The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-03-29

and prevented The e1fabt1shhnonf III nens3
stations Of civilization on the Wesfr,rs
plains. The present bill would efvs So
settlers who had tried "a row t3r,h..
10 secure title b their land ~
the Spokane land district onlv 49,.
claims of 5000 had been passed IN 5000,
Dunnell, iii reply, said that Washinsens
was notriously = timber state. IA -. s,s.as
prised that Representatives from ia ts,.hA-
Dakotas should advocate the repe.i a. 49,
Law. Picker OF South Dakots
piled BY saying that the ren,~@
tativess OF the new states knew hst4~
what the people wanted than tie eenff1
man from Minnesota. The bill va ths.
passed. Representative Carriers I'LL 81
viding for the cession OF part b tLs Crow8
reservation passed the house TO-DAY
1t provides that the SECRETARY 81.
the interior shall appoint com.
mission ofthree to negotiate with the Grow
Indians for the cession OF that p~ortionSof3
the reservation south of the YelIowstone
river and west of Clarke's Fork river.
This will cede 10 the public domain
about $751; 900 acres. Mr.. Carter 81
planned that this country WIS rich In gold.
silver, coal and iron, and was not needed
for the Indian reservation. There are )
number Of st. Paul and Minneapolis men
interested in ssmelte1s chat are located on
this reservation.
LAND MATTERS.
Senator Allen to-day presented 4 mem
orial from the Washington legislature ask
ing that persons who have made timber
culture entries be allowed the patent On
making final proof Of payment 81
$1.1 per acre, notwithstanding &C
the time of making such proof
they have not the required number
of trees growing. There are many cases Ii
Eastern Washington where good faith has
been shown in muking entry and,comply-
ing with the law. where from unavoidable
circumstances the requisite number OF trees
has not been secured. Senator Allen also
presented to the senate q measure
which Is said to. be looked on with favorin
his state. II asks that the early settlers ii
Washington who participated In the Indian
war Of 1856 and were, honorabY discharged
be rewarded for their services by the
donation Of land warrants to the
amount of $50 acres each. Representative
Wilson secured the passage Of his bill cut-
ting down the fees IN Washington state paid
to registers and receivers for entries and
final proofs. It will reduce the neibe of
presumption entries from So to $3.50; home
steads from $Q2 $18 in railroad nm-
its and SIG to $l4 outside; and the
price OF taking testimony from
22A to is cents per folio. Representative
Carter's bill establishing two additional
land districts in Montana. which haspassed
the house, was taken up in regular order
and nacsnd nv the sonata tO.dnv IA
locates q land Office at Missoula
and Lewiston, and outs down the
present districts, SO settlers will not be CONF
PEELED to go 500 Greco miles to reach an Of
fice. A decision Of the interior Departments
to-day cancelled the homestead entry Of Ole
Kirkland on contest by Hadley Larson.
The land is the northwest quarter Of sec
ton Is, township 108, range 81, MITCHELL. s.
D. 1t was shown that Kirkland did not
comply with the law, but was = resident Of
Minnesota at the time he claimed residence
on his homestead.