Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-11-17
CoPP's LAND REVIEW.
The New Additional Homestead Bill that Did
Not Become Law.

Some weeks ago | gave a synopsis
of bill pending before congress con
tanning Important and beneficial pro
visions, and predicted that it would
pass both houses. Well, the predic-
ton proved correct, but the bill failed
to become 4 law because It was nos
reached by the president for signature
before the adjournment Of congress.
L have no doubt that the matter will
/ receive early attention when congress
convenes in December; that the bill
will be re enacted, and receive the sig
ra.u q tie president In order that
the pr on may be familiar with all Of
It's provisions, [ print it entire in this
letter to the exclusion of other matter,
deeming it Of the utmost importance:
can act to allow persons VINO have
abandoned or reiinqulshed then
homestead emtrie- 10 mak" .aothp'
vau!, and io1 either ufpo>ey
BE It enacted, etc, That amy pei
son ~ho has not heretofore perfected
title to a tract of land which he has
made filing upon under the pre- emp
ton law, or entry of under the home
stead law may make homestead
entry Of not exceeding one quarIe'
section Of public land subject to snch
entry or 50 the contrary notwithstand-
ing; but this right shall not apply to
persons who perfect title to lands under
the presumption or homestead laws
already initiated.
"Sec ,. That whenever it shall be
made to appear 10 the register and re
ceiver Of any public land office, under
such regulations as the secretary of the
interior may prescribe, that any settler
upon the public domain under exist
ing law, is unable by reason of
drouth, whole Or partial destruction
of crops, sickness, or other unavoid-
able casualty, to secure a support for
himself, herself or those dependent
upon him or her upon the lands set
tied upon, then such register and re
ceiver may grant to such settler
leave of absence from the claim upon
which he or she has filed for period
not exceeding one year at any one
time, and such settler so granted leave
Of absence shall forfeit no rights by
reason of such absence: Provided,
That the time Of such actual absence
shall not be deducted from the actual
residence required by law.
''Scc. 3. That the price of all Sec
lions and parts of sections of the pub
lie lands, within the limits of the
portions Of the several grants of
lands to aid in the construction of
railroads, which have been heretofore
and which may hereafter be forfeited
which were by the act making such
grants OF have since been increased
to the double minimum price and,
also, Of all lands within the limits of
any such railroad grant, and not en-
braced in the grant lying adjacent to
and coterminous with the portions of
the line of any such railroad which
shall not be completed at the date of
this act, is hereby fixed at one dollar
and twenty. five cents per acre.
'Sec. T. That from and after the
passage Of this act, any homestead
settler who has entered less than one
quarter section of land may enter other
and additional land lying contiguous
to the original entry, which shall not,
with the land first entered and occu-
pied, exceed in the aggregate, one
hundred and sixty acres without proof
of residence upon and cultivation of
the additional entry; and if final proof
Of settlement and cultivation has been
made for the original entry, when
the additional entry is made, then
the patent shall issue without further
proof.
"Sec. 5. That every person en-
titled, under the provisions of the
homestead laws, to enter homestead
who has heretofore complied with, or
who shall hereafter comply with the
conditions of said laws, and who shall
have made his final proof hereunder,
for quantity of land less than one
hundred and sixty acres, and received
the receivers final receipt therefor
shall be entitled under said laws to
enter, by legal subdivisions of the pub
lie lands OF the United States subject
to homestead entry so much additional
land as added to the quantity previous
ly so entered by him shall not exceed
one hundred and sixty acres: Provid-
ed, That IN no case shall patent issue
until the person making such additional
homestead entry shall have actually
and in conformity with the home
stead laws resided upon and cult
waited the land entered therein aud
p.herw.sr complied with such laws.
Should my opinion as herein *
pressed he verified, many honeles.
people, sli have occasiou to rejoicr /.
The 20 "rtuuty &c srcur- hnnrs.
HENRY II. CoPP
A MJTHE LULLABY.