The Clifton clarion., 1886-06-23
Territoria, Measures in consre ss.

The house committee on public
 lands have under consideration a
 measure ito promote the settle
 ment of the territories of the
 United States, and to protect the
 rights of homestead and pre- emp
 tion claimants" It is charged
 that persons residing in the terri
 tories and engaged in the business
 of raising cattle and other domes.
 tic animals are in the habit with
 out lawful right or color of right
 of occupying large areas of public
 lands, and claiming and asserting
 an exclusive right thereto for the purpose of carrying on their busi- ness. Such persons have in many instances, by their power and in fiuence, induced the legislatures of such territories to enact laws whereby the owners of lands in such territories are denied the right to recover for such damages as may be done to their lands. and the produce thereof, by horses, cattle and other domestic animals. ! belonging to such other persons, l unless it shall appear that at the time when the trespasses were | comp.tted the lands in question i were inclosed by 8 lawful fcnce.
 FENCES nIPRACTIcABLE.
 It is also well known that the cost of fencing lands in the terri tories is many times greater than the price put upon such lands by the government, and such cost is a greater burden upon such per sons as desire to settle upon and acquire title to the lands, and such practices and such laws, therefore, are calculated to hinder and prevent persons from settling upon the lands. It is also charg- ed that such territorial laws inter 2 fere with the primary right of the i United States to dispose of the soil Tn accordance with the law. $ Arguing from the above premises, he committee arc. asked to report ' ! measure providing that .LAespc- t 'upaney of any part 9, f,yta 6$lc ands in the territSs{ 5Hs I without clai 6d6kI tile made in good faf n :, v avs of the United SSf eS & ,rants made by the Unft 5 \ < Ire declared to be unlaH0 \; S Any person who is in pos3S<li1 NJ. kt i any of the public lands if!ap5 N erritory under title or a 56ze f title, or any right to the DOS Nj assion thereof deriv.sl =: States, ...alntain an =, ,'ion to reet5ver possession there vc '( an action to recover damages Gi lliii my person who shall tres in
 
 - -. con. or for damages caus- thereto, by any domestic ani- as als belonging to or in custody another, anything Tn the laws of the territory to the contrary te, otwithstanding, and all laws of G. ly territory which are in conflict B. ith these provisions are hereby G. sapproved and repealed. H.
 TERRITORIAL RESTRICTIONS. B. The committee on territories al D.. have before them measure of E E' uch importance to the territories. - provides that no territory, or y political or municipal sub vision thereof shall make sub ription to the capital stock of \ y incorporated company, or Tn tor y manner loan its credit to any of off ch company. or borrow any fii1 Pin 'ney for the use of any such fPa; mpany. That no law of any his his 'ritorial legislature shall author Nol
 any debt to be contracted on half of such territory except in !" following cases: To meet - 'ual deficit in the revenues, to ss 7 the interest upon the territor- y debt, to suppress instruction, A to provide for the public de se. No political or municipal poration, county, or other sub ision shall ever become indeb
 in any manner or for any pur- e to any amount Tn the agsre- @, including existing indebted EN s, exceeding two per cent on " value of taxable property with such corporation, county, etc, all bonds or obligations in ess of such amount given by 
 h corporations shall be void.