now
tack led the smallest of the three large grants
and decided to declare the Texas Pacific gram
forfeited. Then it proposes to take up severa
more small corporations, the whole amount
a of whose forfeitures would be but 2,500,00O
a acres, and thus leave the two largest corpora
: tions, the Northern Pacific and the Atlantic
and Pacific, with their "a, 1000 900 acres of land
TO the fag end Of the session, during which tint
these corporations being in possession, can
and will sell and mortgage as much Of thu
land as possible, thus having innocent pur
hasers intervene between themselves and
! forfeiture. The eight grants already consid
) cred are all in the southern states. OF tn
, fourteen yet TO be considered seven are il
: the southern states, three more are entirel.
and two partly in California and Oregon. /
a the committee trying to excite sectiona
! feeling on the subject, or Is it part of tn
Carlisle Morrison propramme to consolidate