St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-31
Will not seriously inconvenience themselves
or the country.
CONGRESS rn-,rnnnour

OF lhe country.
CONGRESS TOMORROW.
DEBATE on the educational bill will he re-
sumed in the senate tomorrow. Mr.. Coke. of
ieAas, holding the floor for purpose of reply
my 10 senator George, of Missouri, on the
constitutional question involved Mr. Coke
ciains that congress has no jurisdiction over
Tue SUBJECT of maintenance of the common
SCHOOL system in the states, nor power to tax
Tue people therefor. He will support dona-
tion OF public lands in aid of education in
'ne states but is opposed to any measure
whlch votes money from the treasury for
Ihat purpose. Other senators will
speak, and it looks as if the bill would be
talked to death.
tomorrow being the fifth Monday in
March the house will be free to take up any
business after the introduction of bills and
resolutions. The trade dollar bill will be
discussed, unless antagonized by the Indian
OF pension appropriation bills, both Of which
are on the calendar
THE CINCINNATI RIOT.
The terrible condition of affairs at Cincin-
natl has created great excitement
IN Washington, and unless fur
Their violence is speedily checked
by the state authorities it is likely the presi-
dent will be called upon to employ the army,
as was done at the Pittsburg riot. kilograms
nave been passing all day and the situation
Is considered critical tonight
Personal.
Z. B. Ames and wife are at Wizards on
their way home from the south.
Western Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, March 3O-Members elect
OF New Mexico legislature have sent Repre-
sentative Springer, to be presented to con-
gress memorial charging that millions of
acres OF land in New Mexico and Colorado
have been converted to private use. The
MEMORIAL was prepared by 0. P. McMains, a
representative in the legislature Of New
Mexico. 1t will be presented to the house
shortly, and tits thought special committee
VIII be asked to investigate the charges. Nc
Main says in the memorial. 81 appeal to
the record to sustain me in the charge of
corruption 1 herewith prefer against the
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
l charge that the general land office, without
the authority of law, has held in reserve, in
interest of private land claimants, some
1000, 900 acres of public land in New Mexico
and Colorado; that patents to a large por-
ton of said public land so held in reserve
have been fraudulently obtained from the
United States by private land claimants,
through corruptions of said general land
office; and l further charge that
in numerous instances and to a great
extent on mineral lands, the favored
parties have been unlawfully permitted by
the general Office to make homestead and
presumption entries upon public lands held
in reserve by said office, and to receive
patents therefor from the United States
therefor. Six specifications accompany the
memorial. The first refers to private land
claim No. 80, Pueblo county, Colorado the
second to grant No. II, southern Colorado.
the third to Maxwell grant No.
10 northern New Mexico; the fourth to the
Uno de Cato tract or claim No. 40, Cofax
county, New Mexico; the fifth to the Mora
grant, in Mora county, New Mexico; and
the sixth to the Sangre de Cristo grant or
claim No. IA in northern New Mexico and
southern Colorado. The names mentioned
in connection with the matter are Jerome B.
Chatfee, Geo. NJ. Chilcott, Stephen B. Elkins,
Commissioner Williamson, of the general
land office, John T. Elkins, Thos. B. Calvin
and Martin Andrews.