Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-06-26
FOR THE TERRITORIES.
il Brace of Important Measures now
 Before ConrreS-

4 Brace of Important Measures now
 Before Congress.
 WASHINGTON, June 16.-The house committee on pubhc lands have under consideration a measure "to promote the settlement Of the territories Of the United States, and to protect the rights or homestead and pre-emption claim ants It is charged that persons resid- Ing ID the territories and engaged ID the business Of raising cattle and ether domestic animals are in the habit (wIth- out lawful right or color of rlght) Of oo- cupylng large areas of pubhc lands, Gnd cialmIug and asserting an exclusive right thereto for the purpose of carry ing on theiF businsss. Such persons have Tn many instances, by their power Gnd influence, induced the legislatures of such territories 10 enact laws where by the owners of lands in such territo- ries are denied the right to maintain | actions against other persons to rocov- CT Tor Euch damages as may be done to | their lands, and the produce thereof, by horses. cattle and other domestic ami 18ls, belonging tO such other persons, unless II shali appear that at the time when the trespasses were committed ! the lands in question were iaclOsed by C lawful fence.
 FENCES IMPRACTICABLE.
 It is also vell-known that the cost of ieneing lands m the territories is many times greater than the price pu. upon such lands by the government, and such ! cost IS great burden upon such per sons us desire to settle upon and acquire a title tO the lands, and such practices I l Ian rfas. a | tO hinder aud prevent persons from set | ting upon the lands. It is also charged that such territorial laws interfere with the primary right of the United States ! to dispose of the soil in accordance with the law. Arguing from the above pre- mises, the committee are asked to re- | port measure providing that the occu- pgncy of any part of the public lands in the territories by any person without | ciAim or color of title made Tn good faith under the laws uf the United States, ! or grants mado by the United States, are declared 10 be unlawful aud pro- hibited.
 Any person who IS n possession Of any of the public lands in any territory nader title or 6 color of title, or any right to the possession thereof derived
  I action to recover possession thereof, or an action to recover damages from any person who shall trespRss thereon, or for damages caused thereto, by any | domestic animals belonging to or ID custody of another, anything in the laws of the territory to the contrary not w.thsiaDding, and all laws of any terri tory which are in conflict with these provisions are hereby disaPproved and repealed.
 TERRITORIAL RESTRICTIONS.
 The committee on territories also have before them a measure of much importance 10 the territories. It pro-| vIdes that no territory, or any political or municipal subdivision thereof shall make subscription 10 the capital stock of any incorporated cam pany, or in any manner loan is credit to nay such com pany. or borrow any money for the use of any such company. That no law of any territOria! Legislature shall author lze any debt to be contracted on behalf ot such territory except in the follow ms cases: To meet a casual deiiclt ID the revenues, to pay the is3eTest upon the territorial debt, tO suppress insur- rection, or to provide for the public de- fsnse. No political or municipal cor p0raIon, county, or other subdivision shall ever become indebted m any man. her or Tor any purpose 10 any amount in the aggregate. including existing ln- debtedness, exceeding two per cent on the value O' taxable property within such corporation, county. etc, and all bonds or obligations in excess of such amount gwen by such corportions shall bs void.