Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-The president
today vetoed bill S3l0 providing for the
disposal of tie Fort Wallace, Kan, mill
tary reservation. The bill permits the
Union Pacific Railroad company to pur-
chase within a limited time certain part
of the military reservation which is par
1icularly described, at the price OF $50 per
acre The president says that he is in
formed that this privilege might by reason
of faulty description of the lands enable
the railroad company TO purchase at
the price named property in which private
parties have interests acquired under our
laws. 1t is evident, lie says, the deScrlp-
ton OF the land which the railroad IS al
lowed the option of purchasing should be
exact and certain for the interest OF all.
Section four of the bill grants a certain
portion o. the military reservation hereto
fore set apart by the military authorl-
ties as a cemetery to the city of Wal
lace for cemetery purposes. The president
says that in his opinion there should be a
provision that no bodies heretofore inter
red in this ground should be disturbed
and that when the sane is no longer used
rs a cemetery it should revert TO the gov
eminent. The president also sent in the
following message:
To the House of Representatives:
] am unable to give my assent to joint
house resolution number fourteen and en-
titled Joint house resolution to authorize
the secretary of the interior
to certify lands to the sCate
of Kansas for the benefit of agriculture
and the mechanical arts, p" and therefore
return the same with Il statement of OBJ
jections thereto By an act of congress
passed July -, 1862, certain public lands
were granted TO such OF the several states
rs should provide colleges for the benefit
of agriculture and the mechanical arts.
Under the terms of this act the state Of
Kansas was entitled to 10000 acres
of land, subject, however, to the
provisions Of said statute. which declared
that when lands which had been rSised to
double the minimum price in consequence
If railroad grants should be selected by a
State such lands should be computed at
the maximum price and the number OF
acres proDOrtionately diminished. OF the
lands selected by the state of Kansas, and
which have been certified, 1852 9O-lOO were
in certain limits OF 4 RAJ road land grant.
and had therefore been raised to the double
minimum price, so that the number OF
ncres mentioned and thus situated really
stood for double that number OF acres in
filing the grant to which the state Of
Kansas was entitled. 1t is now claimed
that after the selection of these lands the
route of said railroad was abandoned aud
another one selected, and in consequence
thereof such lands included WITHIN It's
first location were reduced to the mini
mum price and restored to The pub
lie lands at that rate. 1t is sup
posed upon this allegation that
justice and equity require an addi-
tional grant should now be made
10 the state of Kansas from the public
lands equal to the number of acres select
Cd within the limits of the first railroad
location, hut AN examination disclosed
that the joint resolution proceeded under
an entire misunderstanding of the facts.
The lands heretofore described selected by
The state of Kansas and charged
at double that amount because
their price had been raised to
the doubs minimum in consequence
Of their being within a railroad location,
have all except 800 acres remained either
In the new or old railroad territory mp to
The present time and if now vacant would
be held by the government at the double
minimum price. 1t seems clear to me
thai the state of Kansas has been granted
all the public land to which it can lay
any legal or equitable claim under the
law. of 1862.
GROVER CLEVELAND.