The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-05
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Judge Taeraas Barse sSsa II thGak thls
ar ali Important question - King eaansy
The Northern Pzrfiie gsilfaas Cesnpaay
ssaaAiss 8 loeagsSn 81 Their ifnr aud eusssssd.
as they claimed. GA sle osti sections On
each side Of thai locsssA tae. Subsequent
j. tiasy sssff.ca their rosie aud FasGis sort
o. iloatinx grant IN shieh form il was held
Is tsxrsFsa exes the beads Of the people Of
this territory from ouc cad 10 the other
IT'S recent decision by Secretary Villas, II
he eorFeetiy EeIsssfsea, seems 10 srisls tfsis
point, that al subsequent locations tsy the
Northern Faeise Railroad Company were
without authority Of the law TIE eesnpa.
ny exhausted It's legal aIlshassty with the
FIRST location sfsss the alleged acquisition os
lands under subsequent locations MUS,
hare congressional sanction 10 make taea
valid. We sf W &rhinxt0n Territory have
always held 10 this siau. do not like 10
express positive opinion until have read
ssse seerrfaFys decision In fall. 50 Mhaf I
say fslnst Re considered based nIstR tbs
synopsis eg tie decision ~ il esfae by sese-
graph. Tne grsat 70 she Northern Pacific
sas net floating grant, but whsa the com
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bound b. thai sncsison and q change could
have been made onis b. consent Of con
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THE PaiNr Will LAID DOWN.
Judge J. X Iesis said Il am soizssw hal
familiar with the point inyolved la the de.
cislon. I was attorney IN the case ~ John
Coiliiss IS. the Northern Pacific saiiFuad
Company about four years age then
took THE position Secretary yilHs has taken
naw. 3he ease went beforr the eamln!s
sionef gesteral If the land Office aud the
department OF the interior tsek the
ground, ard urged il then, that whea the
company fled their map and the With
dfawal Of land bad l,een made under such
filing, no changes could be maae ia aifh
afasals except by net Of congress. Collin,
won his ease bat the department did 40,
as his fling autedaEesi the eogaraass
.tTAis decision affects sill. or nearly al
fsze iron and eoal lands ia King county
aud AL the timber ianii through Saagnai
inle pass aud south Of IL The effect et TIE
decision Is that tue withdrawal Of tfs
gaslits pass location ftnade fl is7,s} I. void
+ II lays down ihts poini Enthusiastically
Vixen the FailwaY company once fixed
their Inc. the laad ilusis could not ls
changed. The limit was hxess wfsn tas
ilne vas designated II Is well settled ghal
: a railway eafapany need no; keet Ia fhs
cesslre ei this limit. bat II Is Has equally
well settled that the company cannot sleT
clear cat Of sl4r limit Congress raSe fhs
Setilisfa Pacific odd sections sos fosf,
miles on lr,th ssI:es ~ their proposed route
Topography might require the line 10 saE
close TO one edge sf the limit, ia whicl
case, 50 tise department has ruled, ~,
Withdrawals flsg 10 the other edge, eyet
though the distance ~ nearly the eighth
miles But tlls Railroad eaaf ge, cem
pleteig eat II the iifali aHA thea claim =
miles somewhere else.
''i0 this csss the original ieeatiaa va
made Ia the Skagis pass. ~fica s~hs sba,i
dened Then Withdrawals we're made il
the tn@lifg pass. more than 90 miiGe seGtt
OF the original ioeaii0n. This second i0ca
ton, under Secretary Villas 9egisiSn, Z
Illegal. and though the Stampede rass {
within 90 miles af the e,RiiiF pas tia
ends the matter - Eat As the department
+ concerned and haze no scshi IN
courts vii Sustain Il
a coop L&wYEr MADE raE pEgIsIas.
Chief Justice toass said II anl not u
81 familiar wflll tbs sahlest. In ny state
Minnesota, ueagiy AL lie iaai question
are VEL sest;leii, and I have had 10 or
easiea siRce coming 10 EAs ierrisaFy 10 *
anime iato the matter iHeoivsi Rui ! an
free "a say 20 YOU, that regard Gel Nlsas
s4sle ni She srst. Il aUs ti1e best lawyer 81
Washington lie stood AZ the bead 81 hi
psufesSief ia ais state. and his friend
v saied htya Ia tie cabinet a. attorney gen
srei because he was 50 well as;esi fer thi
office. INuuid hsYe Es heslfaagy IN sasp
ting .iihart Investigation AIRY decision
By tef3Yilas a. nay OWE.
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NJ. {. II uanlaFsl sad 4 have AWAY
eoaisaligss HAT the Art q railroad eum
naay ia alog map aud the sspsriinsn
ia Withdrawing bands from homestead set
siemeat Is saai action. 50 far rs the com
patsy hare q right 70 clslss Withdrawals
and believe the deeisioa 70 be esrrset 81
that point Ehs grant h IS heeH eenstrne,
TO te . grant ~ yarsseas'. as l. desS 20
designate particular land II Is tAercfs-s
a sfsaa;isgf grant uuts1 he fsilscai doe
that which l. Repaired ~ g. VIZ. q nsk,
IL axcd Thai i a hnnslisy SO far IS IN,
ensarany j. concerned filere + no ex
tsr,-ss provision Ia the grant giving Ia
eofnpaaY tire i-af IA select lien isuSss il
mace q those oner 4etecssd aud snsssss
anensis ruifaansSAesf The act AWAY
seemed 10 me is authorize the eanpaaI
70 rake definite selections Of lands q
make aa the aaots IN lieu OF other land
less hv zsrevias1s settlement is the origins
grant DO aos tAink II wss ever eansena
riKsed that TIE company Should hsT,
usfhiTawn and withheld FROM sefileaeu
langss throughout an entire territory ans
Then heia shsna snfil ssseh tiHsa - ,hsl
chose 10 make selections In short. I ean
ear With the SECRETARY ia his decision II
saat case.
gSEY oSx IestTsaS POSSIBLE
Css8 J 4 Hssaas sAsa The secretary
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