The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15
GENERAL FELEGRAMS.
Important Land. Grant Decisions La
mar on the Oklahoma Lands-5et.
tiers and Cattlemen Must Go.
General Grant Remains About the
Same, Though Slowly Grow
ing Weaker.
NEWS OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
A Railroad Land scheme appoint
meuts.

WASHINGTON, April Is. Commissioner
Sparks, of the General Land Office, TO. day
sent the following Communication to the
Register st Walla- -Walls, ". T.:
GEDrlENES-0n March % diagram was trans
mtted 10 you with office letter advising you OF an
amsncuent OF terminal limit OF the withdrawal
Of land in your district on esinite location OF TIE
were instructed in effect that the railroad compa-
ny would be permitted 70 select lands under
It's grant within sucn extended limits. UapDsGrs
II ct this change was asked for In toe interest OF
certain alleged purchasers from the railroad con-
The company under the order OF the Commissioners
OF the Land Office of August 16 1881, fixing
the terminal limit OF said withdrawal. Ny atten-
ton has been called to the matter BY complaint
tary OF the Interior. alleging hat the interests OF
settlers on 1870 acres OF land were
Of purchasers Of 2a,CO9 acres from
the railroad company. am satisfied that the sc-
tion OF the purport OF the letter from the 5ecra-
tary of the Interior of the 18th ult IN reply to the
letter of the preeed ding day from the Commissioner
of this office. asking instructions in the premises
The Secretary SEATED that the fixing of the terminal
limit was q matter OF mathematical ascertain
ment and correction was necessary, to truly rep
resent the grant on either sice OF the road. This
Office was competent 10 make it. Such limit
was txed by the Commissioners order OF Aug l,
1851, and in accordance with the rule used in the
adjustment Of the early land grants. and adhered
TO from that period 10 the present time Ii is not
ment of that limit. 1t was clearly not the purpose
of the Secretary TO change the rule for fixing tar
minal limits which has been applied TO ali railroad
land grants, or 10 authorize the extension OF the
withdrawal of definite location beyond such
terminal limits when already fixed by mathem mat
ieal entertainment in which error is discovered.
The action and instruction of March 20 1885, be.
ing erroneous, are hereby revoked. In speaking
of this subject today Commissioner Sparks said:
The order of March 20 ought not TO have been
made. II brought into the Land Department what
/ thought should not have been brought in
when my attention was drawn TO the matter by
the letter OF complaint after conference WITH the
Secretary, decided to revoke that order. II is
stated at the Land Office that the amount of land
involved in the change of limit wGs 10000 acres
snd that two-thirds of it had already been pat
ented to settlers thus placing 1t beyond the reach
OF the railroad company
The President made the following ap-
pointments to day to be Consuls OF the
United States: Charles Russell, of Connscti.
cut, at Liverpool, England; A. Haller
Grcss, of Pennsylvania, at Athens, Greece:
". w. Long, OF Texas at Hamburg. GEL
many; Henri Vigneaud, Of Louisiana,
Secretary OF the Legation OF the United
States at Paris. Augustus Jay, of New York,
Second Secretary of the Legation OF the
United States at Paris. The three consuls
named above were nominated during the
special session of the Senate, but their nom
instioDs were not acted upon.