The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21
AGAINST ALIENS.

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AGAINST ALIENS.
Representative Payson. of Illinois has
prepared a report on the bill to pre-
vent aliens from acquiring real estate
in the Territories of the United States.
The report says the bill has for its
basis the proposition that the American
soil shall be owned by Americans, so
far as Congress can control it. The
committee on public lands in this Con-
gress, as in the last, is thoroughly COM
mitted to the policy of so administer
ing our public land system that the ag-
ricultural lands of the nation shall be
parted with, without cost, TO be held in
small tracts by actual settlers only, for
the purposes of cultivation by the ow-
ners, securing thereby the thrift OF the
citizen and economy in his manage
ment which ownership ALWAYS stimu-
lates. This policy, the report submits,
should become a national one. The bill
which the report accompanies proposes
that no alien or foreigner who has not
declared his intention to become
a citizen of the United States, nor any
corporation. one tenth of whose took
is owned or controlled by aliens or for
eigners, shall have a right to acquire
real estate in any OF the Territories of
the United States. The bill has been
agreed upon by the committee and will
At to-day's sessio n OF
THE NATIONAL yITIcULTURE CONVENTION.
A number of interesting statements
and exhibitions were made by persons
connected with the agricultural bureau.
Commissioner Coleman stated that sam
pies of all the exhibits would be de-
scribed by the department for careful
analytical work and study.
A paper on - American Grapes" BY
7. NJ. Munson. Vice President of the
Pathological Society OF Texas, was read,
and an interesting discussion followed.
a paper by Hon. Samuel Miller. of
Missouri, on How to Multiply New
Varieties and Bring Them to Ear4y
Fruiting," was read; also one by Prof.
Scribner, of the Agricultural Bureau,
on Grape Mildew and Black Rot"
This paper opened a wide range for dis
cussion most important TO the conven-
ton. the Professor stating that mas
much IS the search for the rem
edy for these diseases was OF
vital interest to all producers.
special attention to the same. A long
discussion followed on the subject of
grating vines, and the influence of
pruning upon the fruit product. Prof.
Husman, of California, formerly of
Missouri. was one of the principle
speakers. Many prominent people
visited the Masonic Temple this even
ing. to see the exhibits of California
wines, brandies and raisins. The judg-
ment was most favorable as to the quail.
ity of the samples produced.
REPORTS A REFUSAL.
Congressman Boutelle called att the
State Department this morning with
private telegram received by him re-
porting a refusal by the customs author
tiles at Digby to allow the American
schooners Jennie and Julia to buy her
ring "for any purpose whatever" Mr..
Boutelle was told that the department
had not yet received any official infor-
nation of this matter, but would make
immediate inquiry
A session of the Cabinet to-day. which
was somewhat longer than usual, was
mainly devoted to the consideration of
the Canadian fishery troubles. The
action was postponed, il is understood,
in order to await a report of the more
definite and detailed information from
Consul-General Phelan lat Halifax, ia
regard TO the seizure of the American
adams and Doughty.
The House committee on judiciary
to-day decided to report adversely on
the various amendments to the Consti-
tuition proposing that Senators, post
masters and judges shall be elected by
the vote of the people.
Senator Dawes to-day reported favor
ably from the committee on Indian
affairs the bills granting to the rail-
roads the right Of way through the In
dian reservation in Northern Montana,
and appropriating SO, 900 for the re.
moval Of the eastern Cherokee Indians
IN the Indian Territ0rw