Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
AUDUBON AUDUBON co, IOWA. THURSDAY DECEMBER 81 1885,
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ate appropriating 100000 for the erection 81
a public building at Sioux City to be occupied
by the postoffice and the United States and
District Courts; also bill to authorize the
Secretary Of the Interior to issue to George X
Otis duplicates of certain land warrs Is los
while in possession Of the goyernplent1
Mr.. Frederick introduced bills TO q Pile the
people OF Dakota to form Constitp IN; for
the reissue OF the first five volufn, OF the
war of the rebellion, with an Issue oflnine adj
gress.
During the call OF States IN the House Dec,
21st for the introductiono OF bills, Gen. Hender
son, Of Iowa, submitted measures as follows
Doing away with the limitations In arrears OF
pensions; giving uniform salary TO Judges
OF the United States District Courts; granting
pensions TO all dependent soldiers and sailors
who are over 60 years of age; Increasing the
rate OF pensions to persons whole arms are of
above the elbow and those whose legs are of
above the knee, and for other causes providing
for distributing the Congressional Record to
public libraries; granting pensions to Hone
rah Maloney, Anna Deggendorf,, A. V. Rich.
ards, Anna d. w. Eichmsn and Mary Heron;
for the relief Of w. Ii. Morehiser; for the ben
eft Of the widows and orphans of the District
Of Columbia; authorizing the removal OF the
statue of Gen. John il. Rawlins to more de-
sirable location.
Mr.. Holmes introduced bills 10 quiet the
title OF the settlers on Des Moincs river lands
In the State of Iowa, and for other purposes !;
Tor the pensloning Of prisoners o; war who
we're confined in Confederate military prisons;
lppropriating 100000 for the erection of
public building at Fort Dodge; to establish
agricultural experimenting stations In connec-
sion with the colleges established in several
States under the act Of July Q. 1852.
The Board, consisting OF Assistant Commits
sioner Stockslager, Chief Clerk Walker, and
Law Clerk Le3arnes, designated by Land Com
missioner Sparks to examine suspended en-
tries, have reported on the first installment Of
cases examined by them, upon ex parte proofs
Of claimants, with the following results !;
In ZIG final homestead entries In Dakota and
Nebraska, showing residence for five years,
the Board has recommended l26 for approval
for patent, SO held for further evidence, for
election, and 35 for investigation by special
agents In IS presumption cases examined In
the Patrick Aberdeen district, Dakota, one was
recommended for patent, eight for rejection,
and twenty-six for spcciA investigation.
The "John Bulln locomotive, the ancestor OF
all locomotives now in use on American rail-
roads, was placed on exhibition In the histori-
cal hall at the national museum. 1t was made
In England in 1885, by George Stephenson, and
sent to this country. 1t was presented to the
museum by the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany, which for twenty years past has had It
In their possession
Representative Payson, Of Illinois says the
settlers out west arr needlessly alarmed on ac-
count of the recent decision of the Supreme
Court, that technicality in the titles Of rail-
road lands which have been sold by railroad
companies to settlers but have not yet been
patented, still rest in the United States. The
decision has been construed to mean that set
tiers who have SO purchashed have no valid
title to their lands and may be deprived Of them
at any time. This is not the case. The title
that the government holds to the lands by this
decision is that the lands are to be held to So
cure cost of survey, and may be acquired at
any time by the settlers by paying for the sur
vey Of their lands. The railroad companies
will then have to make good the cost to them.
Numerous petitions are coming In from all
parts of the country, and especially from the
South, asking support Tor the Blair educational
bill, which is likely to become law before the
close of this session OF Congress.
Representative Warner, OF Ohio, returned
from the ant-monopoly meeting in New York,
where resolutions fayoring the continued coin
age Of silver we're passed He says he win In
troduce resolution in the House after the
holiday recess demanding Secretary Manning
reason for not issuing and asking for bond
at once, the bonds to be paid for out Of any
money available.
Representative Dorsey, Of Nebraska, Is pre-
pairing bill which he viii introduce In the
House at the earliest possible day, abolishing
the Lincoln and Beatrice land districts in Ne
braska and forming new district from both Of
them. The bill will also create two new land
districts in the State One out Of Sheridan,
Sioux, Dewasanda and portion Cherry county,
to be known as the Northwest Land District
The other south Of Cheyenne, and to embrace
the same unorganized territory and a part Of
the north country, to be known as the Chey-
enne Land District.