The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-14

WAsHINsToN, April l3. Commissioner
Spasfs, of the General Land Office, to day
sent the fCllowiIg Communication to ths
Register at Wslla-W Walls, W. T.:
GEDILENEN-on March y a diagram was trans
mites 10 you wish Office letter advising you o an
am nc -ent OF terminal limit of the 9itadrAEsI
OF ara ia Your as rict on definite location of the
III e OF the Northern Pacific Railroad and Won
WtIe instructed in eject that the railroad cOina.
~ would be psTmitIed to select lauds under
lis giant Wllhin suCn extended limits. taDDears
taat lhls cnsnge was essed for in the interest or
certain ale geu purchasers from the railroad &C n.
peny ol iancs rot suhJeot 10 selection or sale by
le cOmpauy nncer The order OF the CO nulissiO er
Of tne Land Office of August 10. ISL, fixiug
TIE iefn nal limit Of said withdrawal Nv attan-
ton hiss been called TO the matter by complaint
referred 10 NE on the 7th inss. By the Secre-
tary OF the Interior. alleging that the interests OF
settlers on 1870 acres OF land were
Of PGfehsse2s Of 1f' 2oco0 sson scTps p 400 s0%
the railroad company. / am satisfied that the ae-
1on OF the 10th ult was taken under miscOncep-
uon OF the purport OF the letter from the Secre-
aTy oil the Interior OF the 18th Ul In reply to the
letter OF the preceding day from the Commissioner
OF thls oihce. asking instructions in the renises
The Secretary stated that the fixing of the terminal
limit was matter OF mathematical ascertain
ment and correction was Necessary. 10 truly rep
recent the grant Oh either size OF the roZd. This
OHlce vas mpetent 10 make H. SUca limit
was liked by the Commissioners order OF Aug l.
lsel, end IN accordance with the rule used in the
adjustment OF the early land grants, and adhered
70 from That period 10 the J. p-esent time. Itfsuot
SHOWN tDat any err6r was made in the ascertain
ment OF that limit. IL was clearly not the purpose
OF the Secretary 10 change the rule for fixing ter
mlnal limits which has been applied to all railroad
lano gTants, or 10 authorize Tue extension OF the
Will draNel OF definite location beyond such
terminal limits when already fixed By matbeuat-
lcsl asCeTtainment in which error is discovered
The action and instruction OF March 20 lSS5 be-
Ing erroneous, are hereby revoked. In speaking
OF thls suhJect to-day, Comm Issioner Sparks said:
Inc order OF March 20 ought not 10 have been
mace. II brought into the Land Department what
L thought should not have been brought ia'
WbCn my attention was drawn 10 the matter by
Toe letter OF complaint after conference with the
secretary, decided 70 revoke that order Ii is
slated at the Land Office that the amount of land
lnvolyed IN the change OF limit was l26 900 acres
ana that tWothirds of it Rad already been pat
enteo to settlers, thus placing IL beyond the reacn
OF The railosd company.
The President msde the following 30.
pointments 10 day 10 be Consuls OF toe
United States: Charles Russell, Of ConnsctI-
cut, at Liverpool, England; A. Hsllsr
Gross, OF Pennsylvania, at Athens, Greece:
w. w. Long, of Texas. at Hamburg. Ger
many; Henri Vignesnd, of Louisiana,
Secretary Of the Legation of tbe United
States at Paris. Augustus Jay, of New York,
Se coDd Secretary Of the Legation of the
United States ut Paris. The three consuls
named above were nominated during the
special session of the Senate, but their nom
lnations were not acted upon.