Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-31

FssTsITUsE N CONGRESS.
Dessnber 2lst was a great day for the
;,t,,duc,ion Of land grant forfeiture
hills iu the House of Representatives.
Nsubers seemed to vie with each other
ia the matter, and bills we're introduced
,arseitipq several times over every acre
hat vas forfeitable. A list Of these
hills, and some others relating to land
matters, will bs found below, each bill
hang read txo times and referred to the
Committee on Pablic Lands. and order
cd tosbe printed:
By Mr.. FELTON,, II. X. l8s. TO forfeit
the unearned lands ia California grant
sd. or claimed 10 havs been granted, to
ths Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany 10 aid In the construction of q
railroad and telegraph line from the
states Of Missouri and Arkansas to the
Pacific Coast and restore the same TO
settlsueut, and for other parposes.
By Mr.. Cobb, II II 20, to prevent the
Secretary Of the Interior from issuing
patents Tor lands granted by tbs United
States 10 aid 10 the construction of rail
roads or other improvements vhe Q the
said railroads or other Improve ements
49, 49, ga 4. An. sat m.kinsssid o,an,s
'pe ps ~ cnhh u n i5o n ,enesI ali
i,.,s,D. ~, S %, tha nrs.smpsion ot
i.aas "a ,hs J,ga auox;no an
paS w.. -. So s,.ahs, snI,n,s
". NJ. nash n n 10 % so,,s;, ,ha
IL -.a,sa - 80 a,Isnt;. .nd D.
"a p'n.".S C.asr. g. "a ,ha .o,
s,,nc,,oa an a raiiroad and teleoranh
,,ns ,,sa, " .hs s,s.os :, Mi.son,; "a
A,hsnsss h ths pscif;, Co.at and 10 "a :
.sn,s "a ssr,s 80 sa.,I.m.,, "a o.,
o,S., r.,nasas "AN
Rv NJ fohh n u ass ,,o,;d;r. On,
tbs navins ~. a,s, 81 sn,vsr,na Isn5s
srsnted in aid of cnns,rn,t,,n ~ the
g,rts IN pscia, n ,,I,osa and 20 snh
i.ct ,hs sams 30 ,a,a,;on
r, M, Nascs ~ n aos IN de.i.. a
..,,s;n i.nSs h.ra,o,ara o,,n..d in "a
N ths sons,,no,;on - raiiraads Tor
ss;,sd 40 sss Iini,.a sts,.s %, no,
.omnlv,n. w,,h ,h.,r ahs,,a,s ana 90
-. ,na :. v,a 10, sa,,lamsnt snd o.
,sst,,g the yiohts "a se,,ls,s thayaon
srd vhsre lands have bssn eonssyed IN
,iolation of law. or the eonveyanee
shsr.os has hasn rad nv sra1a IN
rscov., the s,ms or ths yslns ,hereo;.
~ Mr. MoR,s. "A n. Ig9. To protes,
homsstsad ssttIsrs within railway lin
I,s and Tor other purooses.
By Mr Holman n. n. Is4. to limi,
the disposal OF publio land. adapted 70
sgr,c.ltnye 10 actu,l settlers nader the
psoyisions OF the homestead law, and
" n M. NJ GaI%sn X r. a., Ia declare
the forfeiture OF certain public lands
hs,.,,fore Granted 10 aid in ,he con.
.srnc,ion Of oertain railroads.
n, M, Cohh' nj n x5O. repsalinp all
hvs granting poblic lands 70 certain
r~ilrosd comnanies ana 10 certain States
for the hsnef,t Of said railroad CON
1910. aoa a..,a ,,na tha r;,ht ana in
ss,ss, 81 said yailrasa c,mnsnies and
sss,ss IN ssia land forfeited' and also
dscisr,no saia lands Ia he a par, Of ths
uuhIie domain. snb,ect 10 homestead
n,s an ntior ard sais a. other publis
isnSs ha,,ns,n. a. tba Iynitsd Statsa
sna for oths, m ,no.as
q. n. CssAs II n Ist fc, Aha raiia,
a s..,...s ~ an ,snas sr.,,aa in siS n,
,.,,.s.Ss v" '1' S" -
n. a. u..,u. II ID ,a7 40 as.,ar,
sc,s.,.-a .a...;.. 4. "a. a..r,ss 10 aid !,
~ s.,.ss. .....1 1ss.n - ~. o.sss,s p.s;s,
Rs,,rnsS "a s,'p 81, " n,hss nv ,,n,'Sosas
a. N, Tsn,s. "a n Iis - aso,ar,
NJ. neuiey' n AZ Iso, 70 :.
Saassssn 1 psa.s. Rss,.s.S % camn.nv y,
ths 80 a. G~a-.s.s anr.avsd JnIy ~
laS
,.o
t.,,..,.a a.cy, ass u. n ns, " s "a -
tha c,n.,,rs.snn - ,s;i,osd sron
Port,ard an n,.,nn .. ,ha Can,,.
Pssi6c Rs,lro.5 H. C.,;s,,a;s
Nv pavscn u n Al - rastor. al
,snds hsia n ;ra..r;,. y ,,,s;,s sor rail
road ana vasc, "a a"n.nsnis. an.
for othe, pu,n.,es.
By Al, b.vs,c II u a-a a. ,a,a.
the ,imh.r IsnS a., :, I.s ,s-s
By IN, pssscn II = = eso =, rsn..l al
laws nrosidsng h, an. ar..mntia, .
the ,nhb. isnS. .,,,'.. a.,,;s,
for timhsr cul,n,a ara ia-a .,tho,;z
inc m. a.ie ~ dssar, ,ana. ara a.
other purposes
Ry Nj Pays,n II n ssi ,o fo,,a,
the uaea ned land. ,yan,ss 20 ,ha AZ
lsntic ana Pacific Reiir,aa Camnsnv 4,
AID In the oon,traarion a. = ra,l,,sr
ana telecraph l,ne from ,sa S,.tss n
Misseuri ana a,k.nsss "a an. ps.,s,
Coast ana 10 restore "a sa,.s a. s.s.,s
mept. ~ 'N
By NJ, p.yso, "a y asa A., s.,,. =,
forfeited 4 vrsnt ~ Ians !. al ~ ~,
0irssd ana Mohila ,a,l,,aS - Al.
hsma.
By Mr. Pavs,a " Il sss a. a.,,.,,
q forfeiture ~ n.r,.in 80 .,r.n,at
% tAe stats ~ Aisha,,a IN IA ~ ,hs
Msmuhis sna Ch.,,.s,ar p.;,rs.S
by Nj ps~son n n IA ~ Sssl.,a
forfeiture M csyss;, i.nss s,sntsS 4.
the Ssate az Llaha,n. - "a =, ~. e,r
,trustion of ,hs Ssxsnnsh 80 aIhsn,
R.ilrnS5 ara a. 49,. ,hs 49,. :,
inSiie,aI nr,,',...s,,.,s '" S y
Ry Mr. psxssn q n sss a, aa,,.r,
Forfeited c.r,sin ,snSs s,.,,ss in A.,
esas. ~ Ii.s. 'ns' asa sS"N " '"'