New-York tribune., 1890-04-30
LAND GRANT FORFEITURE BILL.
PASSED BY THE xATE-PIovIsIoNs OF THE
MEASURE

MEASURE.
Washington, April 30 (speciaD-Thc Senate passed
the Land Grant Forfeiture bill late this afternoon
though the debate threatened at time to strctch
over another twenty four hours senator Call spoke
again on his amendment reviewing his review Oh
yesterday Of his argument Of Monday OF last week.
but his proposition finally laid on the table by
party vote. The bill. which is continued ono
OF previous forfeiture legislation, IS not long UT
complicated one. and may be briefly SUMMARIZED;
1t forfets to the United States all lands hereto
lore granted to any state, 10 any cOrp0atloh 10
ala III tic constitution Of railroad opposite 10 ad
coicrnlnols with the portion of any such raliroaa %
hol no" completed ana IN Operaiioi ior tnc ,'a .
strAction or bcncht OF which lands have heretofore
been granted ana all such land, are declared 10 oe
part ui 'hc pnhhc domain PROVIDED, ttt th,s & a.c
shall not be construed forfc.ting the right OF way
OF depot grounds OF any railroad COMPANY heic%uo'S %
granted OF a. ioFietns any iahds icrcloioe c[n,n, [
ny the construction of portion of railroad nhGer
tanci shall be construed limiting the rights
granted to purchasers or settlers y an a.. H., 10
provide for the adjustment OF land grant maze DS
Congress to aid In the construction Of raliroad' anu
purposes, approved March ,. 17o' or as rcpcaimb,
altering or amending said act or a IN any manner
affecting any cause of acton existing III iaNor o any
purchaser against his grant or for breach oil any
covenants of title.
1t also provides that persons in possession OF any
such laidS under deed or written conu1 ,i,,d ~
ecucd before January /, lrr7 shall be entitled 10
purchase within i"o yeals not eAoccdhs Nm M nro
10 any one person, at ~ - per acre. linz pm "
vision. however, /, not TO apply to any Iahus ~
iowa upon Nlncl any person mas III E''n i'''"'
made asserted the right % make pre- rccmpupn or
homestead settlement. The bill also provides tha',
to lands granted the Northern Pacihc halii"lu
Company. lying north a line known a> Inc " ii'i-
IieOn line persons in possession cf lhrin n"u,i
title from the railroad company PRIOR Ia JuH !,
10. shall be entitled 70 purchase them WITHIN o"c
year at the rae of - % an acre
The bill rcpcal> the iiitr .ccuOn OF the a't Oi
May l.. le6i. and the seventh section oi the acl
Of March ). 1-G5. and the hftl section oi me "'l oi
July T. so (muliing railroad grants 10 ilc sia'e
Of Minnesota and Iowa.. also mUcn OF the act oi
June - 1854. requires the secretary ~ the Interior
t. reserve any lands but the odd sections wI'n inc
primary 10, slN miles limits of TIE grants. 49,,
II provides that lands declared forfeited by tnls
act shall inurc the benefit of any state corpora
that The nocty # the lands gis ntcd 10 any ialnhd1
COMPANY. account Of a main and a hi,mch line.
apprraining to an h.ocmplctcd Ioad and hereby
forfeited. within Tie conflicting lin H. % the grant.
such lines has nccn completed. shall not inurc b,
virtue II the forfeiture hereby declared to the benefit
of the con- gl,icd Nic-.
Persons who may have settled upon. and ar" In
may desire 70 enter them under the Homestead law.
10 bc allowed when making hnnl PROOF f,r tic
time they have already lived upon and cultivated
them.
The provisions Of this act are not TO extend 70 any
railroad ~ Alabama which J. fnHnl"trl thr'l n
is crtl~c length 20. un-crlhcd n IT, charter. within
a year after the date n th" approval u TN act.
\, any railroad n siid STAT" not completed
the act T. take effect and npcrat" from tho daic
Of it, aupu.,al y - the tinli and ship Island
Ralhosd where any ~ it, lands have br"n entered
uudcr NE Pr 'mpfi'n law. thc title of the persons
entering and holding l~ confirmed a - rail
roa1 land I'm Alabama ION the ln" from Montgomery
10 the Florida boundary. whore Lands haze b""n
sold flr stat" county taxes th" purchaser under
such iaN sal.s 10 'itc tho prior iisni 10 purchase
from the United state. at - 20 au acre.